Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-16


greSs, and asked and obtained leave to 81
again. q 5aio5,5 .rs .stys, LII .,r.
i Monday, Feb. !, lS4l.
Mr.. Durham offered the following res
OlntlOn:G dai ag aiaazf ot5 fs.ss ..r.-
Z ReSoLUed, That the standing commit
tee on Finance be instructed TO report +.
bill to reduce the per diem cOmpensa.
tiOn Ofthe members and clerks Of this
General Assembly to two dollars per day
alMn Bliss moved the indefinite post.
pOnement of the resolution. ts n,
% Mr.. IDunham spoke in favor of his res.
olutiOn. He said,it would amount TO. a
reduction of $4,000 to the State annu.
ally, and he had promised his constituents
that he would attend to il. B. gfT 2
Mr.. Watkins had no objection TO the
adoption Of the resolution, provided it
could be 80 modified as to give So, or
even 81 so pei day to the gentleman
who offered IT, But he himself could
mol consent TO serve for that salary, If a
proposition was before US TO increase the
salaries of members 10 s., he would 60
for il; but if it should be reduced from
present rates, he should be compelled TO
resign his seat e
Mr.. Cook moved to amend the resolu-
ton as to instruct the committee to bring
in bill 10 reduce the salaries OF all
county and township officers 33 l-3 per
cent. q .e5rl r... q r
Mr.. Vincent moved further to amend
by inslruciing the committee TO report
provisions in the bill reducing the price
of Board, wearing apparel, and attach
ment 10 friends and home SO l-3 per
cent. .ea r"s aE #t-
Mr.. jenkins moved further to amend.
by adding: 'And that the member who
offered the resolution (Mr. Dunham)
should. receive no per diem cOmpensa
ton for the time he has been absent this
session." ..-
Mr.. Bell moved to lay the resolution
on.the table; but subsequently Withdrew
his amendment.
Mr.. Clarke did not like the spirit in
which this resolution was received by the
House. He was poor, hut did not like 10
sit here and squander the peoples time,
and take their money for il. For him
self, be did aot earn three dollars day,
and could not cOnscientiOusIy take it.
Mr., Bliss said, if the gentlemen from
Brown and Clermont (Mr. Dunham and
Mr.. Clarke were very conscientious on
This subject, and really believe that they
do not earn SO per day-why they ar,
certainly not bound to receive it. l.
seemed to him (Mr. By that there was
no necessity for any law on this subject.
For his own part, when he thought he
did not earn $3 per day, he would not re-
ceive il.
The question was then taken upon the
motion to indefinitely postpone, and car
ried yeas 36, nays 80, as follows: ,.
Yeas-MessIs. Allen, Bliss. Brown,
Burns, Carothers, Carpenter, Cochran,
Dunn, Hamilton, jenkins, johnson Of
Monroe, Kavlor, Marsh, Nye, Perkins,
PrObascO, Rafensperger, Reece. Scott
of Greene, ShOber, Shreve, Smith Of Ad-
ans, Smith Of Stark, Strester, ToIand,
Vincent, Watkins, Way, Weaver, Welch,
Wheeler, Worthington, Wilson, Wood,
Young aud Speaker--36. a.l
ai Nays--Messrs. Aren, Baldridge, Bart
ley, Bell. Brough, Clarke, Cook, Dun.
ham, Florence, Giddings, Griswold,
Harlan, Hawkins, HinkIe, Hockingbe, ry,
Israel, King, Lamme, Lawrence, Moore,
Morris, McAnneIIy, Pollock, Reeves,
Rey lolds, Riblet, Scott of Harrison,
Stinson and Van Vorhes---29.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution, which
was agreed tO,instructing the whole com.
mittee heretofore appointed to inquire
into the expsdiency ofreducinQ the saIa-
ries of State officers, 10 also enquire into
the exPediency of reducing the salaries
Of members of the Legislature.
Mr.. PrObascO offered resolution
which was agreed to, inst.ucting the
commissioners Of the canal fund to re-
port to the House in regard to the condi-
ton of the sinking fund.
Mr.. Griswold offered resolution that
bill 81 to incorporate the State Bank Of
Ohio, be made the special order Of the
day for both morning and evening, until
the same should be reported back by the
committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Bell opposed the resolution. If
this resolution should be adopted, the.
clerks of the House would be compelled
to remain idle for several days, which
would not be The case, if we kept aIon!
in the usual way, with the other regular
business which was Of equal importance.
He found there was danger Of this Iegis-
lature becoming bank ridden. q u 10 .
Mr.. Vincent considered it Of the high
estimPOrtance Thai the resolution should
be adopted and that this blll should be
got through with all possible haste; he
saw in almost every paper be opened
from various pa rts Of the State, that his
was the general ,ex xpectation. aA'>y
the Resolution was Then agreed to.