The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-02-22

distributing the fund On the principa
roads through the county.
My eva opinion is that the anoun
proposed to be raised by the provisions
of the bill would build gesd read frsn
say louisville thresgh Woedsfold to tn.
Ohie river: Another through the south
srn psrtisn Of the county. through Grays
i Vile, Antioch or Brownsville to the riv.
er-and leave enough to make gesd side
reads to all the principal peints.
I Viewing the matter from this stand
point and gsveraed by a desire to pre-
note the interests of the entire County
and not Of any particular locality, in
trsaused the bill and secsred its passage
through the Senate. I ana satisfied that
we will never have any better reads in
Monroe Oeunty than We now have unless
we make then ourselves, and / know of
ae way of dsing this and .equalizing the
burden, but by putting the, amount me-
sessary cen the tax duplicates Itis new
for the people to decide. Mr.. Keyssr
will held the bill until advised os the
wishes of the people at home. | have
written more than I intended, when i
cemmenesd on this subject, but csuld not
say less and make myself understood. ua
And new for matters in general. We
have passed but fear bills as yet this
session Through beth branches of the
General Assembly, viz: sPai tial appro-
priatien billABill increasing the salaries
of State Ofhcsrs, bill to prohibit substi-
tute brokers frem plyins their vocation,
and bill limiting the powers Of City
Council of Cities of the FIRST class as to
ma king contracts. as
Z 1 have had Numerous letters from vari-
Gus parts of the County in relation to the
Bounty bills pending-I wrote in reply
that the House had passed bill authsr-
iziHg the Township Trustees to levy tax
ts pay a bsunty of two hundred dsIlars-
for each volunteer under the last, or any
future calls of the PresiaentAand that
the Senate had in committee Of the whsle
agreed to all of its substantial provisions
The bill was then referred to the com
nittes on finance. In place of reporting
the bill back as amended fer sfsal aetisn
they reported an entire new bill which
authorizes the Fund Commissioners to
borrew money On the credit of the State
payable after thirteen years, to pay each
velustesr bounty. Of sas hundred dol
lars-asd fer the last two weeks We have,
been considering it in the Senate, and
have ceme to ne fnal action.
The bill is currently reported to have
originated with Gsvsrnsr Brough if so
it is the "erudest' piece Of composition
that ever came freM his hands. ~ ~
The principal argumsHt made sse Of ln
faver of this pet m sasurs of the Gov
ernsrs is that it will prevent the tax
frsn going en- the duplicate this fall,
knowing as they do that the taxes will be
otherwise materially increased, they say,
here upsn the fssr, that if they are act
careful about piling the taxes mp on the
people that they will be hsrled frsm pow
sr at the Rext elections. In other words
they wish posterity taxed to BUY THEM
out of the present draft, instead Of eth.
er shsnldering arms, or fostiag the sill
themselves. A very consistent position
fer Loyal Men Clip leyaD to assume in
ordsrts obtain or rather to perpstxate
their political power. l ah not new able
to say, what the rrevisions Of the bounty
bill will be that mays be passed. The,
Governors pet bill came up ts-aay, and
| succesded in2gettisg it amended so as
to pay the same bounty to veterans here
tofere enlisted This amendment set the
dominant party ints a regular tunult--
they marched and eeunternarched wsrtAy
Of veterans (psliticalD in ether words
they considered and recensidered. but
finally had to Gene ste time, 2 and enough
Of them voted with the fsur democrats to
carry the amendment; the question was
then put as to substituting Gov. Brsugh's s
bantling for the House bill, and they
veted it dewn On account Of the amend
msnt paying bounty to the veterans.
They dare net incsr the Indignation of
the war wern veterans by voting against
the amendment, but can screen, or at least
seek tsa screen themselves by vsting
against Rrough's bantling with the eau
dal appeidage af6xsd by the Senator from
Monroe, as substitute for the House
BILL M ga
So after tive weeks hard labsr and the
censumptien of great deal cf legisla-
Etive strategy, We are now as the lawyers
say Gin statu quo;' and | am unable ts
say what will be the final actisn of the
Senate, as they are new seeking to amend
| it by spreading the tax over foar or Eve
years-and make it applicable enly to