M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-01-27

In the Senate, yesterday, q bill was
introduced for the encouragement OF
Agriculture; also bill amendatory Of
the act providing for maintenance Of
| lillegitimate children. The bill was
passed authorizing Comfy Commits
sioners to reduce the width Of county
roads. The bill so amending the
Code of Civil Procedure as to prevent
parties testifying in suits at law when
having interest therein and indefinite.
" postponed after lengthy debate,
by the very decided vote OF % yeas to
6 nays. A bill amending the act Of
December 20, 1906, relative to con-
fnement fprisoners under authority
of the United States in the iails of the
State, was ordered to be engrosed and
read the third time on the Goth inst.
In the House bill was passed au.
thorizing vote by the electors ofPer-
ry county on the question Of a remov-
al ofthe county seat Of said county
yeas 67, nays 30. The House passed
the resolution relative to discontinue
ing labor and contracts on the State
House; also the joint resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Paine, and calling on
the Acting Commissio ner Of the State
House to furnish ans wers to various
interrogatories relative to the plan
and probable expense of completing
the Capitol. A resolution to adjourn
sine die on the first day of March was
laid on the table for discussion. Mr.
Monroe introduced a resolution, which
underwent some discussion; instruct
ing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress to sup-
port Mr.. Bliss bill relative to the for
nation OF juries in United States Dis
.trict Courts. The resolution was f.
nally tabled.
A bill WAS introduced by Mr.. Mon
roe to so amend the Code Of Civil
Procedure as to prevent the assignor
of claims against decedents, estates,
from testifying in favor Of the as
signee Of such claims.
A resolution war introduced in.
st ructing the Attorney General to sue
for the re eovery Of money drawn by
Hon.-Cable as inspector, after
the office claimed to be held by him
was abolis ished.-StateSmGn, Jan.
IA.
In the Senate, yesterday, the follow
ing bills were introduced: viz-an act
to reduce the salaries of Judges of the
Supreme Court from three or two
thousand per annum--to provide for
a geological survey Of the State-to
so amend the provisions ofthe Civil
Code as to require the publication of
notices ofsaleS Of property on eXccu-
tion, in daily instead Of weekly papers
advertising have larger daily than
weekly circulation in their respective
counties. Senate bill No, 1l2 amend
ing the school law, and tho bill 70 ex-
empt farming lands within city limits
from taxation, were indefinitely post.
poned. The resolution was passed
resembling tie resolution Of the last
session relative to the distribution Of
the proceeds ofthe public lands among
the States for the support Of Agricul-
tural Colleges. A resolution was IN.
troduce d directing the Board Of Public
Works to construct an embankmcnt on
the Hooking canal in the town Of
Atheps so as to protect the canal from
damage by the river.
The following new bills were intro
duced into the House, viz:-to perma.
nentIy establish the corners of origi-
nal surveyed townships; to apply the
provisions ofthe 310th, 3l1th, 3l2th,
313th, 314th, and 3ljth section Of the
Civil Code to all actions now pending
in the Courts of the State--so amend.
the school law as to diect pro rata
distribution of school moneys among
the several counties according to the
amount raised by each county--to
amend the act for the organization Of
cities and incorporated yiIlages--to
authorize the trustees Of jackson
township in Muskingum county to sell
a certain lot in the town Of FrazorS-
burg--repealing the act Of May lst,
1854, to provide against the evils re-
sultiug from the sale of Intoxicating
liquOr8--amending the school laws
so as to provide for township instead
of county examiners. The bill ma.
king an appropriation to continue the
the work Of boring tie artesion well,
and a bill so amending the school law
as to allow of the unioE Of town and
township in the support of Ugh schools
were passed. A resolution was adopted
authorizing certain volumes oflaw re.
/ ports to be furnished to the county of
Galla. Both houses adjourned until
Tuesday morning. Statesman, Jan.
Is.
An EYE TO BUsINEss.--Some men
are worldly minded even in the midst
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