Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE

Oe CpUsuBItu tHe COtnHltlce OF tnB WpJt
to-day. 1t is an important bill.
Mr. Brasee reported back the Usury bill
with several important amendments intend
ed to apply to banks, bankers and brokers
The amendments were OIL eered 10 be print
ed, VIXEN another discussion will arise on
The merits Of the bill
! PeS Several bills were reported back
| to the standing committees with amend
menis. which were disposed Of
! The b u to fix aad prescribe tho dntie;
Of the Tfeasurrr and Auditor Of State was
| considered in committee Of the whole, and
| alter going through its several sections was
reported back TO the Senate.
The amendments reported back from the
comm ttee Of the Whole 10 the bill pre-.
stribng the dulps of the Commissioners
Of the Sinking Fund, were taken up and
generally adopted, ana the bill was Orderod
| to DO cngrossed
After sn entire business session the
Senate took u recess
SENATE Feb. 6.--Por tie purpose of
getting at an end of the ptin ing business
the Senate reconsdered its adherence TO
its amendmenl 20 TIE joint resolution on
I printing extra number OF documents, and
agreed 10 e new committee of Conference.
1t was GENERALLY understood that the House
would agree TO drop the German printing
and under this conviction the State agreed
/ TO this new COMMITTEES
! NJ. Hamilton, from the committee on
( Printing, reported that the delay in print.
ing the documents was partly the fault ot
the laP, and party that the two House ir
falling to agree upon the number of extra
copies Of the document required We trus
IhiS subject will now be disposed Of ant
that the law will be SO changed as to pre-
Won't its recurrence hereafter.
| The afternoon was spent in committee
AVID in the Senate in discussing Mr.. Bra
zoe's bill limiting the amount Of damage
on bills OF exchange, sc. The Cemmtte,
struck ont the section which made liabl
indorsers if notified within sixty GAYS aite
il became due, unless special damages 70
va Mt Of notice should e1ist
\ motion TO indefinitely postpone th,
ontire bill was made, and the merits OF th,
subject were ably discussed by several Sen
ators. The motion to indefinitely postpone
failed by vote OF - to 10.
The Senate ken adjourned.
SREATE-Feb. 7.-Mr. Hamilton intro
duccd long and carefully digested bill
providing for recording, printing and dis
trbutirg the Journals of General Assembly
and the laws anC public documents Il
provides for recording the Journals, bu
di6pHnscs with recording reports, &c. which
are to be printed in the appendix. 1t pro.
vIdes for the reports to be made to the
Governor Before the sessions of the Legis.
lature, which are 10 be printed and ready
for thu members at tie beginning. 1t pro.
vides for the extra numbers to ibe printed
AT the same time, &c. We trust the zen.
eraI features of the bill will be pass into
law before the cloic Of present session.
Bill to ccde lands in Cincinnati, Cleye.
land, Sdndusky and Toledo for custom
houses, &C., was debated at some length
The bill was laid on the tnble that msm-
bers might farther examine the subject.
Several other bills were introduced and
read the first time, and several reports
from standing committees were made. The
committees ON The public Benevolent In-
si,utons reported lha, immediate appropri-
atioos were demanded as follows: Lnnnric
A sylum At Columbus, $4,000; Deaf g. Dumb
Asylum, $4,000; Blind Asylum, S22oO.-
Appropriations Tor these purposes will pro.
bybly be- made al once.
SfsATE--Fnb. THE afternoon session
MAS lnOorious Que. Ihr amendments To
thr bill r,guIuln. The duties of the Treas.
,t
aud tHr bill ordered tn be cngrossrd
Tne O,l authoraug Mayors and Justices
To reurence prrronS ~ho should plead guilty
ol the minor uilcuccs subject to the iuris.
dicllou Of the Probate Court, was debated
at some length Several Senators feared
that oflcnCrra would escape proper punish
mcnI it hi, power was lodged with these
officers, but the ne essty of avoiding tho
delay and erpense of ttkng all these cases
UP 10 tnr Probate Court was so apparent
that The bill lsand many able friends. 1t
viii probably be passed to-day.
The bill IeguIatinS the amount OF damage
on protected bills of exshapge was con,
s.dered and ordered to be engrossed.
SsSArK Feb, s.~Mr. Taylor, of Mahon.
lug inlroduccd a b,l''to provide for the
government OF schools and academies spe
oiaiy endowed F'fhis bill is well drawn.
and is designedaE provide for an interest
ing case IN Young tho residence of
Nj. Taylor. WILLIAM HArGs, of that place
died Il short time since. leaving some S5o,-
800 for the use aud benefit of the schools
in Youngstown, The bequcs, is well guard
ed, aud the clause Of the vii! on this sub.
Iect IVES read at he Clerks desk II viii
erect II monument 10 hls memory more du-
TablG than marble or brass.
The bill OF Mr.. Bras'c changing the a.
nount oi damage en- protested bills OF ex.
change drawn on places out of the State
from SIX TO three per ceal. was read the
third lime and lost--ysas l4,nays 10.
The bill prescribing the duties of the
commissioners OF the sinking fund in GER !
tan cases" was read the third time, aud
passed, unanimously 1t 10 an importan,
bill, aud carefully guards the rights aud
Interests OF the state.
House joint resolution sulhurixing the
State House Commissioners To take down
the stone quarry bridge across ths Seioto,
near tho Penltentiary was passed,
Bill granting lands in Cincinnati, Cleye.
land, Sandusky aud Toledo was taken up
aud again debated Pending Oh, debai. The