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fWarou fftirgrajty*
1829 rind 1830. By this operation, n sum of
r early half a million of dollars may bo saved
to die naifen; and the discharge of the
ttb.de thirty-one millions wijhin the four years
maybe greatly facilitated, if not wholly.ac
complished.
/By an act of congress of 3d March, 1825, «
loan, for tho purpose now referred to, or a
subscription to stock, was authorized at an in
terest not exceeding four and a half per cent.
But, at that time, so largo a portion of the float
ing capital of the country was absorbed in .com
mercial speculations, and so litllo was left for
investment in the stocks, that tbo measure
was but partially successful. At the last ses
sion of congress, the condition of tlio funds was
still unpropitiou* to the measure; but the
change so soon afterwards occurred, thti't had
the authority existed to redeem the nine mil
lions now redeemable by an exchange of stocks,
or a loan at live per cent, it is morally certain
that it might have been effected, and with it a.
yearly saving of ninety thousand dollars.
their second report, containing a genetal plan,
and preparatory estimate for the work, the
committee of the house of representatives upon
roads and canals closed the session with a re
port, expressing the hope that the plan and es
timate of the board of engineers might at this
timo bo prepared, and that the subject he re
ferred to the early and favorable consideration
of congress at their present session. That ex
pected report of the board of engineers is pre
pared, and will forthwith be laid before you.
Under the resolution of congress authorizing
the secretary of war to have prepared a com
plete system of cavalry tactics of the United
State?, to bo reported to congress at the pre
sent session—a board of distinguished officers
of the army, and of tint militia, has been con
vened, .whoso report will be submitted to you,
with that of the secretary of war. The occa
sion was thpught favorablo for consulting the
same board, aided by tho results .of a corres-
pondenco with the governors of tho several
states and territories, and other citizens 6f in-
H ith regard to the collection.of revenue of telligenco and experience, upon tho acknow-
impost, certain occurrences have, within the lodged defective condition of our militia sys-
last year, been disclosed in one or two of our torn, and upon the improvements of which it
principal ports, which engage'.-! tho attention of is susceptible. The report of tho board upon
congress at their last session, and may heroaf- this subject is also submitted for your conside-
tcr require further consideration. Until with-1 ration.
in a very few years, the execution of the laws I In the estimates of appropriations for the en-
for raising the revenue, like that of all. our o- suing year, upwards of five millions of dollars
the." laws, has boon ensured more by the moral will be submitted for tho expenditures to be
Sense of the rtihurntnify, than by tho rigors of I paid from the department of war. Loss than
a jealous precaution, or bv penal sanctions.— two-fifihs of this will bo applicable to the
Confiding in the exemplary punctuality and maintenance and support of the army. Amil-
uns tiled integrity of oar importing merchants,' lion and a half, in the form of ponsions, goes
a gradual relaxation from (lie'provisions of the a? a scarcely adequate tribute to the services
ollection laws, a close adherence to which and sacrifices of a former age; and a more than
•w.iuld have caused tucouvonienca aud expouse equal sum, invested in fortifications, or for tlio
t» (hem, had long become habitual; and indul- preparations of internal improvement, provides
g -nces hud been extended universally, because for'tho quiet, the comfort and ihe happier ex-
they had never beon abused. It may be wor- istcnce of tho ages to come. Tho appropria-
thy of your serious consideration, whether I lions to indemnify those uofortunato r emnants
some furl her legislative provision may not be I of another race, unable alike to share in the
necessary to come yi aid of this state of un- enjoyments, and to exist in the presence of civi-
guaided security. • lization, though swelling in recent years to a
rrom tlio reports herewith communicated magnitude burdensome to the treasury, are
of (lie secretaries of war and of the navy, with generally not without their equivalents, in pro-
tho subsidiary documents annexed to them, fitablo value; or serve,to discharge the union
Will he discovered the present condition and from engagements more burdensome than debt,
administration of our-military establishment oti In like manner, the estimate for appropria-
theland am. on the sea. Tho organization of tions for the navy department will present an
, *™y “ v, "» un, ' er gone no clungo since its aggregate sum of upwards of three millions of
reduction to tho present peace establishment dollars. About one half of those, however.
» 1821 t it remains only to observe, that it is cover the current expenditures of the navy in
yet louud adequate to all the purposes for actual service, and one half constitutes a fund
Witten a permanent armed force in timo of of national property, the pledge of «»ir future
V" a,? T* 0 }' 0r "?£ uL 11 ,n:, y bc S lor - v and It *» scarcely one sC
?‘°P ar , t0 ad,} . that, from a difference of opin- year after tho close of the Into war, and' when
ion between tho late president of the United I tho burden of its expenses and charges was
States and tho senate, with regard to tho con- weighing heaviest upon the country, lhat con-
struction of the act of congress of 2d March, gress, by the act of 29th April, 1S16, appropri-
1821, to reduce and fix the military peace es- .ated one million of dollars annually, for- eight
tahhshment of. the United Sjates, it remains years, to tho gradual increase of the nave.—
hitherto so fir without execution, that no cola- At a subsequent period,, this annual appropria-
nel has been appointed to command one of tho tion was reduced to half a million for six years
regiments of artillery. A supplenieutary or of which the present year is the last. Am
explanatory act of tho legislature, appears to more recent appropriation the last two years
be the only expedient practicable for removing for building tensions of war, has nearly re!
the difficulty of this appointment. Stored the original appropriation^ 1816 ,of a
of !r#°mn ri0d T,’P Jofaund P oacc v tbo conduct million for every year. Tho result is before
vlr!! * n a n "i a i ry establishment forms buta I us alk We have ttyplve line-of-battle ships
very inconsiderable portion of the duties de- twenty frigates, and sloops of war in proDor-
m ; n o g f U C ,hC T! <i T , , S,ra " 0n f t] }° depari * ‘ ion; M,hicl '* wi,h a few m°n<bs of preparation
fi^m,t° f '? j- 1 * W ‘l be scen b - v tbo returns may present a lino of floating fortifications a-
from the subordinate departments of the army, long tho whole range of our coast ready to
every branch of the service is marked with meet any invader who might attempt to seMfoo°
order, regularity, and discipline. That from upon our shores: Combining with a system of
the commanding general through all the grada- fortifications upon the slioref themselves com
S’ “Pft 1 * h0 fr rs r Z' hcm - menccd aboui ‘ h ° «* C undTtKpt
solder^ steaBs fr re ,hoy , r re cesof
somiers, ana that tho glory of a republican systematically pursued, it has nlaced in mir
arniy must consist in the spirit of freedom by possession the most effective sinews of war and
winch it is animated, and of patriotism by has left us at once
Vfhtch it is impelled. It may bo confidently from which our own duties may be inferred.—
amrinr n , « — The gradual increase of the navy was tho prin
stated, that tho moral character of the 'army is
in a state of continual improvement, and that
all the arrangements for tho disposal of its
parts have a constaht reference to that end.
But to the war, department aro attributed
other duties, having indeed relation to a futuro
possible condition of war, but being purely de
fensive, and in their tendency contributin'* ra-
.thcr to tho security and permanency of nSace:
Tlio erection of tho fortifications provided for
by-congress, and adapted to secure our shores
» om hostile invasion: The distribution of the
fund of public gratitude and justice to the pen
sioners of tho revolutionary war: Tito mainte
nance of our relations of peace and of proiec-
tion with tlio Indian tribes: And tho internal
. improvements and surveys for tho location of
roads and canals, which during tho last three
sesstousofeongress have engaged so much of
the,ratten,mn and may engross so large a share
of their future benefactions to our country
By the act of tho SOtli of April, 1824, sue-
- gestedand approved by my predecessor, the
sum ot thirty thousand dollars was appropriated
for the purpose of causing to bo made tho ne
cessary sarveys, plans, and estimates, of tho
routes of such roads and canals as the presi
dent of the United States might deem of na-
tional importance in a commercial or military
point of view, or necessary for the transporta
tion of the public mail—tho surveys, plans,
and estimates, for each, when completed, to
sc laid before congress.
In execution of this act, a board of engi
neers was immediately instituted, and have been
since most assiduously and constantly occupied,
w camring it into effect. Tho first objbet to
which their labors were directed, by order of
the late president, was the examination of tho
country between tho tide waters of the Poto-
mac, tbaOhio, and. Lake Erie, to ascertain tho
practicability of a communication betwcon
them, to designate.tho most suitable route for
the same, and to.form plans and estimates in
dcmil of the expenso of the execution.
On tho 3d .of February, 1825, they made
Ibc-ir first repor.t, which was immediately edm-
awfertji tpjoagrtn,, and in which thby do-
• clarcd that, having maturely considered ihe
circumstances observed by them personally,
and carefully studied thp results of such of the-
preliminary surveys os were then comDfete,?
they were decidedly of opinion that the com’
mumcation was practicable.
S C ,aS ‘ SCS3 '° n of con ? TCSS . before ihe
board of engineers wore enabled to make up
ciple of which the act of 29lh April, 1816, was
the first developement. It was the introduc-
lion of a system to act upon the character and
history of our country for nn indefinite series
of ages.. It was a declaration of that congress
to their constituents and to posterity, that it
was the destiny and the duty of these' confed
erated states, to become, in regular process of
time, and by no petty advances, a great naval
power.- That, which thoy proposed to accom
plish in eight years, is rather to bo considered as
tho measure of thoir means, than the limitation
of their design. Thoy looked forward for a
term of years.sufficient for the accomplishment
of n dofinito portion of their purpose; and thoy
left to their successors to fill up the canvass of
which thoy haditracod the largo and prophetic
outlino. Tlio -ships of tho line, and frigates,
which they had in contemplation, will be short
ly completed. The timo which they had al
lotted for tho accomplishment of tho work has
more than elapsed. It remains for your con
sideration, how their successors may contribute
thoir portion of. toil and of treasure for the
benefit of tho succeeding age, in the gradual
increase of our navy. There is, perhaps, no
part of thp. exercise of tho constitutional pow
ers of tho fcdoral government, which has given
more general satisfaction to the people of the
union than this. The system has not been
thus vigorously introduced, and hitherto sustain
ed, to be now departed from, or abandoned.
In continuing to provide, for tho gradual in
crease of the navyj it may hot be necessary or
expedient to add for the present any more to
ihe number of our ships; but should you deem
it advisable to continue tho yearly appropria-
tion of half a million to the *amo objects, it
iqay bo profitably expended, in providing-a
supply of timber to be seasoned, and other
materials for future use; in tho construction of
docks, or in laying the' foundations of a school
for naval education,, as to the wisdom of con
gress either of these measures may appear to
claim the preference.
Of thio small portions of this Navy, engaged
n actual service during the peace,‘squadrons
have continued to be maintained in the Pacific
Ocean, in the West India Seas, and in the „
. Icditcrranean;, to which has been added a ‘youth,
small armament, to cruise on tho Eastern
Coast of South America. In all they have af
forded protection to our commerce, have con
tributed to make our country advantageously
ployed multitudes of our seamen in the service
of tlicir country, and have inured numbers of
youths of .the rising generation to lives of man
ly hardihood and of nautical experience and
skill. The piracies with which the West In
dia Seas were for several years infested, have
been totally suppressed. But in the Mediter
ranean, they have increased in a manner af
flictive to other nations, and but for the con
tinual presence of our squadron, would proba
bly have been distressing to our own. The
war which has unfortunately broken out be
tween the Republic of Buenos Ayres and the
Brazilian Government, has given rise to very
great irregularities among the Naval Officers of
the latter; by whom principles in relation to
blockades, and to neutral navigation, have been
brought forward, to which we cannot subscribe,
and which our own commanders have found it
necessary tq resist: From the friendly disposi
tion towards the United States, constantly man
ifested by the Emperor of Brazil, and the very
useful and friendly commercial intercourse Be
tween the United States and his Dominions,
we have reason to believe that the just repara
tion demanded for the injuries sustained by
several of our citizens from some of bis offi
cers, will not bo withheld. Abstracts from the
recent despatches of die Commanders of our
several squadrons, are communicated with the
Report of tho Secretary of tho Navy to Con
gress.
A Report from the Pos master General is
likewise communicated, presenting in a highly
ly satisfactory manner the result of a vigorous,
efficient, and economical administration of that
Department. The revenue of the office, even
of the year including the latter half of 1824,
and the first half of 2825, bad exceeded its ex
penditures by a sum of more than forty-five
thousand dollars. That of the succeeding
year has been still more productive. The in
crease of the receipts, in the' year precedin'*
the first of July last, over that of the year
before, exceeds one hundred and thirty-s x
thousand dollars, and the excess of the re
ceipts over the oxperiditu-cs of the year has
swollen from forty-five thousand to nearly,
eighty thousand dollars. During the same pe
riod, contracts for additional transportation of
the mail, in stages, for about two hundred and
sixty thousand miles, have been made, and for
seventy thousand miles, annually, on horse
back. Seven hundred and fourteen new Post
Offices have been established within the year;
and the increase of revenue within’the las!
three years, as well as tho augmentaiion of the
transportation by mail, is more than equal to
the whole amount of receipts, and of mail con
veyance, at tho commencement of ihe present
century, when the seat of the General Gov
eminent was removed to this place. When
we reflect that the objects cffecied-by the trans
portation of the mail are among tho. choicest
comforts and enjoyments of social life, ft is
pleasing to observe, that the dissemination of
them to every corner of our country, has out
stripped in their increase even the rapid march
of our population.
By the Treaties with France and Spain,
respectively ceding Louisiana and thc-Floridas
to the United States, provision was made for*
the security of land titles derived from the
Governments of those nations. Some pro
gress has been made, under the authority of
various Acts of Congress, in the ascertain
ment and ostahlishrfient of those titles- but
claims to a very large extent remain unadjusted.
The public faith, no less than the just rights of
individuals, and the interest of the communi
ty itself, appears to require further provision
for the speedy settlement of these claims,
which I therefore recommended to • tho care
and ayention of the Legislature.
In conformity with tho provisions of the
art of 20th May last, to provide for erectin'* a
Penitentiary in the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes, three Commissioners were
appointed to select a site for the erection of a
Penitentiary for the District, and also a site
in the couftty of Alexandria for a county Jail*
both of which objects have been effected.—
The building of the Penitentiary has been
commenced, and is in such a degree of forward
ness as to promise that it will bo completed
before the meeting of tho next Congress—
1 his consideration points Jo the expediency of
maturing, at the presont session, a system for
tho regulation and government of the Peni
tentiary, and of defining tho class of offonces
which shall be punishable by confinement in
this edifice.
Inclosing this communication, I trust that it
will not be deemed inappropriate to the occasion
and purposes upon which we are here assembled,
to indulge a momentary retrospect, combining,
in a single glance, tho period of our origin as
National Confederation with that of our pre
sent existence, at tho precise interval of half
we not humbly hopo that to them, too, it was
a pledge of transition from gloom to glory ;
and that while their mortal vestments were
sinking into the clod of the valley, their eman
cipated spirits were ascending to the bosom of
their God.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS/
Washington, December 5, 1826.
IN SENATE,
Thursday, December 7.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.
Barton, respecting land claims in Missouri and
Arkansas, was taken up and agreed to.
The bill introduced by Mr. Hayne* il to es
tablish a uniform system ofbankruptcy through
out the United States,” was read a second time,
Resolved further, That the same committee
be instructed to inquire into the expediency 0 f
establishing a port of entry at the Spanish Bluff
near the mouth of St. John’s river, Florida. ’
On motion of Mr. Oiccn—resolved, That
the coinimtec on commerce be. instructed ( 3
inquire into the expediency of erecting a cuj.
tom house at'Mobile, Alabama.
On motion of. Mr. Tomlinson—resolved
That tho committee on tho territories, be in.'
structed to inquire into the expediency ofcauj.
ing that the sales for lands for the non-pay.
ment of taxes, .shall not bc made in less tini e
than one year after such taxes are due; that
two years shall bc allowed for their redcinp.
tion, on the payment of a penalty not exceed,
ing fifty per cent, on the amount of the tax.-,
and referred to a select committee, consisting That the commissioner of the general land of.
of Messrs. Haync, Berrien, Smith of Mary- or such other officer as may be design
, — Mary
land, Silsbee, Van Buren, Johnson of Ken
tucky, and SuDford.
A message was received from the president
of the United States, communicating a report
from the engineer department, respecting tho
Chcsapoake and Ohio canal.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, December 7.
The SytaitMiotified the house of the ap
pointment of the following standing commit
tees.
Manufactures.—Messrs. Mallary, Condict,
Conner, Wickliffo, Davis, White, and Steven
son of Pennsylvania.
Agriculture.—Messrs. Van 'Renssellaer,
Harris, Hallock, Mccch, Merwin, Wilson of
South Carolina, and Taylor of Virginia.
Indian Affairs.—Messrs. Coke, M‘Kee,
M'Lean of Ohio, Miner, Garnsey, Young and
Swan.
ed by law, bo authorized to receive such t^
and penalty, and deposit it in the Branh Baal
of the United States at Washington, to the
credit of tho proper territorial officer, and I
make to him quarterly returns of the sums thus
deposited. • . 1
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
Of the day when our Independence was' de-
clarctl, has been celebrated throughout our
land; and on that day, when overy heart was
Anniversary inquire into tho expediency of inakine leetd
nrnVicintt fn»• i ■ ® ®
. - - V» uvuu WttJ
bounding with Joy,and o very voice was tuned
to gratulution amid the blessings of Freedom
and Independence, which the sires of a former
ago had banded down to their children, two of
the principal actors in that solemn scene, the
hand that penned the ever memorable declara
tion, and the voice that sustained it in debate,
>St&S^tSiSSSSr&
fore the Judge of all, to account for*tlmirdeedsI^chcfthe .wo las,years.'
done upon earth. They departed cheered by
me henediefions of their country, to whom
they left the inheritance of their fame, and the
memory of their bright example. If we turn
our thoughts to the condition of th<#<
IWiHTri ^ nd 011 ,be m iuu
. . - - .mitry advantageously I and sensibility left to breathe''a'last Z { n(pllr0 ‘ Dl ° *h° expediency of erectin'* a light
known to foreign nations, have honorably ff|E Heaven Mi aXt
Military Affairs'—Mcssr. Vance, Drayton,
Houston, Ward, Taliaferro, Kittera, aud Long.
Naval Affairs.—Messrs. Storrs, Holcombe,
Bartlett, Dorsey, Markley, Johnson of Ken
tucky, and Sands.
Commerce.—Messrs. Tomlinson, Cambre-
|bng f Itced, VV unz, Thompson of Georgia
Lit'le and Poarce.
Public Lands.—Messrs. Scott, Vinton, Jen-
nings, Strong, Whipple, Gurley, and Wales.
Elections.—Messrs. Sloanc, Hayden, Tuck
er ot South Carolina, Phelps, Hoffman, Al
ston, and Claiborne.
Ways and Means.—Messrs. M‘Lane, Cook,
Spraguo, Stevenson of Virginia, Dwight, Mer-
vin, and Brent.
Foreign Affairs.—Messrs. Forsyth, Crown-
inshield, Archer, Everett, Clark, Worthing-
ton, and Lawrence.
Judiciary.—Messrs. Webster, Wri. -ht, Rives,
Letchor, Humphrey, Owen, and Kerr.
Roads and Canals.—Messrs. Mercer f Stew-
art, Adams of New York, Lathrop, Woods of
Ohio, Mitchell of Maryland, and Isacks.
Claims.—Messrs. Williams, M‘Coy, Whit
tlesey, Wilson of Pennsylvania, Barber of
Connecticut, Martindale, and Ilaile.
Militia—Messrs. Metcalfe, Holmes, Barn-
vY* r adla O f Ohi 0 » Govan, Huguinia, and
Mitchell of Tennessee.
Post Offices and Post Roads.—Messrs.
Ingham, Bartley, Barney, M‘Kean, Merriwe-
ther, Porter, and Baldwin.
Territories.—Messrs. Strong, Baylios, Saw
yer, Johnson of New York, Edivqrds ofPenn-
sylvania,* Barringer, and Shannon.'
District of Columbia.—Messrs. Alexander
of Virginia, Blair. Powell, Ingersoll, Buchan
an, Martin, and Verplanck.
Military Pensions.—Messrs.- Burges, An-
derson, Carey, Varnum, Thompson of Ohio,
Harvey, and Weems.
Revolutionary Claims.—Messrs. Allen of
Tennessee, Smith, Plumer, Hasbrouck, Tuck-
er of New Jersey, Whittemorc, and Healy. .
Public Expenditures.—Messrs. Edwards of
North Carolina, Gist, Hobart, Kidder, Van
Horn, Eastman, and Polk.
Rtvisal and Unfinished Business.—Messrs.
Moore of Kentucky, J. S. Mitchell, and Her-
rick.
Accounts. Messrs. Allen of Massachusetts,
Peter, and M‘Neil.
The following resolutions were adopted:
On motion ofMr. Pearce: .
Resolved, That tjie committee on manufac
tures bo intructed to inquire into tho expedien
cy of increasing the duties on wool imported
into the United States. 1
. motion of Mr. CooJc—'rceolved, That surv.
22S3&S& ° n Pub - lc lands be inducted to The general expense of the government ii
IN SENATE,
Thursday, December 14. ,
The senate took up the report of the coir. I
mittee on tho state of tho republic, on the dif.f
ferences between Georgia and tho United!
States. -i I
On motion to agree to the report, the yeas ]
were 32, nays 26. 1 1
BILLS PASSED.
To authorise W. Williamson to establish s
ferry over the Flint river on his own land; f
To authorise a lottery for the benefit of D e
Kalb county academy; I
To amend the act to incorporate tho Bank I
of Darien. [Provides for the removal of the f
principal bank to Milledgeville.J Yeas 32
nays 25. ‘ 'I
•The senate met at 3 o’clock P. M. and will J
the house of representatives proceeded to cer-1
tain elections, set apart by the resolution fori
this day, viz: a judge and solicitor for the f
Chatthoochie circuit.
_ . Friday, December 15. .
Mr, Powtll % of Al‘In tosh, moved to recon* I
sider so much of tho journal of yesterday, ail
relates to the passage of the bill to remove tlJ
irincipal Bank of Darien to Mil!edgevillc.-|
Tho yeas and nays were required and
yeas S3, nays 24.
Tho bill to establish an additional olectioi |
district in Columbia county was read the thirl |
time and.passed. - f
Various other matters in progress boforinfc ]
senate were acted on but not Gnally. .
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
. Wednesday, December 13. ,
Mr. Holt, of Richmond presented the fo!-|
lowing report, to wit: . I
Tho committee, to whom was recommitted!
the bill whicli originated in this branch of the!
f eneral assembly, to compensate'petit‘jiironjl
ave bad the sumo under consideration, aril
beg leave to report, that they have ascertained
upon examination, that it will require an ahnUl
appropriation of twenty-three thousand aril
forty-four' dollars to pay the petit jurors ofjj
tiio counties, independent of the newly orgi vl
ized counties, which will require at least it
hundred and forty-four dollurs more. Yci
committee are at a loss to conceive upon tfk
principles of equal justice the grand jurors ut
excluded; thoy contribute equally to the supl
port of government, and their duties are as i:-!
duous, and as important. Your committee arts
of the opinion, that the people of Georgiil
would prefer to serve in ttirp upon both june.J
rather than bo taxed for the purpose of raiiial
and supplying this fund annually. They fiodl
that there is not quite two hundred thousoiilj
dollars (current mcueV) at present in the trtJ'l
inquire into tho expediency-of examining and
ci ' s , s : n ' ! n!,)lic hinds, previous to their sale.
Also, That the same committee inquire what
furthor provision ought to bo made to extin.
gmsh debts due to the United States by indi-
vtduals for public lands.
. ‘ ‘ Friday, December 8.
On motion of Mr. Wright—resolved, That
provision for those persons who have purchas
ed land of the United States, and paid part of
thp purchase money, and forfeited tho amount
Pf”? allow ' n S ‘hem to apply this amount l0 thc
paymont of other public lands, to be entered
at tho minimum price. * ' ,
.On motion of Mr. Mallary—resolved, That
the secretary of tho treasury be directed to re-
port to this'home, whether' sheep’s wool on
tho skin, is allowed to be imported free of du-
uiv. two last years.
On motion of Mr. Gurley, tho following
solution was laid on the table. 6
structed to inquire into the expediency of mak
ing further provision by law to secure tho free
j-**•* t “- v ~»
halt century, how resplendent and sublime is
ihe transition from gloom to glory. Then
glancing through the same lapse of time, in the
condition of the individuals, wo see the first
day marked with the fullness and vigor of
m the pledge of tlicir lives, their for
tunes, and their sacred honor, to the cause of
lrcedom and of mankind
Resolved further, That the same comn.it-
tee bo meted to inquire into the expedien-
On motion of Mr. White—resolved, That
the committee on commerce he instructed to
eluding the pay of members pf the legislatu
the ^governor’s, state-house, and judicial ofij
ccrs salaries, and othor necessary and conn'
gent calls upon tho treasury, amount to betwc
seventy and eighty thousand dollars. The a.
propriatiofts of the present year will be abort!
one hundred and fifty thousand dollar*. TfrL
whole amount of taxes paid into our treaw-j
per annum, does not at present exceed fifty*
thousand fiv*. hundred and twenty-five dollai
and this is the only permanent source of rert
ituo to the state. Hence, it is evident, t|
oiu exhaustion us far exceeds olir annual inci®
as one hundred thousand cxceeds'fifty thous*
dollars. If wo pass the bill to compel**,
petit jurors this session, an actio compound
grand jurors^must bo, and should be, pa
next session.. This would augment the an
j , : jPP ra P na, i° n to thirty-five or forty thous:
dollars—an amount nearly equal to the w'
amount -of taxes annually paid into the i
sury. r
.jjfivhowever, it bo tho determination —
That the committee on "the iudiciarv be in ‘ ,aa f c t0 P ass 0 law upon the subject, ui
i -=— -■ juaiciaiy De in- all these circumstances, they would rcSonuu
the following act, which proposes to leave!
discretionary with the inferior courts of«h« f
spoctlvp counties, (if they, the people, ’ ’’
it) to levy an extra tax for that purpose, 1
ever the county fends are Sot sufficient,
they conceive, is equal and just botween eff
t.v .and county, and fixes the burdens wi
they ought to rest—Wherefore, they, rco
mend the following act to compensate [
jurors, which was received and read the
time. . • - •*
Thursday, December D,
Mr. Hall, of Clark, fituu tho joiut com 5
teo on finances, presented a report on the
ject of (lie finances of tho state, which was f f *l
