Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-02-24
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CONDENSED from The Daily Ohio State JOurnal.l
FEBRUARY 18th, 1856!

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In the House, bill to provide for the
working of unfinished turnpike roads by su.
perv isors of highways was passed.
Mr.. Monroe's bill amending the School
law so as to facilitate, and make more GER
tain the collection of school moneys in ad-
vance, assessed upon the pupils attending
was passed.
Mr.. sehleich's billrelating to the redemp-
ton and cancellation of the securities for
the funded debt in counties of this State,
was passed.
The bill for the increase of salaries OF
State officers was considered in Committee
OF the Whole yesterday afternoon, aud dis
cussed at length by several members. The
Committee rose without making any dispo-
sition of it.
The bill for the relief of John w. Allen
was discussed the whole afternoon, and
finally postponed by vote of yeas, 22-
nays, 2.
The following bills were passed
The bill cor the relief of Goldsmith Cof-
feen.
Education of Woodsfeld.
Mr.. Phelps, supplementary to the act in
cooperating the State Bank of Ohio and
other Banking Companies.
The House bill to authorize the Commits.
sioners of Franklin county to sell the In6r-
mBry Farm, with amendments, which the
House agreed to, but afterwards reconsider
ed.
The House bill amendatory of the general
gambling acts.
The bill to authorize the Trustees of
Green township, Scioto counfy,to prosecute
in their own name, civil actions in certain
cases relative to School Lands oeded by
Congress to the French Grant,
FEBRUARY 10th, 1859.
In the House the following bills were
passed.:
To authorize the .essees of ministerial
section 30, in Salem township, Meigs CO..
to surrender their leases and receive deeds
To amend the act relating to jurors so as
to provide against hangers on about Court
Houses, from being jurors.
To exempt the property of fire companies
from taxalions.
To authorize the village Of Logan to bor-
row money for school house purposes.
A bill amending the Cude SO as to en-
power Courts to allow to Sherifs, &c.,
extru expenses in cases of attachment and
replevins when incurred.
The bill to repeal the law providing for
School district Libraries was discussed at
great length yesterday. Pending the dis
eussion the House adjourned.
In the Senate the following bills were
passed.
To amend and supplementary to the sev-
eral acts Incorporating and regulating turn
pike and plank way companies in this State,
and the several acts amendatory thereof
and suppleme ntGry thereto.
Supplementary to an act entitled 'an act
to provide sor the settlement of estates OF
deceased persons, passed March, 1910. 1t
provides for the resignation Of an executor,
and appointment of successor to complete
the settlement.
To authorize the sale Of surplus copies of
the laws, Journals ,anc executive documents.
Most of the day was occupied in the dis.
cussion of the bill repeating tine ten per cent
law. Various amendments were offered,
rich, racy and ridiculous by the opponents
of repeal, but vote was faally had at 5 P.
M, and the bill al it came from the House
for the unconditional repeal of the ten per
cent. law, WAS PASSED.