The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-03-30
ONO LEGISLATURE.


SENATE. March 3O.--Mr. Sutton, from
thecommittec to whom was referred Sen
ate bill to regulate the fees OF Justices OF
the Peace AMI Constables, reported the
same back with suhdry amendments,
which were agreed to, and the question
Being on its engrossment, the yeas and
hays were called and were-yeas IL, nays
10. So the bill was ordered for third
reading.
HoUsE.-By Mr.. Durgin, to authorize
County Auditors to levy special taxes for
road purposes in certain cases.
Also, Senate bill to provide for the at
tendance of witnesses where the venue is
changed, and recommended its indefinite
postponement.
The bill was indefinitely postponed,
AFR. Houston offered a resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Committee
on Roads to report the propriety of en-
powering County Commissioners toreduce
the width Of any road heretofore laid out,
whose width is sixty feet or more, to a
gauge not narrower than is now allowed,
upon petition of citizens Of the county or
district through which such road may
pass,
The resolution to adjourn on the 18th
April, was laid on the table.
SENATE, March 21.-Mr Townshend
asked leave for a colored gentleman to
read petitions in behalf of his colorcd
friends. (Mr. T. is very good represen-
tative of de colored population and might
present such petitions himself.)
Mr.. Jewett, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported back House bill to amend
the eighth section of an act to provide for
the partition of real estate, recommend
inc its indefinite postponement, which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Jewett, from the same committee,
reported back Senate bill to regulate petit
tons in error, in the Supreme Court, re-
commencing its indefinite postponement,
which was agreed to.
HousE.-Mr. Birchard remarked that
the "whole Nebraska excitement was d
humbug." [So we think in relation to
the actions in our general Assembly.
House bill No. 14e, requiring a majority
of the Directors of Ohio railroads to re-
side in this State, and to keep an Office up
on the line Of the road.
The bill was referred to standing COM
mittee on railroads.
SENATE, March 22.-Mr. Jewett, from
the same Committee, reported a bill to
amend the act relating to insurance on life,
for the benefit of orphans and widows
passed February 8, 1847, which was read
the first time.
HoUsE.-House bill "a, to regulate the
sale of nostrums. Passed-yeas 62, nays
10.
BY Mr.. Burton, to provide for the in
corporation of building and land associa-
tions.
BY Mr.. Converse, to preserve the pu-
rity of elections.
Mr.. Van Hook, on leave, reported back
the bill regulating the admission and sup
port of pupils into the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, with one amendment, which wa.
agreed to. The bill was then engrossec
at the Clerks desk and passed-yeas 68
nays 2.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on thu
Currency, on leave, reported bill supple
mentary to an act prohibiting unauthor
lied bank paper; which was read the frs
time.
SENATE, March 23.-Mr. Townshent
presented petitions signed by 5000 citi
zens. for equal rights to women in holdin!
property.
Also petitions signed by 31oo, for Al
amendment to the constitution, giving wo
men the right to vote.
Mrs. Severance was permitted to rea'
a memorial (The Statesman says:
Mrs. Severance is fine, clear, express
sive reader. The ''memorial' is might
knotty document, "chock full'' of law an
learning, as "the young man of the nam
of Guppy" would say.)
HoUsE.-By Mr.. Brown, to reqcal th
present law relating to interest, passed i
1848.
Mr.. Gurley, from the committee of Fee
and Salaries, reported back without re
commentator the bill to amend the fir:
section of the act fixing the compensate
of Members of the General Assembly.
(The bill was introduced by Mr.. Wa
tiers, and graduates the pay of Member
of future legislatures according to til
length of the Session.
On motion of Mr. Parrot, said bill wa
indefinitely postponed--yeas 40, nays 8
SENATE, March 24--Senate bill