M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-03-25
legislative summary.

Whole, the House Bill annuling the
law of the partition of real estate, and
several other bills, upon which no
final action was had.
The House passed the bill apthoriz-
| ing the Commissioners of CuyahOga
to borrow money. A communication
was received from Brig. Gen. Sargent,
rendering a brigade or division OF
Ohio Volunteers for the use OF the
President in Utah and a resolution
was adopted authorizing the Governor
to forward a copy thereof to the Pres
ident of the United States. Consid-
erable discussion was had upon the
bill to punish seduction, which bill
was amended and referred to Select
mittee.-&atssman, March 16.
The Senate, yesterday, passed tile
| bill repeating the act authorizing the
Courts of Justice to change the venue
in suits wherein a corporation is a
party, in certain cases. A number Of
! bills underwent their second reading
and were severally appropriately re-
ferred. Considerable discussion was
had upon the bill prohibiting the cir
culation within this State Of foreign
bank notes Of a less denomination
than five las amended ten) dollars.
The House passed the act supple.
mentsry to the Civil Code; Mr..
Langdon's Senate bill repeating the
act Of April17, 1857, to prevent slave,
holding and kidnapping in Ohio; and
the bill repeating the Habeas Corpus
act Of the last Legislature.-B. II.
The Senate, yesterday, passed the
bill supplementary to an act providing
fol the division oftownships into elec
tion precincts; the House bill amend
ing the Justices act, relative to pro
ceedings in cases of arrest in civi
suits where fraud ia alleged; and thu
bill appointing a commission to OK
anime into the late treasury defalca
tion-Messrs. VIM. d. Morgan, Al
fred P. Edgerton aud ChaS. Reeme
lin are the commissioners named il
the bill. The Senate elected F. W
Parsons, Of Cuyahoga, an additiOna
clerk. A resolution to adjourn SIN,
die on the 9th day of April next, wa
laid on the table.
The House, by a vote Of 40 ayes t
so nays, refused to pass the bill re-
pealing the ten per cent. law. The
bill establishing a Superior Court il
Butler county; Mr.. Blair's bill Great
ing lien in favor Of employees o
railroad corporations upon the proper
ty Of said corporations; the bill tc
protect side walks not within the cor
porate limits Of any city, town or vii
iage; and the bill for the relief oi
holders of orders issued by free turn
pike companies, were passed. The bill
TO amend sections 1872 and 231 of the
Civil Code, and the militia bill, were
deteated-the latter by a vote of 3S
ayes to 81 nays.-Ib. 18,
The Senate, yesterday, passed the
following bills: the bill relative to
extending time. for the completion oI
free turnpikes; the bill amending the
306th section of the Civil Code and
the bill amending the township ipcor,
poration act of March IA, 1881.
In the House the militia bill was
reconsidered and after being amended
by striking out the tax clause, was de.
feated by a vote of so to so. The
Senate bill repeating the act authori.
zing Justices of the peace to purchase
Warren's Criminal Forms; the bill
amending section 8 OF tlfe act Of Feb.
II, 1851, for the appointment Of Ger.
tain officers therein named; and Mr.,
Harrison's bill concerning the rela.
tlons OF guardian and ward, were
passed. A lengthy discussion was
had upon the bill for the sale of the
Public works. A motion to indef.
nitely postpone said bill was lost by a
vote of ayes 33, nays 6O.-B. 10,
The Senate, yesterday, passed the
bill amending the act prescribing the
duties Of Attorney General. A reso.
luton to adjourn on the 18th Of April
to the 1st Monday in January next,
was defeated by the casting vote of
the Lieut.. Governor. Subsequently
the vote was reconsidered and the res
OlutiOn paSsed-ayes 10, to 9 nays.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the bill reviying the
act Of Feb. "a, 1S4S, allowing fees to
county auditors for filing and preserv-
ing certain papers. The bill amend
ing the act Of May 2, 1852, for the
organization of cities and incorpora-
ted villages, and the bill amending