Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24


len, &c, for the northern parts Of Indi-
ana and Illinois, and for the whole re-
gion OF Michigan. To exhibit the abso.
Lutte necessity Of immediate. attention 10
this thoroughfare, il need only TO be ad-
ded, that the mails for the immense dis
tricts Of country named, have been de-
tanned at Lower Sandusky for two and
three weeks at time.
Two or three hours were spent in
considering the claims Of Samuel Reed,
whenthe House ti,l for that individuals
relief was re-committed TO select COM
mittee of three.
HoUsE.--The bill for recognizing
the Board Of Public Works, reported by
the Canal Committee, was, on motion Of
the Chairman, made the special order of
the day for Wednesday next. The Lo-
co Focos resisted this motion as long as
there was any prospect Of success, or a
thin House. They were obliged to
yield, as the House filled, and their in
tentions became known. The Texas
resolution, with the accompanying re.
port fromthe Senate, was made the spe-
cial order for Friday. Premonitory
SYMPTOMS are indicative ofthe debate and
delay, usually, though unnecessarily,
consequent upon tile agitation ofsubjecls
of an exciting or party character.
In the afternoon, the Common School
bill was under consideration. Considc-
rable progress has been made in this bill,
though what will be It's ultimate fate, ii
is difficult 10 determine.
During the discussion, Mr.. Dunlevy
offered a resolution TO recommit it to
the School Committee, with instructions
to amend it SO as 10 provide for raising
an annual tax of 2 mills on the dollar in
each county, to de distributed among the
different townships therein, according
to the number of children between the
ages of A and 20. And further to amend
the Sd section, so as 10 provide that the
State School fund shall consist of the in
terest on the Surplus Revenue, on the
salt land funds, the tax on Bank dividends
and Insurance Companies, and such 9TH
er funds as the legislature may from time
TO lime designate. without requiring it TO
amount to any particular sum
This opened the whole subject of
taxation for school purposes, which was
discussed by Messrs. johnson, Dunlevy
and others.
On this subject there is great diver
sity of opinion, though all appear 10 be
disposed to adopt some method for the
raising Of sufficient available State
fund, to be expended for the use and
support OF common schools. All are a.
greed upon the object-thc difficulty a.
rises in regard to the best means to ef-
feet it. The bill provides for the colIec-
ton and distribution among the school
districts, of tax of one mill on the dol
lar, upon the taxable property in each
county in the State, and the establish
ment of State School Fund, consist
ing of the interest on the surplus reve-
nue. at per cent, and the interest on the
proceeds Of salt lands; and other funds
TO be annually provided by the State, to
the amount Of 100000, to be distribu-
led assa assaallly aaaaa.ll among the different coun-
ties, according to the number Of white
children in each.
After considerable discussion, Mr..
Vanhook moved to strike out Of the res.
olution Of Instructions the words "with-
outrcquiring tito amount to any spe-
cifc sum-" and TO insert $50 as to create
State school fund OF $2OO,OOO.'' This
was agreed to, and Mr.. Curry called
for the yeas and nays on agreeing to the
instructions as amended. The question
was carried, and the bill committed with
the above Instructions yeas 80, nays
90. The amendment simply diminisbes
the general State fund, and increases the
indigidualcounty fund.
We clip the following paragraphs
from The Toledo Gazette.
Gen. d. Mcleod, DR.. Duncombe,
Col. Vreeland and Wilcox, aid tc Gen.
Van Rensselaer, while on Navy Island,
James Mackenzie, son Of VIM. L. Mac
Kenzie, and Adjt. Gen. A. R. w. Ash
ley, aid to Gen. Mcleod, together with
several other officers of the Patriot Ar
my, have been with us for The last two
days, and took their departure to-day for
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