True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-03-25
From the Cleveland Herald,


Bill Passed to Amend the Code-BiA
Taring Banks Passed-Jm Bill
Passed-Dred Scott DecisiOn-BiAs
Passed, q
COLUMBUS, March II, 1857.
The Senate passed the Senate Bill to
amend section 276 of the act to establish
code Of civil procedure-yeas 26. nays
!.
The Senate also passed the Senate bill
amendatory of the act to provide for tax
ing banks-yeas %, nay 6. 1t provides
that banks shall make return to the audi
tor of the county in which they are loca-
led, instead Of to the auditor of State, &C.,
&c.
The Senate also passed the Senate bill
10 amend section 562 of the code of civil
procedure-yeas 30, nays none.
The bill passed by the House relative
to the non-use of jails. was amended in
the Senate.
The Senate then passed the bill-yeas
%, nays s--as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baird, Brand, Brazee,
Brown, Buckland, Burnett, Garfield, Cat
tell, Gardener, Griswold, Hamilton, Har-
dy, Heaton, Hyer, Kelly, Kirk, Marsh
Musgrave, Rush, Taylor of Geauga,
Taylor Of Mahoning, and Warfel.
Nays-Messrs. Converse, Holmes,
Hawley, Lawrence, Matthews, Spencer,
Phelps and Willford. all Democrats
except Hawley and Spencer.
The title was also amended so as to
read can act to prohibit the confinement
of fugitlves from Slavery in the Jails of
Ohio. TIE bill as amended will, no
doubt, be agreed to in the House by de-
cided majority, for the Dred Scott de.
cision has brought some Of the strongest
conservatives into the breach to stay the
march of slave institutions into territories
and States consecrated to Freedom.
The Senate indefinitely postponed the
Senate bill 10 amend the l92d section Of
the code of civil procedure.
The Senate also passed the Senate bill
to amend the 9th section ofact to exempt
the Homestead Of families from forced
sale on execution to pay debts, yeas lS,
nays 7. Mr.. Burns, Of Richland, offered
an amendment to the resolutions denunci-
atory of the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court in the Dred Scott case, and
the resolutions with amendment were
laid on the table.
The House. this afternoon virtually
killed Mr.. Matthews bill from the Sen
ate, regulating the mode Of administering
assignments in trust in certain cases. A
motion to strike out the 18th section
the bankruptcy provsion--prevaiIed by
yeas 81, nays 25. The House then re-
fused to order the bill to beengrossed for
third reading, yeas 81; nays ST. A
motion was made to reconsider the vote,
and the motion was laid on the table,
yeas 60, nays 9s. So the matter may
come up again, but it is hardly probable,
the vote to strike out the 18th section be.
ing so decided.
The House passed the House bill to
amend section IA Of the act to punish
crimes. l. makes the breaking into any
dwelling house, shop, barn, &C., in the
night season, with intent to kill, rob. slea
&C., burglary, and punishable in the
penitentiary from one to ten years.
The. House also passed the bill L
amend the Supervisor act yeas so, nays
23. The bill raises the commuiation fo
two days labor on the roads from $l,5(
to $500.
Also the House bill to encourage the
organization Of fire companies, yeas 81
nays 27. The bill exempts fremen from
military duty, serving on juries, and labor
on highways, while members Of com
pauy and five years service in com
pany secures these exemptions foreve
thereafter"
|, The House refused to engross the bill
from the Senate 30 restrain certain ami
mails from running at large, Il appeare,
to have but few friends in the Honse.
The House ordered Mr.. Monroe's bill
10 establish Reform Schools 10 be en-
, crossed, yeas 81, nays ~.