The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-08-05

Central Lunatic Asylum. m..............,$4 $400, 900
Pavement State House Square ....... 1890
Land-Eight Acres U. L. ............. 20, 600
Girls Reform School. ool................... 10000
Morgan Raid Claims s................. $50 900
Blind Asylum. m........................ 275 900
Big Beaver Improvement. .,,,,.,.,... 10000
Samuel Doyle Claim. im................. $500
Ground for Central Asylum. ........... $1,000
Geological Survey Printing (estimate).. 10000
Southern Lunatic Asylum. sewerage -. $500
Canal Culverts. 90 600
GAINESVILLE Iron Bridge (canaD ..... $4,000
New Buildings Reform Farm ......... 5000
Lands for Pub Works at Lewiston Res 1890
Special Claims. 1872
Report of fArchitects on Ventilating Halls
of House and Senate ..,..,.,,....... 22O
Swan q Sayler's Statutes .............. 22,5OO
The single item of the Doyle claim is all that
the readers attention will be specially called to
| in this document at present. The resolution was
introduced by Ball, of ofMuskingum. bitter par
tisan II recites that Doyle In 1850 entered into
a contract for keeping a division of the public
works for the consideration So, 746. That the sum
of 81, ,761. Al was paid thereon by resolution of
the General Assembly in 1861, and that the bal
ance of the contract sum was still unpaid and
that the Auditor be directed to draw an order on
the Treasury for said balance with the interest.
This nice laid scheme provoked discussion whlc h
developed the fact that the said contract was
illegal as decided by the Supreme Court in state
vs. Medberry ct al 9Th O.St.522,and therefore be-
fore the contract was executed twas set aside.
In the sessions of 1861, Samuel Doyle pre-
sented his claim for relief to the Legislature.
That General Assembly fully investigated the
| claim and passed joint resolution found In the
5Sth volume of Ohio laws page 1888, wherein a
balance of a. 761. A was found due said Doyle,
and the Auditor was directed to draw an order
| on the Treasury for that sum, and rectes,
| ham bn
of all demands on the part of Samuel Doye,and
Samuel DOYLE s. Co., against the State of Ohio,
of every lind and description, growing out OF
the contract between said Doyle 81 Co., and the
State of Ohio"
Upon this resolution Doyle went to the Treasur-
| er and drew the same amount and gave his receipt
| in full of all demands which is still on file In
| the Auditors office.
In view of all the facts presented to the House
In a mastery explanation OF the whole affair by
Hon. j. X. Rukenbrod, of Columbana, who was
also a member of the House in the session of
1861 the resolution of Mr.. Ball met with sturdy
opposition and was referred, on motion of Mr.:
| Rail TO the facile Committee on Finance, OF
whom Hon. r. Leete is cha irman. The scheme
to pay again was not dead but carefully worked
up. Leete prepared report, endeayorlng 70
show that notwithstanding full aud ialr settle
ment and receipt in full for payment, yet tne
State should go behind IL all, anu reopen the
affair and repay.
Mr.. Ball then worked up his Doyle claim,
leaving out of the resolution the amount to be
paid to Doyle, so that it need not require fifty
three votes to pass IT, but simply q majority.
To provide for the amount by inserting itin the
appropriation bill, could be done by mere
majority of those voting, thus compelling those
who are opposed to this scheme to vote for il
or vote against any ap appropriation.
The resolution on the final vote passed by a
vote of ty-one for TO some thirtyone against It,
Mr.. DOYLE is an old party manager of franklin
county. No other reason can be given for the