The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-12-27
FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO,
DAVID TOD, Of TrumbuU.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

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praying for the passage OF law TO promote agrcul-
ture and tax dogs. Referred to the committee on
Agriculture. Also petition for further legislation
in regard to disturbing religious meetings.
The bill to preventive circulation Of unauthoris-
ed bank notes, and bill TO amend the banking law
The bill to amend the act allowing and regulating
writs Of replevin was also passed.
HOUSE, Dec. II. The bill. to repeal the act
creating the office Of Township Assessor. and to
revive the act providing for the election of County
Assessors, was read the second time.
-Four petitions for, and three remonstrances a.
ganst the erection of new counties were presented
also petition for the repeal of the black laws, and
for an amendment of the laws so as to make the Of
fence Of wantonly digging up dead human bodies
penitent1ary offence; also six petitions for the
promotion Of agriculture and the protection Of
sheep by tax on dogs.
SENATE, Dec. l8. Three petitions for the
promotion of agriculture and taxing dogs were
presented; also three petitions for and one remon-
STRANGE against the erection OF certain new coun-
| ties.
Mr.. Perkins, from the committee on Agriculture,
reported back Senate bill No Is, providing the
means of obtaining accurate statistical information
relative 10 the condition and growth OF the COM
mercia, financial, manufacturing, and agricultural
interests of the people of Ohio, with some amend
ments, and recommended the passage of the bill.
The question then being on the engl ossmenr Of
the bill, the same was carried-ysas 10, nays l3.
When tbs bill to incorporate the Summit man.
ufacturing company was under consideration, Mr..
Ewing moved an amendment, that the members
shall be individually liable for the debts of the COM
pany, and that any future legislature may alter or
amend the charter, as the public good may require;
which was voted down by the wings and the bill
passed in its unrestricted shape. So we 20.
HOUSE, Dec. IS. Nine petitions we're presen-
ted for law to promote agriculture and tax dogs,
and five for new counties, among which wasa pc
dtion presented by Mr.. Cowen for the new county
Of Noble, to be taken from the counties OF Monroe,
Washington, Muskngum, Morgan and Guernsey.
Several other petitions were presented, among
which we find petitions to repeal the black laws;to
regulate township schools to prevent horse-racing;
TO prevent the granting of licenses to retail ardent
spirits and also to refer the question for de.
cision to the people; to form new Judicial circuit
out of the counties Of Scioto, Lawrence, Gallia,
Jackson and Pike.
The House having resolved itself into commit
tee of the whale, on the special order OF the day,
hain fha IN lutin ola 10
OF the tax laws, Mr.. Cowen entered into the dis
cussion Of the question by defending the law of last
winter.
SENATE. Dec. 49, About the usual number
of petitions for and against new counties, and for
the promotion of agriculture were presented.
A bill providing the means of obtaining accurate
statistical information relative to the condition and
growth of the commercial, fna ncial manufactur-
ing interests Of the people of Ohio, was read the
third time
Mr.. Edgerton offered for adoption the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Canal Fund Commissioners
be, and they are hereby, required to report forth
with to the Senate, statement OF the amount of
monies borrowed for the use of the state since the
adjournment Of the last legislature, naming the
persons, banks, insurance companies railroad com.
panies, other institutions, making the loans; the
particular condition of such loan, the time when,
and the purpose for which, made, and how the mo-
ney was applied.
This resolution, it appears to us, called for nd
thing improper, yet the wings seem 10 be afraid to
let it pass.
HOUSE, Dec. 10 After the usual number Of
petitions were presented the House went into the |
consideration of Mr. Olds' resolution calling up.
the banks for certain Information in reference to
bills OF exchange, &C., which was reported back,
with proposition 10 strike out the word 'requir-
ed, and insert requested This amendment met |
with strong opposition from the democrats, and
was sustained BY the wings. 1t is humilating, in-
Decd to see representatives Of the people succumb
to the bank power Insert the word requested,
and they will do just as they please, and laugh at
the egisature but they should be required to do
itby the law-making power. The wings evident
ly wish to screen them, knowing, as they do, that
this resolution would bring out some things that
would expose infamy of the deepest hue: it was
laid on the table"
HonRID MURDER.-On Friday evening last,
the 18th inst, at Steinersvle, in this county, Ro.
bert McGary entered the house Of Washington
McCaffrey, and in presence of his daughters stab
bed McC in ls or IA places on the face, head neck
and chest, of which he died Immediately. The
wife Of the deceased arrived as he was expiring.
ed and some damage done by McGary and one
Fowps. who were imprisoned some time ago. and
hey threatened to murder McCaffrey. Towns
was an accessory when the murder wa. committed,