State Legislature

The tax law of last year has been discussed in the House, and the section requiring the publication of unpnid taxes in thecounty newspaperswherethe land lies, (as practiced last y car) was stricken out in committee of the whole. The Free Press seems to take' it to heart quite sensitively, and coraplains thatthis, with the appraisal laws, set off laws, and lowcstbidder laws,will ronder many newspapers dependent on charity for existenco. It notifies the farmers in the Legislature that the county papers will not be bold to speak the truth, unless they "have the public patronage that properly belongs to them." Our opinión of the system of tax sales as published last year, we have already given. We disappove of it. It operates in effect just like a subsidy in cash made by the State Administration to the printer to secuie the support of his press. It tends to build up the reigning dynasty, and destroy all independence in the conductors of those papers which receive government patronage. On this very account, however, it is admimbly adapted tosustain thedominant party while the expense is thus gathored from the people. lts abolition would considerably weakon the Democratie party, and divest it of some of the ascendency it possessed last year. Henee the earnestnessof the Free Press for its continuance. Mr. H. N. Walker stated that theannual expense of the publication of tax-lists was $18,000, and it might be reduced to $5,000. The next day, in pursuance of these suggestions of the Free Press, the obnoxious section was again restored, by a vote of 31 to 19,and the act is to be permanent in iis operation. The bilí as it stands requires the Auditor General to publish the delinquent tax lists in a newspapcr in each county where the lands are to besold: if there be no newspaper in said county, then in one printed in an adjoining county: And if therebo none inan adjoining county, then in the nearest county in which a paper is printed. It is made the duty of the Auditor General lo desígnate the papers on or before the first day of March in each and every year.The bilí to incorpórate thc Peninsular Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was. taken1 up in com. of the wholc, Mr. Moody in the chair. This company is fo bc localed at Detroit, with a capitnl of $1000,000. After some limespent in its details, the cotn. rose and reported pngress. Tbe Speaker presenled the memorial of 58 citizens of Kalamazoo Co. that sheep ti;ay be exempt from toxation for five years. By Mr. Mason, of 47 citizena of St. Clair, nsking a reduction of the ralaries of state officere, and of the pay of members of the ecislature; refered to com. on Guanee. The first ippropriation bill for continuing the Central Railroad having been defeated, Mr. Joslin introduced another. S?c. 1. appropriafes 64,000 acres oflnfernnl I'.nprovement Innis, to complete the gradngand superetructnre of tlie road beiween Marshall and Kalainazeo. Si.-c. 2. provirJes tnat the warrants issued under this bill ëhall not bear interest, and shall be payable in land. Sec. 3. appropriates .f75,000 out of the unappropriated net proceeds of the central rail road, for ironing the same betvreen Marshal! and Kalamazoo. The introdnetion of the bill vvns otijeofod to, becauíc it. was out of order - a similar bilí having been rejected. The bill was received by a tie vote, ad referred to a select commitfee.The House of Representa (ves passed by vote of 26 to 19, the bil ï autiiorizing: the rcceipt of State warrants k, other obligations to the nmount Of $! 00,000 iu payment for University landa. The followíng bilis werë read a tbird time and passed. The bilí to incorpórate the Detroit and Birmingham Plank Road Company; the bill to provide for laying out and discontinuing public and private roads; the bill to amend the charter of the village of .Tackson; and the bill appropriating certain non-resident taxes for the construction and improvement of the State road from Marshall to Ionia. In the Sen.'ite, Mr. Green, from judiciary com. reported a bill relative to the coliection of demands agninst boats and vessels: whieh wos read twice and referred to com. of the whole.Also, a report in relntion lo 6Undry peti tions, for ennctments reliilive to fugitivo slaves, which states that a state legisluture is n'ot the proper tribuna] to a;comphsh this object. The report was laid upon the table. Mr. Shurtz prcsented a petition from sundry citizens for a law Jeaving it to the di.cretion of the inhaliitants óf townships to grant licences for the sale ofspiriiuous liquors, to be delermined at township meetings. The Senate of the Kevv York Legislatnre has passed a resolution unanimonsly instrucüng- the members of Congress lo go for a reduction of the raies ofpostnge.