Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-02-29
Legislative Summary.

In the Senate, on the 2lst., the follow
ing bills were passed: Authorizing the sale
of cscheated lands in Harrison county;
Supplementary to the Akron School law;
10 prevent bribery in certain cases: to
amend Section 427 of the Justices Act.
In the House there were seventeen petit
tons and memorials presented and referred,
a large portion of which were for pro rata
Railroad freight tariff.
On the 22d, the Senate passed bills 10
amend section 81 of an act entitled an act
to further provide for the better regulation
of the receipt, disbursement and safe keep
ing of the public revenue passed April -,
1858; To amend section . of an act enti-
tied an act prescribing the duties of Coun-
ty Treasurers,' passed March u, 1881.
In the House, a communication from the
School COmmi: sioners, giving information
in relation to the purchase Of books for the
School Libraries, was received and ordered
to he printed.
The joint resolution to adjourn on the
18th of next month, was amended in the
Senate, by q provision for an adjourned
session to meet on the lst Monday in Jan
uary, 1861, and in that shape came back
to the House yesterday. The House re-
jected the amendment, and a motion to re-
consider the vote of rejection was laid on
the table for further consideration. The
feeling throughout the State is decidedly
against the project of an adjourned session,
If we may judge by the tone of our exchan-
ges and by the expression of the Republic
can county conventions, which have been
held during the past week.-State Jour
nal, 18th.
The following is the vote in the Senate
adopting the resolution to adjourn on the
18th of March, 1861:
IEAs-Messrs. Breck, Bonar, Collins,
Cuppy, Fisher, Kcy, Laskey. Mccall. Mon
roe, Moore, Marsh, Parish, Potwin, Potts,
Smith. Stanley, Walker-l7.
NAYs-Brcwer, Cox, Eason, Ferguson.
Garfield, Glass, Harrison, Harsh, Holmes,
Jones, Newman, Orr, Perrill, Sprague,
White-l5.
Absent-FOster, Ready, Sclleich.
The yeas were all Republicans except
Mr.. Key, of Hamilton. Messrs. Brewer,
Cox, Garfield, Glass, Harrison, Harsh,
Jones and Spraguc, Republicans, voted
nay.
The session of 1856 commenced Jan. 9TH
and continued to April IL, IS days. Cost
S72,072. The adjourned session commen-
ced Jan. 9TH, 1857, and continue to April
18th, l02 days. Cost s75,62S. The ses-
sion of 1858 commenced Jan. 4th, and con-
tinued to April Is, 90 days. Cost $780,
Gil. The adjourned session commenced
Jan. Sd, 1859, and continued to April 9th,
93 days. Cost about $4,000. To the
cost of sessions must be added stationery,
lighting and heating halls. etc, of about .
per cent.
The present session has run through ff-
days.
LEGISLATIVE SUNMARY.-In the Senate
on yesterday a number of petitions were
presented; among them were those for a
liquor law, fora pro rata freight
law, for an amendment of the school law.
for a law to prevent the killing of birds,
for a modification of the fish law, &c. II.
b. No. 76, regulating second trials, was
back with IN amendment and pas
sod. The following bills were introduced:
10 amend se,tiOn eight of the law to pro-
vide for the scmi-annual collection Of taxes;
appropriations of the sinking fund
and of the temporary loan fund for 1860.
The House did not sit on yesterday
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