The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-01-26
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
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IN SENATE.

January ~, tSoSs ~ v cioCh' a AA'
The Senate was opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Randall.
Mr.. Giett presented the petition of Robert King /
and 10 other citizens of Portage county for law
ievying tax on dogs. Referred tothe committee
on Agriculture.
Mr.. G,llett presented the petition of Geo. VII
lard and 70 other citizens of ShaIersvile Portage
county, asking that Lewis Crager be restored TO
citizenship Refeared to committee Privileges
and Elections.
MIR. Pardee, from the Judiciary committee re-
ported back the bill supplementary to the act for
relief of insolvent deptors wishoutamendment, and
without trecomrnendat!on--and the bill was reterr-
ed to the committee of the Whole.
Mr. Morse, from the committee on the Judi
cary, reported bill supplementary TO the net
dispensing with proof in certain cases, passed
December le, 1928, which was read the first
time
Mr.. Riddle, from the committee to whom was
referred the bill for the incorporation of township,
with instructions 10 divide into several bills the
different SUBJECTS therein embraced, according to
the provisions of the Constitution, reported bill
for the relief of the poor
Also, bill to regulate enclosures, and to pro-
cede against trespassing ANIMAL. The bills We're
laid upon the table and ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Hibbep, from the standing committee on
the Library, to whom was referred House bill
No. 197;.A bill for the organization of the State
Libary and to provide for the appointment Libra
ran,,' reported the same back
ment, and recommended that it be read the third
time with a view to lis final passage.
On motion of MIR. Ferguson. the bill was ref
erred TO the committee OF the Whole.
| The bill supplementary to the act for the en-
couragemeDt of agriculture was read the SECOND
time, and referred to the committee of the
Whole.
This bill allows county agricultural societies TO
purchase real estate on which to hold agrcul: ural
| fairs.]
The bill to provide for draining and reelaming
the swamp and oyerfowed lands granted to the
State of Ohio by act of Congress, approved Sep
ember 28th, 1850, WINS read the second time and
referred to Mr.. Williams
Also the bill fixing the times of holding the
Courts of Common Pleas in the several counties
of the third Judicial circuit, with the Same refer
ence.
The President laid before the Senate COM
nunication from the Secretary of State, covering
a communication from Thomas Clark ON the sub
ject of The laws regulating surveyors; which was
laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Burnett introduced bill to provide for the
collection of interests cost bills after final udg-
meut or decree. and to repeal the twelfth section
of the act to perscripe The foes of County Clerks
passed May, 1852.
On motion ol Mr.. Rice the bill for the re orga-
nization of Common Schools was taken up, ant
the amendment offered by Mr.. Pardee yesterday
which was to submit the bill to qualefed electcss
the State at the next general election, was with.
draw for the purpose of giving the floor to Mr.
Sherman, who offered an amendment providing
that .thrty' shall be stricken out of the orieina
bill, and ''twenty-fve'' inserted, and that when
the lumber twenty five if they are refused ad-
mitlanca into tho white schools. it shall be the
duty of the School Board to provide schools 70,
such children.
4 The original bill provides for schools for the
blacks in districts where they exceed thirty il
number. and that where the average number il
attendance the black schools is less than fifteer
such schools shall be discontinued.1
4 Mr.. Sherman advocated his amendment witt
greal earnestness and vigor, and demanded tina
equal justice should be meted out TO all the cit
izens of the State, without reference to the patry
consideration of expense in cents and dollars ant
expressed hope. from the well known and public
evidences of Democratic conversion to the bera
principles of the Free Soilers, that this Democrat
c Senate will not go behind the resolutions ofthei
professions by the consistency of their practice
and agree TO the amendment which he hat
submitted.
The debate on the amendment was fnrthe
continued between Messrs. Sherman and Purds,
for. aud Mes.rs. Hill, Hawkins, Ferguson an,
Riddle, in the course of which the honorable Sen
ators rambled off into an oblique discussion of ih
slave question in general, including tho colonization
esolutions Of Mr.. Riddle. aud the character of MIR
Cushings bill, during which, in reply to tar
: ausion of Mr. Pardee to these two gentlemen
MIR. Riddle made an eloquent vindication of Mr.
Gushing and himself.
Mr. Pardee diselaimed any thing offensive, AM
Mr. johnson spoke against the amendment.
MIR. Sherman explained his position by leave O
the Senate, and when he had concluded pendin
the question on the amendment
The Senate took a recess.