Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1854-05-04

nothing be construed In the bull SO as 70
increase the salaries of the Senate of
ficers, which was adopted.
Mr.. Parrets offered an amendment,
declaring the act of depositing the State
fuads with banks or private individuals
'sy the State Treasurer, to be embezzie-
ment. Lost.
The bill then passed; yeas rs, nays
10.
The testimony in behalf of Watson,
the Warden of the Penitentiary, was
reported BY the select committee and
read. 1t does not materially alter the
case. and the resolution to dismiss Wat
son was adopted, under the previous
question. Yeas 58, nays 23.
April 27th-SEKArE.-Bill to amend
the probate court act was reported back
with amendments, which were agreed
to, and the bill passed.
Bill to amend the 49th section of the
Code, passed-19 to4.
Bill to amend the act to prohibit the
circulation, &C., of unauthorized bank
paper, &C., was taken up, and was de
bated at some length. This is the bill
that is designed to bring up the Clinton
Bank of this city. The Senate amended
it SO that the bank has one year to close
its affairs, when it was passed-yeas 81,
nays Z.
HousE.-An effort was made to re-
consider the vote by which the House
refused to pass the bill for the erection
of new Deaf and Dumb Asylum, but
it failed.
On motion, the House reconsidered
the vote by which it refused to pass the
bill to permit manufacturing companies
to increase their capital stock in certain
cases.
Several gentlemen spoke in favor of
the bill, when it passed-yeas sc, nays
18.
Bill to provide Auditors of the several
counties with Geiger's tables for the
calculation of taxes, DC, was passed
yeas 66, nays 5. 1t is now law.
Bill to provide that the county COM
missioners shall appoint county treasur-
ers in case of death or disability of that
officer, was read the third time and
passed-yeas 81, nays IL.
Finance committee reported that
$4,000 per year be paid, from the sink
ing fund, to the transfer agent { Mr.. Ed
gerton) at New York. The committee
also recommended that the section which
proposes to levy tax of three-fourths
Of a mill on the dollar which would
raise s6oO,OOO) for the year 1856 be
stricken out.
Mr.. Gest explained. 1t was an i'm
portant proposition. Shall we tax our
selves now to pay this principal when
there is no necessity for it? Our taxa
ion is heavy. Why add to it? Such
would not be the conduct of a business
nan in his private affairs, and such
should not be the conduct of the State
Mr.. Mckenzie also explained. He
thought taxes were not equitably as
sessed at present. If they were right
he would not object to raising enough to
pay off the amount of debt due in 1857.
But that debt is payable, at the pleasure
of the State, after that period.
He said there was no necessity for
raising this S6OO,OO The funds set
apart would pay probably over $780,
600 per year of the debt, without this
levy. The Committee had examined
the subject with great care, and they
had come to the conclusion as set forth
in the report.
Other members spoke upon the sub
ject. The opinion was almost unani-
nous that the extra taxation was not re-
quired, and that to meet the require
ments of the Constitution would be all
that the good name and credit of the
State demanded.
The amendments of the committee
were agreed to, by large majority.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed, yeas rs, nays 8.
It's Senate bill, and the important
of the House, striking out
the 100000 tax will give rise to a,
sharp debate. Its fate is doubtful, we
think the Senate must back out
APRIL 98.-SENATE-Bill authoriz
ing Township Trustees to construct wa
ter courses and locate bitches in GER
tain cases-passed. This is now law. |
Bill TO regulate the fees of clerks of
courts-passed. 1t has yet to pass the
House before it becomes law.
Proposition to amend the Constitu-
ton by striking out the word "white,"
was indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Bill requiring the majority
of Railroad Directors to reside in the
State, and to have their Office on the
line of their road-passed.
Bill to provide for the sale Of public
works was reported back by Mr.. Newell,
and after debate was ordered to be en-
SIS, nays 80. 1t will be
voted upon on Friday, but cannot pass
both Houses at the present session.
Bill to punish the adulteration of IL
quors and to provide for the appoint
nent of competent chemist to test the
quality of liquors, was reported back,
and on the question of its passage, the
vote stood-yeas SO, nays II.
This is Senate bill, and if they agree
TO slight amendment it will be a law.
Bill to organize the militia was re
ported back with divers amendments,