American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-24
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amending an act Of last session, relating to
Guardian and Ward. It's principal pun
pose is to repeal mere clerical error
1t provides that the Probate Court may
order the sale OF the real estate Of minors,
when satisfied that such sale may be for
their interest. &c.
Mr. KerI's bill, regulating the law OF
Marriages, so as to forbid first and second
'ceusins marrying, was considered in Com
'mittse, of the Whole. and finally referred
to Mr. Christy as COMMITTEE OF Que to
amend. Willie under discussion, an a,
mndmeut was offered toforbid tho mar
riage of whites scd blacks, and it lis ex
pecled that they will be added to the bill.
Fhe resolution of Mr.. Parsons ofCpys-
hoga. instructing the finance committee TO
report bill providing for the redemption
of the notes Of the Seneca County Bank
and the Canal Bank Of Cleveland, was call.
ed up in the House this afternoon and
discussed at som length and finally amen
ded so as to read as follows:
Resolved, That the Finance Committee
be instructed to inquire into the propriety
Of the payment by the State, OF the out
standing notes of the Canal Bank Of Cleve
land, and Seneca County Bank, and il in
their opinion the State should pay the
same; that then the said Committee report
a bill, providing for the redemption Of the
circulating notes OF the Canal Bank o
Cleveland, and Seneca County Bank IS
well as the redemption OF the outstanding
certificates Of the Treasurer OF State giver
for said bills.
Tn this shape it passed the House
The Bill for the incr' ase of the salarie!
Of State officers. Judges. Governors, &c.
was under discussion in tie House il
Committee of the Whole, when l close
my letter at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. Winans OF Greene, rose to ques
ton of privilege in regard to an editoria
arti.le in Sundays Statesman. attacking
him for his effort to hold up TO rdicule th'
snb treasury law in tie Senate on Friday
last.
NEW BILLS.
bin was introduced to repeal the Ii
hrary sections Of the school law.
Also one for the relief Of railroads. =
This last provides that insolvent road
may compromise with their creditors. ant
by agreemen. effect judicial sale, 80 a
to pass the corporate property, rights AM
franchises othe purchaser.
The boring Of the artesian well was re
sumed to day.
Correspondence Of the CincinnatlC Commer rcial.1
CoUMDUs, Feb. T8.-Els. Com: Thi
Gay like Yesterday, has been spent in tn
So nate in the consid deration OF the bill 70
the repeal Of the Ten Per Cent. In,eres
law. The certiinty of the passage wa
made moro certain this morning by th
announcement that two of those who op
posed it yesterday, In Sighted their ir
ten'ion to vote for it to-day.
Tho bill was reported back by Mr.Ctd
well, the select Committee to whom it ha
been referred who recommended its pas!
age. This announcement teiug mad,
; the opposition signii4d their intentions I
propose sundry amendment; hut they st
more emphaticily sigotird Willingness I
portake of refreshments first, which wa
granted them.
In the afternoon Mr.. Hatch proposed
Free trade anendmant, which he sustain
: , al with brief aud an excellent speech
III view Of the experience OF the vtnerab
: Senator from Hamilton, and Of his beir
Chairman OF the Financial Committee, I'll
, most respectable consilertion was give
: his proposition. II my iyterest his col
, stituents 10 know his opinion on tlis mn
: ter, and | therefore give the principal po
, ton of his amendment.
Mr.. Hatch moved to strike out all aft,
\ the enacting clause, AM insert law r,
} pealing the old laws, aud adding til
! provision: Provide that the repeal of Il
4 aforesaid Acts shall not be constructed
to tiTect an existing contract, q ID in ,
where any contract or obligation is slls
MS TO tho rate of terest, ald all judg
p meut and decyess resulting therefrom
. growing ont of the same, or out Of any a
0 count or claim in whdh no contract f
5 interest exists. the ra:e Of interes. thereo
shall be six six per cent. per annum.
Mr.. Hatch was opposed to taking st'
, backwards, tho true principal was til
OF Free Trade, and ultimately the count
would advance to that. Money auotuat
in value as wheat or any other produ
u Auctuates. II may be seven or ten p
Q cent :, as the demand may determine.
Il His amendments were lost, with abo
the same vote by which NJ Winans' p
y posed amendment was defeated yeste
u day. So with an amendment prcpos
y by Mr., Soaleice, deolrug when no co
c tract was ma le for rate less than six p
cant, then six should be allowed by la
c Such, too, mas the tate of an amendme
) proposed by Nj Green making the les
:. rate eight per cent.
v Mr. SIade who votel for the eight p
- cent. but really is Free Trader;now tc
=, lowed with an elaborated speech again
the bill Bat as it was made at SO Ia
4 an hour, in ord,r to get fnal result in n
!. letter, failed TO take notes Of his arg
n ment.
a Mr.Winsns, an earnest Free Trader f
!, lowed in soma pertinent remarks. deck
ing that il he could not get his theory,
!, would vote in favor of this bill as near,
- Free Trade.
/, The vote was iiualy taken and the b
"a passed. It's friends were jubilant. L 81
"a the ayes and noes.
~ ~ Those who voted in the Affirmative We
!. Messrs Ashmun, BueklAnd, Caldwell o.