The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-03-12

|years OF age, and females of fourteen.
with the consent Of parents and guar.
dians, was passed, with an amend.
mcnt providing that the consanguin.
ity OF the parties to the contract
shall not be nearer than that OF Sc.
cond cousins, and a further amend
ment suspcnding the operation oi
the law until tho LIST of October next
to provide against contingencies, |
suppose.
The Senate Bill amending the
Act OF March 5th, 1881, regulating
fees Of officers in civil and criminal
cases, fixing the compensation of
jurors at $3.50 per day, was also
passed 10y the Senate. A resolution
to adjourn on the l7th inst. offered
10y Mr.. Winaus, was promptly laid
on the table by the aioriiy. On
this subject, allow Inc in an aside
to say, that the Democracy il sorely
tried. SO much time, in the carly
part of the session, was consumed by
them in legislating on the "nigger
Question" for tho benefit Of Ken.
tucky, that the moro vival interests
of our own State were suffered to TALL
into the back ground, and business
OF Importance has Of necessity accu
mulatod upon their hands. To
complete the work of legislation and
at the same time avoid an extra ses
sion. would now require the paesent
session to be extended into June or
July.
Before adjournment, Mr.. Phelps
introduced bill, creating, not a
smelling" Committce"--"ohl no!
byno manner ofmeans,' not a "smell.
ing" but an ''invcstigatiug" Com.
mittee, with full powers to inquire
into tho condition of the Treasury:
the causes Of the recently discovered
defa'cation therein, when it actual.
ly commenced ard who are the
guilty parties; TO ascertain and re.
port upon tho transaction between
the State and the Ohio l.. |. & Trus,
Co.; to investigate the affairs of the
Seneca County Bank and the Canal
Bank Of Cleveland; and finally, to
hold inquest on tho matter OF the let.
ting OF the enlargement OF the Lew.
iston. Reservoir The Commission
designed by the moliest and foxy
|"Oily Cannon" OF the Senate who
introduces tho bill, is composed OF
the Hons. Chas. Rcemclin and A.
Z. Edgerton, with ex Auditor VIII.
liam ID. Morgan, the political 1850.
ciate of the fugitive Brestin, and the
man who knew the Treasury was
bankrupt eighteen months 6efore
anybody else did, as its Chairman I!
Could pertis,n impujence and eff.
frontery. BY any possibility, go far
ther than this Z
The House yesterday passed an
Act amcndatory of the Homestead
Bill, by which three hundred dollars
of personal property is exempt from
execution in cases where there is no
real property 10 satisfy the debt. A
iblll was also passed AUTHORIZING an
examination of broken Banking Cor
pora,ions, ostcnsibly general in it's
Operations, but understood to be in
tended to apply to the Ohio Lit, In
snrancc anu Trust Company.
Tho greater portion Of the diy,
after the work already canned, was
consumed in the discussion of Mr..
Edsons bill to further secure Ian
titles, in cases OF judicial or tax
salcs, reducing the time within
which redemption may be made
Tic bill WAS tinally defeated, and a
motion to reconsider the vote was
laid on the table.
ln the Senate, to-day, consider.
able amount Of business was trans.
acted, but most OF Il local or uni.n.
portant character.
The Judiciary Committee OF the
House reported back unanimously
the bill granting to the Probate
Cinlt of your county jurisdiction in
criminal matters, with an amend.
ment making tho provisions of the
bill applicable in all counties in
which are cities OF the seconl class.
The amendment was agreed to and
the bill ordered to be printed.
The Ten Per Cent. Repeal Bill
was thoroughly discussed during the
day, and on the question of its pass
age the p. q. was called and lost, and
the bill made the order OF the day for
Monday next.
House Bill No. 1872, authorizing
suits to be brought on accounts,
notes and bills in tho townships
where contracted or given, was in.
definitely postponcd-yeas SO, nays
10.
Mr.. Van Voorhees, Bill amending
the 9th section OF the Act of March
IA. 1881, in relation to sale OF for &.
ieited lands, was passed. The bill
provides that parties claiming lands
heretofore sold as forfeited, shall pay
the amount OF taxes. interest aud
penalties due at the time OF sale, and
aiI taxes and penalties up to the timc
o. recovery, with 20 per cont. inter.
cat before evicting tenant or taking
possession.
Tho Act of last winter providing
for the registry of births, deaths and
marriages was repealed.