The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-14

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Mr. Bean olfsfeds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
she Judiciary committee to report bill pro-
SdInf fot leasing the National road for TWEEN!
Ety yesrs to the highest bidder. Adopted.
IND to amend the act authorizing che Com.
misvioners of Carol county, 80 Subscribe,
, stosk to the Carol Co. Railfosd, was read
the Third time, and passed-66 to2.
Senate amendments % bill elect snother
Judge NJ the Iacas District, were agreed 70,
and tholbin becamsa law.
Mr.. Rogers offered resolution instructing
the currency committee to report back his
resolution about democracy and bank bills,
&c.
Mr. Mckenzie oasred.a substituteJas Pps
lows: s""tH HU " Hs
RsSotUed, Thatit is the duty of the Federal
tGoternme ut TO protect the citizens, of the
Union against the losses, depreciatiohs,S and
revulsons which follow the circulation Of -
small notes, if incorporated banks as hour
rency, and protect its own coinage by the
enuctmehtof a law of Congress prohibiting
the emission and circulation Of bank notes,
as currency, of less amount than atesnfy
five delldrs; restricting bank circulation to its
OHiJ ucltdblUlc luuGIlOu vi iaOtltatiuS auCNT
tchantiie' 'exchan1esi "a ,.., ..,t'.' 2 - 70 -
The Mouse indefinitely postponed both the =.
resolution and the amendment, by vote Of
3Sto 80. '''-' see r'r... p. .-its,, b.. b., !.
Messrs. Birchard, Cross and Parrott, were
= appointed committee to report on the subject
OF leasing the National Road. -. ~ .
Mr.. Brown moved to freconsider the vote
byiwhich the. Judiciary Committee were re-
dured to report back the resolution to- the
purchase Of Swans Statutes. He thought
7 its passage implied a censure, &C., upon the
committee. ~ ~ 70 yrsn.s4-s
Upon this a spirited debate arose, in which
the action of the judiciary COMMITTEES and
the relative merits of S@an's' and Gurwens'
Statutes were discussed! III Is i7s5., o,;,,l,. o..
'The-House5by'a vete of 4s dto22, recon-
sideredstheyqts on the former resolution II
was then laid on the table. ''' ' t''o''"
Messrs. Jenningsandi Baker, from a joint
committee, reported7a new temperance y,bill,
which was ordered to be printed. II is about
the ninty-ninth bill Of 'the sort, during the
session. W >'' '' o. y-5i ~ ,, g 1s.s4
! Another resolution to meet at o'clock a.
m, was emphatically voted down. 'sssss3
Resolution requiring the Board Of Public
Works to postpone the letting of contracts
on the National Road till after the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature, as passed.
House then adjourned.
'SBKArE-Saturday Morning. g.--Bi!l to reg
uate the manner of publishing the reports Of
the Supreme Court passed, 90 to g..
/ Bill to prevent the adulteraiion of alchol;c
liquors passed, 20 tos3. fa -.s,ess .r, ~.
| A.
the Whole 'H.-,.s ls. ..-.-...is -.s
An attempt was made to get up the. vote
by which the Senate refused to reconsider
the vote which passed the bill regulating the
sale of nostrums.5aA rambling discussion
about rules, and what motions were in srder
took place. We left the Senate in, a decided
snarl, not being able to tell. exactly where
they were. e.i' '' '.4--'. r' fa.ib bsatc9. 4,Y
HoUsE.--Bill to divide the National Road
into two districts, to abolish the Office of resi-
| dent engineer thereon, and to provide for the
| appointment of two Superintendents; was
read the,third time, and upon the question of
its passage, the vote stood--yeas 90, nays A.
So the bill was lost. ' 5ss 'lfa
Afterward the vote was reconsider ed, and
the bill was laid on the table. '2' ,ra7
die " ProVlue lot the dlstrfct courts OF
the 3rd and 4th circuit, passed. 'H'h 5nh
Mr.. Booker's temperance bill was read the
first time. 1t declares habitual ,drunkard
hsnatfe, and provides that a jury shall
determine that fact as in other cases of lunacy. .
1t provides for guardians to take charge of
property in this class of cases, &c. We 'do'
not think the people of Ohio are yet quite
ready to pass this bill. i.s,.,r.o- ~.
Bllto empower Fire Insurance companies
to insure livestock, read the first time.
Billto provide for the faithful discharge of
Directors Of Fire Insurance companiesy was
indefinitely postponed. s'+la lia3 irl
Bill to provide a jury of twelve for Probate
court, was reported back by Mr.. Brchard with
a new bill, which takes from this court the
criminal jurisdiction, &c. '-e-a1aW ,t
Upor this n debate srose .y birh ro rf;nuod