Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-06-03

ne CllrQ act OF G1e series appropriated
I 81, 900 Of the relief fund to the OhiC
home for disabled soldiers, and tht
fourth was the appropriation act of 1866
which applied the $500, 900 to the pay
ment of the State debt. The fifth meas
ure which relates to this subject IS the
general appropriation act of 1866, which
| transferred the balance of S25,oo that
had at first been designed for the sol
diers' home TO the general revenue, and
which contained other provisions regard
T ing the relief fund, to which we shall re-
fer hereafter.
The hyst measure to transfer $500. 900
to the Sinking Fund was bitterly oppos-
ed by the Democracy, not from any
love for the soldier, nor any scruples
about the disposal of the fund, but from
| the lofty and patriotic notion that to pay
off the debt Of the State, part of which
was incurred in helping to suppress a
! Democratic rebellion, would rebound to
the credit of Republican State officers
and the Republican party.
The second bill, however, which made
it ''the duty of the Auditor of State, after
| kaz7ng- transferred to tie Sinking Fil5ta
from tie SOIl2te1S' relief Tlf5t, tie SzkU5 OF
| $500, 900, &c, to distribute 81 100, 900
to the several counties, received the
hearty support of the Democracy. Here
was a chance for the county officials OF
that persuasion to get their hands in, for
/ it allowed them to devote such portion
as they thought fit to the liquidation of
county Indebtedness and the payment of
/ county expenditures. So the Hon.
/ Thornhill united with the rest of the Fl
nance Committee, in recommending the
! passage of the BILL although it indorsed
in. express terms the previous transfer of
/ $4,000. On the final vote, the follow
ing Democrats voted in its favor:
Messrs. CafSac, DresbaeH, E1Sbige,
EItch, F0Alekt, CASTOR, Gordon, Hills,
/ Hughes. KaqT, LszTzgt2, marshall, Pr
rIlI IlkkaaNl, REED, P0secguHS, and
I THoRNHILL.
| The only Democrats voting against
/ the bill were the following:
Messrs. DeHDla11, Hea6leg l7l5taf1chS,
/ Hill, zones and W'0Tfh.
1t is true, the bill referred to, made
provision for such relief as the county
officers might furnish But we venture
to say that there is not a Democratic
county in the State where by far the lar
] ger portion has not been expended for
county purposes virtual confession
that but a small part was needed for re-
lief, and justification of the transfer
bill to which the bill above mentioned
was supplementary.
The third bill relating to the subject
was that providing ror the Ohio home for
INDECENT and disabled soldiers, which
i devoted SIS, 900 of the fund for the sup
port of that institution. Here was a
4 chance to use a part of this money to
carry out the original intention of the
levy. Yet the following Democrats voted
/ against the bill:
Messrs. Castor, Gordon, Hcua2eY,
Heller, H5lghes, La,zcal, PARTS and
/ Ioa-tH.
The next bill which relates to this
4 question is the General Appropriation
act of 1866, which provided that the
I $500, 900, temporarily transferred to the
sinking fund, should be applied to the
payment of the State debt, thus really
making it permanent, and leaving no
way for its restoration except by taxa
ton. For this bill eighteen Democrats
voted, and among them was Mr.. Thorn
/ hill, yet that gentleman has the effron-
tery to tell us that the Democratic mem
bers of the House "0bboSed tie zOh0A
transaction fi1o0z rs f'teebtiozz to its con
clzzsfo15 %
We now come to the General Appro
priation Act of 1867. Il contained the
following, and was reported with favor
able recommendation by the Finance
committee, Mr.. Thornhill concurring.
SEC. 3. The balance of the State Mill.
tary Fund and $25 900 Of the Soldiers
Relief Fund now remaining in the
Treasury, is hereby ordered to be trans
ferred to the general revenue fund
The bill was subsequently amended
by inserting section 10, which authorized
the transfer of funds not needed for thC
purpose for which they were raised e
the sinking fund, and also by inserting
the following:
SEC. II. The balance of moneys nov
in or which may come into the Stat'
Treasury by collections of dilinquen
taxes, and belonging to the relief fund
l. is hereby directed to be transferred to thi
general revenue fund in the State Treas
ury, and made applicable to any ap
preparations made from the general reve
nue..
After the amendment inserting tn
above section was agreed to, Col. Brufl
: Of Mahoning, moved to reconsider, up
: on which question (House Journal, I86
p. 6o7) the yeas and nays were demand
: ed, ordered and resulted-yeas 28 nay
r z7. as follows:
/ Those who voted in the affirnativ
2 were democrats in italics)
Z Messrs. Alexander, Bronson, Bruf
= Burbage, Chase, Clark of Harrison
4 Coulter Curtis, CzSac, D1eS5ach, Fo2
0 Furnas, Gallup, CASTOR, Hare, johnson
e 7o1eS, Za57zVi2Y, 1HarS/EaH, Master, Mo
c Moran, Parks, Pe4HiSfen, Rfffke'
o Schneider, Shipley, Stednan and Vile
4 Those who voted in the negatiy
d Messrs. Barrett, Branch, Cochran
y Davey, Deford, DestOza1t, Glover, keae
IS ~, Hz6bs, Hitchcock, Hoover, Howar'
HHgkeS, Kibbee, Lawrence, Martil
n Myers, Nixon, Northway, Patton, Ps711.
70 Phillips, Read, R0Secru5zS, THoRNHIL
le Wood and Speaker.
" So the motion to reconsider was agree
rs to.
IS The question being on agreeing to t
is amendment.
r The yeas and nays we're ordered, ar
as resulted-yeas 50, II, as follows:
er Those who voted in the affirmati'
n Messrs. Banning, Chase, Clark.
III Harrison, Cochran Coulter, Curtis, Da
re gler, DaVey, DetordI AeHsDlcsS1, A[IeS0sl
er Encel, Fox, Furnas, Gallup, Glove
IN Hubs, Hitchcock, Hoover Howar
ed Hughes, Kibbee, Lawrence, Marsha
is Martin, Masters, AZc1la11eH, Mye
lie Nixon, Northway, Patton, R277A. Ph
ID. lips, THoRNHILL, Wiles, William
m Wood and Speaker -38.
ch Those who voted in the negati
- were
lr- Messrs. Alexander, Beer, Boyntt
ny Bronson, Bruff, Burbage, GaSt0H, q
IRE den, Hare, Heller, Headt7cks, Johns'
ne zones. Ls7g70ilZ, McMorran, Fs1t1liSt
.ge lead, R0secze ems, Raftfe5-. Schneider a
III Stedman-2I.
las , So the amendment was agreed to.
iIv Subsequently, House Journal, IS
ro- p. 64) Mr.. Bruf moved to amend S
M bill as follows; In section 3, line 8,