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BY common consent, and passed--yeas "a,
and 5. This bill is now the Law. To Messrs
Newell, in the House, and Lawrence in The
Senate, much Credits due for this patriotic
and worthy measure to the memory Of one O
the brave pioneers OF Ohio.
Bill! prescribing the duties Of county treasur.
ers, and providing for the collections Of delin-
quent taxes, passed.
Resolutions Of thanks. &C., to the President
Of the Senate, we're unanimously adopted
Mr.. Wright offered a resolution on the Ne
braska subject, and spoke at some length Of its
passage.
The bill to repeal the 10th and 1th sections
Of the tax law was finally passed by vote OI
10 to II. Some time previous. however, the
section proposing to repeal these actions was
stricken out, and new bill for a different pur-
pose substituted.
Mr.. Lawrence raised question Of order
The. new constitution requires bills to be
read three separate times. Can new bill be
inserted by way Of amendment, and be passed
on only one reading He thought not.
The President decided that the bill so amend
ed must be read three separate times, and that
this bill was not yet passed.
Mr.. Follet appealed from the decision of the
chair, and upon vote, the chair was sustained
--yeas go, nays7.
The general appropriation bill was then ta-
ken up, and several changes in the bill as it
came from the House, were made.
HOuse-Nearly an hour was consumed in
reading the Journals, which had not been read
for three days.
A large number of remonstrances against
The passage of the nostrum bill, were presented.
Bill to amend the act to reorganize the pub
lie BENEVOLENT Institution, passed.
Bill top Ovide for compensation to owners of
property taken for school houses. &C., passed.
Bill to provide far monument to the men,
ory of Gen. SIMON KENToN, passed--yeas 81,
nays 81. 1t has yet to pass the Senate.
Bill to dispose of the public works of the
State, was before the House. Mr.. Dean and
Mr.. Eckley advocated its passage with great
force. Mr.. Walkup opposed it, when the pre-
vious question was sustained, and the House
brought to vote on the bill, when it failed
yeas 48, nays SO.
House then passed bill to abolish the Crimi-
nal Court of Cincinnati-yeas 81 nays none
This beng a Senate bill, is now the law.
Bill to give Justices of the Peace concurrent
jurisdiction in all sums less than three hundred
dollars passed and is now the law. It's an i'm
portant measure. The vote was, yeas 52,
nays 80.
Mr.. Hendren moved to reconsider the vote
by which the House failed to pass the bill to
sell the Public Works. Amid some excitem ent
the previous question was called and sustained
The vote was reconsidered and the bill was
then passed-yeas So, nayS36
Senate bill making appropriations for the
public works of the State for two years, was
reported back by the Finance Committee with
several amendments, the most of which were
agreed to. the amendments were ordered to
be engrossed.
The Avenue bP was taxed from the table
and passed.
Senate bill prescribing the duties &c, of Pro-
bate courts, and regulating more fully the man
ner of appeals was read the third time and pas
sed.
Bill to regulate transfer Office of the Fund
Commissioners in New York, and to provide
for the appointment and bond of said agent
was reported back. Messrs Gest and Nc
Kenzie supported the bill, and Mr., Speaker
LIE Blond opposed it.
1t seems that Mr.. Edgertown, member of
Congress from the northwest, -is now the agent
and Mr.. lie Blond thought the bill was simply
and effort to legislate that gentleman out of
office and to put some one else in.
Mr.. Gest explained, and showed the benefit
the bill would be to the treasury. The vote
on its passage stood-yeas 81, nays 10.
Mr.. Lees railroad bill was reported back to
the House. motion was made to indefinite
ly postpone the bill, and the subject was dis
cussed by Messrs. Gest, Dean and Leland
The vote was then taken, and resulted-yeas
48, nays 81.
The Public Works appropriation bill was ta-
ken up in the House and after some discussion,
it was passed, yeas so, nays 25
May 1.
sENATE-At the appointed time, this Morn.
ing, the Senators were generally at their posts.
Judge Lee was elected PresidentprO tenn.
An effort was made 10 get back the Public