The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-01-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In Senate, on yesterday, resolutions
inquiry we've passed, calling on the Auiit'
of State for information ia regard to ban
profits, bank taxation, DC. When rePlle
TO they will furnish valuable information
Mr.. Smith of Madison. introduced rel
olulion with "arlereas," to force the Sc
lect committee to which it was referred,
report back forth with the resolution 10 &
into an election for United States Senato
/. was no 60.
In the House, on Saturday, nothing {
general interest transpired, except the in
iroduction of resolution by Mr. Fowler
instfuc6ng the Finance Committee 10 Sin
uuirc into the expediency Of so amendin
the tenth section Of The tax law, as TO Civ
all persons whose bona fds Indebtedness ex
Geeds their moneys and credits, the righ
10 deduct all such Indebtedness from ih
Value of their property" Alter u discus
sion Of cesultory character. the resolution
was referred 70 the Finance Committee
STATE Dem. l6M inst.
Yesterday was spent by the Senate main
ly in Committee of the Whole, on the stan
ding rules for the government of that body
and on the joint stan ing rules for the gov
ernment OF the two Houses.
1t is understood that the Judiciary, FL
nance and other important Committees,
are busially engaged in the preparation q
the business required by the Constitution
to be enacted into laws. Until they are
reported, the daily sessions must neceSsa-
riy be short, in order to give the commit
tees the necessary time; and the same rea
son will make them productive Of less gen
eral interest.
In the House. resolution was moved by
Mr.. Sidney, of Medina, and passed, calling
Upon the Auditor of State for the circum
stances attending the failure of the Massil-
Ion Bank, and also for a statement of the
present condition Of that modelrag mill
The object is to ascertain whether there is
any prospect of the payment of any part Of
its promises.
Mr.. Newell, Of Logan, (Whig,) has in.
tro1uced his promised bill for the sale of
the Public Works, and the interest of the
State in railroads and turnpike stocks, DC.
It provides for public notice of sale by ad-
vertisementin in Columbus. Washington, New
York and Philadel phia papers; sale to take
place twelve months from and after such
noticc.--ib. 17tA inst. 1t"
In Senate, to day, the bill Of Mr.. Norris
TO amend the act OF March / , 1853, in re-
laticn to IT, c publication of the laws in news
papers, was discussed in Committee of the
Whole and referred to the Committee on
Printing. 1t provides chat it shall be the
duty of the Auditor of each county of this
State to contract for the publication of ALI
the general laws passed by this and each
succeeding Legislature, in not more two
weekly or daily newspapers printed therein,
and also in one German paper, if any sucL
there be, at price not exceeding sixty
cents per one thousand ems" and it fepeals
the 81 section Of the act Of March llth,
1853. "
Tie bill introduced by Mr. Williams, of
Co,nmbiana, 10 amend the act prescribing
the duties OF supervisors, a1d relating to
roads and highways, passed February IS,
1858, was also di5ussed in Committee of the !
Whole and referred TO the Committee on
Roads and Highways. AS lis provisions
are Of general iEEerest, we give full synop
SIS. IL provide TIL 1t every person charged |
W tn road tax on tic grand levy may
either personally or By an agent, discharge
tile same by labor, TO be perforated on the
road within the proper district, wilhin that
township where such tax may be charged, /
by any abl6 bodied man, at the rate Of one
doI"r per day for each days work. and d
rateabe proportion per day for any team
furnis shed by such person, which labor shall
be performed under the direction OF the SUI
perrlSor OF highways in the proper district
in such township. and within the proper
district; and it shall be the duty of such SUI
pervisor 10 give to any person for whose
benefit such labor was performed a certiti
cate OF The amount o. such labor, which
certificate shah specify the amount Of tax SO
paid in labor, and The disuicL and township
wherein such labor was performed also,
that said work has been, done between the
first day of April and the first day of Octo-
5er; which certificate shall in no case be
available for any greater sum than shall
be charged against such person, in the dis
trict where in sush labor was performed;
and the Treasurer Shall receive all such
certificates as money in the discharge of
such tax.
Tie bill also providea for the repeal of
The thirty-th;rd secticn Of the act passed
February 18Th, 1858, ON that subject
The joint rese,uyioa, as amended by Mr..
Atkinson, instructing our Senators and re-
queSting our Representatives in Congress to
secure, If possible, the passage of a law Of
Congress giving to each individual who will
settle npon and improve the same, l6O acres
of public Land, at the actual cosl 10 Gov.
rrnment ofsurveying and locating the same,
and 'heucelorth entirely abolishing the sys
tein of disposing ofthe public lands to non.
residents and spectators at any price "
passed, under the call of the yeas and nays,
with one dissenting voice-Mr Barrere a.
lone voting in the negative.
In the 'ltuu3e, the Speaker presented the