Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-01-20
Ohio Legislature. i.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WRnNEspAY.E Eau. M.


rceivers, was read third time, and tn,
question being on its passage,
Mr. 0key moved 10 recommit the bill
to thu committee on Banks the Curren
cy. with instructions 10 strike ont tn,
third section, which makesit discretion
cry with the Court Of Common Pleas
10 suspend proceedings against any
Bank, on application OF any two mem
bers OF the Board of Bank Commission
'ers, setting forth thai surh Bank is ready
and able to resume and continue specie
payments.
The motion was lost-yeas 90, nays
80.
Mr.. Kelley Of c., moved to recomm
TO the same committee, with instruc.
lions 10 strike out the proviso prohibiting
The revival Of the corporate existence o
the Banks Of Cleveland and Manhattan
and report the same back forthwith
which was carrisd-yeas "a, nays 81
The bill 10 amend the act 10 ncorpo-
rate the Canal Insurance Company oil
Cincinnati, was received from the Sen
ate, amended by the insertion Of q pre-
vision making the stockholders Of such
company individually liable for it:
debts.
Mr.. Gordon opposed Inc amendment
at some length, when the question was
taken and the amendment was disagreed
to by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Brsh, Baird, Bying.
ton, CahlIl, Henderson, Humphreys
james, KoIIy orP., Kilgore, King, Lar.
will, Martin Of c., Marin Of S., Mere
dith, Midget, McCIupg, Mcconnell, Mc
Nulty. Nelson, Okey, Reid, Spinder
Wakefield, Warner and Wilford-26
NAYS Messrs, AckIey, Atkinson
Atherton, BALDWIN, Bowen, Brown
Campbell, Chenowelh, Chambers, Con
verse, Curry, Counts, Dixie. Douglass
Fisher, Fuller, Gallagher, Gordon
Green, 'Grdber, Houseman, Kelly Of C.
Larsh, Mcclure Odds, Pardee, Pitcher
Robinson, Ross, Sc ward, Schenck, Smiti
futile, Webb, White, and w oodbrdgt
--36.
Mr.. Olds from the hecommttee on Bank
and the Currency, reported back lh
bill regulating the salaries Of specia
Commissioners and Receivers, amend
ed egreeabIy with the instructions o
the House, by striking out The provis
relative 10 the Banks OF Cleveland on,
Manhattan.
The report Of The committee wa
agreed o-yeas 80, nays %.
The bill was then passed--yeas 44
nays 20.
Mr. M,Nulty moved 10 amend the ii
ale by substituting tho following -"A
bill TO dig Ap the dead Banks that diet
before their time come, and TO fr he com
PenS1tiOa Of their reSWrecti0aiSts; !" which
was Iost--yeas 10, nays 55, TMessrs
Byipgton, Henderson, King, LarwilI
Mudget, Mcconnell, McNuIty Reid
SPlndlor and Warner voting in the af
frmative.
The bill 10 provide for the appraise-
meni OF peraonal property seized on ex
ecul!on, was received from the Senate
with amendments. Laid on the table
TO be printed.
Mr, Byngton offered the following:
ReSolued, That it is the duty OF thi,
General Assembly, in consulting the
public interest and tho public good ia
pay the domestic creditors Of the State
who have become such in good faith, in
money, and in nothing but money, and
TO put peromPtory stop to further
State indebtedness, in any Ohape, or for
any purpose whatsoever.
Second, To discard at once the ruin
ons policy Of borrowing at sacrifice,
hnd 10 meet the existing indeble dness
go domestic creditors, by an appropria,
tion OF the money realized from tolls on
the public works, tho sales Of canal
lands, 'and the taxes which have been
or1nay DO levied on account Of the pub
lie ddbt
Third, To incorporate for the term
VI JouIaS ~ hhTUU, COluUlOues
Portsmouth, Icothe, and such other
places Os have indicated q wish to enter
into tho business Of reformed banking.
companies for The purpose, with the
powers, and subject 10 the limitations,
restrictions and safeguards Of Tho statute
TO regulate banking in Ohio, passed
February, lS42.
Fourth, To bring the existing banks
OF the State under the provisions of the
last named act,
Fifth, To decrease the land & chattel
tax upon the grand loVy fifty per cent,
and mako up the deficiency thereby
created, by oVying tax sufficient for
the purpose, upon valuable articles Of
luxury, now exempt from taxation, and
upon the salaries Of public officers.
Sir'h, To apporion the State into
Congressional Districts.
Seuenih, To abolish entirely the Board
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