The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-01-30
Ohio Lcgfslnture.

COLUMBUS. Jany. %.
SRSArE.-At the Suggestion OF Mr.. VmGil, the
debate on Mr.. Geigers resolutions, which had
heen made the special order for this morning was
postponed until . o'clo H.
Mr.. Lyman introduced bill supplementary to
The act Incorporating the the Cincinnati. Whining.
ton aud Zane.ville Railroad company.
Section first, aulhnrizes aud requires the com.
mssnners OF Fairfield county to subsc be III b la
ol the county, $30O,OO0 to the capital stock OF
said company.
Section second. provides that us soon as 81 300
OOO are subscribed to the capital stock of the com
pany, the commissioners are required to deliver
the bonds OF the county to the company in such
sums as they may request
| Section third, provides that the Sheriff shall up
on requisitun by twelve Ireehollers, nuke procla
nation for twenty days prior to the next April or
any subsequent general election, that vote viii
be taken Tor and against railroad subscription.
| Section four. provides that the Commissioners
shall not make the subscription authorized in the
hrst section until they are furnished with Ger.
tifcae from the Clerk of the Court that more
votes We're given for subscription trm against
subscription at such election. When this is given
they ure To make the subscription.
! Section five, makes proyision or levying tax
To pay the Interest on the subscription, TIE NUN
Der of directors &c.
A copy Of the bill will be mt as soon as print,
ed. 1t cnnuol pass in its present shape.
| bill was introduced to erect the county ol
Noble.
| Mr. Barker introduced bill to tax dogs This
bill provides that township ass essors slia annual
ly list all dogs six mouths old and upwards; that
each individual shall pay an annual tax OF twenty.
five cents on the first dog and fifty cents for each
additional Que owned; all dogs not returned shall
| be deemed To have no owner and may be lawful.
| ly killed by any person wherever found; all dogs
| lOnnd away from the owners property unless in
his company, may also be killed by any person
Mr. Walker made speech og inst Mr. Geger's
resolutions. He took strong free soil ground. He
said he did not consider the Union paramount to
all other political considerations and spoke strong
| yagainst theiugtive law, Before lie was through
with his argument, his voice sIiled and he sat
down. -' 81
! Mr.. Linton followed in the best speech of the
session. His speech must have convinced the
free soilers that there was no hopes of the wings
uniting with them. Mr.. l.. reviewed the wllol g
course of the free soil party, showing that they
had always acted so as To secure the triumph OF
measures odOus to the North Tor the purpose Of
producing agitation by which 10 ride into office.
| The annexation OF Texas, the election OfSpeaker
Cobb aud many other cases OF like character
were brought forward and used with much force
He was opposed To re-opcning the sluvery ques
tiun lie was Tor standing by the compromise
He saw no need of a new Union party, believing
the whig party to be the true Union party. He
did not mean by this to deny that a large portion
of the Democratic party were in favorof the Un-
nion Mr. L. was rather severe on the tortuons
course of the Senator from Ashtnbula, Mr. Ran
dali. ... -. a.
! A large audience filed the Senate Chamber TO
| lis utmost cnpacity while he was speaking
When he closed, the Sennte adjourned.
HousE--A bill wus reported to create the new
county ol Walhonding; also one to create the new
county Of Worth,to be formed of Washington and
| Monroe.
The bill to create the new county of Hartford
was rejected-42 10 IL.
| A bill to repeal all laws licensing the traffic in
spirituous liquors was ordered to be cngrossed.
The House then adjourned