Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-13
AFTERNOON SESSION.
THIRD READING.

S. B. No. 219, Mr.. KESSLER-To ament
an act entitled ian act to provide for tn
better regulation of common schools in tn
city of Cincinnati" passed January q
1853, was read the third time.
The question being on its passage, tn,
yeas and nays were called thereon, and re
sulted-yeas 60, nays 4. So the bill passed
S.. No. I75, Mr.. Mr.GOLDEN-To author
lZe county commissioners in certain case
to invest county funds, was read the thirG
time.
Mr.. JOHNSON said the bill simply au
thoriZed the county commissioners to in
vest any money raised for certain purposes
and not needed till the maturity of tn,
debt, to be invested in United States bonds
Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler, doubted the
propriety of such a law, and particularly
the safety of such investments. He coulG
not vote to give county commissioners and
county treasurers authority to change tht
treasury into brokers' Office.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, was also opposed
to the bill. He was opposed to allowing
county commissioners to have authority Il
invest county funds in United States Bonds
He said such power had been, and would
be abused. There was no necessity for
mon ey accumulating In the county Treas
ury. The commissioners should levy nc
more money than was actually needed. Tt
do otherwise, would lead to corruption and
fraud.
Mr.. POND thought the fears entertained
about the bill were grOundless. He thought
such bills had been passed this winter; and
he could see no danger in such law.
Mr.. COCKEILL said he was also opposed
to the bill as it now read, and would move
that it be recommitted to a select commit
tee of one, with instructions to amend.
Messrs. HORD and ACKER could not
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bad policy to let county commissioner
turn brokers for the county funds.
Mr.. WOLF advocated the bill, and ear
nestly contended that no harm could result
from such law. He believed in progress
sive Democracy, and thought it wise fol
statesmen to be governed by the exigencies
of the present, rather than a blind adher.
ence to past landmarks. --.
Mr.. SlSLER objected to the general
features of the bill. He thought the Coun-
ty Commissioners, after investing the funds
in bonds. were not made sufficiently liable
for their safe keeping.
Mr.. LEETE was opposed to the whole
thing. He, feared, if commissioners could
not be trusted under bond, there would be
but little security for the safe keeping OF
the peoples money. He thought it hazard
Gus to allow every body to use the county
funds in the manner proposed in the bill.
Mr.. MONOGRAM favored the bill In
some general remarks.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved to recommit the
bill to select committee of one. with in
structions to amend so as to make the bill
applicable alone to Athens county. The
House agreed. Mr.. johnson was made the
committee.
S. B. No. 25O, Mr.. KEIFER-To amend
section five of an act prescribing the rates
of taxation for State, county, township,
city and other purposes, passed April 3O
1862. as amended February z, 1866, was
read the third time.
Mr.. HILL, of Defiance, explained the
object of the bill, and urged its passage.
The yeas and nays were called on its
passage and resulted-yeas 81, nays IL. So
the bill passed.
The bill increases the rates OF taxation
for city purposes, and applies to cities of
the second class.
Fl. B. No. 143, Mr.. MANN-To repeal an
act supplementary to an act entitled IAN
act to authorize county commissioners TO
construct roads on the petition of a major
ity of resident land owners along aud ad-
jacent to the line of said roads," passed
February IA, 1867, [page II, 64 volume Ohio
laws, was read the third time, and,
On motion of Mr.. MANN, postponed till
the second Tuesday of January, 1869
Fl. B. No. 22S, Mr.. ANDERSON-To
amend section three of an act entitled an
act to provide for the appointment of
commissioner of railroads and telegraphs
and to prescribe his duties, passed April 8
1867. (Ohio Laws, volume q, page llD.
was read the third time.
Mr.. ANDERSON explained the bill.