Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-01-06


shall be sent to the-Auditor Of State, whose
duty it shall be to deduct 20 per cent. from
all land returned as improved lands as fix.
ed by the Board of Equalization, and the
remainder be put on the duplicate for taxa<
ton.
Mr. Goddard remarked that gentlemens
had contended for tax bill to tax all prop.
erty according to its true value. This 4.
mendment was departure from this prin.
ciple. 4.
Mr. Eckley spoke in favor ofhis amend
ment
Mr. Welch opposed the amendment.
MIR Reemelin was in favor of the amend.
ment.
Mr. King said that the gentlemen on the
other side, will recollect that last winter il
was the particular pleasure Of Mr. Kelly
and his friends to say that the bringing of
personal property on the tax list would di.
minish the land taxi but what have we
seen! The tax increased on the farmer.
The principle professed by the bill Of last
winter was right, but it was not carried
out: the democrats were in favor of that
principle honestly carried out, and in doing
this the democrats would not exempt the
gentleman's favorite banks, &c. "a
Mr. Eckley again supported his amend.
ment.
Mr. Utter said that the should have been
glad if the gentleman had put his deduction
more than 20 per cent. The farmer had to
bear too much of the burdens of taxation
he went for taxing all property according
to its value. The farmer was taxed upon
his wheat and wool, if he kept it on hand
over six months-he was taxed upon all.
while the capitalists, in banking, were
merely taxed upon the profits, after deduct.
ing their losses and expenses. He was op-
posed to such distinctions as were made by
the tax law Of last winter-it was the most
unequal and unjust law on record.
Mr.. Ford spoke at length against
the amendment, and Messrs. Welch
and Utterin favor of it.
Mr. Eckley moved to lay the bill and a.
mendment on the table.
The Senate adjourned to Saturday NOR.
ming at 10 o'clock.
Nothing of interest transpired in the
House on the 24th, from which time it nd.
journed over to to'saturday.
SENATE-Dec. 26.-Mr Lewis present.
ed petition from so citizens of Portage
county, praying for the abolition of capital
punishment. Referred to the committee on
the Judiciary.
Mr. Lewis also presented petition from
citizens of Portage county, for law de-
claring the Federal Union dissolved; which
Mr. Lewis moved to refer to the standing
committee on Federal Relations.
Mr. Perkins inquired whether the sign.
ers of the petition were citizens of Ohio.
Mr. Lewis said they were, and known to
him as respectable men.
Mr. Ewing moved that the petition be re-.
jected. ''7,,',''
MIR Ford raised question Of order, bas.
ed upon he.ground that a motion to reject
was not among the priviledged questions
under the rules of the Senate.
The chair referred to Jefferson's Manu-.
ell as evidence that motion to reject was a
privilege question, and had preference ofa
motion to refer.
Mr. Welch moved to lay the petition on
the table. -
Mr. Ewing said the motion to refer should
nave precedence over any other motion.
The petition, if not insulting to this BODY.
was so to every feeling of decency and pat.
rlotlsm. A motion to refer such petition
could not be entertained without sink;np
the dignity Of this BODY.
On motion ofMr Welch, the motion to
reject The petition was laid on the table.
Mr. Reemelin gave notice of his inten.
ton to introduce bill to amend the act lev.
ying taxes, passed March, ls46.
Mr. Ewing offered the following pream.
BILE and resolution, which were considered
and agreed to:
Whereas, it has been repeatedly repre.
sented to the members Of the Senate, that
there are citizens Of Ohio who have re.
Gently returned, on account of i'll health.
from the volunteer service in Mexico. or
are yet serving their country in said scr.
vice, who, from their long absence from
their avocations and their homes. are ma.
bic to meet certain pecuniary obligations
Immediately on their return: therefore.
Resolued, That the standing COMMITTEES
on the Judiciary be instructed to inouire
into the expediency of providing by law for
the relief of such persons as are alluded ia
in the foregoing preamble. either by bro.
hibiting the commencement Of suits at law.
in any civil action, within ninety DAYS AZ.
ter their return, or to provide such other
relief as in their view of the premises NAV
be deemed just and proper.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REp.-Dec. 26.-Mr McM..
kin offered for adoption the followiog Joint
resolution, to wit:
Resolued. &c, That both branches or
this General Assembly will adjourn sine din
on Monday the first day of February nav,
Mr. McMakn expressed his opinion that
the resolution gave ample time to do IN ali
the business before the Legislature or that
might. come before it. Business. 90 far
had u = 4 . EgriF