Washington telegraph., 1862-12-10

THs LATE SESSION OF THE LsGrsLAruRE.-
According to previous resolution, the Legs
lature adjourned sins die on the first day Of
this month, having seen in session. Just one
moAtA. From de llst 81 captions furnished
BY ~ Litsls Rock p6psrs Of the different acts
passed, thet body mist havs lsbcred very dill
gently 70 have aceomplishsd 50 much in 80
short tine Most Of IN legislation, it il
true, has boen local and special in its charuc-
ter, but at the same time many acts Of general
Importance has been passed The law maxim
an appropriation of one million two hundred
thousand dollars for the relief of the familie
CT soldiers in needy circumstances, was loudly
called for. Tn many parts If the State the
most fearful destituton prevailed, and grim
want was pinching those who had not the
means of helping themselves, while the hus
band or son was Drawing all to drive back our
oppressors. We believe it is right and lust
that the whole State should share in this act
of justice to our absent soldiers. by the pro-
visions of the act "a we have been ab @ TO
understand them, it is made the duty of the
county court to cause an enumeration of the
families needing help, to be made at as early
day as practicable, such enumeration to COM
prise description of each family, naae. age
and number, which lists are to be examined
by the court as names added to or stricken
from as they may judge right. when it is
| adjusted and corrected by sho court tAs c.cr,.
to copy such lists and forward them to tn,
| auditor, who draws lis wars at upon tho treas.
g, il,a .i,a H.
the estimate ut the rate of five dJllar. per
month for each family. The funds are placed
in the hands of the clerk. subject to the orar
| and direction of the county oour,s, and it i,
left to the discretion of the court whothsr the
money shall bo paid directly to the families Or
| applied to the purchase of supplies. to be dis
tributed among the families. Whatever may
be the advantages of either mode, tbs latter j,
| far more equitable. AZ it place. all on in equal
| footing.
| We notice also q bill requiring the State
Treasurer to issue Treasury Warrants of small
| denominations, twenty-five and fifty csnts.-
This Is An excellent measure, aud will tend to
drive out tho world of sLiupiastsrs Aad trash
which nov food thu country. The set y ~
| take effect by the 18th Of this month. bifiy
per cent Of all the issues from the Stat.
Treaeury ,including ,the INDECENT appropriation.
is TO be issued in sums % fivs lrliars anh m
der, low twenty-five cants. Tai, vii
soon make change plenty in T., country. AMI
by having the State credit fora basis will
percede shinplasters, and We trust diva them
from circulation.
A law has also been m..is. su>peEIinS the
collection of Stats revenue for the years IS,;;
and 1854. Not doubling the wisduiX OF the
lie legislature. by any mean, wo cannot bu, doubt
the expedency Of the law. The State h, per
haps two millions Of interest bearing p,psr in
circulation, :he annual interest upon which il
hundred and sixty Thousand dollars. The
present session has made appropriations to
the amount, perhaps, OF million and . half
more, which will throw into circulation OF the
States paper, three and half or four million
dollars by ths end Of tls year -ixiy-S'ur.
There is nothing to abso: b thi. circulation
| the land Offices have been shut up till peace i
made, this revenue is suspended. What il then
to give credit to the issues, VS. csniidiy
confess we can see nothing AMI greatly fear
that depreciation of our Sts's .currs-cy will
follow, which will work greater injury IT, our
people, than the payment Of the taxes would,
if made at considerable sacrifices t, get the
money. Sound fiscal affair. insure prosperity
to any nation or state, but arrangement il
them, brings loss, bankruptcy. AID ruia in it.
train.
Many other acts have passed. which are Of
much general Importance, and TO which We
will draw attention from time to time, a. we
think their Importance or construction de-
mands-
We shall shortly commence publication Of
the most important acts passed, ~. by rcso-
luton of the q snornl Ass sInbly Ne eqaircd
TO do, when our readers ca> soc snd judge for
themselves, as - the lsgisis;i"n 1T the past
session.