Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-01

enI with tax Of more than mil. The
question was taken on the indefinite post.
ponemeni Of the bill and lost. Mr. Eek
lev moved that the bill be committed TO
the Finance CommitIee with instructions
10 amend by abolishing district library and
other corresponding changes. Mr.. Mac.
kenzie dem lnded s division of the ques-
iion, which then turned on committing,
which was carried. The question re.
curing on the instructions, Smith of
Stark, moved 10 amend by Including in.
slructiOns 10 abolish the Office Of State
Commissioner of Township Board OF
Education. Mr.. Rogers moved 10 amend
by providing that the funds raised in
each county should be retained 10 be dis
tributed aud applied 10 the county in
which il should lie raised. Without de :
Gliding said motion, House adjourned.
In the Senate, on Thursday. Mr..
Townshend presented two petitions sign
ed by 6s5 citizens Of Columbiana coun.
ty, praying that ad ditiOna! rights may be
granted 10 Women.
MIR. 1ownshend also presented, on
leave, tho petition of 2O54 ciuzens Of
Ohio, praying that the Constitution Of
Ohio be changed as 10 allow women to
exercise tie elective franchise. Also, the
petition ef BIB, praying the passage Of
law 10 allow women to exercise the
same rights Of holding and disposing of
property as men. On motion of Mr..
Jewett, the rules were suspended to allow
Mrs. c. NJ. Severance, Of Cleveland, to
present. memorial on Woman's Rights,
which she proceeded to read with deep
feeling. The memorial, remarks the State
Democrat, was an able expose Of the
wrongs of woman, as practiced by the
common and statute law Of Ohio, and
was an appeal to Senators as fathers,
brothers and sons, 10 do away with the
disability, which, had the vote been TAX
en- ere the sound of her musical voice
had died away, would have produced an
almost unanimous vote in its favor. On
motion of Follet, Senate bill to prevent
the circu alton of foreign bank bills in
Ohio of a less denomination than five
dollars, was taken up and considered.
Smith, of Athens, moved that the bill be
referred to a select committee of one,
which was agreed TO and Smith was APP
pointed said committee. He reported the
bill back with one amendment, which
was agreed TO, and the bill was read q
third time, and the question being on its
passage, resulted-yeas Is, nays 10.
In the House, the Finance Committee
reported a Tax bill, substantially the
same as the one before reported, excep I
in the following particulars 1t does awav
with the exemption of fifty dollars, 1t
repeals the tenth md eleventh sections Of
the law providing for the deduction on
moneys and credits. Taxes leasehod in.
terests as personal property, at their actu-
al value in money. Fixes day certain,
the fourth Monday of April, for listing all
personal property. except that Of banks
and bankers and other corporations, which
are required TO report on the first Monday
Of May annually. The property that is
reported to the Assessor is fixed on the
fourth Monday of April, and that re.
turned to the County Auditor on the first
Monday Of May 1t does away with
average estimates of property for taxa
tion by merchants, bankers, manufactu-
rers, &C. II does away with valuations
by the assessor, and fixes the terms of
the oath of the person listing property,
with view to making the same less OBJ.
jectionab!e to Individuals who may be
scrupu' GUS in reference TO swearing there.
to. 1t permits county treasurers to visit
the townships as required by the County
Commissioners. In the Senate, Towns
hend offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That our Senators in Con-
gress be instructed, and our Representa-.
tives be requested. 10 use their best en-
deavors in favor Of establishing rccipro.
cal free trade with the Canadas, and tn e
opening of the navigation of the rive
st. Lawrence 10 the commerce of the
United States.
This drew forth no little debate and was
finally passed. So New York will have
to hurry up her Reciprocity men or Ohio
will be i'll Congress and Canada ahead OF
her. Should the measure be carried out
it will add greatly to the commerce OF
both countries, and the increased inter-
course will hasten that annexation which
sooner or later is inevitable.
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