Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-10
Ohio Legislature.

Falls for Tux on dogs.
MIR Harte, of % citizens Of Morgan
county, for a law exempting from, execu-
ton, for debt hereafter contracted, 9 home
stead, &c. for every family resident Of the
State. &
Mr. Thornhill, from the committee on
New Counties, made report against the
prayer of petitioners of Sufield township,
Portage county, TO be attached to the coun-
ty of Summit; which report was agreed to.
The Senators, in accordance with joint
resolution, were engaged in certain cleo
tons. On their return to the Chamber,
the Senate adjourned until Monday morn
ing, 10 o'clock.
HoUsE.-Jan. 30.--Mr. Vallandigham,
presented petition Of 200 citizens Of Co
lumbiana and Mahoning counties praying
for tax on dogs, and if not general law
special act for said counties.
House bill No 5, to repeal the act pro-
viding for the election OF Supervisors Of
roads and highways by the citizens of each
road district, passed February 3, 1914,
and for other purposes, was read q third
time and passed. S4--
A bill TO amend the act for the encour-
ngement Of Agriculture, passed February
81, l746, was read a third time and passed.
Senate bill to amend the act for the pro-
lection Of purchasers at judicial and tax
sales, passed March Q, ls4e, was read a
third time and passed. n~
Senate bill to amed the act to provide for
the settlement Of the estates Of deceased
persons, passed March "a, 1910, was read
third time.
Mr. Trimble, of fHighland, from the COM
mlttee on Finance, reported back House
bill 81, to amend the act levying taxes on
all property in the State according to its
true value, passed March 2, ls46, with a.
mendments; which were agreed to.
Mr. Vallandigham proposed to amend by
way of substitute, striking out all after the
enacting clause and inserting as follows:
THAT the act for levying taxes on all
property ofthis state according to its true
value, passed March 2, ls46, be and is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. That all acts and parts of acts
repealed by said oct, be and are hereby re-
vived and declared to be in force until
such law can be provided as will secure
as just, equitable, properly apportioned, land
Ineligible system Of taxation as is prac-
ticable.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
. and after its passage
Upon this question the yeas an nays be-
ing ordered, resulted yeas 81, nays 81. So
the amendment was lost. -
Mr. Ellison proposed to amend by adding
as section five, proposition to the effect
that when the county Auditor shall be sat-
isfed that any amount of taxes assessed,
&c, shall have been paid already in whole
or in part he shall refund such money so
paid, &c; and as section six, to the effect
that banking institutions of this State shall
be taxed on their loans and discounts the
same as money at interest is now taxed,
under the law of March 2, 1846.
Mr. Shaw addressed the Senate on the
amendment and was followed by Mr. Whit
ridge, when the question was taken on
the amendment, and resulted, yeas "a,
nays 81.
After several other efforts to amend, all
Of which were lost, the bill was ordered to
be engrossed-yeas 81, nays 27; and the
bill was accordingly engrossed at heClerk's
desk and read third time, and it was
was then referred to Mr. Trimble for cor
rection, and afterwards reported back and
passed-36, nays2 %.
SENATE-Feb. 1.-Mr Ewing, from the
majority Of the committee on Federal Rela.
tions, reported back Senate bill for the re-
lief Of disabled soldiers and INDECENT fami-
lies Of Ohio volunteers, recommending its
passage
Mr. Eckley, from a minority of the same
committee, counter report on the same
subject, recommending the indefinite post
ponement Of the bill. The question being
taken on the engrossment Of the bill, it was
lost-yeas l6, nays ls.
HousE-Feb. 1.-Mr Smith, of Hamil-
ton, presented the petition Of 33l citizens
of Hamilton and Clermont counties, in ia.
vor Of exempting the homestead from sale
on mortgage for debt.
Mr. Hogue presented the memorial of|
w SatASho VI oOluiHuluIld COuuLY IN fela-
ton to the annexation of Texas--and in
favor Of declaring the Federal Union to be
&c.
Mr. Smith moved that the petition be re-
iected, and demanded the yeas and nays
thereon, which being ordered, the vote stood
yeas SO, nays 81; SO the petition was re.
ected.
MIR Russell, Of Portage, presented the pe-
ition Of O. E. Ross, and 27 other citizens
# Aurora township, Portage county, ask
ng for the passage of law, exempting
rom sale ON execution on debts hereafter
contracted, a homestead for every family
n the state, and for other purposes of a
ike nature.
MIR Vallandigham, now reported back
House bill 10, to amend the criminal law
Q as 70 dispense with the punishment of
|eath in oil cases, with sundry amendments,
which We're agreed to. And then, after i
ebate the bill was postponed till the first /
Monday Of December next, by yeas "a,
. nays 49,. J.