Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-03-14
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.

! needing the road law, 20 larss il con
Germs the collection Of Road tax.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
HousE-The House went into Com
mit;ec OF the Whole on o bill similar tt
The Maine Law, when q motion 10 strike
out ul after The enacling clause prevail
ed without disc nssion, when the Com
miitee arose. -.
Mr.. Brown moved tha, the Maine
Law be made the special order lo'
Wednesday next, its friends wishing to
be heard. Agreed TO.
CoLuaBus, March 10.
SEsArr-Mr. Atkinson's bill for Tic
better organization Of the State Tr-a.
sury, and the safe keeping, transfer aud
disbursement Of the public revenue
passed--yeas 10, nays 7.
The joint resolution fixing the frs
Monday in April for adjournment, wa:
adopted. Recess.
HoUsE-The following bills passed
The bill perfecting the jurisdiction o.
the Court Of Common Pleas in minoI
rcriminal offences, when an indictment
falls against The Same person for great
er offence.
The bill providing for the punishment
fer perjury in case Of deposiiions taken
in Ohio. 10 be used in other States.
The bill to include Railway cars and
dcpols, in the act to punish burglars in
the day time. and the bill 10 abolish tho
chaln.gang system.
The committee on schools submitted
a long report, accompa MED by bill a
mend:ng the school law, by reducing the
tax 10 one mill and half, re.organiz.
ing township boards, and making other
corresponding notifications.
Mr.. Herrick. OF Lorain, introduced u
bill abolishinS the death penalty.
The resolutions OF Judge Burcbard,
offered early in the session, rs mild
substitute for Mr.. Foole' Senate rcsolu.
tions, were again offered and passed.
yeas 45, nays Q.
We presume the above resolutions
have reference to the Erie affair.
Mr.. Rogers introduced "a bill making
endorsers Of negotiable notes, as fully
liable as security for the same.
SENArE-Mr Follet's resolution a.
gainst tn. Nebraska bill was taken up,
and discussed.
Mr. Follelt ma e speech advocating
them, which occupied nearly the entire
afternoon; the discussion will be fesum.
ed Tomorrow.
The bill establishing the salaries OF
county officers was ordered to be en-.
crossed.
The bill for appointing liquor inspcc.
tors wasrefcrredl a committee, consis.
ting Of Messrs. Egly, Good(ellow and
Ellis.
Mr.. Newell introduced series Of
resolutions, seventeen in number, speci.
flying the contracts Of the board OF public
works, which the committee, heretofore
appointed, is instructed 10 investigate
adopted. Recess.
Later from Mexico.
From the New Orleans and Mobile
papers we gather the following respect.
ing events in Mexico.
Santa Anna is still at the Cnpi,oI,
afraid TO leave lest his absence sh ould
be the occasion for outbreaks.
A correspondent of the New OreaLs
Bee in speaking of the inuasion of Low,
cr-BaIifornia by Walker, says:
Will the invaders succeed, | doub, i,
not for moment. The population Of
the coast are dscon,en,sl and ,urbu.
lent. AMI will joyfully accept of indie.
pcndence; provided they are not requi.
red to annex their country to the United
States. As for the army, its proves, is
we'll understood. lis exploits in Low.
er California give you the measure of
its efficiency. Let one fact Suffice
We have now wl:h US Col. Tronconiz,
whose regiment deserted and evapora.
ted before reaching the coast. The
soldiers composing it were forcibly en-.
listed, and run away as matter of course
at the first convenient opportunity
They will desert. Hardly day passes
that We do not see scores of these poor
devils sweeping in front o the barracks
under the supervision Of the officers,
and kept in awe by their sticks. The
latter are themselves .:aken from gro.
Gerry and fancy stores. They are very
prettily uniformed ard decorated, but
are absolutely worthless on the field Of
battle. The most importan. item OF
news is the promulgation Of decree
which cannot fail to excite much at.
entioh, as we'll as occasion the most
'esent(ul feelings in the United States.
This is an edict relating to commerce,
which declares that no foreign vessel
'an, alter a certain date, import any
article Of growth or manufacture foreign
o the country TO which such vessel may
belong, without the payment OF an al.
liticnal duty Of fifty per cent, on all ar.
icles SO imported. The restriction will
all more heavily upon the United States
han upon any other nation, as Ameri.
AN vessels bring a large amount Of
'onded goods fiom New York anl other
,orts.
Reports continue 10 be circulated
lmost daily Of fresh pronunciamenIos
n various States or departments, and
Though these are officially denied, no
me, not even o. those best affected to
santa Anna, CT 10 the existing order Of