The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-03-02
OHIO LEGISL ATURE.

bill was introduced into the Senate yester- !
day supplementary to the school law; also
bill, to amend the law prescribing duties of
County Auditors.
The Senate after some discussion, indefinite |
" postponed the House bill authorizing John |
w. Allen to sue the State.
Bills were passed as follows: For tho relief
Of Goldsmith Coffeen; authorizing tie Board Of
Education OF the incorporated village Of Woods
field to borrow money for school house purpoS-
es; supplementary to the act for the ncorpora-
tion Of the State Bank; to authorize the Com.
misSioners of Franklin County to sell the in
frmery farm, and provide for the erection Of q
county jail; to amend the act for the prevention
OF gambling; and the House bill authorizing the
trustees of Green township, Sc;ota county, to
prosecute in their own name, civil actions rela-
tive to school lands ceded by Congress to the
district of country known as the French Grant
In the House the following bills were intro
duced:
To punish the larceny of dogs; to preserve
the purity of elections; relative to partition of
real estate held in common by religious socie.
ties; to amend the Justices code; to provide
for the recording oi mortgages and bills Of sale
of personal property.
The following were passed: To provide for
supervisors of highways; TO amend the act OF
February 81, l849, relative to schools in cities
and incorporated villages; to authorize lessees
of section 90, town 2, range 2, between the Mi
ami rivers, in Butler county, to surrender their
leases and receive deeds; and Mr.. Schleich's
Senate bill relating to the redemption ofand can
collation. of the securities for the funded debt of
the several counties Of the State.
In Commttee ofthe Whole the bill increas-
ing the salaries of certain State officers, under
went discussion - Ohio Statesman, liza aN
The senate, yesterday, passed the bill to au
thorize the adoption OF children; md the House
bill relative to the surrendering Of the Lower
River Road in Hamilton county to tho creditors
and bondholderS thereof
The bill to repal the ten per cent. law being
the special order, underwent considerable dis
cuSSion; motion 10 strike out all after the en-
acting clause prevailed in the Committee of the
Whole, The bill on being reported back, was
referred to select committee olone. A motion
to instruct the Committee to amend the bill so
as to permtcontractS at rates not exceeding eight
per cent was defeated.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Schlech, that
it is ineXpedient to limit individuals to six per
cent. contracts, while banks were permitted to
receive an amount equivalent TO twelve per
cent, was laid on the table by vote OF II to
49,
In the House a bill was introduced: Supple
mentary TO the act Of May l, 1854, directing
County Auditors to levy an extra tax for road
purposes in certain cases.
Vhe House passed the bill to authorize Com
misSioners of Licking county 10 borrow money;
and bill authorizing County Commissioners
to alter the boundaries OF election precincts.
A motion to suspend the rules for the pur-
pose o ftak ing up the resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution, relative to the
sals of intoxicating liquors, was defeated
Statesman, 18Th uh.
In the Senate yesterday the bill repeating
the ten per cent law, after various and inei1ect-
ual efforts to amend it, and lengthy discussion,
was passed precisely as 1t came from the House.
The Senate also passed the following bills
To amend and supplementary to the several acts
incorporationg and regulating Turnpike and
Plankroad Companies; supplementary to the
act OF March 90, 1870: To provide for the set
Elements of estates of deceased persons; and the
bill to authorize the sale of surplus copies ofaws,
journals and executive documents.
In the House bill was introduced to amend
the act for the organization of cities and incor-
porated villages; also bill to provide for the
trial of the right of property in proceedings
in aid OF execution before probate CouLts.
The House passed the following bills: to ex-
empt from sale and execution certain property
Chat of fire companies); to authorize .he
Boald of Education of Logan, Hooking county,
to borrow money for school house purposes;
to amend the civil code; to amend the jury
act of 1910; to authorize the lcssees of minis
terial section 20, Salem township, Meigs conn
ty, to surrender their leases and receive deeds.
A lenthy and animated discussion took place
concerning the bill repea ling the library sections
of the school law This discuss ion was partici-
pated in by Messrs. Monroe, Leete, Edison,
Rankin, Plant and others. The House adjourn
ed without taking final action on the bill
Statesman. 10Th ut.
The Senate yesterday, passed the bill to make
the incorporated village of jamestown sepa-
rate road district.
bill was introduced to amend the law rela-
tive to the duties ofroad supervisors
The House bill supplementary to the act for
the encouragement of agriculture was indefinite
ly postponed
A resolution was adopted calling on the Board
of Public Works for report fthe number and
compensation ofthe guagers ofwaier rents EN-
ployed by them, and by what authority appoin
ted: also the number of resident engineers.
In the House bill was introduced by Mr.
Bagley, to organize and regulate an independent
militia; and bill by Mr.. A llen Of Ashtabula.
TO amend the act OF April IL, 1858, relative to
roads and highways. 1
Resolutions we're adopted complimentary to
Lieut.. M. f. Maury, and recommending his ap
pointment bv the President to the position Of
Captain in the U s. Navy.
Resolutions directing the State Auditorto oh.
tain, and County, Auditors to furnish statistics
of the amounts received and disbursed for local
purposes in the several counties Of the State,
were offered for adoption, laid on the table and
ordered to be printed. - S tatc5nan 2uth mt. ula
In the Senate, yesterday, the following bills
we're introduced; Supplementary to the code Of
civilproceedure; to protect the legislative and
Judicial departments from t,e corupting ipAu-
ence ofcorporatns, (The bill prohibits the use
of free passes on Rail Roads by judges and mem
bers Of the General Assembly, 7..a-.. q.a.
. The Senate passed House bill amendatory of
the act for releasing ministerial section q and
school section 16 in Homer township, Athens
county .. .g 3,
Mr. vanata, from the Select Committee OF
one, reported back the bill in reference to the
county seat of Perry coanty, accompanied with
a written report which was ordered to be prin
ted. t;s.5 ,.,.u.a.{i s..
The House resolution relative to tho promo
ton Of Commander Maury,w was ro otered to the
Committee on Federal Relations. m a,jys.. !.
Resolutions were adopted calling on the
Board OF Public Works for, detailed statements
ofthe expenditures for repairs on the canals for
the year ending Nov, 10, 1853; also stating
separately such items Of repairslo the contract
ors would have been. bound to perform. and the
amount exDended by the contractors anon SAC