Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-04-21
Columbus Correspondence.
For The Free Press.


count Of which ! gave you in my last a
number Of bills were passed most Of which
are Of local nature, and several Of a gen
eral nature.
A bill Was passed creating an addition
Al Judge for the LEI Subdivision ofthe 9th
Judicial District; il provides that be shall
be a resident Of, and elected BY the voters
Of sid subdivision. Another bill was pas
sed providing that Sherif's and COroner's
Who shall hereafter be elected, shall 60 in.
to Office on the lst day Of January succeed
iug their election, and that the present in
cupbents remain in Office until that time.
Judge Morse, Chairman Of the commit
tee on Finance introduced a bill making
appropriations for 1853, which was read
tie frst time. What is remarkable about
tiis bill Is, that It makes appropriation for
1858, and was introduced about two hours
after an adjourned session was agreed up
on, showing that an adjourned session was
eoncoeted some time ago, and that this bill
was used as lever to force the thing
through.
In the Senate most Of the day was Ia
ken mp 10 passing bills of local character
As follows: A bill TO create an additional
Judge id the 9d Judicial District; bill
Appropriating two thousand dollars for the
relief Of Martha Mclaughlin; a bill crea-
ting an additional Judge in the first Sub.
division Of the 9th judicial District; also
authorizing the Commissioners of CIer-
mont county to borrow money.
SaturJay-In the House little Of impor.
tence was done Nom the fact that quite
number Of Honorables left for home the
evening before. Tie following bills were
passed: A bill authorizing the Commis.
sioOers Of Adams county to sell the old In
Urinary and build q new one; also bill
IL provide for the opening of drains and
UtLsr water courses. Mr.. Mott; Cbsirman
.. the committee on new Counties rose to
= question fpriyiedge, he asked the Clerk
10 read an anonymous letter directed to
him, in which he was offered one hundred
dollars il be would report against the re.
moval Of the county seat Ct Noble county.
Nj. Mott thought it was high time some
thing was done to shield members from
insults 0! this kind; he at the same time
introduced bill making it Penitentiary
ofnce fol any person 10 bride member Of
tue General Assembly, or for any member
to receive such bride.
In the Senate the following were passed
A Lll to amend the 9th section Of the net
10 provide for the sale Of lands forfeited 10
the State for tie non payment of taxes; a
bill TO amend the act 10 provide for the
settlement ofthe estate Of deceased persons;
a bill to authorize the Judges Of the conrt
Of Common Pleas to assess to esch Judge
,he terms Of court to be by him held
Quite a number OF bills were postponed till
1859.
Monday-In the House the bill amend
ing the 9th section Of the act to provide
for the sale Of land forfeited to the State
for the Hon.payment of taxes. was passed.
The I'LL 10 repeal the imprisonment clause
If the present Temperance Law, was un-
der discussion in committee of the whole,
upon which sundry members spoke as
though aetusted by the splits, referred to
aseect committee; bill to provide that
the State shall redeem the outstanding
notes Of the Canal bank Of Cleveland and
the Seneca county bank, occupied consid-
eraLie attention.
Ia the Senate 0. 0. 0.
Tuesday-The following bills passed the
llouse to-day: To authorize temper.
ary loan of 100000 to be paid back in
1858, 80 and go; it also provides for a
leyey of (7-l0) seven tenths of mill on
the dollar to meet the same; For the re-
lief Of Walter Slicer; 10 authorize the
Commissioners Of Green county to borrow
money; also bill requiring the certificates
If Nsiural,zed citizens to be recorded in
the Office of township Clerk; bill to cre>
nte an additional Judge in the 7th judi
tial District, aud one in the 9Th.
Ia the Senate bill prohibiting the cir.
culatiOu in this State Of Foreign bank bills
If a less denomination than ten dollars {;
HnI bill creating two additional Judges
VI the Supreme coult were passed.
Wednesday-The Independent Treas
NY bill passed the House to day under the
gag rulethus choking down the minority.
lie vital principle Of tho bill is that after
1865 all taxes must be paid in gold and
silver, II approaches that Year by kind Of
graduate scale increasing the amount Of
gold and silver each year from 1853 till
tbeu; il provides that county Commission.
ers shall furnish county yreasurers with
safes sufficient, and strong enough to hold
ibe money, 1t prohibits all all officers,
State, County and Township intrusted with
the keeping of the public money from loan
ing, depositing or investing the same in
any manner or upon any security, 1t al.
90 creates a new officer entitled a Comtrop.
Ter, who is 10 be kind Of guardian or
angel over the monetary affairs OF the
State, aud Of eonlse &c! nice Salary for
Il.
Tie principle bills passed by the Senate
to day were bill for the semi-hnnual col
lection Of taxes; and bill to re.organize
the benevolent Institutions.
Thursday-A bill to tax the properly Of
Banks and Bankers in violation Of their
charters, passed the House to-day. 1t Is
kaown here as Grow bar Law, No g.
The bill is simply transcript Of the old
crow.bar law, with the crow.bar smother,
ed, but in its place a section more unjust,
more revolving and more unusual, which
J annexed as a specimen of this bill. The
whole Ching is upon the old Locofoco prin-