Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-03-17
Things and Doings at the Capital.
CoLUMBUs, March 18th, 1858.

ordered to be engrossed and read the
third time on Thursday next.
The bill TO repeal the law providing
for the registration of births, deaths and
marriages in Ohio, was also passed by
the House.
, The Senate, unanimously passed a bill
yesterday, increasing the pay of jurors
to one dollar and fifty cents per day
They. l believe, defeated a similar bill,
passed blythe House in the forepar: of the
session.
In the House, the bill to allow suits 10
be brought on debts in the township where
contracted, was discussed at some length
T and indefinitely postponed.
Saturday.-As is usual for Saturday,
considerable business was disposed of,
but nothing of general interest ~transpired
except the passage of a Resolution by the
House, to the effect, that after the 18th
of this month, no bill shall be introduced
except by committees, or by the concur
renee of two thirds of the members.
Mr.. Tayler has introduced into the
Senate, a bill authorizing a temporary
loan of 500, 900 dollars. The Commits.
%siouers of the Sinking Fund are empow-
cred to borrow that amount, at a rate of
interest not exceeding six per cent per
annum. The money SO borrowed, TO be
repaid, on, or before the first of March,
1859. The bill also provides for the lew
ing a lax of six tenths of a mill, fer Inc
payment of the debt. Mr.. T.'s acknowl-
edged ability as a fnapcier, will give
great force 10 the measure, and the bill
will in all probability become a law
Monday was rather a dull day for bust
ness.
fuesday.-The principle measure of
interest to-day, was a bill permitting
John w. Allen, to bring a suit against
tue Stdtc Vi OiIOJ " tSs' AK foliuily "a
claim he has against the State. The cir
cumstances are simply these. In 1850,
the Legislature authorized the Governor
to obtain by such mean as he thought
best, from the United States any lands TO
which the State might be entitled, under
grants of Congress. One express stipu-
lation in the authority, was, that no mon
ey should be paid out of the State Trea-
sury, to secure these lands, which, SEEM
ed to imply, that the Legislature had but
little expectation of recovering much
The Governor, Seabury Ford, contracted
with John w. Allen, and agreed 10 give
him one third of all the land secured
Mr.. Allen applied himself TO the work,
and after several years Of time, and an
expense of several thousand dollars, he
succeeded in securing something over
100, 900 acres of land, for which he has
as yet, not received n farthing. The
State has sold the land, at from one to
five dollars per acre, and Mr.. A. has
hitherto been denied the poor privilege,
of an opportunity, to even attempt 10 sub
stantiate his claim against the State
Had he secured only one thousand acres,
there would have been no difficulty in
settling The matter, but he Saving made
a pretty good bargain, makes it a "blaok
horse of another color" altogether. Mr..
Dawes proposed 10 amend the bill, by
paying Mr.. Allen, ten thousand dollars
which failed. The bill was then put up
on its passage and lost. A MORON was
made TO reconsider the vote, and 'aat
motion laid on the table, 81 the matter
may come up again. |
Mr.. Howe introduced a bill TO provide
for registering the marriages, births and
deaths, in the several townships of the
Stale.
Wednesday.-Both branches Of the
Legislature adjourned at an early hour
this forenoon, TO witness the crowd, and
hear the speeches at the Democratic
Douglas-anii-Lecomp Convention
The meeting was held in The theatre,
which was densely crowded. | will not
attempt a sketch of the speech of Colonel
ManyPenuy, nor of Secretary Stanton of
Kansas, for you will see them reported
undoubtedly, better than | could do it,
but | will just say, they told for truths,
stories of wrongs in Kansas, more start,
ling and incredible, than any "Black Re-
publican les" that | heard, during the
last campaign.
Tho L%ecomptonites are becoming
alarmed, and 'posters" announce that
Gov. Sam. Medary. and others, will
knock the ''mulatto Democracy" "higb-
err than a kite" on Friday evening"
Truly the subject is becoming interesting.
THursday.-Mr. Andrews from the
Judiciary Committee reported back the
ha6eas corpus bill and recommended its
passage. Mr.. Monroe hoped the bill
would not be urged TO its passage now,
| for he considered it the most important
measure of the session, and wished an
opportunity TO express. his views on its
merits, and moved The bill be made the
special order for Friday of next week,
Mr.. Amber, a member of the Judiciary
committee was rather indignant that he
had no notice of the meeting of the COM
mitlee at which this bill was considered.
Mr.. Andrews in the p%lenitude of Democ-
racy, and love for the dear people, think
ing too much precious time might be