The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-30

had, and ten members aSceTfained 70 be absent
and the balance Ot the sitting was pretty well
exhausted N Eotons to adjourn, take recess
send for absoRtees &c. Finally a vote was had
-On agreeing to the report Of the Committee Of
Conferences, Shlch Fesplted-yeas iouFteeni nays
eight So the repert fsfiisg to receive the con-
stitutional majority, eighteen ystes,l was disa-
greed 10. The vote was, however Immediately
recoRsideres, and the Seaate at : late hour sd-
,journed until one o'clock Monday morning
Tn Monday morning after dispsthng some
other business, the question was sgsiTealled up
and final Fete had, which resulted--yeSs Jour
teen, nays nire.
YEAs-Messrs Award, AtkipSea, Cradle
ballgh, Ferguson, Gillett, HiII Kbourn, Aack,
Rex, Riddle, Smfth, T&yisF NaH BuSkirk, and
Walkup--l4 nll Democrats.
NAYs-Messrs. Bta@ett OR, Fjtigs, JoRNs-
TON, Moore Pardee, Rios, RIcH and WgLSoN-
=. Wings 4, in ifahes; Democrats, 4, in sxAsL
CAPS; and Freesoicrs /, in Roman. (Se,mte
-Jo1sRal, page 607.)
Thus ended the struggle Of 1928. Had The
four Democrats, who voted in the negative on
the final vote, voted with their Democratic col
leagues, in favor Of agreeing to the report Of the
Committee Of Conference, it would have giyeR
the constitutional majority, (eighleen,) and the
bill would have become a law. The House of
the Senate. A number of members had left
for home, some of them presuming that the bin
was e;'indeed, 50 general was the impression
that ii had passed, that the Ohio State goaiHdi
announced that it was law. Bat the cou-
<titutional vote could not he obtained
T., the House could not recede from its a.
mendments, nor the Senate agree by the
constitutional majority; the entire opposition,
with few Democrats, het3 the power in their
own hands, and being determined to defeat the
bill, they succeeded in accomplishing their pur-
pose; and the time for adjournment arrived. lea
wing the bill thus incomplete. Il have not the
journals -ef the House before me- and, therefore,
cannot give the vote in detail Here ends the
record Of the action Of the first Legislature, un-
der the new constitution, on this subject.
At the next election | was again returned to
the Senate, and, on its organization, by the Tar-
tiality ofmy colleagues, was elected Chairman OF
the Finance Committee. The session commen-
ced on the End Of january, 1854, and, on the
18th Of that month, ! again introduced the bill
which then took its place on the calender as No.
Is. The bill had its first and second readings,
was referred to the committee of Of the whole
Senate considered, and on the 26th of January
reported back with slight amendments, and on
my motion referred to the committee on FL
nance. On the Sth Of March it was reported
back, with sundry amendments, and made the
special order of the day, for each day, until dis
posed Of On the next day it was considered
and finally-by vote Of eighteen yeas to eight
nays-ordered to be engroSSed for its third read
ing and final passage on the next day; those vo-
ting in the affirmative all Democrats, and six
Wings with two Freesoilers, in the negative --
The next day the bill passed, by the following
vote:
YEAs.-MeSsrs. Anderson, Atkinson, Bart
lett, Convers, Cregh, Davis, Foett, Hocken-
berry Latin, Lee, Morris, Pendleton, RibIet,
Schilf, Schdeler, Smith, of Athens, Stokes. lay,
Tor, and Williams, of Columbiana-- 19, all
Democrats.
NAYs.-Messrs Allen Barrere, Foote Sher-
man, Smith, of Madison, Townsend, Upson and
Wright--S.
Msssrs. Sherman and Townsend, then known
as Freesolers: and the balance of those voting
in the Negative, as Wings. (Seaaie Joa4Wai,
session 1921 page 574
The bill went to the House and never return
Ell to the Senate. | have not the House Jour
mails before me, but my recollection is that it
was referred to the Committee on Finance, and,
iJr considerable period of time, remained in
its possession. 1t was, however, finally rcpor
ted back, and also new bill from portion of
the committee; but whether from the majority
or minority, do not now remember. Neither
Il the bills, think, ever came to direct vote in
the House. At all events neither Of them pass
ed, and, OF course, the Senate bill failed
Considering further efforts, with reference to
any general system of reorganization or the
Treasury, utterly hopeless, at that session, |
felt there was still one last resort The appro-
priation bills had not yet passed. The bill ma
king appropriations for general revenue purposes
for 1854 and 1856 originated in the House.
When it came to the Senate it was referred to
the Committee on Finance and on the 18th o
April, two days helore the time fixed for ad
journment, by direction of the Committee,
reported it back to the Senate, with sundry
amendments, among which was section as fol-
lows:
at shall not be hmftd far the Treasurer o.
State, or any other oficer or pe,Sos chmgei agjH
the sGfe-keeping o. djsbarsem"ntQ Of any Of the put
Tic money belonging to The State, and appropriate
By this on any other act, TO c0nDe'tt to his omn u.s.
IN any oay ,ohateUer or to l0an ,oiH or wiMoa
Interest to any company, c0'tor0tioa or uIiUiual
or TO deposit a0ih any btHk, or aoM any company
corporation or indicidna1, any Of the PsJiic mas
eys 50 appropriated and every violahm Of he pro
Waoas Of this section shall be deemed and aLUi
ged an ensJezziement Of so much Of said Dpoaeis q
herebg declared tobe ansiemeanor: mi upon con
vctioa thereof betore o,y court htcing competsa
Jurisdiction, such QGicer or person sIoR be declore
tohdpe forfeited his oGfae, ad &taN be fne} IN
sim not less haR the oaopnt Of moaeySo eDbezzlei
Ant e0ery bank Or bahkiHg comoraN corpotutjo
or iRdiUidttGl to tckom any Of The said nancy be
longing to the State shall be loaned, as gtor saia
or ieceiging them IN deposit. as aforesaid, knotVin
them to be such shall be idLie to the State in an
oetion tor the recovery Of all the JeacR or atvaa
tage which toould, BY the terms # the contract 0
agreement under sohjch said moneys were 50 loaae
ar deposited hase accrued to He QGi.er or person s
loaaing or depositsng Gfoesaid, shall not p,0tet
s,seh bank or banding company, corporation ar IN
divtdual agdiad the actto4a broaghtbY the State.
The Senate agreed to- this amendment, AM
the bill was sent to the House.
The House disagreed to several Of the amend
nnents, and the result was committee of confer
ence The committee was unable TO agree wit
respect to the particular amendment, the Senat
committee insisting, the House committee disa
greeing. The House still insisting on its disa
gresment, second committee Of conference wa
appointed, consisting of Messls McCauslin an
Taylor, on the part of the Senate, and Mcssrs
Metcalf Paine and Lester Taylor on the part
the House. That committee reported that th
Senate should recede from the amendment /
controversy, (No. 49, and that the House sho'
recede from two of its amendments (Nos. 5
and 81 Mr.. Taylor, one Of the Senate Commit
tee, dissenting.
The report Of the majority was agreed tt
and the Senate reeeded from its amendment
twelve Democrats, two Frecsoiers and 81
Wings yotingi the affirmative, and seven Dem