Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-21
Ohio Legislature.
MARcn V-3 + M.
SENArs--Tac subtressury bill was Q.

Mr.. Foo,e moved to s.rike out that
provision which forbid the deposit Of
The moneys olftho State with Banks, or
any where out OF therIessury. rs
Mr.. Atkinson resisted the motion.
TIE sme ndment was lost.
Mr.. Foote moved another amendment
TO odd 10. the section "no,hing in this
section shall be construed 10 prevent
the, Treasurer Of the county. making
special deposits ip the Banks Of The
State"
Mr.. Smith, OF Madison supported tho
amendment. The amendment was lost.
Yeas lo-nsys lo. The bill WINS q.
mended in some not important paricu'
lars, and ordered 20 be ensfosscd. Yeas
lO--nays 3. ...tc-... ..,cf 4. ,f...
The Senate went into committee OF
tho whole, Mr.. Sb srman in the char.
The committee rose and reported
back sundry bills, which were referred.
Adjourned. ,.a .is,, "a a.lr.r :.
, HousE-Mr. Baker offered rcsclu.
lion requesting the State Treasurer TO
report TO Ibis House the amount Of
Bank tax of every description due and
unpaid TO this l,nie,, with the names Of
The Banks; also The amount, OF, Bank
tax which has been paid under protest;
which was adopted. N ,.-.1 ,,yo ......
Mr.. Tory, on leave, reported bill
10 amend the act prescribing the duties
OF suPeryisors,and relating to roads aud
highways, which was re ad first time.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole, MIR. Cross in the chair,and
considered sunlry bills, which were re.
ported back and appropriately referred.
MIR. Rogers, Oh leave, introduced n
bill 10 fix the liability of endorser>,
which was read a first time. Adjourned.
.. .. March 1910 A NJ.
SExArE-Mr. And.rson from the com.
mi,tee, reported bill relative to the
purchases and sales Of lanl, in the Ohio
colnpany's rufehase. Read the frs!
time. .,... .....r
The bill for the better organization
ollhc Treasury, w:s ieod = lhiId time,
and referred to select conlmiltee Of
one, Mr.. Atkinson. ...
Mr.. Atkinson reported back the sub.
treasury bill, with Two amendments.
The amendments were agreed 10, and
Mr.. Foo,e. spoke agains, the bill. This
was Lnc Of the worst measures ever de-.
vised. Its title ought to be, ga bill TO
embarrass and involve the ctizcrs ol
Ohio, and to endangcr the safety Of the
public monies" He would a good deal
rather trust 10 Banks as repositories OF
the public l,cosu'e, than contile it 10
lhcse sub.lreasuIers. Two rcasurers
had lately been rob bed. Bu, that was
no, the wors, feature Of the bill. There
was not a man in Ohio, who in The man.
agcmenl Of his own private affairs, would
lock his money up in vault, and keep
it unproductive. But this course was
10 be taken with reference 10 the public
money. We could make 10000 dol.
lurs "a year by using the public money,
and here was bill 10 keep it locked up
in vaults, by system which would cosl
$4,000 year, instead Of making any.
thing.
The question was then taken on the
passage Of the bill, and fcsulled-yea;
10, nays I. So the bill passed.
MIR. Foolc moved to amend the title by
striking out the present title and insert
ing, "a bill to render insecure The pub.
lie moneys, and to oppress the people.
Mr.. Davis moved TO amend the o.
mendmenl b, adding, "ani 10 trouble in
spirit the advoc acs of paper money gen.
orally" .....
The amendment to the amcn,lmcn
was agreed to-ycas "a, nays 4.
The original amendment was then pu
as amended, and lost yeas 4, nays %
Mr.. Norris reported back from the Sc
.lcct committee, the resolution for the
sine die adjournment Of the General AS
sembly on the frs. Monday Of April
and recommended its adoption. Senat
ors Atk nson, Lee and Foote believed
that the state Of business would no
warrant the fixing of day at present
Senators Norris and Davis favored the
adoption Of the resolution.
A motion 10 lay the resolution on th'
table, was lost, yeas II, nays 10.
The resolution was adopted, yeas II
nays 10.
Mr.. Allen recorded his vote" "no" o,
the subtfeasury bill. Recess.
HousE-Prayer by Rev. DR.. Hodge.
Bills Read the Third Time.
To amend the 5lh section Of the act Il
provide for the organization Of courts o
Justice and their powers and dulies.pas
ed March IA, 1852. Passed, yeas 81
nays none.
Authorizing depositions to be take'
in this State by commissioners or agent
of other States, 10 be used therein, ant
providing for the furnishing Of perjur
committed in such cases. Passed, yea
85, nays none. s
To punish certain offsnses therei
named Passed, yeas 81, nays none.
10 tepea the chain gang system i
Hamilton County. Passed, yeas IS
naysi. &2 e.'.-
@R e e March 1913 p NJ
SEsArE--Mf FolIet moved to tax
up the resolutions offered by him some
time since upon the subject Of the OF
ganizatcn OF the Nebraska Territory.
The motion was agreed to, and tn
resolutions were taken up.
Mr.. Follett addressed the Senate. II