Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-08

ponoment OF the resolutions. tl h
M MCCALL moved 70 adjourn. Carried.
HOUSE OF, REPRESENTATIVES,.
AyrERNooH SESSION.
y II. b, Si6, by.Mr. yINCENT-Fixing the
rate of interest and repeating certain act
therein named WAS read third time, when
Il A call of1he House was demanded, and 76
members answered to their names, and
f. The sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched for
the absentees.
II Mr.sCOTT, OF Warren, moved that all fur.
ther proceedings under the call be dispensed
with, which was agreed to
On motion of Mr.. WOODS, the bill was then
laid on the table and made the special order for
tomorrow at IL o'clock A. M.
II. B. 337, by Mr.. OD-Supple.
mentary to an act entitled Gan act for opening
and regulating roads and highways" passed
January 81, ,Is53-was read the third time'
when
Mr.. HUGHES offered an amendment by
striking out the words, "upon the application Of
any person interested In the road" which was
agreed to- . Oh lo g9dri9M aiil5oomsd ,bs
MIR. RUKENBROD explained that the bill
provides for the appointment of!viewers lin lay.
ing out the road) at the time of the viewing Of
the road in cases where 1t may be necessary.
The bill was then passed-yeas 81, nays l..
S.B. 7S; by Mr.. JONES-Tol provide for
locating, establishing and constructing bitches,
drains, and water courses, was referred, to q
select committeeof six--Messrs. McCune, Car.
ter, Winner, Steele, McClung, and Brown, Of
Putnam ,vosspo4ul al gu y..yrss,sL
| d. B. 352; by M. sTUBBs--To amend see.
tion 43 of an act entitled an act to provide for
the settlement of estates Of deceased persons,
passed March 20, 1910, was read third time,
when ,,u J,i .is. II
| MI. STUBBs explained that the bill was to
change tho present law, go as to allow the wild
ow Of the deceased 500 worth Of property, in
lieu of numerous articles of kitchen and house,
hold furniture now allowed.
fl Mr. VINCENT moved to amend by making
tho amount $500. n'll '13lV =
4 Mr.. BRUFF objected to the amendment, as
he feared that it would load the bill down 80
that II would not pass. G =
4, Mr. FLAGG favored the amendment. He
thought $500 little enough-ss little as our lib
erality and sense OF justice ought to allow. b:
I Mr.STEDMAN would gladly vote for the
amendment, but he feared it would defeat the
bill, and he hoped to insure its passage. The
bill would pass as IL is. SOS 'Uvs %
Mr.. HERRICK thought we ought to pass the
bill and the amendment. Our present law on
the subject is burning disgrace to the age.
Mr.. STUBBS said hewould like to have the
amount fixed at $500; but he preferred to take
the risk Of passing the bill as it is, O,A' +,
Mr.. CARLISLE moved that the amount be
fixed at $500. 2. ..,-'i .DN 1
Mr.. ANDREWS was willing to support the
bill, but he thought the amendment proposing
$500 would operate upjustly toward icreditors.s 10
Mr.. WOODS called for q division of the
question. 20 40 Y't- 'e3A i@4 70
The question then turned on striking out
, when the House refused to strike out $l0O.
: On motion of Mr.. BALDWIN, the limit ol
a books to be allowed the family was fixed a
800. . ln hi2lE7 10 faF
On motion of Mr.. HERRICK, the value o
the COW TO be exempted was made S25. 200
!, The bill then passed-yeas 80, nays A. y
! Mr.. BALDWIN, from the Committee on Fl.
nance, reported back II. B! 65-Making ap
propristions TO pay certain over drafts for re-
> pairs to the public works. .ri9ll 1s21is
Mr.. ANDREWS offered an amendment to
the report, protesting against the payment oi
!, all over-drafts from the treasury ct all times,
Mr.. ANDREWS said, he wished, for the sake
/, Of many of the holders of the outstanding
checks this appropriation was designed to pay
that he could fnd 1t consistent to vote for the
bill; for he believed they ought to have them
: pay for labor and means furnished to the State
at the request and by the directions of officers
deemed BY them to be acting in the scope of theil
duty; but his obligation to the people OF the
whole State, his oath and hissense Of duty gen
orally, commanded him TO act otherwise. The
, applications to pay over.drawn expenditures, Mr.
: A. said, had familiar sound to him for every
session he had been member of the Genera
Assembly such bills had been introduced, ami
: when the Republicans had the majority, they 10
, their first stages cursed, then kindly treated
and finally passed them. He believed the Demo
ivinl laffn NJ
laws and the plain letter of the Constitution by
passing any such bills. II this course was to be
continued, there could be no possible need of ap.
propriations of money by the General As
sembly In advance for any expenditure what
ever; the executive officers, canal COM
missoners, &c., could walk into the Treasury
whenever they pleased, take such amount Of
money as will serve their proalgate purposes,
bidding defiance to the guards against corrup
tion thrown around the treasury by the most
stringent statutory, as well as constitutional en-
actmentsl sLast session, we were asked to pay
4 what had been refused the year before--the lit.
tie amount Of $l6 ,0OO, oyer-drawn and ezpend-
ed In violation of law. Great hardships were
then, as now, pictured, that would exist if the
4 money was refused. This branch of the Gen
eral Assembly paused long before the amount
was appropriated, but finally passed 1t, with pro-
tests from most all who voted for 1t, asserting
that no similar measure should again receive
their support. But the precedent was thereby
established, and an emergency In keeping up
the repairs of the public works is seized upon
4 as the occasion to rush into an unlawful expen-
diture Of the sum Of o hundred and twenty
thousand dollars, which we are now respectfully,
but confidently, asked to pay! The Governor
and the Republican members Of the Board Of
Public Works, Mr. A. said 1, were chargeable
with tits violation Of law, against the protests
4 Democratic Commissioner, Mr.. Backus. D It was
urged that the course taken was more ecoRorni-
4 cal than calling an extra session Of the Legisla'
4 tnre. By the same reasoning, itwould be bet-
4 ter to throw down all restraints and arriers,
and let all officers In the State, from the Gov
erhor to the least township Officer, r,expend money
IWrung from the people by taxes, in such
amounts, and for such purposes, as they please,
4 without the least accountability. co 9sIou a
II But, said Mr.. A., no economy was observed; II
was q fact the Governor and those connected
with him In this illegal movement would not de-
ny, that the contracts were let at more than
4 twenty-five per cent. In excess of what would
have been the rates, If money! had been appro
4 priated to pay (which excess would have moro
4 than paid the expenses of an extra session Of
the General Assembly, for the short time IL
would have required to transact the business
He was told protest was appended to this bill,
which was true, and it was placed there very
lproperly by the committee on Finance, on his
own motion; but what could IL avail Counte-
nsncing the transaction bypayment Of thelvhole
hamounts, overshadows ell protests aud eBtahllsh-
II a A puide for after LeRislatures to work by.