Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-04-27

bate arose, in which some personul feeling wa
made manifest The House finally referred
the bill 10 the Finance committee.
Senate Temperance bill was read the SECOND
time, and then debate arose upon referring i
to the committee ofthe whole fora special day
The House refused to make it the order for
special day by vote Of 80 to 50.
DR.. Ross reported back the report and reso
lutions in relation to the conduct of the Depu
ty Warden Of the Penitentiary. On motion
the report, resolutions and testimony were lait
upon the table, and were ordered to be prin
ted.
Bill to FIX the late Of interest, and to preven
usury, was reported back by Mr. Birchart
with amendments, which were agreed to-
The bill as amended, allows parties to contrac
for 8per cent. interest. Without contract the
interest remains at per cent. By contracting
for greater amount than per cent, the par
ty shal! have no right ofactiOn on said contract
in the courts of this State. .. .,...
Mr. Baker moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill, and spoke at some length against the
policy of fixing by law, the pnCe of money.
Messrs. Morris, Ross, Dean and others, de.
Tended the bill. The afternoon was mostly
spent in this debate. 1t was moved to amend
by asserting per cent, instead Of but this
was lost. -... .... rr
The mOtionto indefinitely postpone, prevail.
ed -yeas 80, nays 90. .s ..Ha.
Messrs. Newell, Evans, Krauth and Burton,
sent to the Chair their resignation as members
of the committee TO examine the affairs of the
public works They say they have usedall dill
igence to get meeting Of the committee, but
the chairman, Mr.. Leland, could not be induced
to act. Explanations took place, when il was
stated that there appeared to be disposition
to evade an investigation. .r Ha ..-4.
The whole subject was finally laid on the
table. .Iga tat
Mr.. Bakers temperance bill was taken ur
and read. 1t was reported by him as the mi.
nority report of the special committee, and the
House, by vote of 90 to 26, adopted it as a
substitute for that reported by the majority
Being thus made the bill. the House, by vote
of 29 to 26, ordered the bill to be engrossed.
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YoUNG AMEMCA,-"Robert," said mother
to a youngster Of nine, who was amusing him
self in the corner with pulling the tail of a res
pectable tabby cat, who with the utmost force
of feline lungs was expressing her indignation
at such ''unfeelng" treatment; -"Robert, what
would you like to have me buy you for pres.
ent ? Shall it be a top o. ..
"a top! No, am too old for tops, " was
the reply.
Then, perhaps you would like sled or a
I pair of skates % ....
"No, 1 don't want them"
Shall I get you a bow and arrows, or a
picture book, or what would you like best 2
Old LADY," said Robert, with dignity, ''res-
pect the feelings ofa gentleman, and do not az
gravAte me further keep your bows, arrows,
and picture books for them that like 'em. Il
you want to know what would like, I will tell
you-a boz Of cigars and shawl"
His mother tainted in surprise. When she
recovered, she expressed the conviction tha
Robert was the forwardest boy of his age she
knew of and she was quite sure he would make
a great orator some of chose days. She tho
proper to deny him the cigars, but as for the
shawl-perhaps you have seen figure of three
feet Or under promenading Broadway, within
the past week, closely enveloped in thick
grey shawl. Well, that's Robert.