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HOusE.-The Retrenshnent bin was deba-
ted, and voted upon for some time. The
clause fixing the compensation Of members at
three dollars per day, met all sorts Of OPpOs-
ton.
Mr.. Rodgers moved 70 strike out three and
insert one dollar aad half.
Mr.. Converse nsved to let the Office Of Rep
resentative out to the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Smith Of Stark moved 10 smend by ad-
ding "oWest responsible Democratic bidder"
Mr. h'KenEie moved to amendby prOvi-
ding that members serve without pay. And
thereuPOn he made speech ''
/ In England and Canada the policy was TO
keep the government in the hands Of the rich,
and to accomplish this they gave no eompeusa-
ton TO Members Of Parliament. Poor people
were thus effectually excluded lit is best to
take such steps as TO exclude poor folks from
coming TO the Legislature, theu he thought il
best to go the entire lsagth, and dol. up efFec-
tually. &C..
Mr. Pain vent for three dollars.
Judge Orchard thought members did not
earn over three dollars per day. but opposed
the reduction Of salary Of the Judges He had '.
been Judge himselfsnd knew sOmetng,abOut b.
the labor Of that post saet
Mr. Metcalf moved to amend by fixing the
sSlary Of Governor at $4,000, Judges Of su- '
preme Court, So, 800 Of Common Pleas. at
ZOO, Auditor Ofstats, $4,000, &c. iaa.. -
After further debate, all these amedments
were rejected. The previous question was e.
nally demanded, and the question being on W
ordering the bill to be engrossed it was lost
by the following vote: .s
| YEAs.-Messrs. Bustie Baker, Birchard,
CAntmell, CleaVer, Cochran, Courtright, Cut-
les, Davis, Downing, Ellis, Evans, Finley b-
Fowler, GOOdfellOW, Herrick, Hessin, Jones,
Logue, Miller Morris, Musser, Newell, Oldham .
Pain, Perky Peters, Phills, Pierson, Price
Reeves, Seger, Sibley, Smith of Stark Walters
and WOrthngtOn-S7. ar
NATs.-Messrs. Allen Of Pike, Bean, Boo
her, Brown, Burton, Campbell, Converse,
Crane, Cross Dickinson, Durgn, Egly; ElWell. .
Emerson. Energy, Gest, Gualey, Hubbard,
Huston, Jennings, johnson, Krautb, LangdOn,
Leland Mckenzie, Metcalf, Merrin, Nunema-
der, Porter, Rdgway. Rodgers. Smith Of a 8
Wood, Thompson, Tyler Van Hood Walk
up, Warthen, Wright, and Speaker-39. -r.-
The Temperance bill was made the special
order for Wednesday next
| Mr.. Mckenzie from the Finance committee
reported new tax bill, which was read tine first
time. 1t is very long and very much like the
present law. The variations are as follows ,t
1. ItdOes away with the exemption Offfy
dollars. ....
2. 1t repeals the tenth and eleventh setions
Ofthelaw providing for deductions on moneys 40.
and credits.
g. Taxes leasbold interest as personal prop
erty, at their actual value in money, t .i.r
4. Fixes q day certain. the fourth Monday of ~
April for listing all personal property except
that Of banks and bankers and other CORPORA
tons, which are required to report on the first
Monday Of May, anaaly The property that is
reported to the assessor is fixed on the fourth
Monday Of April, and that returned to the
County Auditor on the first Monday of May.
S. 1t does away with average estimates of ,
property for taxation by merchants, bankers,
manufacturers, DC. If rr
6, 1t does away with valuation by the Asses
sor, and fixes the terms Of the oath of the per-
sons listing property.
This bill contains work enough for the bal
ance Of the session, if the adjournment comes
before the first of May.
Mr.. Leland asked the House to grant the n
committee to investigate the affair of the Board
of Public Work, a clerk. There was more wri-
ting than any member of the committee had
time to do The request was granted and the
compensation fixed at four dollars per day.
ESAn exchange says The block of marble i
sent by the Pope of Rome for the Washington
Monument was destroyed recently by seme
persons unknown, and the fragments Of it were
left on the banks ofthe Potomac. This is but the
result of that spirit of intolerance which has
lately grown into such outrageous abuses.
Eg-Mr. Phelps the quandom Senator from
Vermont has IT last been dismissed from his