Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-01-31
LEGISLATIVE.

Owing TO mail failures We are net in re-
eeipl Of late news from Columbus.
In the Senate on The 93rd, aiter some debate
the report Of the committee in favor Of printing
extra copies Of Governor Medll's Message and
the accompanying documents. was indefinitely
postponed. A motion 10 reconsider was laid on
the table. A memorial was received from the
Ohio Life and Trus! Company. asking the State
to comply with It's contract with that corpora
ton, and 10 refund about S2O0, 900 Of taxes
forced from II in violation Of the agreement.
The bill to repeal the small note Law was pass
ed.
Bills have been read the frst time in the
House to preserve school and meeting houses
from detachment. and TO amend the act provi-
ding for the jurisdiction Of Justices Of the
Peace in civil cases.
The report Of the Committee on Printing on
the subject Of reporting and publishing the
proceedings Of the House in the State Journal
aud Statesman. gave rise to considerable de-
bate. Mr.. Sawyer, pretty we'll known to the
people Of the State as talking as veil as eat
ing representative, advocated the measure
warmly for buncombe, assigning as one reason
that we wanted his speeches before the public
He was for giving light to the people. The
Committee intheir report made no reeommen-
dation, and AFR. Parsons offered a resolution
instructing the Committee 10 contract for IN,
publication Of the report at 81 per column. and
providing for tbe election Of an extra clerk Ia
prepare the reports.
Mr.. Bell opposed the resolution. Hethoughr
the expenditure would be unconstitutional
against the law for letting the printing, and
against The pledges Of retrenchment. Mr.
Flowers said the people wanted to know what
was done and who did it. He favored the reso.
luton. Mr.. Todd. Mr.. Yaples. Mr.. Caldwell
Mr.. Hendren opposed the resolution, which wa
indefinitely postponed, 55, nays 80
The Journal and Statesman give notice tha
they shall respectfully withdraw their memoir
al.
In the House on the oath, Mr.. Franklin
from the Committee on Benevolent Institutions
reported bill to provide for the erection of
new Building for the Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM
The committee recommend the erection of Lew
building on the present site. The folloWip.
resolution was adopted after considerable dis
cussion
Resolved, That the Quarter Master report {,
this House whether he did or did not, shir
public arms to the city of Cincinnati, in the
early part OF October last, and if he did SC
ship aims, for what purpose, and by what au
thority he die so.
OF the proceedings in the Senate, the Jour
nal says:
Yesterday afternoon Mr., Kelly introduced a
joint resolution directing the Fund Commission
ers to suspend their appointment of transfer
agent, DC. at New York, Ill further action il
the premises by the Legislature. This resolu
ton was passed, and sent to the House. Mr.
Kelley stated that the Finance Committee de,
sired to make some changes in the law as i
now exists and it was desirable to have the
changes made before the new officers went into
power. Considerable debate arose on this
subject yesterday and this forenoon. The res.
olution has passed both houses.
Two bills were passed, and number of ne
bills were introduced. The Senate is hard al
work, and spends but little time in making and
hearing speeches.