The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-01-21

lpetition from citizens OF Columbana
, county.
MIR. Paine introduced a resolution
instructing the State. House Com.
missioner to discharge all persons
, employed in completing tho work
upon the new State House, and to
make no more contracts for labor OF
materials, which was laid over for
discussion.
A resolution was adopted instruct.
ling the Committee on Public Print
ing to inquire and report as to the
cause Of the delay in printing the an
nual Reports Of the Auditor and
Board Of Public Works.
Mr.. Marshall, OF Allen, introduced
a bill to establish the office OF
Land Commissioner at Defiance.
Mr.. Dawes, OF Morgan, Introduced
n bill to amend tha mechanics lien
law.
Mr.. Andrews introduced a reso
luton calling on the Auditor OF State
to state whether any distractions
have been met with by County Aud.
itors, in the assessment or collection
OF taxes from banks in the state,
from United States Courts.
/ Mr.. Jenner presented u resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the
State Auditor for report OF the act.
ion taken under the bank tax law of
last Winter.
The bil OF Mr.. Dawes to amend
the sub. treasury law was considered
to-day, and finally Indefinitely post
poned.
January 12.-In the Senate, bill
was introduced providing for the
payment OF the funded debt Of the
Senate. A leading feature OF the
bill is provision which requires the
interest and principal to be paid in
this state instead of New York city.
The bill is an important one, and
will elicit much discussion when it
comes up in Committe Of the Whole.
The President annou ced rs the
Special Committee to revise the tax
law: Mcssrs. Philips, Hatch, Taylor.
Langlon, Buckland, Garfield and
Wescott.
The Governor transmitted the Re-
ports of the Adintant General, Au-
ditor OF State, and Trustees OF the
Asylum for Idiots
The bill of Mr.. Shideler to amend
the liquor law was pretty thorough
ly discussed in Committee cf the
Whole, and when the committee
rose, the bill was referred TO the
Temperance Committee.
The following bills were intro.
luced in the House and read the
first time: =,
III! ~ Mr.. n: poAioa, ,,.,n,d.-
ing the cole so as to require corpo-
rations bringing suit Tor recovery OF
title, &C., to commence suit within
FIVE years instead of tweuty-one.
BY Mr.. Bates, repeating sections
IS. 50, 50, 81 and 81. of the school
law of 1853.
Bv Mr.. Jackson, Il bill making
partial appropriations for the repair
ing Of the public works.
by Nj. lluymalier, bill amend
ing the liquor law SO rs to allow
Judges to remit the imprisonment
penalty in cases Of conviction, where
it is the first olleuse.
BY Mr.. French, to exempt n gri-
cultural lair grounds from taxation.
Mr.. Stouts bill giving Justices "A
certain per cent. on moneys collected
without judgment, came up to-day
for passage, and encountered strong
opposition, nearly all the legal gen.
tlemen OH the floor speaking against
sit. 1t WAS finally lost - yeas 81
nays 81.
A Senate bill by Mr.. Miles, pre-
scribing the duties o! Sheriff. in GER
tain cases WAS defeated, but after
wards the vote was reconsidered.
The principal object of the bill is
to compel Sheritls to bring all con.
victs sentenced to the penilentiar>
at a term OF Court in any county, al
one trip, and fixing the number o
guards to accompany the Sheriff il
such cases. 1t was claimed by the
friends of the measure that, in many
} cases, great abuses we're committe,
by Sheriifs, by their making scvera
trips to accomplish what could b'
! done in one, and drawing fees fo
each trip. The bill was lost on tn,
! second trial, receiving only Al votes
: Several attempts were made t.
: reconsider the law Of the last session
increasing the salaries OF Judges @
) the Supreme bench, but they al
= failed, the only effect being an op
portunity for members to displa,
: their wit and oratory. When tn
!, House adjourned the bill for tina
purpose was pending.
Mr.. Paine introduced resolution
y calling upon the State House Com
II missioners to answer series {
a {. questions in regard to the work pei
u formed and to be performed upp
a the State House, which were TAI
d upon the table and ordered to
o printed. u
:; January 49, SENATE = In Il
" Senate, the session was pccupie
70 almost entirely in the discussion
L. a bill to amend the code so as
y deny to parties the right to testify
ir their own behalf, without disposir
'ir of it. ns
The bill prescribing the time VIII
IT, the official term of Judpes of d