The Russellville Democrat., 1879-02-27

ne thanks VIII pc que the HreSS 0I the State, for the strong and em phatic manner m which the news papers of the State have spoken ont in opposition to that fatal error has been too much for the average legis- lator.
 --JusT THE PLACE. The Ozark Democrat, speaking on the subject of the Insane Asylum, has this to say ::
 On the latter part of last week, the Legislature sent committee to the springs, l2 miles west of Dardcnelle to examine tlfem for the purpose of ascertalning whether it would be desirable place to establish an Insane Asylum. We know no good reason why the Asylum should not be located at that point. With the light before us, we say the Darda- neile Springs is just the place. But by all means, let the Legislature pass the bill providing for the estab mcntof the Asylum somewhere.
 We believe one of the best meas ures that can be adopted by the present Legislature will be to pro. vide for putting the MofIat bell punch, or the McMahan register into operation in the liquor saloons. It will bring in large revenue, and place 1t, too, on an article which is altogether a luxury, or, at least, in no wise a necessity. So no one will have to contribute to this sonrce of revenue unwillingly--if he don't want to stand the tax, all he will have to do will be to lop of the use less drams of liquor.
 It is almost impossible for us to give any report of legislative pro- ceedlngs which will be at all intelli gible to our readers. The Little Rock Daily papers, upon which we depend for our knowledge of the proceedings, give long columns of bills introduced, but they merely give the number of bills without mentioning any feature of the same. There is very little information of any satisfactory character to be de- rived from the reading of two or three columns simply enumerating the numbers of bills read, referred, introduced, &c. As fast as bills of any interest are passed we will give our readers the text of the same.
 We are sorry our old friend Cunningham the talented young member from Yell county, has taken the stand he has on question of leav ing it to the people to decide, by Constitutional amendment, whether they will work to pay taxes on un- just debts. We want that vexed question out of politics altogether, and there Is but one way to do it.. Let vote of the people be taken, f they think these bonds which have been so long in controversy just, .hey will say so at the polls-if they agree with the Supreme Court they will vote to repndiate them. and we shall never be troubled or annoy ed with discussions in the Legisla ture.-Atkins News.
 We must differ with out respected contemporary. We think Mir. Gun ningham took the right side of the question when he opposed the sub mittance of q constitutional amend ment on this question to the people. If decision of the Supreme Court of the State does not settle matter and put it out of controversy, we are at a loss to know what would settle it. We are now, always have been Gas the course of this. paper Tn the past will show and always shall be opposed to the payment of the Rail road and Levee Bonds. We are equally decided in our opposition to the payment of the frapdulent. or rather unjust, portion of the Holford Bonds. If, as IS asserted by those who have investigated the matter, the State has paid back all she re. ceived on these bonds, with accrued interest, we do not think she should undertake to pay any more. The question has been settled as to the Railroad and Leyee Bouds-has been settled by the decision of the Su- preme Court, and we see no addi. tional force that It would add to the inyalidity of those Bonds for the people to vote on them. The Hol- ford Bonds are before the Supreme Court, and why not let them make their decision?
 TIE Kansas City, Joplin and Lit tie Rock railroad is not merely a paper institution. It has a capital ! l. n