Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-21
OHIO LEGISLATURE

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Mr.. Marsh offered resolution providing
'or the appointment Of joint committee "to
II quire what amendments, Gf sny1 arc re
quired in the Constitution of Ohio, AMI re-.
port sa Id amendments at as eatly day as prac.
ticab'e."
SENATE, Feb. 9.-The memorial of the
little knot Of disuhion fanatics al Salem.
CoIumbiana county, asking the Legislature
10 take steps for the peaceable withdrawal Of
ohlo from the Union, was presented The
memorial was referred to the committee on
Federal ..eations. This committee, ain the
most dec ided &emphotic IN inner :ondemrlhc
treasonabe Objects of the memoralists. and
ask to be discharged from the further con-
sideraton OF the subject"
| House, Feb. 9.--The House was engaged
this morning in the regular order of business
reading lerge number of bills, and in
electing an Assistant Clerk "whose duty il
shall be to report an abstract OF tho daily
proceedings" Mr.. Harris, of the Cleveland
Herald, was elected on the first bollo,.s
SESATE-Feb. 1l--Several new bills
were presented aud read the first time. A
resolution providing for an assistant clerk
to prepare the Legislature reports for pub.
lication in the Columbus Iapers was dis.
cussed a, some length, and passed.
HoUsB.-Ssveral petitions were offered:
Tor the enactment OF prohibitory liquor
law; for the alteration of the school law:
commission to report "a Criminal Code,
&C.,
The following bills were read a second
time: Prevent gambling, in relation to
Life Insursnces not incorporated in the
State of Ohio; Appropriations TO paw the
Indebtedness on the Benevolent Institutions:
securing the benefit of the writ .,of Habeas
Copus; Duties Of the Commissioners of tn.
Sinking Fund in certain cases.
Bills read third time: Further pre.crib.
ing the powers and duties of ,he Courts
Of this Stale and the Judges thereof; ia
amend the Justices code.
In committee OF the whole the discus.
sion was the appropriations to pay he in.
deb'edness OF Benevolent, IDsti,u tons.
SKNATE-Feb. IA bill to fix the
; rate of interest was discussed in commit.
{ tee of the whole.
A bill was read the first time to prevent
the adulteratlon of alcoholic liquors
HoUsE.-ln committee of the whole -
The DILL to provide for Geological sIrvey
Of Ohio was taken up, ahd discussed, but
r not disposed Of
, SENArE-Feb. la.-Petitions:-From Erie
county for amendments to the School law
from Richland county for the same; from
Hamilton county, for an increase of the
pay OF Judges. A bill was introduced pro.
vdng for the bsemi-annual collection of
taxes.
Bills read I'd time:-Prevent the abduc.
, tioL OF free black or mulaIto persons from
the State; for the incorporation of Town
> ships; to amend the civil code; supplement
tsrv to the act incorporating the State
Bank of Ohio, and other Banking Comp.
anes; supplementary to the Free Banking
Law.
HoUsE-Pettions presented:-For the
abolition OF the Cffice Of School Csmmis-
sioner; for the reelection of Wade; fixing
the pay OF members; to give women equs.
,, political rights; for the protection of game;
, 10 Great the office of County Superintend.
ant of Common Schools; FOR the suppres.
sion of Intemperance.
New Bills:-To repeal the law au,horis-
ing the publication o. laws in newspapers;
to promote Anatomical Science; 10 estab.
llsh House of Refuge near Dayton.
SEEATE--Feb. l4.-Petituns:--To create
! the office Of County Superintendent OF
Schools, and others Of no general intersst.
Bills read a ihird time:-To enable eMu,u-
al Insurance Co.'S. to become joint stock
companies; passed yeas 29, nays !.
: Mr. Kirk offered the following resolution:
, ReSoirsd, That the committee on Public
Benevolent Institutions be required to in
qui:e and report TO ,the Senate, at their
earliest convenience. to use has been made
OF me Ia gallons of brandy, 254 gallons
OF wine, 81 gallons of whisky, and <s3 gal.
Ions OF alcohol, amounting in value to
$ll39l9, furnished to the Lunatic Asylsm
at Columbus during the months of May
and November, 1884.
Another resolutieh was offered instruct.
ing our Senators and Representatives. in
Congress to exert their influence in pro-
curing the passage OF an act granting to
the soldiers of The war of 1914, their
widows and orphans, the same pensions as
are granted 10 Revolutisnar, soldiers, their
widows and orphans.
| DEMONSTRATIONS: For an Amendment
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to the School Law maxi it equitable
and henest;" 10 restore the jurisdiction OF
the Common Pleas Court in minor Cases.
MIR. Kicker introduced the following reso.
luton which was agreed to:
Resolved, b, The General Assembly of The
Stale Of Ohis, rhat sonmit.as Of three
on ihe part of The House, and - on
the part oi the Senate be appointed to ex-
anime all the books, srcounts. vouchers,
moneys. &c, Of the Treasurer of State,
necessary ior thorough investigation Of
the business OF said Office, at any time they
may see proper during the present sessioa
OF the Legislature.
The committee on Agriculture reported
against Geological survey OF the State,
on account sf the sepleted state Of the
Treasury.
SESArE-Feb. IA petition was read
praying for the irsstoration Of the jurisdic-
tion ot Common Pleas Court. in minor Of
fence'; also a rsmonstrsnce against it.
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