Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-02-22

sons voting at an snnual election, they wilfbe.
come a part Of the constitution
In the House. number of local bills were ac-
ted upon -Aresoldtion 10 adjourn sine de on the
goth of March, was referred to select commit
tee of three--Messrs. Allen of Pike, Robinson
and Morris. tt-'s -ifa r
lr.-r.sa ~ ~ THURSDAY, February 10th.
In Senate on yesterday, Mr.. UPsoK, in view Of
thefact that the Supreme Court had decided that
juriesiR the Probate Court must consist Of twelve
persons, introduced a resolution instructing the
Committee on the Judiciary to introduce bill
amendatory Of the law.
Mr.. ANDERSON, from the Committee on the
Militia, introduced bill, numbering 79 sections,
"to organize and discipline the militia" 1t is
said to be the same plan agreed upon in the Mill
tary Convention in this city. a.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Madison, introduced q bill to
amend the lst section of the act "to authorize
Recorders to transeribe records in certain cases."
The bill allows Recorders uniform fee of 81
for recording each deed, &C., be they long or
short. They are now paid at the rate of ten
cents per 100 words. The proposed amendment
will do away with the charge made against coun-
Ity Recorders of counting more words than they
write.
The subject of printing is settled by the adop-
u
providing for the printing of the Executive docu-
ments, and of the reports Of the different State
Institutions
The Senate was industriousty employed during
the day.
In the House, the bill to provide for the collec-
ton of taxes on the dissolution of injunction to
restrain their collection, was passed.
Mr.. MACKENZIE offered resolution condem-
natory Of DOUGLAS Nebraska bill Some feel
ing was manifested on the question of ordering
the resolution to be printed; but the House decid-
ed to print.
The bill to provide for n commission to revise
the criminal code and practice, which had prev-
ously passed the Senate, was indefinitely post.
poned by vote of "A to 2S. 1t seemed to be
generally admitted that our criminal laws were
in an imperfect state, but the majority deemed
it nexpedient to organize commission at this
time. .a.
The bill providing for the sale of the Public
Works, was discussed in Committee of the
Whole. Mr.. MACKENZIE led off in opposition to
the measure, on the ground that it would tend to
the aggrandizement of corporations, at the ex-
pense of the people-that the very material re-
duction of tolls that had been made, was for the
bereit Of the people, and, therefore, for the ben
eft of the State. Mr.. DEAN advocated the sale
with much warmth. He said it was very far from
his purpose to attack the administration of the
present Board Large expenditures have been de-
manded to replace diapidated and ricketty works
with structures Of u more substantial nature
These expenditures would continue to be called
for, and the burden fell very GENEROUSLY upon the
counties receiving no benefit from the works
Mr.. BAKER followed, in speech against the
measure.
There is considerable feeling upon this subject
in the House, and the bill has, in its preliminary
stages, been we'll sustained.
FRIDAY, February 18th.
But little was done in Senate yesterday, save
the usual amount of readings and reports, for
which see reports. During the forenoon session,
the entire calender was gone through with in Com
m ee of the Whole. When the Senate met in
the afternoon, Mr.. FoOr suggested that, as the
different standing committees had large pmount
of business, which some of them found impossi-
BILE to perfect at their evening sessions, he would
move an adjournment in order to give the entire
afternoon to the committees to bring up their
work, and thus expedite business. The motion
was carried.
In the House, u number Of bills were introduc-
ed, among them, one fixing the annual compensa-
ton of Sherfs for Probate Court business at one
hundred dolars-and another for the protection
OF sheep by making 1t legal to kill stray dogs;
also repeating section 3 of the act on the subject,
passed April %, 1859. ... ....
Another discussion was had on the subject of the
Board of Public Works, resulting in the appoiht-
ment of committee Of five to investigate the
''acts and doings'' of the Board. The House
cannot be accused of Withholding any facility
from those desiring investigation.
Mr. O'NEILL submitted resolutions ndorsing
the Nebraska bill now pending in Congress, re-
counting the principles upon which that measure
is based. The resolutions lie over for printing.