The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-22


SENArE-The Senate opened with prayer
by the Rev Mr. Smith.
The journals of Saturday we're read and
approved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Mr. Brewer, petition of s. T. Heron
ard l4l Others. praying for law authorizing
seizure and confscation of all intoxicating
drinks that are kept at places of habitual re
sort for tippling-commitfee on Evils Resort
ing from Sale of Intoxicating Liquors.
By Mr. Garfield, petition ii Il. Fl. Clapp
and others of Portage County. concerning
privileges of franchise in relation to students
at colleges, &c.-Judieiary committee.
BILL INTRODUCED.
ByiMr Garfield, 8. B No. l05-Supple.
mentary to the act of February 9th, l847,
for the support and better regulation of com.
mon schools in the town of Akron.
TUESDAY, Feb. "A,
SENATE-The Senate passed biIls-To re
peal the Act concerning fugitiVes from jus
tice, of Feb. 28 1884 and to amend the
civil code in relation to depositors.
HoUsE-Three bills were read a second
time and ordered to be engrossed In relation
to usury /; relating to jurors. and amending
the Reform School Law. The House refused
to engross bill authorizing County Courts
to acknowledge Dse,is. The House eonsid
cred constitutional amendment in COMMITTEE
of the Whole. The afternoon session was
short, being principally taken up in submitting
reports, resolutions, etc, relating to the rou-
tine of business.
- PETITION PRRsRETED.
By Mr. Squire, from L. D. Norten and 378
others of Portage county-Agaiust the use
Of the couAty fuad for agricultural purposes,
being ased to promote horse racing.
Among the third readings. were: A bill
to repeal the act prohibiting confessions of
judgments by cognovit notes in favor of banks
which failed to pass bill to amend the re
form school act, which was laid on the table;
bill to exempt 6remen in towns of less than
1900 inhabitants from serving on juries, which
passed, and was afterwards reconsidered, and
laid ON the table and bill to reduce the
per diem of assessors, which failed to pass
The House took up the bill to fix and regu
late the fees of County Auditors. and discus
sed it in committee of the Whole during the
afternoon, and adjourned, leaving it on the
table.
"WEDNESDAY. Feb Is.
SENArE-By Mr. Garfield. s. B l19, To
provide for geological and agricultural sur
vey Of the State. It empowers the Governor
with the consent of the Senate. to appoint a
Geological corps, consisting OF Geologist-
iR-Chief, Botanist, a Chemist, and GSolcgist,
and two assistant Geologists, as soon as the
General Assembly shall make an apprOpria
tion for that purpose. Itprovides for making
complete survey of the State in each of the
departments above mentioned. and also pr, =
vides that the Geologist-in-C Chief may appoint
some member of the corps to make palcon
logical survey of the State, and make a com.
plete, collection Of the fossils of Ohio 1t
allows fsur years for the completion Of the
work. r
HoUsE-Mr Parr offered joint resolution
to submit an amendment to the Constitution
to the people. to prohibit persons with a
visible admixture' Of African bleed, from
voting = tabled. Bills were introduced "a
follows To amend third section of the acts
prescribing duties and jurisdictions of Pro
bate Courts. For the creation and promotion
of township Agricultural Societies. The Sen.
ate joint resolution to adjourn sine die on the
6rst Monday Of March, was taken up and DR..
Scott, Of Warren. moved to amend 30 as to
adjourn on the second Monday Of March, un
til the 6rst Monday of February, 1861.