Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-03-18
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY. March u,

THURSDAY, March u.
On motion of Mr.. RANKIS, the bill Provi
ding for the sale OF the Public Works wa
made the special order for tomorrow after
noon.
tt MeIitis bill which provided for a ia,
OF one.tenth of a mill on the dollars, 70
military purposes, was the special order o
the day.
Mr.. ROGERS moved to amend by in
structing'the committee TO provide for a Ia,
of one twentieth of a mill on the dollar
Carried.
on motion vf Mr.. CHRISTY, the bill
with amendments was laid on the table.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March IL, 1853.
SESSION..
Mr.. LANGDOM offered the following
resolutions for adoption, which was agreed
TO:
"Whereas, R. II. Cheatham of Logan
county, William A. Adams of Hamilton
county, Battail!e Harrison of Fayete coun
ty, Anthony Cassad OF Logan county, and
John A. Corwin Of Champaign CO Inty, we're
appointed commissioners by an act of the
Leg stature of 1854 te remove the remains
OF Simon Kenton, now inferred in the
county Logan, to some su tao e place, and
erect in commemorarion OF his lie and SER
vices, an appropriate monument with in-
scription thereon; and whereas, the sum of
81 eco was appropriated to pay for the
erection of such monument; therefore, be it
Resolved b. the General Assembly Of the
STATE of Ohio, That the aforesaid commits
sioners are hereby required to report forth.
with to this General Assembly, Tor, in case
of its adjournment, to the Goverror.) what
proceedings have been had under said law,
and what steps are being taken to accom-
plish its ends.
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Sena'e
be directed to transmit a copy Of the fore
going resolution to each of the commits.
sioners aforesaid.
Mr.. REID, from same committee, report
ed back III. No. 81: to amend the act reia-
ting to DOVER, passed Jan. %, 1928, QS24)
which was ordered to be read the third time
now and passed-yeas 90, nays none.
Mr.. REID, from same committee, report
ed back S. No. II. Supplementary to an
act to establish a code of civil procedure,
passed March IL, 1853, and the same was
laid on the table.
Also:.H No. 1O6: To amend an act to
exempt the homesteads of families from
forced sale on execution 10 pay debts, pas
sed March %, 1850.
Mr.. SCHLElCH opposed the bill on the
ground that it led to fraud and concealment
Mr.. REID contended that the bill did
equalize, ard protected one class as an
other.
MIR. PHELPS said that the law was in
tended through motives Of beneVolence. 20
shield the helpless and those in want. 1t
said that the value invested in a house and
lot should be protected. But if the invest.
ment be changed, the house and lot sold
and the money applied TO something csc ii
can be held answerable for debt. Mr..
PHELPS said the present bill commended
itself 20 him, carrying the principles of the
old law still further, and made it more gen
etsl. He you'd sooner raise the exemption
TO 5000 than see il reduced. The teachel
is not exempted, nor the lawyer. He would
make no exception.
Mr.. TAYLOR said that some Senators
supposed the bill equalized exemptions, ant
lost sight altogether of he intention of the
original act. The impression generally
prevailed that the ownership of a portion o.
the soil tended to create an independence o
mind and Inducements were held out as By
the old law which this bill sought to amend
to become proprietoIs of the soil. Now, /
the 'aw be changed so that a certain amount
shall be protected, no matter III what KIM
of protected, no matter in what kind Of pro-
perty investments has been made, the origi.
nal intention of the law will have been
avoided altogether, and that property which
was expected to remain as a basis of indie.
pendence, pass from the hands OF it,
ov
Mr.. SLADE said the Senator lost sight
of exceptions made in the bill.
Mr.. WINANS said the Senator from
MduOnlUU udu maui d lSiuh Z hOubl
as to the intention of the law. He (Mr'
W. did not know, as an original principle,
that he was in favor Of exemptions, but he
was for treating all alike, from The lordiy
creditor of the North, nor should the degree
OF colors make any material difference
He vas a Democrat, and as a Democrat
went for the bill, which is based on the true
Democratic principle of equal rights.
The bill was read the third time ant
passed.
YEAs-Messrs. BucklanG. Cantwell, Cor
wine, Green, Henkle, McCleary, McKeIly
Morrow, Perrill, Phelps, Reid, Stafford
Slade, Smith, Thomas, Vanatta and Winans
lis.
NAYs-Messrs. Hatch, kincaid, Lang
don Miles, Murdoch, Shideler, Schleich anc
Taylor-s.
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