Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-07


liability will not amount to anything. Such |
viii be the inevitable result, unless this or
kindred meaeureis passed. The claims fla
borers certainly ought to be provided for. Many
others have suffered. How do they now stand
AS parties 70 mortgage-the first mortgage
holder having claim superior to all others un.
Ill II is satisfied. If It absorbs the mortgage
property, all other claimants are ruled out.
This bill protects this class by agreement, giving
all some share in the distribution OF property.
Under this arrangement the first bond holders
surrender so per cent; the second 60 per cent;
the income bond holders 10 per cent, and the
stockholders 80 per cent.-Here Mr.. Schleich
went into general advocacy OF the bill. v tg
Mr.. STANLEY was not sufficiently informed
upon the details, of the bill to speak, but upon
its general merits he concurfed with the re-
marks OF Mr.. Schleich. Something must be
done with thesc roads. They must I've reorgan.
lied and placed upon better basis, or some of
them will be sold, and the iron will be taken up
and destroyed. This would vastly injure the
country. A special act of this kind was passed
last winterI for the Marietta g. Cincinnati
railroad, which did injustice to no one, and has
benefited many. There is prospect now that
the road may become paying investment
The franchises of railroad company cannot,
by the bill, be taken by new organization, ex
ties in interest, and the franchises will not there
fore, be surrendered, unless the parties are sat.
isfed they will receive something. lfa
Mr.. BREWER did not perceive how laborers
who are creditors will be protected. He pro.
posed that majority Of those holding claims,
Independent of bondholders, shall come into the
general agreement for capitalization. la
Mr.. STANLEY contended that such credi
tors do come under the general arrangement as
parties in interest tatDt
The bill was then laid on the table.
Mr.. COX offered resolution requesting the
Secretary of the State Board Of Agriculture to
Autographed outline map of Ohio, containing
within each county the population according to
the late census, &c. Adopted. tf1, r.
Mr.. MONROE moved to take up II. No:
982-To require county officers to make reports
of the amounts of fees collected by them, and
that il be put upon its passage Agreed to, and
the bill passed. 80
STATISTICS 2Iois0y
The Fourth Annual Report Of the Commits.
sioner Of Statistics was transmitted to the Sen.
ate by the Governor. Ordered to be printed.
PENiTEnTrARY. ll..lt.
A communication was received from the
Auditor OF State in reply to Senate resolution
asking for information concerning the new
Pententiary. Tabled.
A communication was received from the At.
torney General concerning the claim of Bart.
lett & Smith Tabled.
The Senate took recess.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Trimble.
The following memorials were presented and
referred: lJdca
BY Mr.. DAVIS, from David. Malvain and So
other business men in Tuscarawas county
against the sale of the Public Works. g y if
By Mr.. CONVERSE, from MS Sullivan
and the trustees of Startling Medical College
in relation to clinical privileges in the Peniten-
tiary. a II, rs ..s.sq I'd ID
of Franklin county, for law to punish Sab
bath breaking by imprisonment in the county
ljail. &gS aI :
By Mr.. CARLISLE-From G. Mithloff ant
other citizens of Fairfield county, asking tha
: the water may be raised in the Hooking canal.
By Mr.. ST0UT-From the commissioner
and county officers of Monroe, for authori
ty TO borrow money. 4
The following bills were read a second tim,
and referred: 80
II. B. No. 3S9--Regulating the Office Of ooun
ty surveyor. Devore, Wright, of Warren, ant
Wood. .5yis t1 ,o .ES .n
II. B. No. o.39O-Supplementary to the not en-
, titled "an act to relieve district courts and Il
give greater efficiency to the Judicial system o
! the State," passed April IL, 1858. Judiciary.
: H. B. No. 39l-Supplementary to an act re.
3 lating to cities Of the first class having pop
, ulatiOn exceeding eighty thousand inhabitants
. passed March 5, 1860. Judiciary. rf,
) H. B. No. 392; By Mr.. BALDWIN-Tt
amend section ninety.one of the act to provid,
for the organization Of cities and incorporated
villages-Baldwin; E.
T II. B. No. 1893; By Mr.. CIIASE-For the
more effectual punishment Of crime. Judiciary
II. B. No. 1896; By Mr.PARR-S Supplement
ary to an act to more effectualy protect wool
growers against loss by dogs, passed March "a
. 1860. Judiciary.
H. B. No. 1856; By Mr.. BLAKEsLEE--sup
i Elementary to the act entitled Gan act of the
Jurisdiction and procedure before justices Of the
peace, and of the duties Of constabes in civi
. courts" passed March 18th, 1858. Judiciary,
4 l.. B. No. 397; By Mr.. MYERS-To author
: ize the commissioners Of Clermont and Hamil
ton counties to purchase bridge therein nam
ed. Select Committee of Five--Myers ct al.
II. b. No. 90-By Mr.. JONES, Of Hamilton
TO amend sections "a, 80, 81, SO, Al, AZ, ant
az Vi III uCb eubltltu III hCL IOr the aeeeeemen
and taxation of all property in this State, AM
for levying taxes thereon according to its tru,
value in money" passed April 5, 1s59--wa
read a third time, when --u, .s,
Mr.. JONES, Of Hamilton, explained that tb,
bill provided that the County Commissioner
may divide the counties into districts Of suita.
BILE size for the assessment Of real estate; ant
that the Commissioners shall appoint the asses.
sors. To the appointments, instead of election
4 of Assessors, he, objected, holding that th
principle of electing these officers should not b
changed ar az, -srv,-, et I7,r--i
|, Mr.. BURR further explained the provision
Of the bill, a prominent object of which is I,
E reduce the number of assessors Of real estate
and to change the period OF assessment from 81,
to fouryears.
Mr.. CONVERSE objected to the bill in IL
present form, and moved that it be amended b
i re inserting the first section of the origina
. bill.
Mr.. vORIS opposed the bill in general terms
4 especially that it is not necessary at this tim
to pass any bill upon the subject. ~
Mr.. BALDWIN opposed the amendment o
4 Mr.. Converse, as calculated to increase the ex
! pepse of assessment. II c.S-.-a,
! The amendment of Mr.. CONVERSE wa
. Edisagreed to-yeas 81, nays 81. non gr
= Mr.. HILLS opposed the bill as premature
: and entirely unnecessary to be passed atsthi
= time. rssfs9 g1s.iaD "a lcgf sgtl
= Mr.. HUGHES also thought that the passag
Of the bill was premature. The present system
= had worked well; and as far as his county is con