Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-03-04
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session. Messrs. Foot, Fo.leIL Law
reneo and Smith Of Madison spoke. The
last named gentleman did not understand
why Democracy in Ohio was such dil-
ierent article from Democracy in New
York, Virginia, and even Indiana and
Illinois. These States offered induce.
men for safe banking institutions, but
our policy seemed to be to drive them
and their currency from the State.
A motion o strike out FIVE dollars and
insert ten was made, and prevailed by q
vote of Is to IL. The bill was then
laid on the table.
In the House a bill 10 provide for the
manner in which the labor of convicls
shall be hired out, was read the first time.
The House went into committee of the
whole, and considered several bills,
which were put through that mill, and
repored back to the House.
A bill to repeal the law imposing two
days work upon the highways, upon all
persons between certain ages, was intro
duced and read the first time.
Senate joint resolution, TO appoint a
joint committee to consider PROPOSE ions
to amend the constitution was read, when
Mr.. Brown, of Hamilton, rose in oppo
sition 10 its passage. He said the reso.
luton was the result of panic, arising
from the late decisions of the Supreme
Court on the TAX law. He thought we
ought not TO back out from this instru.
ment at this early day. He sustained
that instrument and thought all its new
measures were Improvements. He hoped
the resolution would be voted down.
Mr.. Gross thought the genteman's re-
marks would be more applicable to bill
| if it were before the House, than TO @
mere resolution to enquire into the ncces-
sity Of action. He hoped ii would pass,
Mr.. Gest hoped the resolution would
pass. The very fact that there is panic
is reason why it should be examined
and if found to be wrong the committee
should report the result Of their invesli.
cations.
Mr.. Baker said, this cry about taxation
was no new one. The Banks had made
great fuss, and now that others are af
fected they too had set up howl. The
moneyed men, the aristocrats are now
making noise, but he had no sympathy
for them. He did not believe that any
change should be made. He illustrated
his views. and spoke with much warmth,
He pitched in to the soft-fsted, the aris,o
Gratis; the merchants, traders, &c, ir
right gallant style.
Mr.. Rogers claimed that he was dem
ocrat, and was willing to trust the peopl,
with an amendment to the Fundamental
law. He thought that the decision of th'
court brought to the tax law mucl
fictitious capital. 1t should be changed
and he hoped the resolution would b
passed.
Mckenzie, Dean and Burchard spok
against the amendment of the constitution
Mr.. Langley said the constitution max
ers were Democrats, the Legislature ths
enacted the tax law was democratic. Th
Court has decided that the law of the las
session is unconstitutional. Nov,
; thought the constitution makers never ir
tended the result as it now stands. and tn
people of the country nevei ratified
with any idea of this result. He sal
the people were dissatisfied, the whole
sale merchants all complain, ard all Ii
relail men and deoers all over the cour
try complain of this result Now,
thought this matter should be examine
J by q committee, and it is demand d b
: the people.
Without coming to any result III
House adjourned.
The bill providing for the sale Of til
Public Work, was discussed in Comm
tee of the Whole. Mr.. Mackenzie led i
opposing the measure, on the ground tha
it would tend the aggrandizement of co
porations. al the expense of the people
that the very material reduction off tol
that had been made, was for the be-
eft of the people, and therefore, for Il
benefit of the State. Mr.. Dean advocate
the sale with much warmth. He said
was very far from his purpose to attac
) the administration of the present Boart
Large expenditures had been demande
to replace dilapidated and ricketty work
with structures of more substantial nt
ture. These expenditures would contir
ue 10 be called for, and the burden fe
very onerousIy upon the counties recei,
: ing no benefit from the works. Mr.. B
ker followed in speech against the mea
) ure.s
There is considerable feeling upon th
subject in the House, and the bill has
) its preliminary stages, been we'll sustain
ed.
In the Senate, 29th, on motion Of NJ
Atkinson, the resolution heretofore @
fered by him on the subject of reducir
the rate per cent. for Common School
= was taken from the table. The resol,
tion contemplates reducing the rate fro
two to one and talf-mills on the dc
lar; also to abolish the one-tenth Of
S mill for library purposes. after son
4 discussion it was referred to the Commi
> tee on Common Schools
a On the 29th, Wr. Follett, from The S
D lect Committee 10 whom was refcrr'
Senate bill to prevent the circulation
foreign bank bills of less denominatit
than five dollars, reported the same bat
with one amendment, which was agre,
Ii to and the bill ordered to be engross
9 for third reading.
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