The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-03-02
GEGISIsATIVEa
CoLvxpus, Thursday, Feb. 25.

CoLTxBUs, Thursday, reD. 20.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Williams
ol Coshocton, introduced bill to pro.
vide against the evils resulting from the
sale Of intoxicating liquors. Read the
first time.
Bill fixing the termof holding the courts
in tbesecond Judicial District was passed.
also bill to authorize the commissioners of
Coshocton county 10 borrow money to
build bridge over the W alhonding.
Mr.. Sutton introduced bill 10 regulate
the fees Of Justices and Constables. a v-
Mr.. Atkinson offered resolution pro.
posing to reduce the school tax from TWO
mills TO one and one If,--also to abolish
the one tenth mill tax for library purposes
He said upon the basis of the past
year the two mills tax raised 81 ,050, 900
The basis is now largely increased, and
the tax of one and one half mill would
raise the sum oil $1,200,000. He was in
favor Of lhe school law and would do
nothing 10 injure it, but the people expec.
ted reduction in taxation. and we may
60 too far even in good cause. The
resolution was laid upon the table.
Mr.. Taylor's bill to provide for The ap-
pointment, &c. Of Collectors requires
their confirmation by the Senate, and
provides that they shall not hold the Of.
flee over two years out of four. ..
IIoUsE.-The people of Erie county
demonstrated against the election of a
majority OF the majority, and therefore a
minority Of the legislature. Eckley
moved to refer it to the democratic tin
pan. Alter some fun over the sore heads
on the topic, it was indefinitely postpon.
ed, queer disposition of remoustrance
from the people.
Blunders having crept into the printed
report of the Perry county case, Gest
moved TO have The same reprinted if it
could be done by Monday next, the day
set for trial. Passed.
Bill to repeal the law requiring two
days work on the highways was indef.
nilely postponed. Yeas So, nays s.
Several bills were considered in com
mittee and appropriately referred.
Speaker LeBlond has been sick for a
few days. and Van Hook has acted as
Speaker pro TEN.
SENATE Saturday Morning. - Mr..
Foot, from The Special Committee on TEN.
perance, reported bill on that subject,
which was read the first time. 1t is very
long and is elaborately prepared. ltgoes
the entire length Of the Maine Law, in
prohibiting the sale and manufacture Of
liquors, except by the authorized agents
OF the State.
Bill to repeal the 320lh section of the
code, and to provide for the attendance oil
Witnesses ir cases Of change Of venue,
was passed
Bill in relation TO the election of Jus.
tices of the Peace and their Secretaries
was passed, also bill defining The powers
and duties of Justices and CoEstables in
criminal cases. ..............
Bill for the distribution Of 5000 copies
OF Curwen's Statutes was considered in
C Immtlee, and in the Senate. and a
clause. making the work evidence of the
existence Of the laws, the same as the
text from which they are taken, was
stricken out. The bill was then ordered
to be read third time ON Monday.
The Senate then adjourned.
House An invitation was read from
the Superintendent of the Blind Asylum
10 attend an exhibition at the Institution
on Wednesday evening. Accepted.
Also the House accepted an invitation
to visit the Deaf and Dumb Asylum this
afternoon. 10 examine the building, &c.
Bill to fix the legal weight Of clover
seed at 62 pds per bushel, and coal at "a
pounds, was lost. Yeas 43, Nays 2l.-
Not a constitutional majority. The vote
was reconsidered, after a discussion OF
some time, when it was laid on the table.
Bill to provide for fencing burying
grounds was lost for want ol consttu,
tonal majority. The House refused TO
reconsider il.
Mr.. NJ Kenzie said the House was so
thin, that it was impossible to do business
satisfactorily, and he moved an adjourn.
ment, but withdrew il, TO enable the
House TO receive certain messengers from
the Senate.
After some other unimportant business.
the House adjourned till Monday.-O. S.
Journal.