Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-17
Ohio Legislature,

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scfors Of i certain School district in Ra- Pei
,enna 10 sell theft school house, with a. )" "
which were agreedto, and the :. -
bill ordered to9a undertaking. ~ ~
HeUsE.--Feb. 2.--Senate bill u, to :
regulate tavern licences was read ? third u
time and passed. IN -. =,
:,The bill to create a permanent Agricul- u
tuiral fund was ordered 10 be engrossed, y
: The bill amendatory Of the act for the
better regulation Of Common Schools, and
TO provide permanently for a superintend'
'ent; which; proposed to tax colored persons
for. school purposes, and to secure to color
ed children portion ofthe benefit of school
funds, &c., was indefinitely postponed.
Senate amendments to House bill to a.
mend the law relative to the inspection of
salt, were severally agreed to.
House bill for the collection OF debts a.
gainst school districts, was ordered to bel
engrossed. -.
SENArE--Feb., 3.--Mr Goddard, from
the select committee to which was referred
the petitions asking for dissolution of the
Union, made report against the prayer
-sof The petitioners, concluding with reso-
luton directing sthe printing Of W ashing-
. .tonsF Farewell Address, and the distribution
of one copy to each School District in the
State; which was adopted. = ta@
MrThernhill offered q joint resolution
: providing for the printing Of 5000 extra
copies Of the report. 49,.
MIR w Welch moved to amend 50 as TO ex-
cept from the printing that part Of the re-
port which charges that. the prayer Of the
petitioners is 'traitorous and disloyal.
.Mr Perking said that the Constitution
and the Bill Of Rights recognized the right
of the people at any time to alter or abol-
: ish their government. He regarded the
charge against the petitioners OF treason
as gross libel.
The amendment Of Mr. Welch was lost,
and the resolution was agreed to.
The following bills were passed:
A bill to amend the act regulating and
: allowing ngwrits, Of replevin before Justices of
the peace.
= A bill restraining the power of county
e commissioners to remit fines, penalties and
> judgments in certain cases.
4 bill to provide for the appointment Of
county superintendents of common schools
:. and defining their duties.
: :. A bill further to amend the act entitled
I'm act securing the benefit of habeas cor
pus, passed March %, 1911.
House bill to provide for the collection
Of debts against school districts.
House bill to create permanent Agri
e.. <bn fofh 0F in
definitely postponed.
HOUSE oF FREPREsENTATIvEs-Feb. j.
Senate Joint resolution relative to the ap
pontment ofcommissioner for the provis
ional adjustment Of the boundary line be-
tweef, he States Of Ohio and Virginia, ant
Ohio and Kentucky, were Indefinitely post
poned. E"s ',-''z.-
- House BILL 20 encourage the organization
of Fire companies, was passed.
Mr Vallandigham reported back Hous'
bill 10, to amend the criminal laws ofOhi'
20 as 10 abolish the punishment of death
with on amendment by way of substitute
which after considerable discussion, anc
several Intellectual motions to postpone, tc
adjourn, &C., was ordered to be engrossee
aud read third time on this day-yea:
2s, nays II. 49,.
EsNArE-Eeb. 4.-Mr Ewing present
ed preamble and several resolutions ten
derine. in the name and on the behalf o
the people Of this State, the thanks Of th'
General Assembly, to the officers and sol
diers Of the Ohio. volunteer regiments 70
their gallant conduct in the late severa
brilliant achievements in The war witt
Mexico, which, after several unsuccessful
efforts to amend, were unanimously adopted
: Thefollowing actswere severally passed
An act to amend an act creating the of
fee Of County Surveyor, and defining hi
duties.
An act to amend. the several acts allow
Ing and regulating writs of replevin.
An act to amend IN act for the relief G
insolvent debtors.
An actto amend On act for the openin
and regulation Of roads and highways.
An act providing far the examination c
the books ofcounty Auditors and count
Treasurers.. = -
HousE--Feb. 4.--Resolutions were I
dopted appointing Joseph McElvaine
trustee Of the Asylum for the blind, al
James Hoge q trustee Of the Asylum f
the Deaf and Dumb. fog the term Of $
years from and after the first day Of APP
next. =
The vote by which the bill submittil
the repeal ofthe black laws to the vote
tho people was lost, was reconsidered.
The vote by which the bill for tho G.
alton, of q, permanent Agricultural fu
was lost, was also reconsidered.
The House also reconsidered the W
by which the bill to amend the crimil
laws SO as to dispense with the punishme
ofdeath in all cases was ordered to be {
crossed; and the bill was then laid on
table.
Senate amendments to House bill re-
tive TO the interests of husbands in the ,