Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-03


nal, 9th.
The House bill for fixing the time fol
holding District and Common Pleas Courts
in the State was passed.
Mr.. Caldwell offered resolution asking
the Treasury Investigating Committee
whether any Legislation will be required
upon matters connected with their report
which was referred to select committee
Of one-Mr. Hatch. gre IS '-'a5 -'s' s
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday al
A. M. - a'''fis .0A-
In the House, Mr.. Slusser introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the current
expenses of the Northern Ohio Lunatic
Asylum for 1859. @ 20
Mr.. Sangester introduced bill to allow
the Commissioners of Coshocton county to
borrow money to supply the deficiency oc.
casioned by the late robbery of the Treasu-
ry of that county. ~
Mr.. Monroe's bill, amending section 64
Of the school law SO as to provide for col
lecting debts due from boards of education,
was passed. Also bill by the same gen
tlenan, to amend the 314th section of the
Code of Civil Procedure, so as to prevent
the assignor of any claim against the es-
tate of deceased person, from becoming
competent to testify when the assignment
is made after the decase, with little oppo-
sltion.
A bill from The Judiciary Committee in
tended to accomplish the purpose Of two
bills introduced by Mr.. Satin and Mr..
Monroe, TO compensate sherifs for expense
in the care of personal property taken on
attachment or execution, was passed.
The resolution submitted a few days
since in connection with report from the
Committee on Federal Relations, upon Pc
titions for law to prevent the extradition
of fugitive slaves, was taken up and passed
yeas 60, nays II. The following is the
resolution: o..
Resolved, By tile General assemble of
tile State of Ohio, That while the right of
petition upon all subjects not inconsistent
with propriety and public morals is sacred
and inalienable, yet we, as the Representa-
tives of the loyal sentiment of the people
of Ohio, declare ourselves forever opposed
to every description of sectional and un-
constitutional legislation, and respectfully
deprecate in future all memorials praying
for such enactments. ,...-... ..,.-...
Mr.. Harrison moved to amend by strik-
ing out the latter clause after the word
Legislation" which motion was lost.
The following named Republicans voted
for the resolution: Messrs. Baily, Blair,
Catch, Harrison, Hubbell, Peck, Platts,
Raymond, Townshend, Van Worries, and
West, of Logan.-State Journal, 29M.
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The Senate, yesterday, was not in ses-
sion-a number of the Senators having
leave of absence on committees. ~. -.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Committee on Judiciary to examine and
report 10 the House what additional legis-
lation is necessary to secure the redemption
of the bills of the Canal Bank of Cleveland; !.
also resolution that the same committee
report to the House bill providing that
of criminals and their bail
shall operate as lien on the estate zeal
and personal of the parties bound by such
A resolution was offered
and laid upon the table directing the same
to examine section Is of the
Independent Treasury law, and il, in their
opinion it shall be expedient, to report a
bill to SO amend as to permit township, ci-
ty or school treasurers TO deposit, loan or
use moneys coming into their hands by
virtue of their several offices also resolu-
lion directing the COMMITTEES on medical
societies and medical colleges to visit the
college at Cincinnati with the view of en-
luiring into the propriety separating said
medical college from all connection with |
he hospital.-Ohio Statesman, soh. 'f 4