Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-09-23

as an aci u lpslire 10 Mr. Ku6cart. 10
call another public .lng at Toe same
place, wth he view Of having the mat.
ter investigated, aud placed npoD It's tfus
fOoling
A meeting was accordingly holden al
the Court House 10 SlsubenvIlle. on The
evening Of THURSDAY the 25rh ut. ~heu
Me.sfs. Dewey and Scott Of Harrison
county, addressed their fellow citizens
respecting tue proceedings at The late eX.
Ira session OF The Genera! Assembly
Mr.. Mitchell, The Senator from this
District, WIS prescott. As socn as the
meeting was organized, II was proposed.
and resolved by the meeting, hat any
person present be permitted 10 an order.
~ manner 10 address questions TO the
speakers for explanation Of the proceed
lngs 10 the Legislature.
Mr., Dewey and Mr.. Scott, each speak
ing oil the Transactions IN their respect
i've branches Of The Legislature, deaIed
most empharicaIIy. that any petition or
memorial was presented durIng The SEES
sion, froa nny Bink or banking cOrpo-
ration in The State, asking an extension
OF their charter under the provisions Of
me general banking law Of Mach 7rh
1912; generally known as Lalhsm's Bill
They also denied equally, that ary mem.
her, during The session, rose ~ his
place and stated that any Bank in his
district you'd accept a charter, or an *.
lensioI Of lts charter, uEder The provIs-
ions Of that bill. Mr., Mitchell vas 10
qnIred OF. by a person at The merlIng
waeIher be knew Of such petitions OF
memorials or any such staiemHdls by any
member; to which he promptly and pol
itely ~Lesponaed haj he DID not
He further stated that he saw petitions
from some Backs asking extensions Of
heir charters, that they were in the usu-
dI tprm OF such ptIers, and ask9d IN ex =
l~erSlDn OF their charters under such re-
striclIuns rs the Legislature might deem
proper. Mr., Michel w4s requested ny
the aprakers, 10 correct any statements
II fact which be thought er]roneous, ana
he did state a DIFF Tence OF re COLLECTION
40 10 the Votes Of sonle Senator'S on Ques
tlnps 10 the Seusle. TfIs as Tue Bly
dld renee Oi rrr0lic ction "a to facts XhIcl
was mentioned dOrmg tbs meeting be-
twee0 The three ulem rTS present.
inquiry WaA N de nt Scot respecting
the a5una u on = oil 10 lie lover i.uuse,
extending the charters Of ,he srecie pay.
In.Bioks under the provisions OF La
tham's bIii. lie stated thai such q bI.
"~SslnToduce d by a momLer, on notice
aud leave. at an early dS1 ia the session
Que secIIOn 0t Ahlch expressly Glspens ed
vain al AGGREGATION beng made IN p1r-
saance al the provisions Of Lslham's bill
That Ia Commlll8e Of the whole It was,
on motion, 60 amendt d ~ To IaClude the
IOni0 Lie InaUtauce aud Trust CoRHa-
ny hy name, aud thai the ressnn assign
ed Vas. thnt It was doubtful ~hether L.,
general tern banks" included that la
sIItutl0n. h further stated, that when
the bill cane INTO the House from tn,
committee OF the whole, IT WAS ImnIedI
alelV referred to the Committee on The
Blnks and the Currency, who hid no
reported the bIll hack 10 The house whcr
the Wing Mtnhers resigned their seat,
and left the HtIl Of tie House, although
that Committee had had the bill severa
days. He stated, that he heard that tn,
Committee reported The bill back 10 tn,
House, the House pretended to pass tn,
bill, when without a quorum; earnest an
repeated calls for the yeas and Hats be
ing entirely disrcgarded by the speak
err.
I The speakers also went intOa full de
, iaIl OF the proceedings IN ihr Lrgl-latur
on the subject Of dIslrrCling the State
Their statements were tot c0nlruverteu
4 by MIR MuchclI except as to the CT
cumstanCp above stated, OF Inc votes q
Two Senators upon Two or three ques
tlous. md denial hy Mr.. Mitchell ~
himself, thai he was present At a tin pan
VIII re a committee Of lhree was appoint
I'd TO prepare a hill dIstricting the State
n which the members presen' pledged then
= selves TO go blind
d Their expose was full candid an
clear, aud gave great satisfaction to
o crowded. audience, They rendered
/. most manifest, that other measures c
= any importance before the Legislature
Il were Designed by the majority as mer
k lures to protract the session until SON
% means could be devised to satisfy or s
n lence the clsmors Of the hungry asPi
i. rants in their " body. when like III
. tabled v%ullure Of antiquity, was enaW
ing the sill growing liver, without eve
intending to perfect them into laws
So little disposition did the barnburr
= ing majority, at the extra session, mani
u fest, for the charlering of Banks, upo
the Latham or any other system, tn,
IL is a fact that Mr. Halch the loki