Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1859-01-13
Ieeisfative Summary.

L~egisfative Summary.
The Senate yesterday ordered the
bill making partial appropriations for
the current year, to be engrossed for its
third reading to-day. Considerable
discussion was had in Committee of the
Whole on various bills of no general
interest.
In the HOUSE the bill to regulate pri-
vate bankingwas postponed to the first
Monday in January 1860. Mr.. ellison,
the Speaker pro tenn, was qualified by
receiving the oath of Office. The FL
nance Committee was instructed by res
olutions 70 examine the provisions of
the semf-annual tax law and report
upon the expediency of SO amending
said law as to provide that treasurers
may temporarily close their respective
Offices for the purpose ofpreparing their
semi=aunual settlements wfthathe Audi
tor of State. a. resolution introduced
by Mr.. Harrison and carried by a vote
of Al to 42. directs the Committee on
Common Schools to report upon the
p~racticability and expediency of so
a n6sss55ing the School law as to require
the several counties o. We State toldraw
from the School Fund the amountsrse9-
orally paid by them pro rata. Theyotei
m agreeing to the Senate amendment
to; the bill authorizing the city of Tole--
do to borrow money, was lreconsidered
and the Hill laid on the table. A mo-
s;ohewas JADE and laid on the table to
4s44acef s vute by which The House
refused to pass Mr.. Hubbell's Z per
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troduced as follows: by Mr.. Harrison
supplementaryoto the act to relieve the
District Courts; by Mr.. Brooke, to reg
ulate the business of Fire and Marine
Insurance in this State; by Mr.. Rodgers,
of CLARK, for tho relief of Sureties in
certain cases; by Mr.. Raymond, to
protect Gas Companies by Mr.. Allen,
of Ashtabula, supplementary to the act
for the encouragement of Agriculture /;
by Mr.. Cox, of Knox, to amend the
School Law, and by Mr. Paine, for ma
king partial appropriations for the year
1860. The two Houses met in Joint
Convention in the afternoon to attend
upon the opening of returns of the last
State election.-Stdtesn,an of Saturday.
H@ Ou new car IISe, tuo uodEu-
ers of the Walnut Street House, Gin
%cinnati, presented the Proprietor, Judge
SWEENEY, with a beautiful diamond pin.
We copy from the local columns of the
Enquirer the remarks made on the oc-
%casion, and add that the testimonial was
appropriate and we'll merited. The
Walnut Street House is one of the finest
stopping paces in the city, as all will
attest who have sojourned there, and
became acquainted with the Judge ard
his gentlemanly Clerks:
Judge S9eeney-It has deyolved up
on me on this, the eve of a new year,on
behalf of the boarders Of the Walnut
street House, here, assembled, to express
their sentiments of regard and high es-
them for you as a landlord, a gentle
manly bearing to all, united with a strict
and close attention to their comforts as
host during the year. Now within a
few hours af its close, they would also
request your &C acceptance of this slight
testimonial expressive of their esteem
and now let me add, our hearty wishes
for a conmlng happy I'M prosperous
New Year.
Judge Sweeney made the following
reply:
Ladies and Gentlemen -: 1t would be
Useless in me to attempt an expression
IN regard to this. uniooked-for, if not
unmeriteG, token of your kindness to-
ward me. Suffice it to say, that what,
ever my course may have been hereto
fore, l shall endeavor in the future to
merit the same generous regards. Iffail-
ing in that, 1 shall at least have the
consciousness of knowing that your
kindness will ever be appreciated by
your humble servant; and, in conclusion
allow me to offer you my heartfelt
thanks.