The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-01
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

MONDAY, Jan. %.
SENArE-Bills for second reading were pre-
sented z7a
s. B. No. 23 Mr. Monroe Further to
amend and supplementary to an act entitled
O. " an act securing the benefits of the writ ol
habeas corpus" passed February %, 1911
Referred to select committe of one-Mr Mon
roe.
8. B. No. "a Mr. Garfield To amend sec
tion 45 of an act entitled u an act to provide
for the reorganization supervision and main.
tenaDce of common school," passed March
IA, 1858, Referred to committee on schools
s. B. No. 35. Mr. Par sh To preserve the
rights of women uming the marriage re
lation, and to define certain marital rights and
obligations. Referred to Committee of the
Whole.
Mr. Harrison proposed sundry Constitution
al amendments. sasi
Senate went into committee of the Whole
MIR Monroe in the Chair.
Mr. Jones, s.. B No. 80: To regulate the
compensation of County Auditors, was een
sidered. 81 r. sa94
3 Mr. Stanley moved to insert $500 for 5000
in the third section, as the salary of Auditors
incounties where the adult male population
is 2400 and upwards. 'f
MIR S sustained the motion, alleging that
$500 was enough. "
A long discussion ensued. The committee
rose, aud the bill was referred 10 the commit
tee on the judiciary. na
"A long discussion was had on Mr. Parish &
bill, touching the rights of married women,
after which on motion, all after the enacting
clause was struck out
HousE-Menorials were presented and re.
ferred.
By Mr. Steadman From VIM. StockweIl
and 100 other citizens of ohio fer an act that
shall fully protect the personal liberty of
all persons not charged with crime, and efec
tually punish kidnapping-Judiciary.
By ME Krum From Mr. Mccarthy, for the
same object-same reference +a
By Mr. Wright of Hamilton From Joseph
Jackson and 80 other citizens of Hamilton for
an act to prevent the further immigration of
eolored persons. Aa ''A
The House resolved itself into committee of
the Whole, and considered the Senate bill to
repeal the act providing for the publication of
the laws in newspapers, when motion was
made to strike out all after the enacting
cluse. Mr. Hills opposed this motion, because
he wished the practice of the publication of
the laws in the newspapers abolished. He
thought it useless. It had cost an enormous
sum-ia the aggregate, in the State amount
ing to some $4,000. The people do not
read them. at least not with any interest. The
paper in his comfy had been filed with them
all summer. He thought the Press had no
more claim for support in this way, any more
than blacksniths and shoemakers
Mr. Barr was opposed 20 the wholesale man
ner of publishing, now in practice yet he
thought system, such as was in uss recently,
Of allowing the county officers to decide what
laws should be published and be thought the
bill could be so amended as to meet that OBJ.
ject. 74 5ia y @
Mr. Robinson concurred in this view Of the
subject.
Mr. Clapp favored system Of publishing
synopsis or digest Of the laws. 81 =
Mr. Scott Of Jefferson, hoped that the bill
would be SO shaped as to publish such acts as
the proper county officers may deem useful
and necessary. aoz .S'sa
Mr. T'anneyhiII hoped the bill would not
pass at all bat if it did he hoped it would
be SO amended as to publish such part of the
laws as affected the localities where published.
He closed his remarks in panegyric of the
freedom of the press.
Mr. Davis believed that it was we'll enough
to publish the laws but they were published
too often and too much for economy in these
disastrous times.
Mr. Nigh did not know as the publication
Of the laws was necessary at all. He was op
posed to the present system, though limited
number, under the direction of proper county
officers, might be usefully done
Mr. Krum thought that the publication of
the laws in the newspapers did not accom-
plish the purpose intended.
Mr. Stedman hoped this bill might pass, SO