Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-12-21
From the Ohio Statesman, of Dec. II.
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

1
Mr.. Taylor, of the Senate, reported
back The resolution to appoint Bank Com
missoners, with the names Of EIwood
Fisher, Of Cincinnati, Edwin B. Ods, Of
Circlevlle, and Jedediah D. Cummins,
Of Akron. and moved that It be laid ON
the table, which was done. 1t will prob
ably be taken up on Monday and pass-
ed.
A good deal of the time Of the House
has been taken up to-day ON the subject
of combining mass Of charters &c, in
one bill, which, as usual run into the
State Printing If not into the State Prin-
ter. Several ofthe wings, however, DIFF
fering with their brethren on their Vari-
Gus propositions, it is not probable
that the struggle will continue all rinter
as il did last, to lengthen out the session
and check the regular progress Of busi-
ness. A number of the wings are evil
IDENTIFY tired Of silly warfare about print
ing as well as suspicious Of legislation
that would create corporations by the
gross, combining interests strong enough
TO force through even Red Oak char
ter.
The following important resolution in.
troduced by Mr., BAIRD, Of Wood coun-
ty, was accidentally omitted in the pro.
ceedngS of Thursday last; viz:
ResoIUed, That the Auditor of State
be reqmired to furnish this House with
the amount Of money, received by the
State upon sales of land within the limits
thereof, from the United States, usually
dsnominated "the three per cent. fund.-"
for the improvement of roads; the time
when the same was received, the amount
disbursed TO each county and the timo
when the same was disbursed; aud the
amount ofsaid monies now remaining on
hand.
December l3.
The reader will find an interesting
sketch Of debate in the Senate on a
proposition 10 raise a standing committee
on the subjsct of STATE DEBTS. We
look upon this as one of the most i'm
portant moves in the Legislature-de-
manded in justice TO the people. It is
quite time this subject was fully inves.
tigated, and the real condition of our
Safe indebtedness made known. Our
stocks have fallen in New York 10 80
and 50 cents on the dollar, and yet the
Governor tells us our interest has been
promptly paid, but It is suggested that il
has been paid only by the sale OF more
STOCKS! Capitalists soo1 discover hotD
this is done, and such sales are as ruinous
10 State credit, yea, moro so it seems
rom tho result in Illinois and Indiana,
han not paying them at all. If man
owes you and You discover that he has
o make large sacrifices 10 pay you the
interest. do you not become more alarm.
I'D for the principal than he fail 10 pay
he interest and makes no sacrifice upon
lis capital? 1t is time these debts Of the
State were ferreted out, and the people
made acquainted with our real condition.
I is due the people that they should
Inow it-and it is likewise due the dem.
'cratic party, who go openly and above
board to work, that they should dO.it.--
The hide-and-go seek practices Of the
Wigs, under the idea that their popular
~ is best promoted while the public
mind is in a state Of darkness, will not
meet favor in the eyes Of the people who
'ay taxes.
The question on raising this commit
ee resulted in q strict party UOte--all
he wings voting against Il. Never was
committee more necessary than this.
10 one seems TO know what our State
ebt really is. Even in tho amount OF
pans of this year alone, there is a dill.
srence between GOV. Corwin and Aud
or Brough of about three hundred th0U.
snd dollars, as we understand it,
lrangS as il may seem, il is nevertheless
ue. Who is in errOri Why, We do
Of doubt but that tits Governor Corwin,
no, no doubt, got his information from
10 Fund Commissioners, while Mr..
rough takes his own records. But
,mmittee should investigate 1t, and Law
70 whole open to public inspection, past
.esent, and to come.
Mr.. Carpenter (whig) made the Erss
,olition move in the Senate, on Satur.
~, BY giving notice that he would intro
ice bill to make towns liable for nobo.
ID bill 10 give the negroes a free oar.
,ipatiOn in the school iund!!