The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-03-10
MARCH 8, 1859

In the Senate, yesterday, bill was intro
duced to amend section l57 of the Justices
act also bill to amend the act Of April Ia,
1857, to provide for the incorporation OF Mu-
tual Insurance Companies.
The bill to amend the law for publishing
the Ohio Reports, was indefinitely postpon-
ed.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Finance Committee to report in the General
Appropriation bill, provision for the pay
ment to Miles Greenwood OF the sum OF 3d.
756 II and interest," for heating apparatus
furnished to the Ohio Lunatc Asylum.
The following bills were passed: To
amend the act Of March IL, 1853, relative to
election, contest Of election and resignation
of Justices of the Peace and the House
bills TO authorize County Commissioners to
fill vacancies in the Office of Coroner; to
amend the act Of April IL, 1858, concerning
the relation Of Guardian and Ward to ou'
thorizs the Commissioners OF Lawrence
county to set apart portion of the fund
collected for road purposes and to make spe-
eifc appropriations Of the same supplement.
tary to the act for the organization of cities
and incorporated Villages to provide for dis
tricting the State in cases where Commits
sioners have failed to do SO, under the act of
last winter relative to the assessment and
taxation of property; and to enable the
Board of Education fthe village of Delphos
to convey lot No. Al in said village.
The House pussed bill to amend the act
of Agril IA, 1857, to authorize the ineorpora-
tion of Mutual Insurance Companies also
the bill supplementary to the act for the or.
ganization of citiea and incorporated villa
ges.
Considerable discussion was had on the
bill making partial appropriations for the re-
pair of the public works of the State.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Judiciary Committee to enquire and report
what additional legislation is necessary TO
point out more clearly what officer shall
make sale of lands under a foreclosure Of
mortgage when such lands are situated in
two or more different counties.
Resolutions were also adopted to provide
for paying L. l.. Rice for services rendered
in the office of Secretary Of State; and for
paying for Engruvings in the Report of the
Reform School Commissioners.
The resolution providing for submission
to the people of the question of changing
the State Constitution in reference to lcens-
ing the sale OF intoxicating liquors, was
again defeated. A motion to reconsider was
made and laid on the table.
The resolution amending the State con.
stitution relative to single Representative
districts, was reported back from the select
committee and referred to the committee
on the Judiciary.
The following bills were introduced: to
relieve sureties of executors and ndministra-
tors to punish libel and slander to amend
section l6 Of the school law supplementary
to the Independent Treasury act to amend
the act to regulate the sale of school lands
and the surrender Of permanent leases there
to relating to jurors TO authorize associa-
tions of persons for the purpose of carrying
freight on any of the navigable waters Of
Ohio and the lakes bordering thereon TO
provide for making a transcript Of certain
records and indexes in the courts of the
State and 10 authorize the opening of o
road through lands owned by the State in
Franklin county.
Both H ouses adjourned till Tuesday.