Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-02-05

Office Of suffers in the army of volunteers.
A number of speeches were made, earn
estly favoring the Resolution.
A report from committee fnEors a great
reduction in the Bill for the expenses Of
the year 1862. The recommendations re-
duces the local tax 1886, 900. This tax
stood last year, upwards Of 81, 100000
The general tax will be increased above
last year.
Senate having passed the Resolution
asking Congress to abolish the Office Of
Sutler in. the volunteer army. Adjourned.
The ioftt resolutions relative to the
Federal tax were sighed in both Houses.
These resolutions ask that Congress will
enact that ~theeincoffe tax shall not be
apptftiohed as has been the direct tax.
Ohio kas a large population, but less
wealth IN proportion to her populations
thar some Eastern States of small popr-
lation: If Ohio pays tax, apportioned By
population, h viii pay a much larger
tax than some State that by reason of her
wealth. has the same amount Of taxable
property, while her population may be
much less. Mr.. Groesbeck asked in the
resolution that the income tax be not rails
ed by appOrtionment, but the levy be
made upon income, then the State having
a large population, but small income.
would pay no more, perhaps not so much
tax, as u State having alarge income but
small population. The resolutions asks
that the State may collect the taxes for
the government, thus saving the presence
among us of a horde of Federal officers.
House.%Several bills read second time.
A new Bill amendatory to act exempting
soldiers property from sale on execution
was read first time. Also a Bill to amend
common school law. Also Bill to amend
an act regulating the mode Of administer
ing assignments in trust and also, by Mr..
Krum, a Bill introduced anendatory of
section FIVE of an act prescribing the du-
ties of Supervisors and relating to roads
and highways.
The Bill for assessment Of property and
the levy of taxes thereon according to the
true value in money was engrossed-
The Bill reducing the salaries Of the
Board of Public Works from $500 to$5OO
passed, yeas 81. nays 4.
The Bill ITO enable officers and volun-
teers from this State to transmit their pay
to their families and friends" amended
some half dozen times, passed-yeas I8,
nays T..
Feb. Senate amendment to the Vol
unteer Relief Bill, raising the levy to
three-fourths of a mill en- the dollar,
was not agreed to in the House ON Friday.
The bill and amendments are now in the
hands of q Conference committee. The
House is for a tax of half a mill on
the dollar for the relief of the families Of
volunteers, while the Senate wants three
fourths Of mill.
Honss-The following bills were intro
duced and read the first time: Further
to prescribe the duties of County Auditors
requiring them to procure all blanks by
contract An act to amend section II Of
an act directing the mode of trial in GRIM
inal cases-reeuiring lawyers to defend
criminals, without compensation, when
too poor to pay To amend an act for
the punishment of certain ~offenses therein
named, passed March 8, 1881 Authoriz-
ing colleges, academies, high schools, and
other schools of like grade, to adopt 3
course of military instruction as a part of
their regular course of liberal studies
Messrs. ODLIN, CONVERSE and ScoTT were
appointed a committee of Conference on
the part of the House, On the difference
between the two Houses relative to Senate
amendm ent to House Volunteer Relief
bill.