The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-21
THE LEGIsLATURE.

communication from VIM. Hubbard, OF
Richmond, Virginia, respecting n proposed
bronze or marble statute of Washin gton, to bs
placed in our new State House. Referred ID
the committee on Publie Buildings.
After few minutes session the Senate adj
ljourned.
In the House, several bills were read id
committee of the whole, and appropriately res ,
ferred. '" Hs,r =. =,
Mr.. Walkup walked up and rendered his re-
signation as a member Of the committee on
the Penitentiory; also, as a member of the
committee on Corporations, "to the hands
that gave them" The House graciously ex-
cused him.
The Probate Court bill was taken up, and
Judge Orchards amendment to restore the
criminal business 10 the Common Pleas, vas
debated during the forenoon. aI...l.
The amendment was advocated by Messrs.
Birchard and Gilbert, and opposed by Messrs.
Towsley, Parrott, Somers, Morris, Gest and
Baker.
/ The vote was then taken, and the amend
ment lost-yeas Is, nays 55.
, The bill was then referred to q select COM
mittee of three-Messrs. Leland, Gest and
; Parrot; and the House adjourned.
SENArE-Taesday mornins.-The most Of
the morning session was spent in committee
of the whole on sevefai bills. .
Bill to give to probate judge the power to
appoint,,county treasursrs in cases Of resgna-
tion, &C., was lost on its third reading.
At an early hour the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-After petitions, &C., the bill pro-
viding for the appointment Of officers of the
D penitentiary, fixing compensation, prescri-
I bing their duties, &C., was taken mp, and on
motion to refer it to the committee of the
whole, debate of some interest arose, in
ii which Messrs. Van Hook, Gest, Dean, Gurley,
Rogers, Pain, &C., participated.
1t seemed to be the impression of some
members that the bill needed amendments in
many Of its details. 1t was urged that too
much power was given to the Warden. Mr..
Dean seemed to think that the entire fnan-
cial system of the State is involved in Egypt
ian darkness.
DR.. Ross thought the bin defective, be-
cause it did not pay enough to the physician.
He is paid only $500 per year, and he con-
tended that no respectable physician would do
this work for this sum. The Doctor rung the
changes on "eight hundred dollars per year,"
with great eloquence and emphasis. But,
somehow, nobody seemed to look at the sub
ject in the same light. It was limited that this
sum would he enough, provided the obstetric
cases should not increase too fast!
The bill was, after sharp debate, sent TO
= the committee of the whole.
n In the Senate, a considerable portien of a
short afternoon session was spent in commit
tee of the Whole. Grave Senators got off q
is little rich fun on a bill to turn Shaker Creek
g in Warren county, back to it's original chan
nell 1t seems that when the famous War
~ rem county canal was made, the water of this
stream was diverted into it. The canal is
useless, and Mr.. Stokes proposed that tho
Board of Public Works be permitted to turn
l. Shaker Creek back to- its former channel, &c.
. Mr.. Anderson moved to strike out all. after
Y the word Sha ker, SO that it would read, the
, Board of Public Works are permitted to turn
Shaker! This prevailed.
Mr.. Smith, of Madison, introduced reso-
e luton calling upon the Architect Of the new
70 STATE House, Mr.. West, for his estimate of
& the cost FOR finishing the edfce. Adopted.
"a In the House, the bill to prevent fires, by
prohibiting the erection of wood houses in
certain cases, was lost--4Y to 81. 1t takes
40 votes to pass bill.
l. Bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Or franklin county to sell the present County
N Infrmary buildings and lot, and TO purchase q
hi new site, passed. 1t hasyst to pass the SEN
ate, but as the measure has merits, and as
10 there can bo no object it will soon be law.
a Bill to amend the act providing for drain
ing swamps, &c., granted to the State by
Congress, passed.
Mr.. Lawrence's Senate bill to require the
OF binding and preservation of the newspapers,
K &C., in the State Library passed, aud is now
If the law. 1t will be very excellent measure.
Several new bills were introduced and read
the first time.
10 Mr.. McKenzie's tax bill was reported back
70 with the amendments, and the House spent
IN the afternoon in considering them. An
c. amendment providing for listing money in
possession or on deposit, in or out Of the State,
ELECTED some debate. 1t was adopted, So to
10.
& The amendments were all agreed to. Dogs
- are specifically named, and to be taxed.
The bill contains provision taxing collie
ges, academies, the endowments for their sup
l. pert and the lands occupied by them for the
10 use of the schools. 1t will make something
N of q sensation when that feature becomes
law.
The bill also provides for taxing all cred
It's at their true value in money, and without
y any declaration for depts owing. 1t con-
e forms in this respect to the decision of the
y Supreme Court.
,, After the amendments of the committee
were all agreed to, Mr.. Dean moved to a.
8 mend by exempting ftiy dollars from taxa
5 tion. Mr.. Ross moved to exempt t,ps hun
0 dred dollars from taxation. Upon these pro-
positions debate arose, which was continued
8 till the close Of the session. No vete was
taken, and the House took recess till ten
l O'Clock, this morning, when the debate with
be renewed.
Wednesday Morning. The joint
5 resolution in favor Of admitting Railroad iron,
J free Of duty for three years, was indefinitely,