Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-01-17
ONO LEGISLATURE.

"Wednesday, Jan. 4lh, is43.

NedneoQdyS jan EtuS 49,
Psdtions we're presented for the 70.
.ssrier Of the specie paying banks, and
ine charter Of new ones, for the reduc'
lion Of salaries &c,
Abill to amend the act relating TO dow
er vas ordered TO its Sd reading, as was
IbiII 10 incorporate the Ist English E.
VanTelieal Lutheran Church Of Cincinna'
ii, and one 10 amend the act for the reg
nlaliOn Of Turnpike Companies.
A resolution to inquire into the expe'
diency OF removing the Ohio University
from Athens TO Mansfield, was adopted
81 TO IA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Several petitions Tor the re'charler ot
she banks were presented.
Mr.. McNulty presented the petition
Of Jacob Finn, Of Cincinnati, containing
q new plan Of banking on a penitenIiary
kssis-read and laid on the table.
SENATE.
Thursday, Jan. S., lS43.
Mr.. Parker reported bill for the 70.
valuation and sale Ofthe Canal lands be.
longing 10 the State, laid on the table.
A bill for the punishment Of certain
crimes and misdemeanors was considered
in committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Jones offsred the following as an
additional Sc cliOn.
SEcT1oN-No food or lodging shall
be offered 10 a Quaker, Adamite, or 9th.
or hereto.
No priest shall abide in the dominion
he shall be banished, and suffer death on
his return. Priests may ae seized by any
one without warrant
No woman shall kiss her child on the
Sabbath or fasting day.
Whoever wears clothes trimed with
gold, silver or bone lace, above two shil-
linqs by the yard, shall be presented by
the grand Jurors, and the selectInen shall
tax the offender at 300I. estate.
No one shall read common prayer, keep
Christmas or saint days, make minced
pies, dance, play cards, OF play on any in.
Gtrulnent Of music except the trumpet,
drum and jewshaTp.
Married persons must live together, or
be imprisoned.
Every male shall have his hair cut round
Sccording TO cap.
Mr.. Nash thought this amendment I
very good one for the meridian ol Hamil
ton county, but he was not willing tha
religion should be hunted from the res
Of tho State.
Mr.. Jones doubted not but tho bill
might be further amended to suit the mi
Eodian of GaIlia county, and better would
Il have been that some bill heretofore
offered, had been so amended as TO have
reStrained certain bankers in that region
from SWindling.
The amendment was then lost.
Mr.. HazeItine moved to refer the bill
70 the committee on the PSnitentiary.-
Lost.
The bill was then referred to the Judi
eiGrY committee.
HOUSE.
Tho Senate amendment 10 the bill in.
cooperating the Cincinnati Association OF
steam Boat Engineers, was agreed to
and the bill passed.
A number Of petit ions for the re.char.
Ter Of the specie paying B anks, were pre-
sented.
Mr.. OIds rep pOrted a bill to revive and
extend the charters Of the FTanklinBank
of Cincinnati, and the franklin Bank Of
Columbus.
Mr. Clark a bill for tho enlargement Of
the Ohio Lunatic Asylum.
Also, . bill TO regulate brokers in
Ohio.
Nj. Olds' bill to regulate Banking was
considered In Committee Ofthe Whole.
Mr. ByingIon proposed so 10 amend the
hrst section as 10 extend the act 10 en-
brace persons now engaged in Banking
win . view, as he said, TO bring undor
itS provisions the existing Banks.
Mr. Olds said tue Currency Commit
tee had lhougEt il best, under existing
circumstances, TO introduce a separate
bill bringing the present specie paying
blnks gradually under the operations Of
the bill aud not include them in the bill.
The late refusal TO extend the Bank char
ser9 neu UTtS0n IRON ClFCulaHOH UOOUfVOV
cad the proposed ameedment would drive
out 200, 900 more. The country could
not stand any further reduction. To his
mind the country was like q man in the
last stages Of lyphus fever, debilitatod,
and sinking from exhaustion,
and he would call that physician q quack
or madman who in such 4 case, wORld
attempt 10 4ecusciiate BY bleeding or fur.
her depletion. He ought rather 10 nour.
ish the remsining strength Of.he patient,
until his iecuperaIive energies, might re-
set and restore sOundness and health.-
Lot Us apply the same treatment 10 the
body polite, and time will show that we
have acted like rational men.
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