M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

act, to convert TO his own use, in any
way whatever, or to loan, with or with.
out interest, to any company, corpora
ton or individual, or to deposit with
any bank, or with any company, cor
poration or individual, any oftle pub
lie moneys so appropriated and ev-
cry violation of the provisions OF this
section shall be deemed and adJudged
an ENLIGHTENMENT of so much Of said
moneys US shall be So converted, loan
ed or deposited, which is hereby de-
clared to be a misdemeanor; and up
on conviction thereof. before any
court having competent jurisdiction,
such officer or person shall be declared
to have forfeited his office, and shall be
fined in sum otless than the amount
of money so embezzled. And every
bank or banking company, corpora
ton or individual to whom any Of the
said moneys belonging to the State
shall be SO loaned, rs aforesaid, or
receiving them on deposit, us atUre-
said, knowing them to be such, shall
be liable to the State in an action for
the recovery Of all the benefit or adj
vantage which would, by the terms OF
the contract or agreementu under which
said moneys were so loaned or dcpos-
tied, have accrued to the officer or
person lOaning as aforesaid ; and pay
ment to any such officer or person so
loaning Or depOsiting as aforesaid,
shall not protect such bank or bank.
ing company, corporation or individ-
ual against the action brought by the
State"
The Senate agreed to this amend.
ment, and the bill was sent to the
House.
The House disagreed to several Of
the amendments, and the result was a
committee of conference. The COM
mitteo was unable to agree with re-
speCt to the particular amendment,
the Senate Committee insisting, the
House Committee disagreeing. The
House still insisting on its disagree
ment, o second committee Of confer.
ence was appointed, consisting Of
Messrs. McCauslin and Taylor, on
the part Of the Senate, and Messrs.
Metcalf, Paine and Lester Taylor Oh
the part of the House. That Com
mittee reported that the Senate should
recede from the amendment in con
troversy, (No, 49, and that tho House
should recede from two of its amend
ments, (Nos. 50 and 81 Mr., Taylor,
one ofthe Senate Committee, dissent
ing.
The report Of the majority was
agreed to, and the Senate receded
from its amendments, twelve Demo
Gratis, two F~reesoilers and six Wings
voting in the affirmative, and seven
Democrats in the negative. (Senate
Journal, page G35.) This was the
last vote taken in the Senate. Even
before it was completed the hour OF
adjournment arrived. Thus passed
away the last hope Of preventing an
improper use of the public funds SC
that when the last Democratic Legis,
%lature adjourned, the laws prescribing
the duties of the Treasurer of State
and regulating the ate.keeping and
disbursement Of the public money
were left exactly as the Wing party
Gin it's days Of power) had provided
them.
1t is proper to state that a large
! majority of the Democrats of thu
r House were anxious for the adoption
, ofthe Independent Treasury system
but were prevented by a coalition 0
:, Wings and Freesoilers with a few
: fshy Democrats who were under thu
influence of Breslin and other plum
| derers of the Treasury. The Demo
) Gratis had to contend against the entir
3 opposition and traitors among them
3 selves and yet, Notwithstanding thi
$ and the fact that a Democratic Stat
t Convention endorsed the Independen
8 Treasury, some Of the very men VIII
opposed reform in the Treasury sys
: tenn then, are now loud in their con
J, domination of the democracy for nc
!? applying to its defects the proper rem
, edy!
The Ohio Statesman.