The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-03-26

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or next TO none of the evils to be cured
resulted from lager beer, ale, or wine.
A discussion then arose, in which a
great many Senators participated, as to
whether ale or native wine would make
a man drunk.
Mr.. Matthews would support the
although he should vote
against the bill. He considered that
he was as much opposed to the common
vice of drunkenness MS any other man,
and as much in favor Of temperance.
But he would say here that he did not
regard temperance as Synonymous with
total abstinence. He thought temper
ance was the moderate and judicious use
of those articles which had been given
for the nourishment and s~ustainance of
the human frame, and that total absti-
hence was not temperance, andswas on
ly needful for those who by some pecu-
liarity of constitution, or habit of ex-
cess, had made it The only means by
which excess could be prevented.
Mr.. Mathews then denounced the 4th
section of the bill as an unhcard-of vio-
lation of all the principles upon which
justice is administered in all civilized
countries. It not only provides that it
shall not be necessary to prove the
knowledge of the defendant; but it goes
on, when the defendant has proved his
innocence by the absence of all knowl-
edge that the party to whom the sale
was made was q minor or a drunkard,
to make it the duty ofsthe Judge and ju-
ry to find him guilty. This is the most
execrable provision, if it could be car
ried out, that ever was devised in this
country. 1t will not amount to much,
for you cannot elect five of the Judges
OF the Supreme Court who will not snap
fingers at it the momeut it comes
before that tribunal, and, declaring that
it is contrary to natural right aud oppo-
sed to the principles upon which justice
is administered, whistle it down the
wind /!
Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Lawrence both
spoke in favor of the bill and against
the amendment
The motion to re-commit prevailed
yeas Ia, nays IL.
Adjourned.
HoU3E-The House resolved itself
committee of the whole, Mr.. Cook
il the chair. The bill to- regulate the
and define the powers ofthe Fund
Commissioners was considered.
Mr.. Cory moved to amend the l4th
Sec. so as to provide hat the Commits
shall not deposit or loan the
funds deposited in New York to pay the
interest on the public debt, without re-
as security State Stocks or Uni
ted States Stocks, dollar for dollar, and
for the market rate of inter-
est i" hat city at the time of deposit.
The amendment was los:.
The committee rose and reported the
bill back.
Mr.. Cory renewed the amendment
he had offered in committee. It was
lost. Yeas 81, nays so.
March 25.
SESArE-Mr. Taylor of Maboning,
reported back the bill to amend the
law with amendments. The
were agreed to with the ex-
of that which provided for the
exception of ale, cider aud pure wine.
The vote on that was yeas Is; nays Is.
The President voted in the negative, so
the amendment was disagreed to.
YEAs-Messrs. Brazee, Burnett, Con-
verse, Gardner, Griswold. Hamilton,
Hawley, Heaton, Matthews,
Phelps, Rush, Taylor. of Geauga. Tay-
lor of Mahoning, and Willford--l5.
NArs-Messrs Baird, Grand, Brown,
Buckland, Garfield, Cattell, Hyer. XII
ley, Kirk, Lawrence, Lewis. Lunt,
Spencer, Warfel ard President
10.
The bill fassol-yeas 20; ! as 10.
YEas-Messrs. Baird, Brand, Brow n,
Burnett, Garfield, Ca tell,
.risweld, Hamilton, Hardy, Hyer, Kel-
ley, Kirk, Lawrence, Lewis, Lunt, Rush.
of Geauga, Taylor, of Mahou
ing, and Warfel-20.
NAYs--Messrs. Brace, Converse,
Gardner, Hawley, Hcatnn, Marsh, Mat
Phelps, Spencer and MILFORD
10.
HOUSE After the ~presentat on Off :.
%titions aud second reading of bills. the
bill to prescribe the duties of the Au-
ditor and Treasurer of State, relative to
the receipt, safe keeping and disburse-
ment of the public money was read the
third time.
Mr.. Cory moved to re-comnrit the
bill to a select committee with instruc-
tions to strike out all aft r the enacting
clause and insert House Bill l12 to or
game the Treasury. Lost, yeas IA;
nays Sc.
The bill passed. Yeas IA; nays Is.
The bill to prescribe the duties of
the Fund Commissioners in certain &C.
ses, was read the third time.
Mr.. Cory moved to re-commit the
bill with Instructions to strike out the
word "bank " wherever it occurs in the
various sections of the bill He said
that as the House had yest 'rday refu-
sed to require State and United States
Stocks as security for funds deposited
in the City of New York to meet the
interest, he was now oppo-
sed to employing banks as repositories
at all. They might explode aud it
could not be pretended, that they would
be wiling to give personal security for
their deposits.
The State of Ohio, Of course, would
be victimized, in case of a bank suspen-
sion, even if there we're assets enough to
pay other creditors nearer to New York.
At any rate he wished the Democratic