Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-04-28
THE INTEREST QUESTION.

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and that a free trade bill could not
master over forty votes, seemed to in
dictate that no change would be made,
but on Friday the House passed a bill
legalizing interest at eight per centum
per annum. Thursday and Friday
were almost exclusively devoted to q
discussion of the interest question,
there being a desire on the part of
some of the Democrats to make it a
party issue, by assuming that the De-
mOcracy were now and always had
been opposed to any more than a six
per cent. rate. But unfortunately for
their theory the free trade bill was in
troduced by Mr.. HUGHES, of Butler
county, a veteran Democrat, and was
supported by a number of Democrats.
The tel per cent. bill was also from a
Democrat, Mr.. BALL, of Muskingum,
and when that was voted down anOth-
er Democrat, Mr.. HOARD, of Marion,
introduced the eight per cent. bill
which passed the House, and will
quite probably pass the Senate. An
eight per cent. law is deemed quite
adequate to creating q flow of capital
TO the State from the East in sufficient
quantities to meet the pressing and
urgent demands Of the commercial
and manufacturing classes. At least
the experiment is to be tried for a
year, and if it WORKS prejudiciously to
the people of the State, it can be re-
pealed by a subsequent Legislature.
COMMISSIONERS BILL.
The House, on Friday evening,
after a sharp contest yer several pro-
posed amendments, and divers at
tempts to fIlibuster and kill time on
the part of the opponents of the I'LL,
agreed To the Senate amendment TO
Mr.. LEETE's county commissioners
bill, and it is now the law Of the State,
and applicable to all counties. This
will obviate the necessity of a-vast
amount of local legislation demanded
at every session, and which consumes
many days in disposing of. By cleo
ting a judicious and careful board of
commissioners, the public interests
can be advantageously and properly
served under this law. My Observa-
ten loads me to believe that outside Of
the larger cities, county commission
ers are inclined TO be economical and
cautious in all their expenditures
Certainly no one can complain of the
commissioners of our own county a
being ~imprudent and e~xtravagant,
and in this respect I take it they are
a fair type of the generality of the
commissioners throughout the State.
LARGE FIRE.
Last Thursday night q fire broke
out in one of the paint shops a the
railroad depot in this place, and prop
erty to the amount of $4,000 was de-
stroyed. The material was very COM
bustible, burned rapidly, and the
flames assembled very high, illumina-
ting the whole city.
RECOVERED.
Speaker THoRNHILL, who was con-
fined for a week or so to his room
from an attack of varioloid, is going
about again, but has NOT made his ap-
pearance in the House yet. There
does not seem to be very much ankle
IN to shake hands with him on the
part of some of the more scary gentle
men. 1t is not apprehended that any
other ease will develop, after so long
time has elapsed since the appearance
of the disease in our midst.
DEMOCRATS AT LoGGERHEADs.
Whilst the free trade in money bills
was under discussion in the House,
HUGHES, Of Bptler, and BAKER, of
Darke county, got by the ears, and
eomplimented each other as only good
Democrats can do when they have a
little family quarrel. We give a
specimen:
Mr.. Baker was in q quandary as TO wheth-
the gentleman from Butler CMr. Hughes)
would vote for the bill II the amendments
proposed were agreed to. He feared that
that gentleman would first consult the Gin
cinnati Chamber Of Commerce, or his broth
er bankers.
Nj. Hughes. Of Butler, tho1ght the gentle
man from DARK Mr. Baker, had taken his
cue from the Enquirer a paper that had
changed its position frequently.
81. Baker regarded the Enquirer as good
authoritz. Ifthat paper had changed. it was
unlike the gentleman from Butler, whose
democratic heart was always right, but
whose head was always wrong. He CIr. Ba-
kerr REGARDED thef free trade proposition as a
monstrous wrong and humbuS. 1t would
give the money Shylocks unlimited porertO
shave and cripple the laboring man. He re-
sarded tie whole thing as Hndemocratie,
unsound and monstrous. He Was surprised
70 End so many Democrats willing TO go for
the new dogma, while a few Republicans
were willing TO oppose the great n
scheme now pending. Scores Of bankers
we're now In the lobby asking the passage OF
tbis bill. He could tell them on sight; they
had no more blood in their ears than could
he found in a spoiled coon skin. They were
At the Neil House, with their whisky and
go midnight revelry trying TO buy up
Demoes3ts for their bill
Mr.. Hughes, of Butler, said he had been q
democrat before the gentleman from Dafke
Mr. Baker, was born, and was as much a
Democrat as the editor q the enquirer Wh"