Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-14
News of tho lucck.

KANsAs.-Governor Geary has appointed and
signed the bill of the Kansas Legislature deolar-
ing resistance to their bogus laws rebellion and
punishable with death. The Legislature adjourn
ed on the Goth ut but before doing 80 passed q
resolution of coed will for the Governor, ond after
adjournment made him q friendly call. The feud
between him and these ~rufians would not seem
therefore to be as deadly rs some of the accounts
represent.
vorE or THANKS TO SPEAKER BANKs.-Just be-
fore the adjournment, the United States House
of Representatives was considerably excited by
the resistance of some of the chivalry 10 a vote
Of thanks to Mr.. Speaker Banks. The prince of
Shareholders. Mr.. Akin Of South Carolina
offered tho resolution. 1t finally passed by a vote
of ll9 to 25.
CAPITAL PcNisnMEyT.--The House Of Repre-
sentatives Of Rhode Island decided by the casting
vote of the Speaker, in favor of the restoration of
capital punishment for murder subsequently,
On the Ssh, the Senate refused by two majority, to
restore capital punishment, except in case of
murder committed in state prison.
The question was also before the House Of Req
resentatatives Of this state week before last. Mr..
MoCurdy of Jefferson Co. advocated the abolition
Of the death penalty. The vote on the question
was % for the abolition of this barbarous usage
and Sc against it.
THE TEMPERANCE QuEsTioN IN THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Ohio Senate recently Mr.. Cattell intro.
ducod the following resolution.
Resolved, That the committee on Amendments
to the Constitution be instructed to inquire into
the necessity of so amending said section I6, rs to
declare with indisputable distinctness the power
of the Legislature TO prohibit by law the sale of in,
to1icating liquors as Il beverage.
The resolution was adopted by q vote Of q to 2
The Senate also passed o bill amendatory of the
liquor laws Of 1854 Of which we append a syno2
sis. What is the fate of this measure in the
House we have not learned. Tie law Us propos
ed to be Amended, provides:
/. To dispense with avermcnt and proof tina
the person selling to a minor, or drunkard knew
at the time of sale the buyer was q minor OIL
druukard.
2. To keep a place Of public resort, where liz
uors are allowed to lie drank, is tho same offence
as selling them at a place of public resort.
3. Allows Courts to remit the fine or :~mprison
meni, or both. of a person convicted of getting
drunk, if he will make IL full disclosure. under
oath, of all places within his knowledge where in
toxicating drinks are sold contrary TO law.
4. The provision of the old Law, excepting wine,
beer, and cider, is left out.
5. Punishment for the first ofense is fine only,
for every subsequent offence the same as the old
law.
6. Transfers the jurisdiction to the Common
Pleas, and requires all prosecutions to be begun
by indictment.
7. The bill is drawn throughout with a view to
relieve it's provisions from ambiguity and obscure
ty, and to prevent evasons.
Great distress, bordering on famine. has pre-
vailed throughout Finland.
RoBBING PAUL TO PAY PETER.-The Capitol oil
Minnesota is to De removed from St. Paul to St
Potter.