Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

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70 ascertain the amount thereof, was pas
sed. '
Feb. 1. The Senate disagreed to the
House amendments 10 the retrencbment
bilI. and some amendments Of The Sen
. ate committee were then adopted.
The bill fixing the times OfhOlding the
Courts of Common Pleas was read the
third timo and passed by the Senate.
The House resolution apporiating
5000 Tor clothing poor children in the
Assylums, was adopted.
In the House, the bill 10 amend the
act pressribfng.the duties of county Audi
tors, was passed.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Riley, and laid on the table and
ordered TO be printed:
Resolutions relative 10 basis Of taxation
for all purposes Of revenue.
Resolved, That the true basis of Iaxa'
ton for all purposes Of revenue collect
ed directly from The people, iS,and should
be, an adV0loTem valuation, and oil prop
erty whether real or personal. within this
stale (o:her than so much and sdch kind
Of properly as shall be exempt by law
from execution in cases ,ohere such prop
arty has been set off by the proper off,
cer,l should be placed upon the tax du-
pIcats at iis real value in money, so near
90 the same can be sscerlained.
Resolved, That q select committee oi
-be appointed 10 draft and report
a bill 10 provide FOR the levying and col
lecting Of taxes upon the principles set
forth in the above resolution.
Feb. 2. The House passed the bill
10 amend the act providing for the dis
tribution and investment Of the States
proportion Of the surplus revenue.
Feb. 3. In Senate, the bill to erect
the new county of WyandOt was PoStPon'
ed until the first Monday in December
next.
In The House, the bill TO amend the.
chatter Of the Bank Of Wooster, was so a.
mSnded as to extend its provisions to The
Lafayette and Xenia Banks, and passed,
yeas Al, nays %.
Feb.6 In the Senate, Mr.. Baldwin,
from the committee on New Counties,
10 which was referred the petitions for
the erection Of The new county OF Phys
mouth, asked to be discharged from its
further consideration, and that the same
be postponed until the first monday in
December next; which was agreed to-
M. Loudon offered for adoption a res
olu,iOn for the sine die adjournment Of
the Beeislature on Monday the 9TH of
March next.
Mr.. EckIey moved TO amend the resO'
luton by striking out the words 18th Of
March, and inserting in lieu thereof the
words 'l9th Of February
Before the question was taken there
on, the resolution, on motion of Mr..
Jones, was laid on thsltable.
M. Franklin offered for adoption the
following resolution, which was agreed
10.
Resolved, That the Bank Commission.
srs be instructed to report TO this Gene
raj Assembly the amount Of losses, as
near as the same can be uscertained,
which the citizens of this State have sus-
tanned by the failure Of banks, and by the
depreciation OF Bank paper, which has
been used as circulating medium since
1891.
Mr.. EwING, for himself, and such 9TH
er members as might unite with him,
gave notice Of his intention to present a
protest against the passage of the bill to
amend the act Incorporating the Bank of
" Ooster, SC, for the purpose that tho
same may be placed upon the Journal of
tho House.
In The House, the bill 10 erect the /
eOuntg Of Chester was postponed till The
frSt monday inDecember next,--yeas 80,
nays 81. II
A bill from The Senate, TO revive and
continue the act incorporating the Little I
Miami Railroad company, was read the s
hrst time.
The House agreed 10 the Senate a. b
mendmeni TO the bill to establish free I
turnpike road from Bruuersburgh, in c
Williams comfy, TO the Michigan state Q
line. 0
The bill fixing the compensation Of .
members Of the General Assembly, with i
the amendments Of The House to the a.
mendmen,s Of the Senate, coming down q
from The Senate, the same was laid on the
table.
Nit. NoRLE, from The new county com.
mites, reported that 10 relation TO the new
eountv Of Auplaize. that there was some |,