Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-18
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RDIFoEs LEADER Yesterday afternoon
the Judiciary Committee Of the Senate was
INSTRUCTED to report a bin, If no law on the
sqN II already exists, regulating the closing
q hsolvent eorporated oOmpaaiss, orgas-
iStS under the statutes of Ohio, and empOw-
sring the receiver to dispose at public sale
all uncollected assets
Mr.. Monroe, Of Lorain, was without op-
position elected President pro- ten. Of tie
Senate. One of his first duties was to sign
the bill authorizing the suspension Of specie
SmentS by the banks.
Mr. Robson offered s. B. No. II, to au-
thorizs the city Of Cleveland to fund certain
Railroad stocks, which was read hrBt time.
The afternoon in the House was mostly
consumed in consideration of the bill for the
relief Of families Of volunteers in the State
and United States service. Amendment sf-
ter amendment vas offered and adopted un-
Ill was scarcely traeeable.
This bill, as it stands amended, provides
that the Assessors this year make return of
all volunteers in the State, whether they have
families OF not and the number, age and
sex Of the members of such families, that
the Auditors of the several counties make
out and forward to the State Auditor a
statement in accordance with the AssessorS'
return; that the State Auditor apportion the
relief fund, and pay over the same to the
county Treasurers at their semi-annuAl set
tlement; that the Commissioners of the sew
eral counties be constituted boards for the
distribution Of the fund of their respective
counties each board adopting its own rules
and regulations that the boards In anticipa-
ton of the levy be empowered to borrow
means not to exceed three fourths of their
proportion OF the tax levied by this act to
meet present wants, or instead Of directly
borrowing, make temporary transfer Of any
other fund than the School Fund-interest
on money borrowed not 70 exceed per
cent. per snnum; that the families Of vol
unteers, who may have been killed, disabled
{ or taken prisoner, and held ss sHch, in any
engagement with the rebels, shall be ent-
tied to the benefits of this act whether he
shall have been mustered into the United
States service or not. The levy specified in
, this act is one-half mill on the dollar of the
grand list of the taxable property Of the
State.
The Senate adopted resolution that the
Military committees of the two Houzes meet
and draw up bill on the subject Of relief
, to the families Of volunteers, to be reported
in both branches. The House laid this resO-
luton on the table, and proceeded further to
: discuss Its own bill.
The Board of Public Works reported in
: response to the House, resolution, in re-
gard to the work it performs, assistants
hired, &o., and of the necessity of the pres
D sent force of employees, which report wa
e referred to the proper committee.
I The Senate has been in committee Of the
Whole most Of to day, discussing the usury
question. Legislators may enact, and casu-
lists discuss, and still money will regulate it
e own market value, even ss wheat or porh
4 does. Necessity knows no law" A mar
"hard up" will scarcely stop to point oui
, statute regulations to the sffable money
: lender, when that same money lender stand
e so ready to grant relief even though tht
8 terms be two per cent per month.
Last night the Union members in thu
J House in caucus nominated Mr.. Williams, o
e Lake, and Mr.. NeWilliams, of Clark, to b,
= additional clerks
A lutter in military circles is caused b.
ordering four Ohio regiments OF infantry Il
Romney-the 2sth, e2d, 6eth end eth.
: BIGEL0W.