Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-22
Ohio legislature.

SENATE Dec. 6.-Mr. Beaver pre-
sented bill in relation to the time Of hold
ing courts in the Sd circuit; also a bill to
repeal the license law of last year.
Also bill granting to actual settlers the
unsold lands belonging to the State.
The Senate resolved itself into commit.
tee ofthe whole, Mr.. Olds in the chair.
The bills to repeal The registry law, and
to provide for the election Of the Board Of
Public Works by the people, were read
These bills are both short, and sufficiently
explained by their titles. 2 ,a ..
'rhe bill supplementary to the several
acts to provide Tor the proof, acknowledge.
ment, and recording Of deeds and other in.
struments Of writing, was read. This bill
empowers the courts Of Chancery to cor.
rect and relieve against any fraud, esror,
mistake, -ef-defect, occurring in the deeds
or other conveyances Of husband and wife,
designed to convey or cucumber the estate
of the wife; and that in all suits, in which
the validity or effect Of any deed by mar
ried woman is drawn in ques iion, by rea-
son of the omission of the officer taking her
acknowledgement, to certify that he made
known to her the contents of the deed, i.
shall be competent to offer tire truth in
evidence. aaa .-2:.
The committee of the whole rose and
reported the above bills. III s.s ;g&
+ The bilt'to repeal the Registry Law COM
ing up for engrosslnent to third reading:
Mr.. Ewing advocated the bill on the
ground that the law was dead letter, was
already repealed by the people, was inup.
erative, and the repeal Of it generally de-
sired by the people. sa5 !" "a
Mr. Beaver voted for the repeal of the
registry law last winter; moved to commit
the bill to the committee on the Judiciary,
which was agreed to. a.f - "a !6-
House-Dec. s.--The joint resolution OF tn Q
Senate relative to printing the Goverors M es-
sage, was, on motion of Mr.. Lawrence; laid on
the table.
mittees as follows: '.-E 1850 u
Judiciary--Messrs. Lawrence, Potter, Perry,
Noble, and Pennington. ....-.... .......,'
Finance-Messrs. Trimble, Warren, Antho-
nv, Cotton and Breck.
Claims-Messrs. Wilson, Smith of Hamilton,
Hardesty, Brewer, and Holcomb. ,r.saf-'
Public Works-Messrs. C onklin, Coo, Barker,
Potter and Vorhes, of Summit. ,..- s.,-..'
Public 'Lands-Messrs. Cuthberston. Elliot
Crothers, Braekley, and vorhes of Summit
Roads and Highways-Messrs. Brackley
Dodds Corwine, Balm and Lyle =
Rail Roads and Turnpikes-Messrs. Drake
Shaw, Brainerd, Williams of Columbiana, and
Haynes.
Common Schools and School Lands-Messrs
Blake, Converse, Cuthbertson, McWright and
Robinson. sas ca s-
Universities, Colleges and Academies-Messrs
Atherton, Armstrong, Truesdale, Totten, and
Randall.
Medical Societies and Colleges-Messrs
Truesdale, Vorhes of Holmes, Kennedy, Nc
Lean, and Harrington, as,s. q,
Militia-Messrs. Mclean, Norris Patton
Robinson and Morrow.
Acriculture-Messr Goodman, Randall, Clark
Carothers and Williams of Coshocton. -.
Manufactures and Commerce-Messrs Sew
ard. Goodman, Mathews, Musgrave and Greene
Messrs. Perry, Elliot, Dodds
Landis and Philips. -
Currency-Messrs Holcomb, Armstrong
Drake, Shaw and Kimball - Et -
Benevolent nstitutions-Messrs Park, Sidney
Weston, Williams of Columbiana, and Taylor.
neutrality-suspicious.. Anthony McKinney
Huston, McWright, and Harrington. 60
Library-M essrs Pennington, Smith of Brown
Mathews, Converse, and Nye. 81
State dings--Messrs. Weston, Mckinney
Huston, Warren, Wilson. -.. =. ..s-..-
New Counties s-Messrs Hardesty, Smith ot
Hamilton, Park, Coe and Taylor go
Retrenchment-Mess Cock, Philips, Fristo
Kimball, and Seward. a Tar
Salaries and Fees of Public Oficers-Me
Haynes, Landis, Harrington, Norris, and Greene
Printing-Messrs. Nye, Smith of Brown
Blake, Clark, and Lawrence '<1 .+-Ai, o-.1l
Federal observation-disclosures RUSSELL Cotton
Barker, Patton, and Brainard. ssa ,as-,.v =
Unfinished Busines-NIessrs. Johnston, Ath
erton, Musgrove, Russell, and Kennedy.
Observation-Disclosures. Breck, and Noble.
Adjournment. ''.'t.-'e-
SENATE.-Dec. 9.--Mr. Lewis present
ed three petitions 'forthe repeal Of all law.
making distinction on account of color
and for measures to amend the constitution
for that nI1rnasa. z RAfarrad fn Messrs Lew