Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-02-21

In favor OF uniform reduction Of 81
per cent.
Mr. Chambers was 10 favor of the bill
and made some remarks on the impOr
lance of retrenching the expenses Of thC
State and counties. He said that he wa
not astOnished at the opposition of the
member from Pike (Mr. b. to this bill.
Mr. Byington replied that the member
from Muskingum misapprehended his po
sitiOn. He opposed this bill, not because
It was retrenchment bill, but because i
did not retrench enough. He preferred
the Senate bill.
Mr. Larwill differed with the member
from Pike that this bill was 'humbmg'
The bill had been matured By the CON-
mittee with great labor. He beloved it:
provisions to be just and equitable. He
was opposed to pro rata reduction OI
salaries. He was free to acknowledge
that he was opposed to a reduction Of the
pay OF members Of the Legislature
Thought their pay, compared with the
fees and salaries of other State and coun.
ty officers, already low enough. He
would vote against the motion for indef-
mite postpOnement, aud hoped the motion
would moi be sustained.
The motion was lost.
Mr. Byingion then moved to recommit
the bill and amendments TO the standing
committee on the judiciary, with insIruc.
tons to reduce the salaries Of the State
and county officers at the late of thirty
three and and third per cent.
A division of the question was called
for, and the motion to recemmit was lost
yeas 25, nays 43.
The question then being on agreeing
to the amendments Of the committee.
The first in order was 10 reduce the saIa.
ry of the Warden of the Penitentiary
from $500 to $1,000 per annum.
Mr. Probasco thought $500, with
the perquisites of the Office, a sufficient
salary for that officer, and moved so to
amend the report of the committee, that
the salary of that officer shall be reduced
to $500 per annum.
Mr. McNulty hoped the amendment
would not prevail. That officer was one
of peculiar responsibility,
Mr. ProbascO withdrew his amend
ment.
The amendment Of the committee re-
ducing the salary of the Warden Ct the
Penitentiary TO $1,000, was agreed to-
yeas ii, nays 25.
The next amendment, authorizing the
Warden to employ assistants or guards,
not exceeding twenty in number, at a
compensation not exceeding twenty-five
dollars per month, and abolishing the
Office of Deputy Warden, was agreed
to.
The next amendment agreed TO by the
House provides the following compensa.
ton for the officers Of the Lunatic Asy.
lum:
the Assistant Physician, $500; the Stew
ard, $4OO; the Matron, $500.
The next amendment agreed 10 limits
the annual salary of Clerks of the Court
Of Common Pleas to $500, except in the
county of Cuyahoga, where it shall not
exceed $1,000, and in the county of Ham.
ilton, where it shall not exceed $1,000.
Mr. Kelley, of Cuyahoga, moved TO
strike out $1,000, as the salary of the
clerk Of Cuyahoga county, and insert
$1,000; which was lost.
The question being on agreeing TO the
next appointment, which. provides that the
annual salary Of a Sheriff shall not exceed
$1,000, except in the county Of Cuya-
hCga, where it shall not exceed $1,000.
Mr. ByingtOD moved to strike Out"$l2.
co." and insert $500 dollars"
Lost.
The amendment of the committee was
then agreed TO.
On motion Of Mr. Larwill, the bill and
remaining amendments were laid on the
table. I'D.
The house then adjourned.