The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-05

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IN certain cases, was taken up and pass
ed-- yeas 20, nays z. sdi aadisfo-
On motion Of Mr. ATKINSON, Tho vote
on Senate bill regulating The fees OF
Clerks Of Courts Of, Common Pleas, was
reconsdered. 0'"
The question was then upon the pass
ago of the bill. and. ,resulted-yeas 2l,
nays 7. So The bill passed. ua s8. Br
/ Senate bill 10 amend The Constitution
so as 10 strike ,hre(rom the word white
was indefinitely postponed.
.mI gaau as5TnURsDAY, April 81.
HOUSE. Mr., ,GEsT (Ftnance) report
ed back Senate bill 1856, TO amend the
act prescribing the dulles of county
Tfeasurers. with one amendment, which
was agreed to, and The bill read d,he third
lime and pissed --yeas 81 mays 1851
Mr., MAcKENzrE (Finsnce) reported
back Senate bill 1877, making appropria1
tions for the payment of the principal and
interest Of The public debt OF Ohio, for
1854 andS55, and leyying taxes for said
purposes, with one amendment, and rec,
ommended its passage. a seg e'urlf "
Mr.. GEsT explained the nature Of the
amendment, striking out the cd section,
which provides for raising by taxation the
sum Of 100000 applicable to the iiqui'
daiion OF the bonds Of the State. What
was true economical policy in The afaits
Of an individual, was true economical
policy in The aff,irs Of a State. No man
who consulted his own interest, would
take money when j, was worth ten or fl
teen per cent, 10 pay aidcbi drawing on
ly FIVE per cent. If il could be avoided
He dwelt briefly upon the present heav,
taxes which lhc people were already
compelled 10 pay, &c.
MIR. MACKENZIE explained bis own po.
siion. He would favor The promp, pay,
men, of the public debt, if he believed
that the taxes were a, present assessed
equally, but this beng MOI the case, be
concu!rcd with The balance Of the COM
mit'es, 'as being the most polite.
The amendment was agreed to, and
the bill read the third time. +. g,y,.
Mr.. r. GERS said if the bill looked 10
any thing like repaaa'ion, he could nnt
support'i'. He would like,o hear rom
the chairman of The Finance Commute
Mr.. MACKENZIE, in explanation, stated
that nothing like repudisliop was con-
,empla'ed The payment Of ,hs interest
was promptly provided for. The bonds
ire payable atMe pleasure Of The State.
The question was simply one OF cxpedi-
ency, as concerns the time for the epsy.
ment Of the principal. The prescniiaxes
bore SO GENEROUSLY upon the landed inter.
est of the State, that il would bc mani
fcslly unjust To assess additional taxes.
under the present system, for the paytnen,
Of the principal.
After further explanatory remarks b,
klessrs. GgsT and BIRcnARp,
Mr. EMERY moved tha, the House re
consider The vote by which tue amend
men. of :he Finance Committee was
adopted. Lost. t,. !, i. .m
MIR, EcKLEy hoped the bill, in its PICS,
ent shape, would pass. In The present
overbunheued condition oftho tax payer:
of Ohio, he believed they would rebel
against an additional lax Of 5000, ,000.---
Such provision was made for the pay,
ment of the interest, that even the posi-
biliiy Of endangerng the faith of The
State was out of the question. l.
The bill was Then passod--yeas rs
nays6. ge54a s4f la eaas
Mr.. LELAND Judiciary reported q bill
10 amenn the Court bill for the third ili,
dicial circuit; which was read twice un,
. der suspension Of the rule. Ii was ,her
ebgrossed the Clerks desk and reat
the third time and passed-yeas II
nays 0. a .s !,liw VA RI .sadH,
Mr., BAKER calyd up House bill l57
10 make ii the duty of county Auditor,
10 levy extra taxes FOR road purposes it
certain cases. Ii was then read lhe lhirc
time and passed-yebs SO, nays 10. o'a
Mr.. PORTER reported back Senate bill
43, giving cities Of The second class the
same powers possessed by those 0fatht
first class, in the construction of, waiel
works, and recommended its passage. n
Rendl .he third time, aud lpassed7-Iyea'
81, nays g., ~
| Mr. EcKLEY reported back Senate bill
1 36, TO prevent The adu!teraiion Of alco
4 holic liquors, and recommendediits pas
sage. The question was taken onsth'
4 passage Of the bill aud carried-yeas 5S
mays II. -, a.. !,
MIR. RosERs reported Sack Senate, Bill