The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-31
From the 0. S. Demooral, "a inst.
Ohio Legislature.

terday, py me presentation OF atnemoIlaL
on Women's Rights, by Mr.. G. M. SFv-
FRANCE, OF Cleveland, which she read
with deep feeling. The memorial was
an able expose of the wrongs OF woman,
os prsciiced by The common and statute
law of Ohio, and was an appeal TO Sena-
tors as fathers, brothers aud sons, to do
away with the disability which, had The
vote been taken ere the sound Of her
musical voice had died away, would have
produced an almost unanimous vote in
its favor. N, .lat. .,.., IA
The Senate, by vote, ordered the
memorial to be laid on-.ihe table 10 be
printed. The argiment marked ihe fair
aulhoress as one who had thought much
and deeply on the subject. There was
quite collection Of ladies' present, and
as the tale Of woman's wrungo proceeded,
we thought Of the anccdote Of the Old
soldier who sued for SANDER, and when
biscounsel, with much fervor, dwelt upon
the injury OF the SANDER, the veteran
burst into tears, declaring that he never
dreamed before of how much be had
been wronged.
The Temperance Bill was discussed
at some length, and finally laid on The
table, with a motion pending by Mr.
SMITH, of Athens, 10 strike oul all after
The enactiDg clause,
The bill of Mr.. FoLLETT, Of Licking,
TO prevent the circulation of the notes Of
foreign banks under ten dollars, was
taken up and debated. The intention
of The bill is 10 drive out Of circulation
in this State The rredeemadlc trash which
OHIO bankers and brokers bring into il in
large quantities, and which usurp the
place Of the precious metals. Ohio is
now overrun with notes Of banks which
are every day fulfilling their destiny in
bursting up. They are borrowed Of rot
len Institutions east and west, put into
circulation here, the borrower agreeing
to keep them from being presented fol
payment for given length of time, III
consideration of the low rate OF interest
at which they are loaned 10 him. A
r.vaie mark-sometlme The entire name
of the borrower is printed thereon, and
when presented for payment at the coun
ter where issued, il he bank is moi ready
to fail, the borrower is forced 10 take
ihcm back again and substitute good
money therefor. The bill in the Senate
lo>day, If passed into a law, will elfec'
tualy relieve our people Of this spuriou:
trash; and when the crash comes, the
people Of other States, not ours, must be
the sufferers. The bill was passed.
every Democrat but two voting therefor
$50 much fer Buckinghamm
In the House, Mr.. MAcKENstE, from
The standing Committee on Finance, re
ported the TAX BILL.
! The bill, as reported, is substantial,
the former bill, without change, excep
in the following particulars:
l. II does away with the exemption
Of fifty dollars.
| 2. Il repeals the tenth and eleventh
sections of the law providing for deduc'
lions on moneys and credits.
3. Taxes leasehold interests rs per.
sonal property, al their actual value il
money.
4. Fixes a day certain, The fouril
Monday of April, for listing all persona
properly except that of banks and banker
and other corporations, which are required
10 report on The first Monday Of May
annually. The property that is reported
TO the Assessor is fixed on the fou'll
Monday of April, and that returned t'
the County Auditor on the first Monda!
of May,
5. /, does away with average estimates
of property for taxation by N Merchants
bankers, manufacturers, &c.
6. II does away with valuations by th'
Assessor, and fixes the terms Of the oatI
of the person listing property, with
view 10 making The same less objection
able TO invididuals who may be scrnpu
lous in reference TO swearing thereto.
7, II permits county Treasurers 4
visit the townships as required by tn
County Commissioners.
There are some other minor change
in the frame ewo:k Of Tho bill, not materla
TO be stated.
In the course Of the afternoon session
Gen. EcKLEY, in behalf Of the "Mercan
tile and Manufacturing Union of New
York;" made formal presentation TO th'
House ofa porcelain pitcher, ofmammotI
dimensions, and most exquisite finish
Speaker LIE BLOND accepted the gift in
few appropriate remarks, assuring ih'
donois that il would not fail 10 be highl1
prized,i not SO much from IFS intrinsic
value as from lis being free offering
from those whose enterprise and skill
served TO illustrate the progress of ou
country IN tho useful arts. This beauli'
full gift, he said, proved that this brancl
Of manufacture had fully kept pace will
the progress Of the age.
The following inscription appears or
the font OF the pitcher, in beaulilu
guilt letters: as
"Presented 10 the House Of Repre-
seniatives of Ohio, by the Mercantile
and Manufacturing Union of New York,
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