Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
AFTERNOON srssIos.

On motion OF Mr.. HILLS, the vote whereby
the House refused to pass H. B. 305-Relating
to the circulation of Bank notes ct less than par
value-was recoDsidered, when the bill was re :
ferred to select committee, consisting Of
MessTs. Browne, OF Miami, Converse, Devore,
Krum, Thompson, Of Summit, Wright, Of Ham
ilton, and Cor. ea
A call Of the House was had, when 7e mem
bers answered TO their names. l4 ID fafil
Mr.. HAMILTON presented the memorial of
SO citizens of Logan county, against the immi-
grafton Of colored people. l- tl1.
Also, the memorial Of R. Lamb and IA other
citizens of Belefontaine, for relief on Seneca
County Bank notes. i'
H. d. 3l7, by Mr.. BLAKEsLEE - Supple
mentary to the various acts in relation TO the
organization of cities and incorporated villages,
was read q third time.
This bill, (Which is to allow Cleveland to fund
debit having been discussed at length, on the
motion to engross, Mr.. Flagg objected to the
bill, and suggested that an additional tax of 216
mills, for two years, would pay off the debt it
proposed to fund. 3m -4,l .l3
Mr.. BALDWIN said, propose very little
amendment-one so small that hope the
friends Of the bill cannot object to its adoption.
II ia that the tax for the sinking fund shall "be
not less than oRe-hay mill on The dollar, /" and suf
fcent to pay the bonds sat maturity."l 3 s..l
am aware that the bill authorizes the city
council to levy such tax, but 1t does not re-
qutTe such levy to be made. dislike public
debts Of all kinds, and will never agree to
authorize an issue Of bonds on the part of any
local authority, whilst connecting with that
authority the correlative duty to levy sufii-
cient tax within reasonable time, to pay the
bonds. The promise to pay should carry with It
/ the nroniei0na uaoaaaaru fne thas N, I
hope therefore the amendment will be adopted,
and II 30, shall vote for the bill. 5o II
Mr.. BALDWIN said his mind might be
more obtuse, than that Of the gentleman from
Cuyahoga, but If any one could see q provision
requiring the city council to provide by taxa
tion for the payment of ithe bonds at maturity,
his vision must be sharper and more clearer
than mine. II Is claimed that it ia OF no use
to make laws requiring city council TO impose
the tax; for IL is said that such laws can have
no effect unless the council choose TO make the
law. differ In this view. Ifgositive duties are
imposed by law, which the council will be sworn
TO support, cannot see how they eau, ss!hcnest
men, get around it. ~ FafFL 5Ft
The Constitution imposes on the legislature
the duty to provide sinking fund for the pay
ment OF the principal Of the public debt OF not
less than one hundred thousand dollars per
year. Will any one say that this provision is
of no account (Will you say that We, es mem
bers Of the legislature, can neglect to provide
the tax thus required unless In clear violation
Of our solemn oath7 II this provision ia i'm.
portant to regulate our action, then a cores
pondiDg duty imposed by positive provision OF
Law, cannot be dcdged BY the city council with
out criminal neglect Of duty. rg moe
Mr.. PARSONS further explained the bill,
I'D kha ;~k- ~
Mr.. V0RIS> also advocated the bill, and pre-
sented sundry statistical facts IN favor of It.
Mr.. VINCENT thought this was local mat
ter In which we might accommodate those who
ask the passage Of the bill, with great propri-
ETY.. The frst part Of Mr.. Baldwin's amend
ment was disagreed to. Yeas 20; nays 68.
The second part Of Mr.. RS amendment was
disagreed to--yeas III nays 75. ~
The vote was then taken on the passage Of
the bill, which resulted--yess 76; nays 10.
H.B. No. 343, by Mr.. FELLOWS, to amend
an act entitled an act to amend the act entitled
an act prohibiting any citizen Of this State from
holding, by appointment, more than one of sev
efsl Offices therein named, at the same time,
passed March 2oth, 1859, was read third time
Mr.. FELLOWS stated the object Of the bill
to be, TO allow the County Recorder to hold the
Office Of Justice Of the Peace In connection with
that Of Recorder. ae s HHeii
The vote was then taken on The passage of the
bill, which resulted--yeas Sc; nays 90. |
s. B. No. 2l5, By Mr.. McCALL--To repeal
the first section Of an act 10 provide for the cleo
ton Of electors Of President and Vice President
Of the United States, passed February 18th,
l620--was read third time. it9 81 S19 |
Mr.. PARR0TT explained that the bill was
to repeal the requirement that the Governor
shall give sixty days notice Of the Presidential
election by proclamation, the time for the cleo
lion being now fixed on uniform day BY act Of