The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-04-16
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
From the Ohio Statesman.
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April 5.

From the Ono Statesman.
April 5.
The Senate bill to amend the act de-
the jurisdiction of Probate Courts,
read the third time and passed.
Yeas p, nays 6.
The House bill supplementary to the
act defining the powers and duties of JUS
in criminal cases, was read the third
time and passed. Yeas %, nays 4.
House bill for the establishment of the
Reform School was taken up aud passed.
Yeas "a, nays 3.
House bill to amend the act for the in
spection of tobacco wa read the third
time and passed. Yeas 26, nays 0.
House bill supplementary 10 the Crimes
Act, was read the third time and passed.
Yeas &c, nays /.
House bill further defining the duties Of
County Treasurers was read the third
time aud passed. Yeas %, nays 3.
House bill to authorize the sale Of bail
eG property for charges was read the third
time and passed. Yeas 25, nays, O..
Mr.. Kelley introduced a-bill from the
Finance Committee to prescribe and limit
the rate of taxation. Read the first time,
and by its title the second time, and COM
mitted.
The Senate Went into COMMITTEE of the
whole, rose and reported.
HOUSE, After the presentation Of petit
tions the Senate bill to provide for the
prosecution of the work on the State
House was read the third time and passed.
Yeas 70; nays Is. II.
Senate bill to provide for the payment
of the public. debt was read the third time
and passed. Yeas 81; nays 10s
The bib to provide appropriations for
the Public Works was read the third
time.
The General appropriation bill was read
the third time and passed. Yeas II;
nays IL.
Senate bill prescribing the duties Of
supervisors, was read the third time and
passed. Yeas 70, nays s. Adjourned.
SENATE.--Nr. Brand reported back the
bill to prevent the naturalization of for
eigners, and recommended its passage.
Laid upon the table.
The bill to constitute three investiga.
ting committees was considered. The
Senate blanks were flied with Mr.. Kelley
for the Treasury, Mr.. Hamilton, Public
Works, and Mr. Brown, State House.
Penitentiary and Asylums.
The bill to limit and fix the rate o.
taxation for various purposes was taker
up. Mr.. Kelley's amendment to suspend
the levy for the School Library was de.
bated.
Mr.. Taylor, of Geauga, spoke again
against the present school law.
Mr.. Lawrence had hoped that tie Sen.
ator from Geauga had had a heart big Will
charity, and humanity, and liberality. The
Senator had said when the opinions o
distinguished men had beea quoted, thai
they were based upon self-interest and
sinister motives. He was astonished tc
find that at the very heel of the session
the vital springs of the system were tc
be crippled without notice. The people
supposed that all was safe upon this sub.
iect; but this proposition was brought ii
at the eleventh hour to destroy the eificien
cy of the system. There was a court o
the last resort, and to that he would ap
peal. He was glad TO hear the Senator
from Franklin say that they had beer
sent here to reduce the burdens of taxa
ton. Why have you not done it? Yol
proclaimed to the people that you would
do it--you were told that you could no.
do it to any great extent--and now yor
come here, at the close of the session Il
retrench II of the school taxes.
Mr.. Kelley explained.
Mr.. Lawrence. The Senator had sait
we cannot do it here, we must not do i
there, where shall we do it? We'll, if yol
cannot do it without robbing and plum
dering the educational fund from the chill
dren of the State, you had better be care
full how you touch that The reason VIII,
the people had not petitioned en- mass
against this wanton violation, was tina
the people were resting easy, never dream
ing of this ruthless attack upon the meas
ure. If the Senator for Geauga's con
stituents were as suspicious as he wa
they would have petitioned en naasse for
reform of the School Law.
Mr.. Taylor. They did not do it be
cause they have a Senator elected b.
$500 majority, and they had confidence
in him.
Mr.. Lawrence-Well it will be 5000
less next time. He had been sorry t.
hear the Senator from Fairfield stigma
tizing the school children as lazy drones
There was something else behind-it wa.
the unequal basis of distribution. Three
parts Of the counties would be told herr
that they were pahpers upon the othe'