Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-21
/ J1LuMBUs CORRESPONDENCE
CoLunpus, Jan. IS, 1850.

CoLUMBUs, Jan. IS, 1860.
In the Senate this morning, several bills were
introducsl, which shall notice rs they come
mp for action.
The bill Of Mr. Harrison to secure the prompt
aud proper Applicant N of oil moneys raised by
local taxation to tho spccif1 purpose for which
the Samc were assessed and collected, was pas
sed by a unanimous vote.
The House bill supplementary to an act enti-
tied IAN act to establish a Code of Civil prOce
dure,' = passed March II, 1853 was also passed
Mr.. Bonar gave notice of I'D to distribute
certain public documents aUong the School Ii
braries Of the State
Mr. Monroe introldced a bill reyiying what
is known as the Habeas Corpus Law" of
1856.
This law, originally introduced by Mr.. Mon
roe, at tho Session ot 1856 and carried through
the Legislature by his exertiOns, was sustained,
at the time, by nearly the whole strength Ofth
Republican Party. It was supported by such
men as Alfred Kelley, Felix Marsh, Il w.
Tayler, Herman Garfield and Alfred Yaple.-
At the last Session Of the Legislature the DEM
ocrats repealed it. Gov Chase, in his Message
recommends that it be revived, and Monroo's bill
is intended for that purpose.
Mr. Parish introduced bill entitled, ''A Bill
to preserve the rights Of women on assuming
the marriage relation, and to define certain
marital rights and obligations" This bill pros
vides that women snail retain, after marriage,
all property belonging to them before marriage;
nor shall it be liable for the debts of the hus>
band; nor shall the husband hereafter be liable
for the debts of the wife contracted before or
| after marriage; confers upon married women
the right OF making contracts, Of suing and
being sued, Of pleading and being impleaded, as
| if they were unmarried, except as to their own
| husbands; and that all married women, during
coveTture, shall have the right TO their own time
and the avails of their own labor. Certainly,
| Women's Rights are fully recognized by this
| Bill, if it should pass.
A number of other bills were also introduced
and read the first time, two or three of them
anendatory of the CSde of Civil Procedure
The Committee on Printing offered reso-
| luton that the Statesman and Journal be al
| lowed 50, so per column, solid BREWER, for the
publication Of the proceedings of the Legisla-
ture. Adopted.
The motion to engross the bill repeating
the law requiring the publication of the laws
of the Legislature in the county papers, elicit
ed a spirited discussion. Mr.. Jones of Della
ware moved to strike out the second clause of
the bill which makes the bill operative at
once, so as to make it take effect on the Ist of
May next. This was lost, and the bill fnally
passed by 20 ayes to 8 nays.
A very large number of bills were introduced
into the House, and number Of members gave
notice of intention to introduce bills. The
House Bill to amend the 37.h section of the
act entitled "An Act for the assessment and
taxation of all property in this State, and for
| lsvying tsxes thereon according to its true
value IN money" passed April 5th, 1853, was
passed ALLIFoOTE.