Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-02-07

Also BY Mr.. Hill from Elijah Wilson and 1874
male citizens of Erie county, over q years OF
age. and 6S females over ls, asking for the
Maine Liquor Law. Referred to Temperance
committee. Also by Mr.. Williams, Of the
teachers and scholars of the Sabbath School
in Aechanicsburgh, on the same subject
In the House, Mr.. Knapp reported bill to
! amend an actto incorporate certain turnpike
road from Lower Sandusky TO the west line cf
Sandusdy county. Mr.. BeCkel moved no re-
Ject this bill as contrary to the new constitution
tCarried-yeas AZ, NAYS 35.
On the goth, in the House petition was
presented for the repeal of the charter of the
Sandusky and Indiana Railroad. Also pc
tition from G. T. Stewart and 2l others of Nor
walk, Huron county, for a revision of the
school laws, and five other petitions on the
same subject.
! Mr. Croxton sfferei series of resolutions
for the passage of law by Congress, to Cite
to each settler on the public lands, so acres
at gOvern.hen cost
| Mr.. Dale gave notice that he would intro
dGce bill to punish drunkenness.
| Mr. Smith, of Stark, introduced hill to
punish with 6ne of not less than $40 nor
more than 500, any person who should cause
riot or other disturbance by selling Spurious
Liquors; and imposing fine of not less than
IS nor more than $50 for making another
| person drunk.
The bill providing for the manner Of apply
| ing for pardonS, was read the third time and
passed.
The House bill fixing the times and manner
of holding Courts of Common Pleas, aud the
District Court of Hamilton county, was read
the third time and passed
| Mr. Houk, from the Judiciary committee,
reported back the bill providing for the cleo
ton, qualifications and removal of the clerks
of courts, With several amendments, which
we're agreed to, and the bill passed-yeas Sc,
nays ! 6.
The printing question has been a subject Of
excitement as usual. Mahlon H. Medary, a
brother Of the editor of the Statesman, was
elected Clerk of the House. in contempt of
the New Constitution and every other author
ity but bis own, he at once entered into a con-
tract with his brother Samuel, TO do the print
ing for the house. We quote the following
from the State Journal of the SOth;
More Consultation in the hands of its
Friends'-The I'd article of the 9TH section
of the new constitution provides, that the
printing Of both Houses, &c, shall be le: out
by contract, to the lowest bidder. This con-
stitution went into full force on the first of
September last Yesterday, the clerk Of the
Senate reported to that body, that he had
made a contract with Samuel Medary, with
out any bid. for doing the printing of the Sen
ate, including all extra copies of the various
reports, the journals of the Senate, the ap-
pendix 10 the journals, the volume of public
documents, DC, in short, everything but the
printing of the laws
OUrRAaEoUs CoNDucT.-After the adjourn
ment of the House on Wednesday evening,
and after the passage Of the resolution by that
body, instructing Mahlon H. Medary to notify
Samuel Medsry, that he, Aahlon, had no au-
thority to contract for printing the Journals of
the House, and that the contract be made with
his brother Samuel for said printing, was un-
authorized and void-Samuel Medary accost
ed Mr. CaSad, the member from Logan, who
had introduced the resolution, and abused him
in the most gross, violent. and outrageous man.
ner. He was in perfect rage-swung his
6sts-told Casad he bad known him for 25
years, and that he was id rascal-that
he had stabbed him to the heart-that he had
fought fifty fights in the streets of Columbus.
and he was ready to fight again-that he,
Casad, had made I'D fools of the Demo
crats &c DC. A large crowd gathered round
them-the boys raised the cry, "A ightP and
in less than 20 minutes the word was passed
all over town that MeGary and one of :he
members had had a regular brush at fisti-
cuffs.
The battle between the Clerks and Probate
Judges is another hot cause Of excitement, so
that the Legislature has altogether a nice
time of it.
Numbers of the Clerks and Probate Judges
elect. are at Columbus, pulling the coat but
tons Of members, and conspicuous among the
latter,is the Norwalk Fat Boy.
Beth Houses have spent most of the past
week on the Clerks bills, Probate bills. Tax
bills, and Judiciary bills; each House having a
different bill on the same subject, and neither
having received the concurrence of both bran
ches. These bills will doubtless absorb the
attention of the Legislature for week or two
hence, and until they are disposed of
Huron Reflector.