The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-08-24
NOT IN FAVOR OF PAYING LOCAL DouN.
TIES TO VOLUNTEERS.

NOT IN FAVOR OF PAYING LOCAL BoUN-
TIES TO VOLUNTEERS.
On the 9th day Of February, 1868,
Mr. Lee, of Delaware, introduced a
bill to provide for the payment of To-
cal bounties pledged to volunteers un-
der the calls Of the President issued
July 2 and August 4, 1862. It author
lied and required the County Com
missioners to levy, by tax, upon the
grand list of taxable property Of such
counties, an amount sufficient to pay
each volunteer from such county, un-
der said calls. to whom payment was
pledged, all that part Of said bounty
remaining unpaid.
The Committee on Military Affairs,
to whom it had been referred, unani-
mously reported in favor Of its pass
age. On the Goth of the same month
it was passed by large majority. The
yeas were 81 and the nays 6. Mr..
Newman voted nay.
Although the six negative votes
were all cast by Democrats, yet it was
not party measure, as many Of them
are recorded in the affirmative with
the Republicans. So. in this instance,
it would seem that, Mr.. Newman vot-
ed in accordance with his own convic-
tions and sentiments.
NOT EVEN IN FAVOR OF REFUNDING
MONEY PLEDGED FOR LOCAL BoUN-
TIES. .. g..
Mr.. Lee also introduced bill pro-
viding, "That where the Trustees of
any township, or the City Council Of
any city in the State, shall have failed
to levy tax to refund money bor-
rowed, or pledged for local bounties,
and it had not been placed upon the
tax duplicate of 1851 the County
Auditor was authorized to place the
same on the tax duplicate for the year
1868" On its passage the yeas were
So, nays 28-Mr. Nessasa,s voted nag.
Certain citizens Of Xenia township,
Greene County, had advanced money,
"on the authority of a public meeting
of its citizens" ''to pay bounties to
voludteers in order to clear the town
ship from draft" A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Ross, "to authorize the
Trustees of this township to levy a
tax" for the purpose Of refunding
this money to those citizens who had
so generously advanced it. The bill
was passed by vote Of IS yeas to 81
nays-Mr. Newman voting nay.
A bill for the same purpose, in be-
half Of the Trustees of Spring Valley
Township, in same county, was passed
yeas 81, nays 14-Mr. Newman vot-
ing nay!
During the session Of 1869 a bill
was introduced by Mr.. Hughes to pro-
vide bounty for veteran volunteers,
which was designed to be a general
law. 1t provided the manner by which
any reinlisted volunteer, who had not
received a local bounty, and had been
credited to township that had filled
its quota, could get sum not exceed
ing one hundred dollars. This bill
seems to have been very favorably en-
tertained by the House, for we find
that it was passed on the oath day OF
February, 1869, by vote Of 76 yeas
to nays >. Mr.. Newman was still OPP
posed to the payment of local boun-
ties to the noble men who had gone
forth lat the call Of the President fol
volunteers" for we find his vote re-
corded nay. ..4. - o.
NOT IN FAVOR OF CoLoRED PERSONS
.l. VOTING. ...,5.. r. -
On the 21st day of January 1869
Mr.. Walling introduced bill ito pre-
serve the purity of elections" 1t pro-
vided that any person who shall vote
at any election held under the laws o1
this State, not being W1aite male citi
zen of the United States, shall be pun
ished with imprisonment in the peni
tentiary, and kept at hard labor no
more than five years, nor less thar
one year." It prescribed the SAM
penalty for any one "who shall pro
cure, aid, assist, counsel or advise
: any such person to vote. -,
On the 18th day Of March, 1863
t the Committee on the Judiciary re
: ported the bill back, amending 1t b.
. substituting for the "penitentiary
: the county Jail Of the proper county,
5 and the term of imprisonment INC
}. more than six months nor less tha