Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-03-16
March 8.

March 8.
SENATE--After the presentation Of petitions
&C., the bills 10 regulate contracts with gas
companies, and TO provide for the purchase
and laying out of parks; were read the third
time and passed.
Mr.. Atkinson's Sub Treasury bill was re-
ported with sundry amendments, and was
laid upon the table, with an understanding
that it shall be made the special order for
tomorrow, aud continued I'LL it is disposed
Of.
DR. Townsend offered a resolution providing
for the payment to Daniel Kinney of his mi
leage and per diem, for the time he was a
member Of the Legislature in January, 1859
Dr. Townsend gave history of the case
Robertson was declared the Representative !.
and Kinney who had the certificate, was a
member only few days.
A resolution to pay him was introduced,
but it failed on its passage.
The resolution was referred to the Judici-
airy Committee.
Bill for fixing the time Of holiiGg Courts in
the End Judicial District, passed.
There appearing some doubt among the
members whether this had been done the res.
olution was laid upon the table that the House
may get an official statement of the Secret,ry
State
Mr.. Elwell, by leave, submitted report on
the subject Of Temperance to accompany his
bill submitted short time since. The report
was quite lengthy and was read at the clerks
desk.
Mr. Foot occupied the most of the afternoon.
session in a speech on exposition and defence
of his Temperance bill He went over the
subject thoroughly, contended that its provis-
ions were not only constitutional but useful,
and necessary to proteC' the best interests of
community He read from papers and reports
from other States, going TO show that the law
Of prohibition worked well, and thought the
day was not far distant when we would see it
SO and adopted in Ohio:
On motion, the bill was referred to COM
mittee of one. Mr. Smith. Of Madison:
The President laid before the Senate the
semi annual report Of the Fund Commission.
ers, which was ordered to be printed.
HOUSE "A large number OF petitions were
presented, and appropriately r.lerred. The
Senate joint resolution for the distribution Of
Agricultural Reports, Of the year 1859, came
up and was debated The proposition IS, that
the Secretary of State box up the proportion of
them belonging to each member, and send them
the best conveyance to the point designated by
by the ntmbers
II is understood that the expense OF boxing and
sending shall be paid BY the members and that
they are to be put up only on the order of the
members.
There are over % QUO copies of the volume for
1852, printe and on hand, not distrib uted.--
Ii was stated that the resolution providing
for distributing these reports was by some mis-
take lost, and has not yet been found, they
have RENAME on hand TO his time.
A questlo arose neither these reports had
ever been printed IL German,
Mr.. Allen of Brown, offered resolution
that the Legislature adjourn sine die on the 81
of April. 1t was moved TO amend this by sub
stitung the 10th of April
The resolution and amendments were then
referre to a committee of three--Messrs.
Langdon, Allen of Brown, and Gest.
On motion Of Mr. Gest, this commit. a. w..
instructed to enquire and'report vii min sr da =.
what work was necessary to be lone before an
adjournment took place.
The House then spe,at some tima in com m a.
zee o. tne whole Gr Walkup in the chair. F,
Mr' Gess introduced resolution callag up.
on 1ne Secretary of State to inform the House il
any OF t.de Agricultural Reports of 1859 had
oeec, printed in the German language, and if
50. how many,