The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-03


quired to meet the present deficit in the
revenues of the State, and the wants Of the
coming year whether the same can be bor-
rowed, and if so, from what source and
I upon what terms.
The bill regulating divorces was debated,
and the committee to whom it was referr
ed were instructed to alter the bill so as to
require one years residence instead of two,
except in cases now pending.
The Judiciary committee were instructed
to inquire whether the Legislature has the
right, under the Constitution of the State,
to create debt by authorizing money to be
borrowed to defray the necessary expenses of
the State Government up to such time as
the revenue for the year 1859 can be col
lected and paid into the State Treasury.
A bill was read providing for the distri-
button, Investment and safe-keeping of the
School Fund, arising from the l4th section
of an act establishing State Bank, approx
ed January %, ls34,ssand for the election of
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
A bill allowing the formation and defn-
ing the liabilities of limited partnerships
which was read through by the Secretary,
and passed to the second reading.
A bill to render public officers competent
to testify as witnesses in actions brought on
this relation in the name of the State,
which was read through by the Secretary,
and passed to the second reading
In THE HoUsE.-The bill to provide for
the January interest on the State debt was
reported by the Judiciary Committee that it
| be referred to the Committee on the Sink
ing Fund; which was done.
The Committee on Temperance was in
structed to inquire into the expediency OF
reporting bill for the repeal of the Pro
hibitory Liquor Law of 1855, and the en-
actment of a law on that subject which will
not be liable to the objections urged by the
Supreme Court against the law aforesaid.
The house followed the example of the
Senate in subscribing for 200 copies of the
Legislative Sentinel
The Committee on Education was in
structed to inquire into the expediency Of
distributing the taxes collected for school
purposes i'll the counties where collected and
report by bill or otherwise.
A petition was presented from the town
of Carlisle, in the county of Sullivan, ask
ing the General Assembly to authorize theiI
act in levying and collecting a school tax
which was referred to the Committee on
Education.
The following resolution was introduced
Resolved That the Committee on Ways
and Means are hereby instructed, that in
the opinion Of this House, the levying of 9
tax to be added to the tax duplicate on the
assessment and valuation of real property fol
taxation for State purposes, would be mex.
pedient, as many persons have now paid, and
others will pay the taxes as now charged
before the act making such additions can &c
into effect that it will lead TO confusion
cause delinquencies because of the inability
of taxpayers to met any additional assess
ment until they can have the advantage o.
the products of another year; that the val.
ue OF real property has materially changed
and to cause the rate of assessment and tax.
alton to be equal and uniform, re-appraise
ment of all real and personal property
should be provided for and made that t.
meet the present necessities for the admin
istration of the State Government arising
out of the casual defects in the revenue il
consequence of the last General Assembly
failing to pass any law for the purpose o
raising q revenue for the years 1878
that the means for that purpose, as well a.
TO pay the interest on the public debt should
be borrowed, and that the monies so Dor
rowed should be collected by being divided
and charged upon future tax duplicate!
commencing with the year 1859, and wher
SO collected should be paid to the proper
parties.
Nh Harvey opposed it. He proceeded tc
reason against an increase of the public debt
without providing means to pay it Such
course of policy could not fail to injuriousl,
affect our State credit We had already
exhausted $3.50, 900 of these trust funds
and for the present year and the next yea
it would require like sum, and there wa
danger of the exhaustion of these funds
all for the ordinary expenses of the govern
ment. 1t was singular that the State Banl
should have been more careful of the Sink
ing Fund than the State itself. This pro
position, if adopted, would lead to new
State indebtedness of more than two million
of dollars. He showed from the 9Th page O
the report of the Commissioners of the Sink
, ing Fund, that provision for there-paymen
of these funds thus used, was expected to b
made, and if it were not done we would q,
into the market W it'll q bad grace, with
domestic debt which we have not yet pro
vided for The consideration was postpone,
till Thursday afternoon.
4 resolution was offered that the Hous
will not proceed to the consideration of nj
5 business in its regular order-the filling Q
all Offices to be filled by election of the Leg
> islature included until all the questions Q
: public policy recommended by the Cover
( nor shall have been considered and decided
and then adjourn the session, which, after Al
animated debate was indefinitely postponed