Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-08
Ohio Legislature.
APRIL 1st, 1S69.-Senate had un.
der consideration the

counties, townships and municlpa
corporations to lend their credit il
aid Of the construction Of rail
roads.
The committee proposed tc
amend by striking ont the words
sat any one time" attached to tht
limitation Of amount Of credit au
thorized to be loaned The amend
ment was agreed to, and the reso
luton as it now stands allows any
country to lend its credit to ar
amount not exceeding one per cent
in value, and any township or mu.
nicipal corporation not exceeding
two per cent. of the value Of the
property on the duplicate for taxa
ton, such loan to be first approv-
ed by q majority of the electors af,
fected thereby.
Mr.. Linn in q brief and lucid
speech explained the pressing ne.
cessity for such a change in the
Constitution as is contemplated in
the resolution,
Mr. Carter and others made an
effort to have the consideration of
the resolution put off for some
days, but finally Withdrew their
motions for that purpose.
Mr. Rex took the floor. lie said
he was opposed to the resolution.
He said he did not believe that ma
jorities had any right to impose
taxes for such purposes upon mi
.norities. He did not think that
any such change Of the Constitu-
ton would benefit Cincinnati. Gin
cinna!i was injured by the course
she took during the late war. That
city would never be able to get the
trade of the South until the pres
ent system Of National policy were
abandoned and military reconsruc-
ton were set aside. And Cincin
natl would never be able, anyhow,
to successfully compete with Chi
cago, because the latter is the great
grain center Of the West. Those
counties which under the old Con
stitution taxed themselves to help
railroads, now reg ret it; and the
proposed amendment was as un-
necessary as impolitic-
Mr.. Yeoman differed with Mr..
Rex. Cincinnati is losing the South
ern trade and her commercial su-
premacy because her rich men lack
enterprise and energy, He would
put it in the hands Of her laboring
classes and more energetic citizens
to rouse her millionaires from their
lethargy, and make them contrib
ute to the greatness of the city and
the benefit Of all. He denied that
which had subscribed
for railroads now regretted
it. 1t was not the case with his
own county, nor with others Of
which he knew; nor did he believe
t was the case with any. There
ire counties in Southern Ohio
which would if they could assist in
such railroads as they need
md increase ten-fold in wealth and
Mr. Hutcheson spoke ably and
in favor Of the resolu-
ion, showing at length how much
ohio is losing to-day by her re-
itrictivc policy in reference to rail
oads, and how much neighboring
States, by q wiser and more liberal
ystem, are gaining every day
lie depicted Cincinnati as the nat
Iral center of the Mississippi Val
ey, lacking only proper railroad
to make her the ac-
queen, He did not be-
ieve, although q Democrat, that
had suffered for the part
he took in the civil war, and he re-
,rcted to hear such an argument
dvanced by the Senator from
Wayne Mr., ReX.)
Mr.. Linn read the preamble and
esolutions of the Cincinnati Board
# Trade upon the subject
Mr. Godfrey opposed the resolu-
ion, because he thought cities and
ther municipal corporations are
90 anxious to run in debt as it is. t
Mr., Lawrence favored the reso- J
ution and explained the circum- 8
tances under which the article Of {
he Constitution, for which this is d {
was adopted. Expert i
nee had shown that the original t
rticlc does not meet the wants Of 5
he people. =
The resolution was adopted-24
D 5. Mossrs. Rex, Scribner, God
rey, May and Jamison voted no. |
Senate took recess. {
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