Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-10-29

cl, 10 prisoners. aud n TIA "i 2ll whg-
oLs, loaded witl tiur ciOlhng AMI stores.
Tn! G,v M ms Mss'AaG, --rhi' 'rum vt was re-
criNrl IN he House ~ yrs r,iw week Rad nnd r"-
frrrHi I" h" prrrtn committees, II Is h'""'
rate lrng lt--,"r long however for columns his
week, buI viii try mud give i, In T. Il in "a next.
TIL" cnrr"uc! question il h" principal rull'r di''n
.,i, aud all other topics mentioned are IN '"iii' clhh
ih"rrwi h. Til" Governor says lisi The Treasury
W,rHn,s rated ~ from T." u crnis "n u
dollar. wlil- The $ n'r will vrnmlly l." bound Tor
their face value. III" laws passed by III" last called
Session have I. lied {" keep them NJ 10 par value, and
he advises he rTcnl said laws.
% III" Nat of August there wa in N" Treasury
sl0SL. 2hs ~ In r"nfrl"'s" NOTES, neatly million
aud n hsf whi'h wns in sIoO no'"s one hall Of
whirh. under recent A'i Of rnnTr"ss. will h" chan.
gcd for III" new issue" Int it is Uncertain when the
rvrhang" h. ra'lr AMI in ii" N M Tim" il"r" ia
M money in III" T'rasnry avsiahi" fur ordinary
pendiiurs. Provision mus. h. made for 'IIr support
Of families nf soldiers mud th- nrtisrussts the
quest iuu la 8 lym"niOns ihr suggested tnN in kind
and gives several reasons why h. de- ms il iprnciics
hlr and unjust lie notices the support Of the Civil
l. 81, which h,sup this lime been paid in C1ui'd.
wnirh HAY" been i"rccd +" rrrogniz,. the depreciation
IN the currency and t" confirm their Pc icy to II by
providing for adiitiu,s pay to their officer. and ON,
pl"yerS.
II. lays before the Legislature plain statement Of
facts, aud says:
a plan should, if possible, lie devised,
which could, with reasonable certainty. he
relied upon 10 support both the Government
OF the State and the ind gent dependents Of
soldiers, and which will, ut the same time,
he ny little oppressive to the people rs pos.
sibie. This support comes from the people,
aud must come, in some form or olhrr.
Should YOU fail To adjust satisfactory pol
lev for the State finances, bts'd upon the
Confederate currency. | respectfully ask
fall and mature consideration tor tn" fol-
lowing suggestions. Author z" the isSuanre
of Treasury Warrants in sufficient qunnh.
ties for the accomplishment OF these pnrro-
scs aud the support OF the Asrlums. anu I'M
rosen tax which viii annually ah orb
certain proportion of them. The Warrants
issued for these purposes would b. d,str'b
uted to all the counties of the State. aud
tins he placed in the reach OF the lax pay
crs. A cons,nm, and general demand for
them would he created, and Il tax which
would absorb annually. say thrre-touriiis
of the amount issued, or - small"r proper
tion would, perhaps. h" sufficient to keep
then, M, at n high value. II rs believed that
one million or one million and II quar- e. OF
dollats annually, in Warrants. II their val
ne can be well sustained, will accomplish
these objects. in connection with other pro-
visions that yin b suggested for the brne-
fit of families Of soldiers SET apart II Civ.
en- amount Of the r,lucts OF the P"ntrn-
tiary, say one thir /, and, if that is not snf-
fc;.nt. more, for the hen lit of the different
counties. according to h. number OF irpen-
dents to e pr o,iir'i for. For those counties
that do not apply for their proportion of the
goods. let the goods b. sold. and the proceeds
distributed 10 them. Al present, while some
counties receive products from I'll" Peni'eh-
,iary, oth ~ do not, aud they receive Moth
ing as an equivalent. These goods might
lie sold, if thought best, for the Treas ry
Warrants pr proposed TO he issued. hut the
interest of the counties, for whose beneht
,ney may be sold. shonld control ia this
matter. In addition to his, give 10 the
counties as large n discretion as can be CIV
en- under the Constitution, 10 levy just such
tax for the benefit ot these dependents, ns
is hest suited to the condition of the county,
in respect to currency, productions, &c
Tn. limi. OF the tax must, of course, he Tx
ed by law; but, beyond TINT, the discretion
should he unlimited ms p"ssihle; or, tax.
which would be valuable in one county, and
in one section of the State, would not he
valuable az available in another.
The Governor mentions other resUurr-s through
which the Treasury Warrants might he ah-"rl"d. -
H., ala, ma, res The kilr ut Prueutiary goods tV ia,