The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-11
Legislative Summary.

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Legislative Summary.
March 3.-In the Senate, reso
lutions were adopted calling on tn,
Superintendents Of the different BE
nevolent institutions, end the State
House Commissioners, to report th,
amount OF gas consumed during las
year in said institutions and in saiC
State-Ilouse, the object being to as
ccrtnin whether it will be rrofitabI,
for the state to manufacture its owr
gas, in the Penitentiary.
The bill was passed to amend the
act to give greater efficiency to tn,
Judicial system Of the state.
/ Mr.. Sladc introduced resolution
amending the Constitution. SO "a tC
provide for annual sessions of tn,
Legislature. which was referred tC
selcc, committee Of five.
Mr.. Safi',ri's resolution author.
izing the purchase Of two national
hags. conspicuonSly y cmbrllished with
the Coat OF Arms OF Ohio, to be
placed upon the State-Ilouse, was
passed.
In the House, a considerable por.
ton of the day was occupied in the
discussion OF the Cincinnati Police
bill, upon its second reading. The
bill was finally ordered to be en-.
crossed anl read the third time to-
morrow, when another interesting
season may be anticipated, unless
the months of members should be
padlocked by tho previous question
being ordered.
MIR. Thompson's bill amcndatory
OF the act providing for the record
in Of land patents, so as to allow
c1pieS Of the same to be recorded,
was passed.
Mr.. Van Voorhees, bill for the set
tIemcnt Of decedents' estates, was
lost upon its passage, after consider
able discussion. a motion was
male to reconsider, aud that IN ,tinn
was laid on the table. This keeps
life in the bill, AMI the friends ofthe
bill may yet gather strength sutfi'
cicnt to pass 1t.
Mr.. Chri5ty introduced a bill to
regulate black and mulatto persons,
to prevent their inmi ration into
tie state, and to provide Tor their
colon zation in certain cases.
March 4.-In the Senate, the fol.
lowing bills were passed:
No. 27O, Senate bill making par.
tial appropriations tor the repair o
the Public Works, was introduced
and passed under a suspension OF
the rules.
Senate Till comforting certain pow.
ers on, AMI prescribing certain du-
ties of the Blarl oi Public Works.
llous, bill to amend an act author
iziny the erection ol town halls, was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. lI,nklr's bill relative to the
prohibition of intcrments within the
corporation limits Of a city or vii
lage. was passed.
In the House, Mr.. Monroe's r.
form School bill was passed, with
the provision for tho erection OF a
llonse OF Rliugs on Reform Farm
stricken out.
The Cincinnati police bill was
put through to day, without amend
ment, by nearly party vote-yea'
So. nays Al Messrs. Clark, an,
Williams, Of Monroe, were the onl,
Democrats voting against it.
Senate bin to authoriz4 the adopt
ion Of chillren. was read the thir,
time, and laid on the table.
The Treasurer Of State, in re
sponse to resolutions OF the House
inquiring OF him what kind OF fund
County Treasurers received for taxes
answered by sending to the House
small cart load of letters. receive
from the Treasurers of GS counties c
the state, in response toclrcuIars sen
out by him. His communicate
was referred to the Committee o
Unfinished Business.
a message was received from tn
Governor, transmitting from tn
Auditor a detailed statement o, III
receipts and disbursements OF Il
public moneys Tor the fiscal yel
1888.
Mr.. TAYLOR introduced resolution
with lengthy preamble, declarn
the action OF the Pennsylvania Lit
gislature, in passing laws levying
tax upon merchandise transportt
through that State, unconstitutiona
and requiring the Governor to CO
, respond with the proper authori.
OF that state, with view to procu
the abr CATION Of said laws, viii,
were referred to tho Committee
> the Whole,
a A resolution was passed instru1
a ing the Finance Committee to pr
i vide in the appropriation bill for t
! payment ot$2, 10. 90 to Charles Ru
!, for materials furnished for the M
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