Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-30
,q HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
a91 .q.v MONDAY, April 90, 1861.
AFTERNOON SESSION

AFTERNOON SESSION. q
Mr. PARR caiIed nm bia resolutinn In ae.
cent a nroposition 10 sustain two reeiments in
Ijckipg comfy. at 39 cents per man Der day.
Mr.. FLAGG moved 10 FIX II at 25 cents.
M PLANTS moved to offer is cents. and
said that a compauy baa been raised In Meig.
county. who are now sustained by the Comfy
Commssioners. TO their entire satisfaction, a
10 cents per day 10 the man. '.'
Mr. FIAGG stated that at Cincinnati the
troops had been sustained at 10 cents, and that
in good style. 6aI 2. 2aI
On motion of Mr.. .BRUFF, the resolution
vas referred 10 The committee on Finance.
Mr.. PARR. from the select committee "a
whom was referred n. B. 4g8-To anuul the
contract with Butler. Donaldson g. Comstock-
| renorted the same back, with Amendments, when
tbe biIl was ordered % be eperossed and read a
third time now. Pm '8
Pending call of the House,
| Mr.. McSCHOOLER obtained leave TO cast
bis vote in favor of Il. B. 297--The War Bill
and voted Yea. hsIl t' lhN
Mr.. McSCHOOLER said:
By reason OF unavoidable absence, | was not
| oresent during the consideration of RI. B. 297
| / was clad 10 learn that the Democracy of this
General Assembly, unanimously supported that
measure. Some days since i expressed the
opinion that the Democracy of thic State would
stapd ready, whenever demanded by the leRiti-
mate autbotities. to rally ip support Of the Gov.
ernmept, whether assailed BY q foreign or do
mestic enemy.
The Government at Washington, although
administered by the Republican party In opposi
tiop to the will of the Democratic party, is,not.
witbstandine, the legitimate Government of the
United States of America. Every United
| = =. ".
institutions, will rally in support of the Gov
erpment, when in trouble, whether right or
wrong. nv sympathies arc with the forces that
| 6obt under the American fae. never will
consent that that las shall be i6sulted with i'm
pupity. | never will consent that our Govern.
ment shall be oyerthrown by any human DOW
or
Mr.. PATTERSON. from the Committee on
| Claims. To whom was referred the claim of
Hsman Kent. renorted adversely 10 the Lain, /,
vhen the committees was discharped from fur !
,he. corsiderstion ~ the snhiect - 80,
n p 4eS was then read tho third time. vben
Mr. WORKS said he was not wiling 60 vote
,,on . statement Of f,cts. t;ll he was satisfied
,bst ,be statsmsn, vas cell founded. . = -
M, ANDREWS renHed that he had seen
erongb N satisfy anv one. 10 which were added
tbe statements Of Numbers of yeritable men.
tIe ,ore,,sJ 20 tba ,enort of The COMMITTEES or
tbst snh;ect "
Mr. SIUSsER said Legislation was being push.
cd thronob most undnIv. and he doubted whether
,S;s s",Ue s"a r;,h;n nnr n,oSince % Hs tbsrsfare
oovad ,bat tha hiJl l,e an the tsbla which vas
d;sa g,asd to--vess % nays "A = =,
M RRiTFF ss;d that. as tbis contract was
made nv the Governor in his official capacity,
which he tbouobt he had not the mower I, d.
he u,onld move IN refer the hill IN the Judiciary
com mittee. n tfii1 l7'II- 7sJ5' jos :
M CONVERSE said that the contract vs
NOT one within the mower of The Commissarv =
| Ne sid Inc contrart was nade IN extend over
ians,h &c s;,ne far bevond vbat uas 'ever con
terrnlstad 10 be within the ranee Of me Com-
missary department. Il was made TO run owe
ali the time that soldiers shall he in the field
Il was Altogether a fraudulent affair, and ough
i In he annuiled AZ once. 2 5d q 'lsi1e lPh
Mr.. BRUFF thought that IL was not the busi-
meas of the Legislature 10 dispose of this mat
ter by any act. We have proper committee
to examine the matter, and he was willing to
abide BY their decision aa e'7ls
Mr.. KRUM thought this question had been
sufficiently discussed. There was no doubt and
no difference among members as to the exorbi
tance Of the price charged. He had doubts
whether the House has the power to annul the
/ contract.
once. He disliked the temper which charges
fraud, etc. 1t might be enough to cay that il
was a mistaken one. e
Mr.. FLAGG replied that the contract is
broken, and has been broken every day, and
now. II the House permits the matter to pass by
ahort time, the opportunity to declare the con-
tract void will be lost, because it will be pre-
smfn ed that We acouiesce in it,.
Mr.. VORIS agreed that this ia an unwise
contract, and it may partake Of the character oi
| fraud: but he was not convinced that the case
was clearly proven to be fraudulent. Till he
| had the evidence of that fact, he was not pre-
nared To vote for the bill. He was not WILLING
N usurn the duties of the other branches of the
government. tt6 a aaegs,s 81
Mr.. DEVORE said he did not doubt the truth
of the statements of the committee, and he
vonld gladly annul the contract. But il that
we're done ,the troons can be ordered out of their
quarters instauter. and what will be done fol
them in The ipterjm7 He moved that the com
mittee be instructed to amend the bill so as tc
| include Cleveland and Cincinnati,
4 vonId lead TO delay. while this matter REQUIRES
omsd;s te action -, -7.9 :, -
M. Hills was in favor of doing eomefbine
| nromptly. but not precipitately. lie hoped L
Tould be referred. and a deliberate report would
he made upou the subject. Az 10 authority, II
we are moi competent to remedy this evil, ",
had better establish some other system OF gov
ernment. or we had better 90 home. a. M
i Mr.. MYERS referred to the recent cont-sc
for encampment grounds on the Little Miami
and expressed the opinion that it was more rea
sonable than appeared at first sight. If W,
have any authority to do 90, be would vote fo
Uneven to the stretch of authority. b 80 d.
Mr.. JONES, of Hamilton, explained the ma
ture of the contract for Camp grounds, ans