American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-03-11
Legislative.

ACblBNANANG
COLUMBUS, March 2.-We clip the fol- |
lowing from the Cincinnati Times:
In the Legislature business is progress
ing slowly. The Senate has before il Mr.. |
Hatch's Sub Treasury bill. which is very
complicated sis undergoing thorough ex
animation. Sofartbe Democrats have had is
all to themselves, ,theRepublicans contenting
themselves in reading newspapers. or long
ing idly in their chairs. As it is in Com
mittee of the Whole. the yeas and nays
are not called, and if they stroll into the
other House, or ssunier about the city,
calling on business or pleasure it does not
much matter. Various amendments have
been suggested and some adopted, The
bill is very complicated and demands close
scrutiny Its venerable author, although
he has devoted much lime and great labor
IN arranging its details. seems more solici-
tous that the measure may be more per-
tected than that his bill should pass. He
exhibits no uneasin,ss at the proposed a.
mendmsnts, but watches them uuhinch-
ingly to ascertain their effect in themselv-
es aud on the operation Of the bill.
The Senate separated the semi annual
collection OF taxes from the Sub> Treasury
bill, as more properly belonging to sepa-
rate bill. Should it be presented in au.
other shape, l do not know that II would
pass, although it has many warm advo-
Gates who think the people generally would
prefer paying half their taxes twice year
to icing called upon 10 pay the whole a
mount at one time. think it rather i'm
/ practicable and inexpedient, and il il b.
tried, will be found more inconvenisn
than the present system. But time enougl
to argue that when It shall come up.
The discussion Of the Treasury bill ha
Q deyolved, so far, upon Messrs. Hatch
: Langdon, Thomas. Phelps. Westcott
Schleich and Reid, all Of whom seem do
sirous TO render it as as perfect as possibl
9 They are all in favor Of a specie standard
: but some are for graduating things NOR
f? than others. Mr.. Lsngdon is for comm
!, at once to hard money. rather than en-
u dorsing the banks. He is in favor {
+ leaving the discretion to the Treasure
d what paper he will receive. and direct hir
n to pay out coin alone. His purpose is
/. induce the officer TO take only bank note
payable In the vicinity, or which he ca
easily convert into specie. Mr., Schleic
r. proposed as a substituse for the third sec
(. lion, that the treasurer be authorized TO r,
A. ceive United States coin and the notes
;. such banks as have paid specie six mont
= previous to August. and are paying spec
IS at that lime. Mr.. Langdon contends th
m he would be relieved from responsibility
4. he should take notes OF institutions whic
N though the terms were complied wit
!, should fail Immediately fail after, and lea
:" q surplus Of trash in his hands. Schleh
III substitute was accepted.
K The Committee are busy with the d
a tails. and have progressed as far as q
III 18th section, there being about thirty-6
:, in all. The details would be unintersstil
;" especially as the whole bill will undergo
he tn orough overhauling. after it shall ha'
be gone through the Committee OF the Who
ar into the hsLds of the Finance Commits
!. In arranging the details. Mr.. Thomt
~ from his experience as County Treasure
al affords very considerable assistance. al
r. Mr.. Westcott who has been county Au'
H. tor. lends valuable aid. The majority W
n. have taken the thing in hand with go
4 will, will not permit crude, uumanag
~ able machine 10 pass through their bant
" They know the eyes of the people are up
'b. them, and will aim to present the best Ii
On in the ir power. to secure the public re,
"a, nues from fraud and peculaticn, and
>, approach as near specie standard rd
VI they can without injury to the comm
US interests.
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