Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-01-21
CoLuMRus. Jan. Ie. 1860.

At caucus of the Republican members last
night, eighty>three out of eighty-six being
present, resolution was unanimously and en-
Enthusiastically adopted, approving the course of
Republican members of Congress in supporting
John Sherman for the speakership. In dis
cussion touching the Propriety of an adjourned
session, Preponderance of opinion seemed to
be in its favor, and in favor of making the
present session as short as possible; say from
sixty 10 seventy days.
Senator Collins gave notice that he would at
an early day introduce bill to provide for the
publication of the general laws in newspapers.
While upon this subject, it is proper to say
that those gentlemen who voted against the
repeating bill of Senator Ready did not do SO
because of any opposition to the system of
retrenchment which is adopted by the present
Assembly, but simply because they believed
that to entirely cut off the publication of the
laws would be public deprivation.
A bill was introduced by Senator Jones that
is intended to cut off the unlimited power that
Clerks of Courts now have to procure at the
expense of the County Treasury, "blanks,
stationary, and all other things accessory for
the prompt discharge of their duties," and
which the statute now allows the Clerks them
selves to procure, and to make it the duty of
the Commissioners to pay for the same.
I may as well remark here that any quantity
Of bill, introduced by members, and referred to
the proper Committees, are recommended by
such Committees to be sindefnitey postponed"
proceeding which is summaTily adopted in
nearly every case, and which Is effective in
consigning said bills to the "Tomb of the Cap
ulets"
Mr. Monroe introduced a bill to enable the
Canal Bank of Cleveland to close its affairs.
It authorizes the Receiver to sell at public
auction the assets of the Bank, and to pay the
proceeds into the treasury for the benefit of
the bill holders and the creditors of the bank.
Mr.. Monroe also introduced a bill to relieve
the bill holders of Seneca County Bank. It
authorizes the Treasurer of State TO receive
/ the bills of the Bank and certificates given
heretofore, in payment of taxes, 1t makes it
the duty of the Attorney General to aid in
prosecuting claims against the Directors and
| stockholders of the Bank to recover such sum
as may be necessary TO indemnify the State
The Treasurer of State is also required to pass
over to the Receiver of the Bank, from funds
in the Treasury belonging to the Bank, the
sum Of $500, to enable the Receiver to prose-
| cute claims against the Bank. ...-.
| The Senate then went into Committee ofthe
Whole on the orders of the day-frst in order
being the bill of Mr. Parish, ''To more effectu-
ally protect wool growers against loss by dogs"
The question most intimately connected with
the bill seemed 10 be as to whether dogs are
property or not, and whether they are liable to
1 be taxed as such, and whether the license pro-
posed would not be unconstitutional. There is
undoubtedly strong majority in both branches
of the Assembly in favor of this OF some SINH
lar law. .".
In the House to-day two bills authorizing
the County of Delaware and the village of
Newark to borrow money; An Act to amend
an act entitled an act defnining the jurisdic-
ton and regulating the practice of Probate
] Courts, passed March IA, 1853; An Act sup
I Elemental to an act relating to Juries passed
| February 9, 1881; and an Act amending sec.
ton two of "Act further defining the Duties of
Sheriffs and COrOners," passed March l, 1898
ALI passed the House.
Among the notices of bills was one to pro
vide for the appointment of Commissioner
of-members to critically inspect once each
year all the railroad bridges and culverts in
the State. ALLIFooTE.