The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-20
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a-sia CoLuAmCs, March I6th, l863
b EbrToR DEMOCRAT :-ASomo days since, a
petition from some of inc Democrats Of
Daike county, praying that the Legislature
would take such steps as would help to
bring about on armisticc, was presented -
This petition vas referred TO the Committee
on Military Affairs. Mr. Flagg, chairman of
said committee ,srcpnrted the following,
ResoiredJg he GfReroi Ass,rnbiy cf The
,State Of Ohioa That wo will have no disso-
luton of tho Union that we will have mn
.srms,ice !; ,ha,swe can fight ps long as tho
! rebels aud traitors can; that tho war shall
60 on uolh law is restored, aud wo will
noyor despair fthe Republic- d,iv t,ar
II. d. s32, ,prosiding that school exam
inatiops be alternately held in different
parts of each county, was lost on iis on.
grossmept. s. j. II, 1913. relative tothanks
of the General Assembly to tho Squirrel
Hnnters, was repeated, correctly enrolled.
and signed by tho Speaker S. B, ls7 -
Tbs bill aatbosgcs county commissioners to
make some allowance to county auditors In
certain cases. for extra services ip taking the
Federal direct tax from tho doplicate3 S.
D authorizing tho, Treasurer of State to re.
deem tho Seueca County Bank notes and
certificates for notos, at tho rate paid for
ihom blythe parties holding them preyioas
to the passage Of the act, passed the House.
| ho vnt nd fl,f L.
laid on tho table. .-.
About 5-o'elnek on Ttursday, Majcr Gen.
Mcdowell, accompanied by his brother,
Major Mcdowell, and Ex Gov. Dennisou,
eutored tho Senate Chamber, and by invita-
ton took scat with tho President of tho
scnate. Ito was afterwards received in
tho House. in similar manner.
TheRclief Biilis still hanging by tho gillf
botweenthc Ifouseand Senate, The House
agreed to tho report Of tho Commiitee d
7 Conference, but the Senate did not. A new
commit,eo IS appointed. Tho point is dis
pu;e is 10 section 9th. which reads as fol
lI'lows "That the commissioners Of tho sey
/ oral counties shall takccontfo Of said fund
for the purposes named 10 tho act, when
4 paid into thccounty treasures, aud shall ap,
\ portion the samo to tho several townships
wards and election d striets 10 their tcspcct.
Two countios,, according to tho iennmerdtio,
uforesaid."i The Semitic insist upon dis
,trlbuting tho fund according to the enumor.
alton. The House Struck out the word
enumeration" and inserted tho words
''nceessitles of families" Tho State lew
will tax the counties OF wealth for the bcnc.
6t of tho poorer counties. Tho House, by
a large vote. supported the tax levy, on tho
ground that tho volnntcorsfrom all parts OF
4 tho State have gone forth 10 defonse of our
Government, for tho common good, and
Z thny eau SEQ no justice or proprety In dis
tributing the fond, except as tho necessities
of the families Of our soldiers may Scqnre.
tPhe people MUST jadgo.which of the two
, branches is at fault. On the vote on the
report Of the Committee OF Conference, in
tho Senate, there wero l2 forani 20 agains
tho report. 1t 10 in evidence from nan,
counties. that. in some townshipsy yihore ar,
! only from. ono or two up to four familiel
] shat require relief. While, in o otber townships
) in tho same counties, thore are from 10 Il
i 25 families aud, wboro the number of mel
10 tho soryice is no greater than initho for
! mer townships, still tho Senate insist iha
, these towusbips shall rccoiye the said fua
: aecordiug to the nombes of "soldiers," no
according 70 the neeessities OF ian,ilps. -
About the onlS Argument they use in fayo
q Of, ibeir. plan, js.sthassktbeysapo afraid tn
commissioners will bni partial and not d
equal josiiGo TO allthG towusbips3 There
fore, thoy insist on principle radicail
D wrong, for fear hat there may he solpothin
I Iiwropg IL some. counties, in carrying out III
details o. the law ~ 4, 81 Al dijn4sna NJ
n The Boupty Bill has made but iitilepro
! gress for the last two weeka, sQn0Satprdas
the House bill came beck fsemltbe Senate
amended by striking out All aflor tho en-
Aeing clause, and inserting the Senate bill
! Twas referred TO q select committee o
! three, l hope the two bills referred 4
above may become laws before the veel
!. expires. bolieye that l will here prcmis,
e not to write youiagaiu until opoor both o
! said bills are passed by both branches,
I Since my last lottor, the House has spen
/, good deal Of time on a bill to givo bridg
I company tho right to leeson Tho height Of
: proposed bridge across ,ho Ohio River q
cincpnati, from I22 10 400 feet, Alter be
!, ing discussed some four day :, tho bin passe
tho House. @ - "a ~ teA saeBtia b
: !, Your readers pre probably aware thu
q some Of the soldiers Of Camp Chase made
}, oall, week before last. az che Office Of th
4, Comprehend Crisis, aud that they did no
s. leave said Office 10 quito as good couditio
y as they found IL, This was q bad step, an
2 much to, bs regretted, The boys Of IL
y 1.-the Second Ohio Cavalry stand worry hie
2 among officers and men Of all cosnpanie
!, y and seglmcpts in said camp. IL any
y these boys were in tho squad that called Q
~ i the fold Nheel-horse OF Damocracy y the
q never will. bo exposed BY any o,ber soldi,
a in Fmnklin County.bor could oue, be pu.
i. isbcd without plp tho others hpyine 4 han
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