M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-03-04
legislative Summary.

tee OF the Whole, of the bill introduced
by Mr.. KIScAID, TO prevent a further
emigration Of black or mplatto persons
into this State.
( In the House an unusually large
number of bills took their second rea-
ding. Two or three bills were read
the third time and laid on the table,
but owing to the want Of full attend
ance none were put upon their final
passage.-Statesman Of the PAIN uIt.
In the Senate, yesterday, the House
bill of Mr.. Clark, TO regulate the adj
mission and practice OF Attorneys-at-
Law, was, after discussion, So amend.
ed as to strike out the provision which
permitted those who have declared
their intention to become citizens, to
practice in the Courts of the State,
and the bill as amended was referred
to the Judiciary Committee. A res
Option was adopted authorizing an
examination into the value and suiti-
bleness OF the property proposed to be
applied to the use of the State for the
purposes of a State Normal School.
The bill regulating marriages under
went discussion, but hot final action.
Several House bills took their second
reading.
In the House, the bill authorizing
the town council ofW oodfeld to sell a
certain lot in said town; the bill amen-
ding sections 531 ard 532 of the civil
code; the bill so amending a former
law as to provide for the printing of
Reform School Reports; and the bill
amending sections 543 and SAT of the
civil code, were passed. A bill amen
ding the tax law OF April13, 1852, and
a bill amendatory OF section 10 ofthe
Grimes Act were defeated on their fl
nal passage. The following were in
definitely postponed, to wit; the bill
to provide for appraisnent Of personal
property sold and judgments and exc
cutions at law; that to regulate the
sale of stone coal by weight; bill
amendatory to the act regulating juris'
diction and procedure before justices
of the peace; and the bill to amend
section SAT OF the code.-Ib of Mt
25th. r...
A bill has been introduced into thu
Senate, providing that tue next elec
tion for Members of Congress from
this State, shall take place in the year
1859, and subsequent elections every
two years thereafter. Yesterday, Mr.
Ashmup introduced o bill supplement
tary to an act to provide for the pun
ishment of crimes, passed March 7
1885; and Mr.. Perrill, bill creating
the Office and fixing the compensation
ofM Messenger ofthe Supreme Court O.
the State of Ohio. The bill amen,
ding the 13Sth section of the act OF
the Jurisdiction and produce before
justices, and of the duties of consta
bles in civil courts, passed March H.
1858; aud the House bill, amendatory
OF the act to incorporate Lane Semina
ry, passed the Senate.
The House passed the bill to pro
vide for the establishment and gov.
erment Of reform Schools; the bill tC
amend section 306 of the Code aut
provide the mode Of keeping record o
sales Of property made pursuant to or
derS Of Courts, and to provide for re.
docketing actions in certain cases; and
the bill to regulate judicial proceed
ings in certain cases. Subsequently
the vote on the last named bill whicl
authorizes the sale Of partnership in
terests on execution against any part
ner of a firm, was reconsidered anC
the bill referred to committee. ThC
bill creating Superior Court in But
ler county was lost.-U 26th.
The Senate, Yesterday, committed
to their Finance committee the sub
trea sury bill introduced by Mr.. HATcI
and made it the special order 10,
Monday next. Several new bills wer
introduced and red first time Th
House Bill amending the act provi
ding for recording, printing and dis
tributing the Journals Of the Genera
Assembly; and the House bill amen
ding the General Incorporation Ac
so as to permit syuods and certain 9th
er religious organizations to becom
bodies corporate, and the habeas cor
pus repeal bill passed the Senate.
The House agreed to certain Sen
ate amendment to the House Bill
amending the act authorizing .tht
Commissioners Of Hamilton county tt
sell certain real estate in said county
and to provide for the erection of coun
ty 1nfrmary and Lunatic Asylum
therein, passed April 10, 1856.
An important bill was introduced
into the House, authorizing mort
gagors of real estate to wave apprais
ment OF property mortgaged npol
foreclosure and sale. The House in
definitely postponed the bill amen
ding the law OF the duties of count