Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-09
Things at the Capitol.

2Sth a bill 10 provide for recording
printing and distributing. the Journal
and public documents. The bill pro
vides that the annual reports Of the diff
ferent officers of state, and Of the seyera
institutions, shFll be made out, ant
printed and distributed among the mem
bers of the General Assembly, at th,
beginning of the session.
Had that been done when the Legis
~lature convened last winter, it woulC
have facilitated business very much, fOI
much delay in the fore. part of the ses
sion, was occasioned from want of the
information contained in the reports Of
the different officers. This, l consider,
an important move in the direction o.
retrenchment.
On the same day the House alsG
passed Senate bill No. 81, to regulate
the compensation Of county officers which
provides that in all counties containing
e40O voters or less, the Treasurer and
Probate ~Judge-if their fees amount TO
so much-shall receive for each year
$500, Clerk Of Court 5000, Sheriff $1,000,
and Recorder 500, with an additional
amount each year Of S25. for each ad-
ditional 200 voters in their counties, with
some other provisions that 1 have not
room 10 mention here.
Another Senate bill passed the House
the same day, to provide for the organi
cation of companies, for mining and
many other purposes, which may be in
terestihg to many Of the numerous coal
companies founded and forming, in your
county. And here permi. me to say,
that hree-fourths of the Legislation of the
present session, has been on the subject
of corporations" a subject that the
people generally, thought was provided
for by a general law, but instead of that
being the case, it is the general subject
of legislation.
On the same day one of the bills that
did not pass, was a bill to regulate the
sale of nOstrums. 1T fixed penalties for
selling medicines in certain cases, with
out having plainly printed, in the Eng
lish language, the kind, and amount of
ingredients, of which it was composed /;
but the House refused TO thus guard the
public veal.
On the same day the House passed
Senate bill II, further to prescribe the
duties of county Commissioners.
Also, a bill to provide for the estab-
lishment of the Ohio Reform School
This bill provides for taking the prelimi.
nary steps, such as enquiry into the best
plan for such an institution, &c. The
bill contemplates the establishment of a
for criminals under the age Of
twenty years, who have committed
crimes, that are now punishable by i'm
prisonment in the P~enitentiary, and is
to be as IFS title expresses, a Reform
School.
A few days since a bill passed the
House to authorize Summaries of learning
to become Colleges.
A petition numerously signed from
Stark county was read a few days ago
requesting the members of the Legisla-
ture 10 refund to the State the amount Of
their per diem whilst they were Celebra-
ting W~ashington's Birthday in Cincin-
people those Starkians.
Another petition PurpOrting to be from
{" dimecrats'' who appeared "fied Nth
Indignation" at the thought, that n An
drew Jackson Donelson, to whom had
been b~equeathed the sword of the Hero
of New Orleans, had actually accepted
the nomination for the Office of Vice
President of the United States, from a
party other than the "unterrifed'' ''Si-
mon Pure" democracy. They wish the
Legislature to instruct our Senators, and
request our Representatives in Congress
to favor the appointmentof s committee Of
Congress, to wait on the said Andrew
Jackson Donelson, and demand the said
sword, for the special use of the demOc-
racy of the Unioh.
The different bills for reformation ~
of the School law, we've consolidated a
few days ago, and provided for the abO-
li;ion of the State Commissioner, Library,
&C., and, then, knorked on the head, is
not quite dead yet, and may come up
again.
Last night the House was in session
till near midnight, considering the Bank
bill which passed the Senate yesterday +;
1 think its fate exceedingly doubtful in
the House. | have, also, such fears for
the Temperance law.
The House has among many other
bills just passed INT for the purpose Of
recognizing the officers and govern
ment of the Penitentiary.
A bill passed yesterday, r~e-establish-
ing the Criminal Court Of Cincinnati.
Also, one providing for the registra-
ton and preserving. the records, of
births, marriages and deaths.
There is a disposition to be ready to
adjourn when the day arrives.
Yours, Respectfully, T.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. Ahrii Isf