Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-03-14
Legisiatibe.
Columbus. March 6,

In the House, Mr.. Peck presented petit
tons numerously signed from Wood and
Sandusky counties, for an amendment of
the School Law, so that no language but
the English shall be taught in the public
Schools. The German is now taught in
some of the Schools of those counties, and
the subject causes difficulties in the dis
tricts, A number of bills were considered
In the Committee of the Whole.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Treasurer of State
giving the amount of deprecated and coun-
terfeit money in the Treasury. The Treas
urer reports the aggregate sum of counter
felt and deprecated bank notes received du-
ring the last thirty years to be $4.I29; a
yearly average of Sl23,I9. Of this sum
1884 have been burned as worthless, and
1920 remain in the Treasury. That de-
stroyed added to that now in the Treasury,
make the sum of 2,5O4. This would leave
$1,625 not accounted for. The reporter
says, "nuch of that reported as deprecated,
no doubt became current, and was used at
par" The $500 now in the Treasury Is
estimated of the value of SIG.
The bill to promote anatomical science
was discussed by Messrs. Mygatt, Jewett
and Hendren in favor and Mr.. Bell in op-
position, and referred to Doctors Hendren,
Cook, Jewett, Truesdale and Flowers. 1t
does notstand the slightest chance of becom-
ing a law.
The following Senate resolutions were
agreed to in the House nearly unanimously.
Mr.. Sawyer and few of the faithful voting
no:
Whereas, The commerce and nayiga-
ton of the Northern Lakes arc of National
Importance, and ought to receive the foster
ings care and protection of the National
Government:
Therefore, Res9lved by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio, that the Con-
gress Of the United States is hereby reques-
ted to make reasonable and sufficient appro-
priations for the necessary improvement of
Harbors on said Lakes, and for the improve
ment Of navigation over the st. Clair Flats,
so that all vessels navigating the Lakes may
safely, and without obstruction, pass over
the same.
Resolled, That the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from this State are requested to
submit these resolutions to their respective
branches of the National Legislature.
The subject of an adjourned session was
considered in caucus last evening, but moth
ing definite settled. Subject postponed un-
til next Tuesday evening.
Columbus, March 7.
SExArE-Mr. Garfield, from the Commit
tee on Common Schools made an elaborate
report against any material alteration, and
reported bill to alter the law in some re-
spect.
On motion to refer the report to the
Committee of the Whole, debate arose,
which it became manifest, that many of the
Senators differed from the conclusions of
the Committee, and the report was laid on
rhe table and ordered to be printed.
The bill proposes to limit the amount of
local taxation to three mills ON the dollar,
except upon the express vote of the people
of the townships.
The bill to repeal the "crow-bar" law
was ordered to be engroSsed.
1t fixed the maximus of sheritf's, audi
tors and treaSurer's fees at 500, in coun-
ties having 24OO white male inhabitants
over twenty-one years of age, and increases
the compensation according to the number
of inhabitants in county in proportion.
The bill for the semi-annual payment of
taxes was ordered to be engrossed.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole and passed upon several bills which
were repealed.
The Committee then arose, and the bill
to repeal "crow-bar" law passed.
The bill removing the jurisdiction of
criminal cases from the Probate Court to
the Court of Common Pleas, passed.
In the course Of a debate upon the defc-
iency bill, Messrs. Brace and Mathews de-
clared that there is now no law for the ap-
pointment of State House Commissioner
and that for two years the Commissioners
have acted totally without law.
This announcement produced high sensa-
ton, and high times are looked for.
The Senate then adjourned
HoUsE-A resolution that the House
meet at a. NJ and P. NJ, was lost.
The Senate bill to amend the act to es-
tablish the Code of Civil Procedure, was
ordered to be engrossed for the third read
ing.
The bill to repeal the act for the publ |
cation of the general laws in newspapers,
was indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the protection of sheep was
discussed at length, and referred to the Com
mittee.
Adjourned.
Columbus, March 6.
SEEATE.-The Senate passed the House
bill to pay Charles Basset for canal boat
lost on one of the canals.
The bill to limit and rogalate the com
pensation of county officers passed. 1t al
lows SO, 500 each to the Sheriff AMI Treas