The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-05-06
The Legislature-TheA Adjournment.

adjourned sine die. The last session was
twenty-fiUe hours IN length! The journals of
the closing day were left to be made up by
the clerks and the presiding officers.
We give the following brief summary Of
the important measures that have occupied
the attention of the legislature for the last
| four months.
The following bills have passed. and are
now laws of the land
Bill to lease the National Road TO the
highest bidder for the term of twenty years
! Bill to sell all the stocks of the State in
railroads, canals and turnpikes.
Bill to reorganize the Board Of Public
Works This gives the governor the appoint
ment of all collectors, to BE- confirmed by
the senate. 1t gives the appointment of su-
Iperintendents, lock tenders &c, to the board
Bill to suppress the evils resulting from
the sale of Intoxicating liquors. This very
stringent law.
The general appropriation bill.
Bill TO provide for revenue to pay the in
terest on The public debt.
Bill to prevent the circulation of unautho-
rized bank paper.
Bill TO prohibit the circulation of notes of
foreign banks of a less denomination than
ten dollars.
Bill to establish superior court in Gin
cinnati.
Bill giving justices jurisdiction in civil
cases to three hundred dollars.
Bill to erect monument to the memory
of General Simon kenton.
The following measures have been debated
and matured, but have Jailed. The list is
important.
The militia bill.
The su5-treasury bill.
The bill to regulate railroads in Ohio.
The bill to provide for a commission to
codily the criminal laws, and forms for Grim
nal practice in Ohio.
Bills to change the salaries of Off GERS of
state. members of the legislature, &c.
/ Bill to abolish capital punishment.
Bill to provide for geological survey Of
the state.
Proposition to amend the new constitution.
Bill to transfer the criminal practice from
the probate court to the common pleas.
The usury bill.
/ McKenzie'S tax bill.
Bill to repeal the 10th and llth sections
Of the tax law.
The nostrum bill.
Bill to provide for the sale Of all the pub
lie works of the state.
/ Bill to regulate agencies Of foreign insu-
! rance companies.
| In addition to the above, very important
measure. which was made "a part of one of
the bills, was stricken out. We refer to the
proposition to levy a tax of three -fourths of
a mill on the dollar for the year 1855 to pro-
vide sum to pay portion of the public
debt in 1857. A desperate effort was mace
by Mr.. Atkinson, assisted by the auditor Of
state, to force this measure through the leg
islature. All sorts ofinAuences were brougn
to bear, but the house stood firm, and, at the
the last hour, the senate was compelled to
yield. The tax was stricken out. Too much
praise cannot be awarded to Mr.. Gest for his
mastery speech and efforts on this question.
Thus much for general results. We may
have occasion to refer to details hereafter.
The members left for their homes this morn
ing. Personally, their intercourse has been
courteous and pleasant, and they part with
mutual good wishes. But little OF party
acrimony has marred the harmony of the
session.
Thus ends legislation in Ohio for two years.
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