Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-06


The House took up, and agreed to,
resolution from the Senate, imposing CT
tain duties on the State aud county Audi
tors. :
ITbis resolution makes il the duty OF
county Auditors to report 10 the State {
AudiiCr the quantity Of land in the seVe' .
raj counties. which is, by law exempt
from taxation, the amount of revenue,
that would accrue from said lands if tax
ed, &C.,
On motion of Mr.. Hewitt,
ReSOlDsd, That the committee on FL
nance examine and report plan TO pay |
:he public debt as fast as it becomes
due.
Mr.. TOland, offered joint resolution
for The adjournment Of both Houses Of
tbe General Assembly on the 4th day Of
March next and moved 10 lay it on the
table. Carried.
A bill providing that the question of
licensing the sale Ofspiritous liquor, or
not, be determined by q vote of the p co.
pie at the annual elections in each town.
ship was indefinitely postponed.
Jan. 29.-On motion Of Mr.. I.oudon
The Senate took up the bill to repeal an.
act entitled an act to encourage the kill
ing Of wolves, and the acts amendatory
thereto, and the question being on order
ing it TO be engrossed,
Mr.. Waters offered an amendment to
the preamble.
Mr. Parker said this bill, he thought,
should be amended so as 10 give bOun'
o tV on the killing aud skinhing Of coOns,
= for the protection of chickens.
Mr. Walters said that he did not doubt
but that the Senator from Licking was
J serious in wishnga bounty on the skim
Q ming of coons, for recent occurrences
s showed that they had committed consid
4 cradle depredatiOns in Licking county,
during the last fall. In his (Mr. Wat
: tersO district. the people about the 2nd
. Tuesday in October, had an annual frol'
= ic Of skinning coUns, which cost theStae
= nothing, and which his (Mr. VS. con-
4 stituenls were not only able, but perfect
ly willing to continue TO do each fall, for
tho mere pleasure of the thing.
3 Mr.Baldwin said, he would not charge
. that it was true, but he had heard it in.
r timated that the constituents of The Sen.
ator from Putnam (Mr. WatleTs) were in
. the habit Of raising wolves and then kill
. ing them, that they might draw the pre-
MUM on the scalps That Senator sayi
i he is opposed TO all monopolies, yet, i
this be true, he goes in for monopoly o
}; raising wolves.
q Mr. Walters said, thai he would in
J. form theSenatOl that the charge was not
true.
= After some further remarks, the ques-
tion was taken on ordering The bill to
be eDgrossed, and carrisd-yeas %, nays
: 8.
The Senate spent the afternoon in
= considering the apportiOnment bill. The
. question was on the adoption Ofthe a.
mendments reported by the select com
] mitlee TO whom the bill had been re com.
: mtted. After motion to re.c0mmit
and efforts TO 'stave Off the main ques
9 tion by opposition members, ell ol which
failed, tho question was taken, and the
. amendments adopted. And the bill was
:, ordered TO be engrossed for its third rea'
4 ding 10 morrow.
- The bill as amended gives TO Clermon
. and Brown one Senator and two repre-
entatives. The additional representa-
= tive for 1914 beng struck off
It In the House, Mr.. Foot, offered res
If olution that judiciary committee inquire
into the expediency of so amending the
tavern license law, as that if the maori.
10 ty Of electors of any township remon-
Q strate against: the court shall grlnt nc
Is tavern license in such township Which
resolution was not agreed tO,ysas3l mays
=. 81.
=" In Senate, Jan. 80, Mr. McAnnelly,
l. from the committee on roads and High.
ways, reported back The bill to provide for
}. the election Of Supervisors ofroads and
A highways by the citizens Of each road
:, district; and the same was ordered to a
> third reading.
y BILLS READ THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
To provide for the reduction of the
a fees now allowed 10 Sherffs for prison.
- ers in Jail.
To repeal the act entitled an act to
o encourage the killing Of Wolves, and the
Sct amendatory thereto.