Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-10

shall have the right of suffrage by COM
plying with the laws regulating State.
county, township and municipal elections,
which require all citizens to vote at the |
place of residence of their families, &c.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to sus
pend the rule in order to enable the COM
mittee on Military Affairs to submit re |
port.
The House agreed.
The rule being suspended, Mr.. COCK |
Affairs, submitted the following report:
The committee on Military Affairs to
whom was submitted 81. r. No.7 by Mr..
HUGHES, of Highland, in relation to the
soldiers relief fund, having had the same
under consideration now report: That
the Auditor of State, in compliance with
the request of the committee, has made a
detailed statement in reference thereto,
and said report of the Auditor is here
with submitted and made part thereof. 1t
appears to your committee that the
State has not complied in good faith with
the requirements of the law, and that a
large sum OF money, nearly one million, to-
wit: $925,000 levied and collected for the
special benefit of the families of soldiers,
has been transferred to the General Reve-
nue. Fund, in violation of the good faith of
the State, and contravening the express
provisions of the Constitution, article
twelve, section five, which provides that
''no tax shall be levied except in pursuance
of law, and any law imposing tax shall
distinctly state the object of the same, to
which only it shall be applied"
Your committee respectfully report that
in their opinion tax so levied and col
lected for special purpose can only be ap-
piled to the purpose for which it was so
levied and collected, and that the transfer
of said money, so collected, was a plain and
palpable violation of the Constitution and
fai tr, hn nit i0o, oil ~
Ohio.
The State has never yet, in the opinion OF
your committee, fully recognized the SER
vices OF her brave soldiers who for years
generously risked their lives and freely
poured out their blood in the defense of her
soil and the maintenance of her constitu-
tional obligations to the Union. A large
majority of those who carried arms were,
and are still, in moderate circumstances.
Many have returned broken in health
and unable to provide the necessaries OF
life for themselves and families. Justice.
good faith and the Constitution demand
that the money so generously provided by
the people of Ohio for her patriotic soldiers
should be applied to their benefit, and your
committee respectfully recommend that the
committee on Finance in this House cause
bill to be reported complying with thi;
recommendation.
Signed by the committee,
J. r. CoCKERILL,
5. M. RICHARDSON,
GEO. HENRICKS,
1SSAC CUSAC.
Though concurring in the recommenda
tion, we deem it our duty to respectfully
but earnestly. dissent from the charges o
bad faith on the part of the State.
[Signedl II. G. KENNETT,
j. w. MOORE,
/. G. KERR.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to anne nj
the report as follows:
add to the end of the report the wore
tomorrow.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Highland, moved t,
amend the amendment as follows:
add after the word tomorrow the fol
lowing: If the money is in the treasur.
which was wrongfully taken.'"
Messrs. Hughes, of Highland, Thornhill
Baker, Dilworth. Acker and Cockerill ad
vocated the amendment.
Mersrs. Scott, of Warren, Welsh, Lee ant
Lewton opposed the amendment of Nh
Hughes.
Mr.. BUELL. moved to lay the report ant
amendments on the table.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, demanded tn,
yeas and nays thereon.
The yeas and nays were called and re
sulted-yeas 81. nays II. Lost.
Mr.. BALL offered the following resolu
ton, 81. r: No. 125.
Resolued, That the report of the Militar.
committee, now under consideration, b
recommitted to said committee, with in
structions to inquire how much of salt
fund will probably be required for the re
lief of INDECENT soldiers, or the indigen
families of soldiers. for the cure Mt veal
and that said committee report bill fo
the transfer of such amount from the gen
eral revenue to the soldiers relief fund.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, opposed the res
olution.
Mr.. BALL advocated its adoption.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, moved to amen
the instructions contained in the resolutio
offered by Mr.. Ball as follows: Add at tn
end of the instructions the word +" to-mor
row." r.l
Pending which, Mr.. HILL, of Defiance
moved to adjourn.
The House agreed-yeas 55, nays 80.