The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-19
OHIO. LEGISLATURE. /.
aAruHnir March 8. l062

In the SeHate, Mr.. Taylor, on le6v5s
introduced a bill to encourage the Killing
Of Wolves; which wasread tho first time.
III the House, MI. HaIy. presented tho
petition Of Samuel! Bowers, Of Henry
county, for a genera! lsw, authorizing
the Board OF Public Works ia sppoin, .
board Of appraisers to examine biz eIsit
for damages caused by the erection oS
the State dam al Providence. y.
MoSpAY, March Q, 1852.
In the House, Mr.. Laihrop, from the I
Committee on Public Lards, reported q
bill 10 abolish the Office Of Register aud
Receiver Of the Lind office a, Defiance,
to regulate The sale of land AT said Office,
and create the Office Of Commissioners.
which was read the frs, time. aeAyna
TUESDAY, March ., 1852. !.
In the Senate, Mr.. Covey, in pur.
fsuance of previous notice, introduced q.
bill to amend the act defining the jnris-
diciion and regulating the practice Of
probate courts, passed February Is, 1852;
which was read the first lime. IS
Mr. Taylor, presented the petition ,ef.
Jacob Shank, and 30 others, ci,izens Of
Putnam and Paulding counties, praying
for charter I'd authorize G. J. Ffeede,
and oihers 10 construct side-cut canal
and slackwater navigation in side eotn-
ties, also, the petition off. Jones and Al
Others citizens ofsame counties, on same
subjects Referred 10 tho committee on
Public Works. e.. /.
The President laid before the Senate
a communication from the Governor,
nominating William Ksnnon Of Belmont,
" illiam Groesbeck Of Hamilton. and
Daniel O. Moton Of Lucas, as commiss.
toner's to revis, the practice f.he ceur,s,
&c. s.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson. said com.
mnnica,ion was laid on the table. i T
In ,hs House, M. Haly, on lssve.
made report fro n the majority Of the
select cnmmiltee on that par, Of the Gov
e'nor's message relating TO the contract
between Governor Fod aud John w.
Allen, which was laid on the table 10 be
printed. ,.ls5 -.
Mr.. Houk moved that Messrs. Bliss
and Haly be added to the select CON-
mitee on the tax bill. Agreed 10. -
The Committee on fees and Salaries
have recommended ,ha, The Salaries Of
Secretary Of State, and Judges Of Com.
m Pleas, be increased seyerally 10
$l500.
Mr.. Haly, presented the petition Of Lo.
T MO Heighby aud l3 other voters Of
R dgvlle township, Henry CO., asking for
tn, sale ofschool section l6, in said town.
ship.
WEDNESDAY. March 10, 1852. ,a
| In Senate, Mr.. Mungen offered tho
following for adoption.
| Resolped. By the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio. That Alexander s.
Lauy, Of Paulding county, and John II.
Reid, Of Fulton county, be, and they,
are hereby appointed Commissioners,
with full powers to send for perSons and
,ppers, aud to investigate and "enquirs
into certain alledsed frauds, or illicit
practices," relative to the lands a, the
Defiance Land Office and that they have
full power To examine under oath amp
person supposed Ivy then to have any
knowledge Of or to know anything about
said fraud, or illicit practices. That they
enrrOn their duties as such Commis-
sioEs as soon as possible after being
notified Of their appointment of the Clerk
of this Senate, who is hereby required
so TO nifty them: and said Commits.
sioneis shall report TO the General AS
sembly al the facts in the case at as
early day as pnssible.
MI. PArdee moved that the resolution
be referred to the committee on Public
Works aud Public Lands, which was
agreed TO.
On motion Of Mr.. Riddle, the report
of tie select committee, TO whom was
referred the resolution Of the Senator
from Defiance, relative to the claim Of
John w. Allen to portion Of the canal
lands of the Stale, was taken up.
Mr.. Riddle had not much more TO say
on this subject. than had been said 10
the report. He thought il was time that
ihls matter was settled. The people of
OHIO were willing 10 pay Mr.. Alien for
all the service he had rendered, but he
onght not 10 ask their lands they would
pay him money. We had, he said, Sena-
'ors and Representatives in Congress,
whose duty It was 10 look after the in
teresis Of thin State at Washington. IL
they did hot do il, others should be sent
there who would. He hoped the report
and resolutions Of the committee would
be adopted.
TIE report was adopted.
i The following are the resolutions as
they were agreed to. by the Senate:
/ Resolued by the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio, That the contract
entered IN 10 by Hon. Seabury Ford, late
Governor of Ohio, with Hon. john W.
Allen of Cnyahoga, ON the 25ih day Of
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