Smyrna times., 1869-04-14

PIE shall be IN the dark on so imnortant u,o+
YER YER ana passed Joint Resolution to hav.. Tho
State. '''''' newspapers Oh the
~ Inc bills to tax the shares Of Banks, and the
biIl to tax Railroad and Canal CoInnanins baya
also become laws and will likewise hn nnhTlh Ifof
ed IN the papers The latter bin had scarcely
passed before the =. w. & B. Railroad Com
pany' through their attorney, Mr.. Comegys
nad petition before the House asking for twn
commissioners on the part of the State to con-
ler with ike commission on the part of the
company, to arrange for the payment of the
J!G: I! lald upon them by this bill, in a manner
uinerent from the way the bill provides for
mem 10 pay 1t; and immediately our dear law
makers no doubt with the fear of rrnnJ;,t;on
oelUre thelr eyes-pasS Joint Resolution vir-
own way ''i0l'
During the last days of the session strong ef.
lortS we've made to have the rate of interest
raised to seven per cent. or the penalty abol
I'hed Tor taking higher rates than the law al.
I9"S' T3S' but both these provisions failed in the
n"uSe, notwithstanding Dean, Meredith and
oIhcr leading lights made strong speeches in
Dr. Brown, from Com. on Educat;on on
thursday evening introduced bill into the
House to allow cClored persons to tax them.
selves Tor educational purposes. the introduc-
tlon OF tins bill was the signal for general move
ment and good time was had at the expensc
oI the Dill. There was not the rpmOteSt hone
Ior the passage of the bill, however it was al
lowed to go to its third reading, bv special or
der Just for the fun of the thing; and ON the
question shall the bill pass the House, Dr.
brown told his democratic brethren some nm
peasant truths on the "RiGger' question in a
very PLAIN manner. By the time the Doctor
fhInnUh Il,
faces among the HonOrahleS. which said faces
grew longer still when Mr. Dean followed in
neat littie speech in favor Of the bill. On the
cail OF the yeas and nays MeSSrs Brown. Dea-
kyne, Dean and Mr.. Speaker voted YES.
Some ten days before the close of the session
4 bl!l, after considerable engineering. passed
the House cxcmpting 800 worth of propcrtv
from execution process. There was strong
opposition 20 the bill, and strange to tell a short
time alter the bill had passed the House. il |
1Si>apPeared from the Clerks table and has not
DSeI heard off since, so the exemption law fail !
Ell ny thus mysterlOusy disappearing before
reaching the Senate. This little affair created
IA considerable tempest in the tea pot" some
m the members and the Clerk coming to nret- |
ty sharp words about the matter.
On the closing day of the session some nrot. |
ty iul carpet bags lett the Hall. being extend.
Pd IN their proportions by what the Swans call !
. stealing 1t did one, eyes good to see sta |
Ionery, inkstands and such things disanncar
put the good people must remember that the !
stca''h0S /" a part OF the expected pay Of {
heir good law makers
The act to amend the charter of vour +o,rr
ma the acts to incorporate the Bank and Sem
nary OF your town all passed in due time and
nave become laws. ''''
NO business OF importance was done tba last
,vennc; but both Houses were kent in session
rom J o clock till midnight, waiting for tbn
'nIroment of bills to be completed and the
'!IiS reported. The time was taken nm in ali
ilhIso OF bogus LEGISLATION. Resolutions and
notions OF all varieties were offered and mass
u JnSt to pass away the tire The lobbies
we're we're. hIIed during the entire evening with spec
atoTS' vino seemed TO enjoy the fan as mucb
Is the members. Mr.. Meredith took aJvan'
age OF the occasion a little when he offered n
!CSoIu'lon that Ian thus: Whereas, Kent and
sussex counties don't like to nav taxes &c
sc. therefore Resolved, That New Castle 10
'e competed t. pay three -Ourths of the Stare
az, hlS was a reflection on the great
ak bill and a little ''rouqh" on the Irgal
int.eman then sitting in the lobby who receiy.
q 500 Tor helping to draft this wonderful in
tF"rhchf; Inc mcrrjment Of the occasion was
!, 50 iluch nl1cd by the ORGANIZATION of a third
1ou>e' which was exclusive for those posSnss.
H. ~. :P'p'IIles' we uld not possess
ne carahilltIcs and were not admitted. but
urge the thing must have been a good insti
'II'!on, because the oftcncr the members Visit
d ITS 'ettlngS the mcrricr they became. until
u>t before adjournment some Of the exclusive
members Of this exclusive House. made their
appearance in the Hall of legislation in the
mare OF several long neck ID wine bottles, we'll
ltGd' and took humble positions under the
eSks OF some of their peers. Soon after tbc;r
rprarance Speaker Hickman addressed some
%rr!trnt remarks to the members and adjourn.
! the House SIN" dir. The Senate adjourned
And now, in all carnc.tncss LET mo eov tbo
n acquaintance with thi, body of legi. latnrs
aS proved to me th1. thry-cvrry one of thrm
are I"i'"Dac" n the fullest ,en,,. Of the word
nd b'ii"ye cmlcayorcd to do their duty AS
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