The Van Buren press., 1871-01-24
HOUSE.

| ton lnStructlng tne Judiciary committee
to report what offices could be abolished
what consolidated, what salaries and fees
reduced, etc, was adopted and referred
to the committee.
/ The committee on ways and means sub
mitted three reports IN reference to vari-
ward an extension ftime for the paving
of taxes.
The majority report, signed by Mr.,
Holibaugh, and two other members Of
the committee, reported adversely to any
extension OF time whatever.
| The next report was signed by Mr.
Smith, chairman of the committee and
Mr.. Thornburg, who reported substi
tute for all the bills, extending the time
for sixty days in all portions of the State
The next report was signed by Mr..
Cohn, disagreeng with both the Others,
and recommending that the subject be re-
committed to the committee.
| Mr.. Chamberlain moved that all lay on
the table, and the reports and documents
accompanying zach be printed and made
the special order for Monday next.
Mr.. Smith thought the matter should
be settled at once. If we are going to
extend the time, it should be done now.
Motion lost-3G to 3S.
Mr.. Meek moved the adoption of the
substitute reported by Messrs. Smith and
Thornburg. ...r ..
Mr.. Clayton opposed it, because the
credit of the State would be impaired
thereby, Many portions-indeed nearly
all-of the State did not need this exten
sion. In some few counties he believed
the people should have it, but he was OPP
posed to any general bill on the subject
Mr.. Neal favored the extenson--and
at the same time, in order that the ca edit
of the State may be sustained, he would
favor an amendment requiring collectors
to pay over all monies now on hand by
the 10th February.
Mr.. Waters opposed the extension
The past year had been one ofprosperity
throughout the State In his county
phillips not a single tax payer asks this
extension-they are prepared to pay their
taxes, and he opposed the extension in
any case where the very best Of reasons
| were not given Tor IL.
Mr.. Owen favored the measure. He
did not propose to sit here and grind
taxes from the people as you would cider
from an apple He was in favor of grant
| ing them the relief asked for,
Here colored member, whose name
we could not get, said the people of his
section did not accept this 'stepsion asked
| for.
The substitute was adopted by vote
of 3S to "a, and the House went into com
mittee of the whole to consider it, MIR
| Neal in the chair
Mr Clayton moved to amend the first
section by striking out the word State,
and insert the counties of Little River,
Pike, Sewer, Independence, Drew and
| Clark.
Here multitude of amendments pour
ed in, until the name Of nearly every
county in the State had been sent up
Mr. Clayton said his object was to in
scrt only such counties as needed the ex
tension. Counties with good river navi
cation, like Jefferson, Pulaski and others,
did not need the extension
This brought our Mr.. Whttemore to
his feet He said we had plenty of navi-
CATION but had not gathered more than
half our crop Since the holidays, owing
to bad weather, it had been almost i'm
possible to gather cotton. The taxes
were higher in Pulaski than in any coun-
ty in the State, and we need this extension
of time as bad as any other section.
Our old colored friend Haslins got the
floor next We regret that his indistinct
articulation prevented us from catching
many words which would prove interest
ing in synopsis of his speech. He didn't
understand this revolution Oh course
the gemmen wants money, and would
take our last horse and mule. De darkey
has to be paid his hire, and he thought
the revolution should go forward. We
must consider our cotton amt out--our
corn's in de field---our merchants have
| took down to the last cent of your tax
and / says look to the intrust of your
pocket. Ifyou goes on with this my
horse'll be sold. A black man in Saint
Francis comes to my house, gives him
medicine, but he dies / made him a cof-
fin and buried him. If you's got any pub
lie money throw it in to support the wild
ow and the orphan by the way side
Look on desc taxes and you's bound to
see these things is SO. If the poor man
amt got many dollars he can't come in
your housc-but he can in mine, We's
farmin people. The doctor has his pay.
They never forgive up the man who dey
links has a cent. Let us come and take
care of the poor man, the widow and the
orphan.
On sitting down the member was vo-
ciferously cheercd by members of the
House and spectators in the gallery.
Mr.. Smith said, according to the aud
itor's report, on the lst day Of October
there was $4,000 ofwarrants outstand-
ing 1t was safe to assume that $780,
900 had been issued since that time that
there would not be over $500, 600 collect
ed for general revenue of the State, and
that it was quite certain after all the taxes
were collected, that it would nearly, ii
not quite all be in auditors warrants
means that would be unavailable for pay
ing interest on the State debt, or making
any other use Of We will have to make
some other arrangements about sustain.
ing the credit Of the State. 1t will make
no difference if sherifls are required to
pay over all funds now on hand, the re