Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-20
HOUSE OF REPRFsENTATiVEs.

AFTERNOON sEssIok.
TuEsBkr. March 10.
The House proceeded % considar the apecial
H. B. No. A9i;sby.Mr. WooDs-To provide
for leasing the public works Of the State, amend.
'ded 90 as 70 leake to specified parties. The bill
was read third time, -. =, -, - -
", Aisw verbal knendAsn's we're nsAe to the
bill. IN LftA g4Af n ~ ~
Mr.. BALDWIN moved to amend so as to
make the ideration Of the lesse thirty
thousand instead df ten thousand dellars, also
70 pay the proceedA Of the lease into heslnking
fund, which was agreed to. ~ N,t f>-
Also 70 limit the maximum rate of Aolls.tc the
Mr.. SCOTT. Of jefferson, objected to this
amendment, as ID Would reduce the Income Of
the canals 90 low that they would not pay and
therefore the canals you'd not sbe leased to any
one. 10 YJFt IUqCgRvHq
Mr.. WOODS also opposed y; because It would
have the effect tenebtralize the whole effort TO
make the lease Of th{se public works, or would
place them In irrespohslble hands. .qesiI
Mr.. ANDREWS fatofedthe amendment. He
said, that in making q bargain, as In this case,
the State was not I'd accept any proposition
made. The rates fixed byihe toll sheet of 1850
were said to be well adjnSted. ...'aii slTas
The amendment vas disagreed to. NY !! ,,s
Mr.. BALDWIN also moved TO amend by lin,
itirg all tolls TO one dollar per ton for any dis
tance, which amendmept was disagreed 70. l1y,
Also. TO require ths lhssees 70 pay the State
for repairs now In .grogress. which was agreed
Mr.. BALDWIN moved further to amend by
requiring the lesseesto pay oil expenses Of erbi'
tration or trials on tontracts, eto., which was
agreed 10. .... ...s... hBaaaJ
The question then turned on the frst amend
ment OF Mr.. BaldTin, which Mr. Devore moved
toamend to tweDty thoutand, which was iacs
cepted by the mover. 4 . t.t.. "a srsd0
Mr.. BROWNE, Of MiAmi. advocated this
amendment He would ily this price, and see
IL II would not be accepted by some other par-
~, IL not this ode. so ---, 2. 5bylo
Mr.. HUGHES said be was In favor Of leas.
ing the canalss but he was DOT for leasing them
for nothing. lHe was therefore for the amend
Mr.. DEybRE was for ttip amendment: He
was for the sale; but IL they could not be sold,
he wanted ~ much for the lease of the canals
as be could get; and II they Are worth anything
at all, the1 must be worth tbs sum. ss.',i
Mr.. FELLOWS objected 10 the amendment.
Heiwant6d to 20 straight for3ard and adop. this
measuref which In practical one, and perhaps
the only one that maybe avai ihble. 5 I,.d S.,l
Mr.. HILLS supported thb amendment--at
least he would have bargaif made that would
release the State from furthef burdens. ishoi
Mr., MYERS spoke against the amendment,
and hk did not think bis duty would be dis.
charged till he voted for tbs bill as the oaly'
one likely 10 be passed qltlt .c.' Sv''rac1ll6
NJ. DEvORE further defended the amend
meht, and said be understood that $50, 600 per
anuum could be obtained for the canals. sa7'sla
Mr.. V0RIS demanded the previous question,
which was sustained. .''' ......, !. .,-rlt
IA division OF the. question was demanded,
when the House refused 10 strike out 0,000,
that $40. 600 might be inser{ {ed--yeas 81 nays
As; 30 the amendment vas l0st: ,,.,1a.'s. #
The vote was then called o1 the passage of the
Ebill, which resulted--yeas 6ll nays 20. So the
bill was passed. ''''''''''' ~
{ Mr.. WOODS moved to take from the table
the motion to reconsider the vote whereby the
House fixed "Wednesday, the 9th inst, for the
reading of H. B. 265-'To pay certain outstand-
ing checks, which was agreed to---yeas 80, nays
The vote was then called on the reconsidera-
ton. and resulted-yeas AZ, nays "a. psls, N
The bill was then set for third reading on
Thursday next. ~ a-..eslfes4t ~ o,fuT ssi
Mr.. ROBINSON offered q resolution direct
ing that nor farther contracts for repairs or
new structures Of the canals, shall be made by
the Board Of Public Works, until farther APP
propriations. ~, ri -,5t- ~, ,tt',,,
Mr.. voRIs moved to amend BY striking out
| tue word repairs. d ',,g
Mr.. vORlS then moved that the House ad-
journ, which was disagreed to-yeas ls, nayi
IMr. voRIs demanded call Of the House
when 81 members answered to their names, and
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