The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-28
Legislative Summary.
MARCH 20, 1860.

number of bills were read the second time
and committed. The following bills were
passed To extend the time of payment
for school section l6, in York township,
Belmont county Supplementary to the
Akron School Law Of ls47 /; Making sppro-
prihtions for the year 1860, and for the first
quarter of the year 1861. The Democratic
Senators had their protest entered upon the
journals, against the passage of the Oppro.
priation bill, with the item appropriatiDg
$l6,333 80, to make good the overdraft Of
the officers Of State to repair damages on
section 3, OF division 2, Of the Public Works,
oCcasioned by the foods of 1858 because
they regard such overdraft as a clear viola
ton OF the Constitution and Laws Of the
State. The following bill was introduced,
read the first, second and third times, and
passed: To amend the 18th section of the
"act to define the powers and prescribe the
duties Of the Board of Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund.-" passed April l2, 1865
and redemption of the Public Funded Debt
OF the State of Ohio, was discussed at con.
siderable length, and was finally passed.
House Joint Reso luton, relative to the claim
OF Samuel Doyle, was adopted. House Bill,
defining the powers and prescribing the du
ties oi the Board of Public Works, was psss.
ed. The bill, to provide for the better reg
ulation and safekeeping Of the Public Revs
nue., was ordered to be engrossed. Sundry
other bills were ordered to be engrossed.-
The following additional bills were passed :
To fix the salary of the State Librarian
Defining the jurisdiction Of the Probate
courts of Clinton and Shelby counties, in
criminal cases. The Senate spent some
time in Committee of the Whole, in the
consideration and discussion Of various bills.
In the House, three petitions were pre-.
sented and referred. Two of them were in
relation 10 the location of the new PeniteD.
tiary. Sundry bills were read the second
time and committed. The bill, To provide
for leasing the Public Works to Messrs.
Nugent, Miller and Robinson, was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, with instruc.
tions to amend the same go as to provide fol
the leasing OF the Public Works for the term
of ten years to the highest bidder. The
following bills were passed Further tc
prescribe the duties Of the Commissioners oil
Hamilton county To amend the laws re.
lating to RepIevin To amend the first sec.
ton of the act of April 8, 1862, entitled" can
act 10 prevent fraudulent practices )" Sup.
Elementary to an act entitled "an act to re.
quire mortgages or bills of sale OF personal
property to be deposited with Township
Clerks," passed Feb. "a, lS46. The BILL
For the relief of Edward Clayton, Treasurer
of Jackson township, Noble county, was
killed. The bill, To authorize the iucorpo.
rated village Of Eaton, Preble county, to
borrow money TO erect Mayors Office, u
Town Hall, and an Engine House in said
village, was passed. The following bills
were introduced and read the first time -
10 amend section l, chapter 6, of the gene.
raj act for schools in cities, towns, &C.,
passed February 81, I849 To amend an act
to provide for the organization OF cities and
incorpor ated villages, passed May 8, 1852 ;
To authorize the Trustees OF Madison Town,
ship, Sandusky county, TO levy special tsx
A large number of Senate messages were
received and read, and committee reports
were presented and disposed of. Mr.. Hills
rose to question OF privilege, and desired
the clerk to read a letter in the Cleveland
Leader, written in this city, contrasting the
course of Mr.. Fl. with that of his colleague,
Mr.. Sears, and charging the former with go.
ing off to Dayton, when he ought to have
been his post, to vote on several impor-
tant measures. Mr.. Hills claimed that he
had no intention to dodge and wss sustain.
ed by number Of the members of the House,
who endorsed him as an Industrious member,
intending TO do right and never fearing to
take the responsibility. Sundry bills were
ordered to be engrosssd The bill, To au.
thorize the city OF Hamilton to borrow mo
ney, was passed. A resolution was passed,
which provides for the appointment of a COM
mittee to inquire as to the propriety of con-
tinuing the Asylum for Idiots.