The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-03-02
OHIO LEGIsLAygRE.


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In Senate, on the 25th, @rge number
of'petiticns on the subject of temperance
were presented, praying for the enactment
of law similar in its provisions to the
Maine Law.
Mr. Taylor introduced bill, providing
that collectors, superintendents, &C., here
tofore appointed by the Board of Public
Works, be hereafter, confirmed by the
Senate, and that they be allowed to serve
but two years out of four.
Mr.. Williams, of Coshocton, introduced
abill to prevent the evils resulting from
the sales of intoxicating liquors, which
was read the first time. The provisions
of the bill are generally very good.
The bill fixing the times of holding
courts in the Cd judicial district. passed.
Mr.. Atkinson offered resolution, pro-
posing to reduce the two mill State school
tax to one and one-half mills; also to abol
ishthe one-tenth of a mill for library pur
poses.h
In'the House, amost importantmeasure
was brought forward by Mr.. Scott, of
Stark county, in the shape of a bill pro-
viding for ageological survey dfthe State,
under the auspices of one chief assistant,
with as many sub-assistants as may be ne
cessary; the State to be divided into dis
tricts. The sum of $4,000 is to be ap-
propriated annually until completed. The
various contributions in every department
of natural science which may be the fruits
of this survey, are to be deposited in Col
umbus as the nucleus of an Agricultural
College, in which those sciences will be
.mong the branches taught. The survey
be completed within five years
The bill to provide for the distribution
Curwen's Statutes was passed-also the
Ito re cgulate the publication of Ohio Re-
DIR. Allen, of Brown, his reported abill
ito provide for the erection of new Deaf
and Dumb Asylum.
The Committe on Printing reported re-
solutions providing for the printing of
limited number of the Annual Reports in
German, Objections were made that the
number was much too small-not enough
to warrant the expense of type-setting;
whilst others declined against any what
ever being printed. So, between the two
fires, the resolutions were killed.
Mr. Rogers bill to repeal the provision
requiring two days, lador on roads, was in
definitely postponed.
The bill making appropriation for the
General Assembly and the Asylums, be-
came law by the House agreein to Sen
ate amendments
In Senate, on Saturday, Foot introduc-
ed temperance bill, with all the uncon
stiutional featuresfo the Maine law. tits
very long, and required near one hour for
the author to read it.
Several bills were passed, and others
signed by the presiding officer.
In the House, the bill fixing the weight
per bushel of clover seed and stone coal,
was lost on the question of its final pass
age, but the House agreed to reconsiper
its vote.
The bill making it the duty of township
trustees to provide for the fencing of bu-
rial grounds, was defeated.
Quite number of petitions were pre-
sented on various subjects--for the repeal
of the road law-repeal of all laws for the
collection of debts, &c.
Adecided expression was obtained, in
committee of the whole, against defraying
the expense of printing agricultural re-
ports from the public treasury.-O. S.
DemocrTt.