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yeas SO nays so.
This is the end of the new tax law
"a .s.... April 10.
SENArE--Several bills were reported back
from committees, and disposed Of in various
ways.
Bill to authorize the Commissioners Of Frank
lin Co., to sell their Infrmary, and purchase
another site passed
Bill to provide for compensation to owners of
private property taken by corporations, being
an amendment to the present law, passed.
Bill to provide for the election Of county Of
fcers DO, passed. I..[ /.
Bill to authoize turnpike roads TO subscribe
to the stock Of free turnpike companies, pas
sed.
Mr.. Lawrence moved to amend the title by
adding. 'and to increase the power of Corpor-
atons.u% But it was no go. n. ...-..'.
Mr.. Davis offered resolution that the Ju.
dietary committee report back to-day, the bill
to provide for leasing the National road.
After some debate, the resolution was laid on
the table. ,r.
Mr.. Townshend, from the select committee
to whom was referred petitions and memorials
respecting the legal and constitutional disabli-
ties OF women, reported a bill providing for an
amendment of the Constitution by striking
out the word MALE Also q bill to relieve
women Of certain legal disabilities. These
were read the first time.
Mr.. Townshend remarked that these bills
embraced all the points upon which the Senate
had been memorialized, The latter bill be was
aware, was incomplete. inasmuch as it did not
specify the acts and parts of acts to be repeal
ed. Such section he proposed to add during
the progress of the bill.
Mr. TOwnShend, from the select committee
on the memorials of oolored persons, present
ed written report, accompanied by bill pro-
vlding for an amendment of the Constitution,
by striking out the word WHITE" The re-
port was laid on the table, and ordered to be
printeo,
The Senate, after lengthy debate arose on
a proposition Of Mr.. Atkinson to strike out of
the school bill the clause levying tax Of one
tenth of mill for library purposes, &c.,
Several Senators debated the subject at some
length, pro and con. The motion was lost
yeas TO- nays 20.
The question then turned on the passage of
the bilL 1t evies tax Of ! mills for school
purposes and one-tenth OF mill for library
purposes, &c., for the ensuing year. 1t was
shown that this would raise as large sum as
two mills did last year.
The bill finally passed---yeas "a, nays 5.
HousE'---Mr. Pruden presented the memoir
lal oi Mr.. Watson, Deputy WMden, asking to !
have number Of dispositions taken by Wat
son read and asked to have them printed with
the testimony in the case They were taken
exparte and after the committee had closed
their examination of Witnesses
A motion was made to reject these papers
and upon this molten a long debate ensued.
A portion of the members maintained that
they should be rejected because they were not
presented TO the committee when Watson was
notified that they were ready to take more tes-
Iimony if he desired.
There was some feeling manifested on both
'ides. and a number of speeches were made.
When the vote was taken on the question of
'ejection, It prevailed---yeas Al, nays 80.
The Senate bill to empower Probate Judges
o fill vacancies in the Office of County Treas
lrer was lost; TO 81.
Bill to amend the act fixing the time Of hold
ng the courts in the 9th circuit was indefinite
y postponed.
Bill to prohibit unauthorized banking and
,he circulation of unauthorized bank paper
came up for its passage, and was debated the |
most OF the afternoon. 1t is designed to be ,
hit at the broker department of the Clinton
Bank Some Democrats opposed the bill, and
and some Wings supported il. On the whole
the debate was rather rich. 1t was charged that
the Clinton Bank has outstanding $3.50, 900, |
and that as soon as it is returned, il is packed /
up and shipped off to Cincinnati, Cleveland,
DC, for REISSUE. H.4
The bill finally passed.--yeas 65 nays II.
Bill to order $4,000 copies of the State
Board OF Agriculture was lost. -.S5 to SO.
The House took up the bill to prohibit the
circulation of bills of a less denomination
than five dollars was debated ill recess, and
without taking ayote the House took recess.