Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-03-11
Legislative.
CoLUmBus, March 1, 1859.

Legtsintvc.
COLUMBUS, March 1, 1852.
The House bill limiting the powers
Of corporations having over 1OO, 1000 in
habitants, was debated at length.
Mr. Gushing moved to amend the bill
so as TO apply tito all cities having over
1000 inhabitants, which was lost
The bill was then passed.
The House went into committee OF
the whole on the bill fixing the comPen-
sation Of members of the Legislature,
clerks. &c.
March 9.-Senate.-The bill TO re-
peal the tax on Lawyers and Physicians
passed by large majority.
The Asylum bill was debated and the
bill ordered to be engrossed.
House.-The bill fixing the compen-
sa,ion of members. was taken up and
passed. This bill has no reference to
the pay of any but members, which is
fixed at four dollars a day; the pay of
the other officers is reserved for future
consideration.
The bill authorizing special sessions
of the Court Of Common Pleas passed.
MARCH 3d.--Senate.--The bill au'
thorizing the erection of two new Lu-
naiic Asy passed. After long de-
bate resolution to appoint special
committee to investigate the charges
against the Columb1s Insurance Com
pany passed.
The committee of Conference on the
compensation of the Commissioners to
revise the practice of our Courts, made
a report to each House, recommending
pay at the rate of 81 300 per annum for
their services.
The report was agreed TO and is now
law.
The committee to examine the Co.
Iumbus Insurance Company, was filled
by the appointment of Messrs. Cradle
baugh, GiIlett. Williams and Covey.
March 4fh--Senate.-The fore
noon Of the Senate was principally
occupied in discussing the bill to es-
tabiish an exclusively criminal court
in Hamilton county. After much
debate the bill passed.
Mr.. Cushing's motion that the ex-
penses ofsaid court should be paid by
Hamilton county was voted down.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on
Fees and Salaries, reported back the
bill fixing the salaries OF Common
Pleas Judges at $500. and Supreme
Judges at 50, 900; which was ordered
TO be engrossed.
The Journal has the following rel
ative to the Houses proceedings.
The House spent the entire day in
debating the resolutions 10 submit the
principles OF The Maine liquor law TO
the people. The subject was ably
and fully debated on both sides, and
BY vote of "A to SO they were in
definitely postponed. We hardly
know who has triumphed in this
Both the warmest friends and the
warmest opponents Of the Maine law
opposed The resolutions.
March 5th.-The Senate after a
warm debate, passed the bill fixing
the salary of the district judges at
$500, and the Supreme Court
Judges at 1000. This by vote Of
81 TO Ill. The reporters salary is
fixed at S4O0. The bill to establish
the Criminal! Court of Cuyahoga
county, passed the Senate.
HouSe.-A remonstrance was pre-
sented from Hamilton signed BY H.
605 legal voters against the Maine
law, also one from 2,400 legal voters
Of Franklin county.
The resolutions, commonly known
as "vote yourself a farm," were de-
bated at some length, and finally
passed.
March 9Th; Sendte.-The nomina-
ton Of James G. Cox, of Mansfield,
as registrar of the Virginia Military
School Lands, was unanimously
confirmed.
House.-The Senate amendments
to the bill creating a court Of crimi-
nal jurisdiction in Hamilton county.
were agreed to BY Ga 10 A; the bill
is therefore, now law.