Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-01-23
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Columbus, Jan. le.


Tho Senate adopted the resolution to in
quire into tho expcdiency Of selling the in
terest owned by the State in all Canals,
Railroads Turnpikes, &c, the Standing
Committee on Public Works 10 report by
bin or otherwise.
Ofmotion Of Mr.. Matthews il was re-
solved 10 instruct the Committee on Curren-
cy TO inquire into the cxpodicncy Of n 70
repeal Of all existing statutes prohibiting the
issuing and circulation Of unauthorized bank
paper.
The Senate adopted n joint resolution TO
TO print 1000 extra copies Of the Report
of the Investigating Committee on the
Public Works, and 1000 Of the Report on
State Buildings aud Institutions, by n vote
Of 25 10 8, the nays all Democrats, except
Mr.. Taylor, Of Mahoning.
During the afternoon session, the bill fix
ing the salaries Of Judges passed the Sen
ate, yeas 20, nays l3, as follows:
Yeds-Mcssrs. Braid, Brans Brazec, Bun
dy, Converse, Griswold, Hamilton, Hawley,
Heaton, Holmes, Kelley Kirk, Lawrence,
Marsh, Matthews Phelps, Rush, Spencer,
Taylor, of Mahoning, and Wilford.
Nays-Messrs. Beatty, Brown, Buckland
Burnett, Gardner, Hardy, Hyer, Lawder
Lewis. Lunt Musgrave, Taylor, Of Geauga
and Warfel--all Republicans.
1t is notable fact that all the Democrats
in tho Senate voted to increase the salaries
Of Judges
Mr.. Trucsdalc, the excellent member
from Mahoning, was unanimously elected
Speaker pro tenn of the House, to serve du
ring the remainder of the session in the ab
sency of tho Speaker compliment worth
lily bestowed and gracefully acknowledged
Mr.. Needham's bill to increase the pay o
jurors to 81 per day, was amended by stri
king out tho provision that the jury fee.
should be taxed in the bill Of costs and By
changing 81, TO $3.50 per day The bill
was ordered to third reading tomorrow.
The Senate Committee will probably re
port bill for the sale of the Public Works
It thought by friends of the measure tha
it will pass the Senate and perhaps th'
House.
Columbus, Jan. l6.
In the Senate q long and spicy debate
took place on printing 1000 extra copies o
the report of the investigating committees
The democracy of course, were opposed t.
such extravaganza, they thought the polio,
useless They did not want their frauds ex
exposed. Mr.. Buckland said, the avowal b,
the Democrats of their readiness to searcl
out and punish fraud, did not agree will
their actions in the present matter. From
the very first they had resisted the scheme
of Investigation They had declined I,
have one of their number appointed upol
the Committee; and the had impeded tn
progress of the measure BY every mode il
their power
Mr.. Phelps said their belief had been tha
these investigations were useless when haC
BY either party.
How, then, demanded Mr.. Buckland, wa
truth TO be arrived at He denied tina
they were useless; they had been made be
fore, and many abuses corrected by bein,
brought to light. He denied that the cvi
dence Of the report was er parte. The com
mittee had called before them parties i'm
plicated, and heard their statements. Hi
constituents desired to know they facts an,
wanted the report. As to the report of tn
Kansas Investigation Committee, no tru
Republican need be ashamed of that. H
thought that the Senator from Hamilto
was mistaken in the party-it was the Dem
ocratic party which was ashamed Of the re
port, not the Republican.
Tho Resolution was adopted, yeas, 25
nays 8.
The House to-day passed Mr.. Necdham'
bill TO raise the pay of Jurors, except o.
Coronors' inquests, from Sl,00 to $3.50 pc
day, and fixing mileage at five cents pc
mile. Talesmen are to have fifty cents pc
day, except when detained over night the
same pay as regular jurors. Tho vote stool
yeas 7S, nays 0.
Columbus Jan. l9.
In the Senate to day, on motion of Nj
Buckland, resolution was adopted instruc
ting the Judiciary Committee TO inquir
whether the Mayors of cities AMI villages
have by laws Judicial powcrSand whcth
er any amendment of the Constitution
necessary to authorize such powers.
The Senate unanimously elected Frank
lin Gale an additional Clerk, to act as Re
porter.
Mr.. Brazcc offered the following rcsolu
ton, which, on his own motion, was laid o
the table:
Resolved. That it is expedicnt TO reduc
the legal rate of interest below ten per cen
and that the Currency Committee be, an
they nrc hereby instructed, to bring in n hi
for that purpose.