The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-02
LEGISLATIVE ITEMS.


The Senate has had the Dred Scott
case under consideration. Mr.. Kelley
having offered for adoption the following
preamble and resolution:
WAereos, The Supreme Court of the
United States have in their late desision
of the case of Dred Scott virtually deci-
ded that the owner of slaves may bring
or send them into States where slavery is
ship in said slaves, which decision in eff
feet, declares that slavery may exist in
this, and other free States and,
! Whereas, 1t is deemed essential to the
welfare of this State that slavery be ut
terly excluded from its limits; therefore,
ResolOed, That the Standing Commit
tee on Federal Relations be instructed to
enquire whether any, and, il any, what,
Legislation is required to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of Slavery into this State. and
that said Committee report by bill or
otherwise.
| The resolutions were advocated by Mr..
Kelley Mr.. Griswold and Mr.. Marsh, and
opposed by Mr.. Phelps and Mr.. Mat
thews. Mr.. Matthews, however. made
quite an anti slavery speech for him even
controverting some of the positions in
the decision of Chief Justice Tanev. The
vote on adopting the resolutions stood,
yeas 25 nays6.
The Senate has passed the Senate bill
to limit the fees of county Treasurers in
certain cases. 1t cuts off all percentage,
commission or fees on moneys received
by him from the Treasurer of State.
The Senate resuscitated the bill to Sc
cure the safety of passengers on railroads
Ito create the Office of Railroad Com.
missioner, and to define the liabilities Of
Railroad Companies, and passed it. yeas
90, nays 6.
The House has agreed to most of the
Senate amendments to the Militia Bill,
and it will soon be law. The tax pro-
vision is out, and the sthereafter forever
exemption from road tax and jury SER
vice. 1t provides that the assessors shall
annually enroll all persons, except mem
bers of volunteer companies, subject to
military duty, but "that the militia thus
enrolled, shall be subject to no active
military duty save and except in case of
war, invasion, or to prevent invasion, ri
OF, or instruction"
Mr.. Phelps has introduced bill in the
Senate to prevent secret marriages, and
to prevent frauds in the consammation of
marriages. It prohibits ministers or
magistrates from marrying parties until
they take the evidence of at least two
witnesses known to him to be persons Of
character and truth, that the persons to
be joined in marriage are the persons
whom they represent themselves to be,
their ages, residence. names of parents OF
guardians; testimony to be reduced to
writing and signed by witnesses, and re-
turned to Probate Judge; minister and
magistrate authorized to administer oath,
and subject to fine in any sum not ex-
ceeding $500 for violation of provisions
Of the act.
Mr.. Brown, Of Portage, the select com
mittee to whom was referred certain me.
MORALS praying for dissolution of the
Union, made long and able report, con.
cluding with the following resolution:
Resolved, by the Senate Of Ohio, That
we look with pain and regret upon every
attempt to destroy the Union, by whom
soever made.
Resolution adopted, and the report
which is pointed and places the disunion
saddle fiat on the backs of the Garriso.
mans and Nullifers North and South, and
their Democratic allies, was ordered to be
printed, and also in the appendix to the
State Journal, yeas 20, nays 8.
Mr.. Plumb, of Trumbull, has offered a
resolution directing the Committee on FL
nance to provide an appropriation to en-
able the Commissioners of the State
House to contract with the artist Powell
for painting Of Perry's Victory on Lake
Erie, not less than l2 by l6 feet, to be
placed in the Rotunda of the Capitol
Resolution laid over.
REPUD1ATIoN.-Av vote on adopting the
repudiating substitute, was finally taken
in Committee, and stood "A to Al. The
Committee rose and the House adjourned.
The. matter will now come up in the
House where the yeas and nays can be
called. 1t will only require. majority
present to agree to the substitute, but it
will require 56 votes to pass the bill. We
cannot believe the Republicans will give
that vote until we see it recorded. - Geu
| Herald.
| MosT IMPORTANT FROM UTAH.-The
Star states that there is positive informa-
ton in Washington that Brigham Young
and his crew have burned the United
States archives, court records. &C., in
Utah Territory; that they have demand
ed the appointment Of one or two sche-