Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-01-13
Assembly may ever be remembered with
gratitude BY the People Of Ohio.
S.P. CHASE.
CokuMbus, January 8, 1859.
! Legislative summary.

Legislative sum mmuhys
In the House yesterday a bill was intro
duced BY Mr.. DAWES, which embodies
some of the Governors suggestions as to
amending the Indepedent Treasury act of
last winter, so as to provide for the pay
ment of taxes in specie or notes of Ohio spe-
ci. paying banks. Quite a discussion en-
sued on motion to reject the bill, which
motion was finally Withdrawn, and the bill
laid on the table for its second reading.
The special order being Mr.. HUBBELL's bill,
abolishing the six and ten per cent. rates
of interest and substituting seven per cent.
was the principal subject of the afternoons
discussion. The bill was ordered to be en-
crossed, by one majority, but failed its f.
nal passage, lacking six votes of a aconslitu-
tional majority. g - F
To the Senate Mr.. ]. B. MARSHALL. of
Franklin county, was elected Reporter. The
bill providing for the registration of GER
tiicates of naluralized citizens was, after
some discussion, indefinitely postponed. A
bill was introduced making partial appro-
priations for the current year: and one by
Mr.. WEsrcorr, so amendatory of the semi
annual tax law as TO not require interest in
addition to thirty per cent penalty on un-
paid taxes, to provide for semi-annual pub
lications of the amounts of the various
funds in hands of Treasurers, and prescri-
bing the time to be allowed 10 county treas
urers for each Semi-annual settlement with
Auditor of State. Considerable discuss
ion was had upon proposed amendments to
the civil code, which were referred to an
appropriate committee. A resolution was
offered by Mr.. GREEN and adopted, direct
ing the Committee on Municipal Corpora
tions to inquire if additional legislation is
required to prevent conflict of jurisdiction
between municipal authorities of ineorpo-
rated cities and villages, and Supervisors of
roads and highways, and TO report by bill
or otherwise.-OhioS Statesman. Jan. 9Th.
In the House, bill by Mr.. Haymaker
to amend the law regulating Enclosures and
providing against trespassing animals, was
passed. This bill amends the present law
SO as 10 compel land-bolders who lease their
lands to pay their proportion Of the expense
of building partition fences, which owing
to q defect in the present law, they were
not compelled to do. A bill by Mr.. Ed
son authorizing the issue of preferred stock
for tlle extension of the Cincinnati, Will
mington and GAINESVILLE Rail Road, after a
lengthy and desultory talk, was also passed.
1t will be recollected that the House re
fused to waive the rules for the bill, the
other day, in order to let it pass at once.
Mr.. Townsend introduced bill to reg
ulate the pay of members of the Legisla-
turc. 1t provides that members shall re-
ceive s40O for each session, and ten cents
per mile, travelling fees; deducting two
dollars for each day. absence of any mem
Der, unless in the case of sickness.
Mr.. Cowan introduced bill TO author
ize the village of Ashland TO borrow money.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to protect
religious meetings. '-
: Mr.. Stout introduced a bill to allow
Justices of the Peace certain per cent on
claims by them collected without judg-
inent. @yiss'i 'fiflt iff -7@
The House adjourned at noon.
In the Senate, the House resolution Or
dering the printing OF the Annual Reports
in the German language, was passed
Also joint resolution ordering 1900 ex-
ira copies of the Governors Message-3OO
for the Governor and 1000 for the use of
the members. The House bill allowing
the city of Toledo to borrow money was
passed. MIR. Taylor introduced bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to the Governors con-
tingent fund, for money advanced TO the
Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum during the
last summer. The bill was read second
and a third time under suspension Of the
rule, and passed withou! op-
position. Mr.. Ashmun introduced bill
relating to taxes for school purposes in the
town of Akron. Mr.. Caldwell introduced
a bill authorizing County Commissioners
to reduce the width of County roads. A
resolution BY Mr.. Phelps for select COM
mittee of seven to revise the existing laws
the assessment and collecting
of taxes, was adopted. The committee
have not yet been appointed. A joint res
olution by Mr.. Schleich, for a convention
Of both Houses on the 7th instant, at 8
o'clock P. M, to count the votes cast for
State officers at the October election, was
adopted. Also, resolution requiring the |
,hirman of each standing committee, at an
.arly day to report to the Finance COM
nittee an estimate of the amount of ap-
'ropriations necessary for the departments
If government, pertaining to each commit
.ee. -1s ,-aas- |
The Senate then adjourned to give Sen
stors an opportunity of attending the Ca
nal Convention now in this city.-&ate
Journal, 7th. lE ia--a q %
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