Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-08
Legislative Summary.
FRIDAY, March 3

AL u, FRIDAY, March g..
Inc Usual number of memorials came be.
lole The Senate and received their reference.
,ne second reading embraced six bills. The
senate adopted. the resolution In relation to
the kidnapped "PolDy Negroes" Bills were
Passed-To authorize a Bridge tax In Scio,o
county; and 70 authorize the sale Of the
Jail lot in Dayton. The resolution to pay
the claim Of VIM. Rsine, relative to Ger.
man printing, was lost. Sundry bills wore
reported from committees and ordered 10 ID
engrossed. 49,.
The business this evening In the House,
was taken up where II was left off on
Wednesday, and commenced with reports
from committees, from which bills we're re.
ported back, and passed: To amend section
3l3 Of the civil! code; To amend the law
relating to %juries so as not to exclu Ie a mar
who has merely formed an opinion from
heresay or newspapers. In criminal cases
end to amend section 427 Of the civil code
Sundry bills were ordered to be engrosset
and read q third time on Tuesday next. The
bill to provide for licensing or taxing dog,
was indefinitely postponed. Bills were in
troduced in the afternoon: To amend the
charter Of Ohio and Pennsylvania Cana
Company; Supplementary to the Assign
ment act; Supplementary to the law rela
tive to Guardian and Ward; For the relic
Of John Louck, Of Green county; Relative
to licensing of Horses; To authorize thu
collection Of the taxes by Township Treas
urersj To fix the fees of Sheriff. for trans
porting pr isoners to the Penitentiary; ant
to repeal the charters Of the Labanon AM
Xenia Railway Company. Various bill
were set for a third reading on Tucsds,
next. The Resolution to provide for ad
journing on the 18th Of March till the frs
Monday in January, 1861, was taken up,sn,
after some discussion the resolution was lost
This settle The question against an adjourn
ed session.
SlrukDAt, March 3.
In the Senate, sf,er the presentation o
the memorials, three bills we're passed. T,
presctibe the rate Of ts&stioh for State pur
poses: Making appropriations for the Sink
ing Fund for 1860. and to provide Tor maxim,
gas for the Penitentiary. The Commission
ers appointed to select a site for the new
Penitentiary rendered an account for serv
ces and expenses, amounting 10 90 800
The President Of the Senate pro tenn, wa
authorized to sign bills. The Cincj mat
Hospital bill was signed BY the Speaker O
the House aud President Of the Sendte
The Senate adjourned at noon ill Tuesday
morning. a.
In the House, memorials were presented
to the number Of ~, many Of them for ,
| liqum licenSe system, There were sixteer
bills read a second time and re ferred. IN,
House then took up bills for their third read
ing, and passed bills: To amend section 4,
| of the act re lating to the sale and lease O
estates 10 tail, and, to amend section AT O
the Civil Code. sundry reports were made
of bfllS which we're ordered to be engrossed
or SGT for future action.
Notice was given Of intention to intro
duce bills: Requiring Assessors to fix the
value Of property listed;i in relation Ito IN,
use Of prisons and jaiIs; to amend sector
nineteen ofgthe act, relating to C, Unit
Treasurers; and to amend the. charter Of thu
Defiance Female Seminary. The following
bills were introduced: To amend the first
section Of TIE act to prevent fraudu!en,
practices, of March q, 1859; to amend the
act Of Feb. 90, 1887, relating to county
commissioners to amend %seclion one of the
militia act OF March 80, 1859; to amend sec.
ton ninety Of the general tax law; in rela.
ton to filing chattel mortgages; to encnur
age killing wild cats and foxes, to further
regulate gaslight companies; to prevent
Trustees Of Benevolent Institutions, and
the directors OF the Penitentiary, from hold.
ing Offices In said institutions, to provide for
and regulate School Libraries; and further
defining the duties Of road supervisors. Fur
Their notice was given OF bills. To extend
the time Of building cattle. guards and fen.
ciLg rsii Dads; 20 abolish the Office Of school
commissioner and to reg ilate the rate o.
interest on money. Messrs. Brown, Con.
verse, Andrews. Devore, Ogle, Mcschooler,
Powers dnd Carlisle, united In a protes,
against the bill allowing Jurors to sit in
criminal cases. when they may have ex-
pressed an opinion OF the subject.
The House spent some time in Committee
Of the Whole, 10 a somewhat spicy discus.
SIGN OF constitutional amendments and
things in general, in which Messrs. Cox
Hitchcock, Voris, Plants, Wright, of Hamil.
ton, Hills and Flagg took part the latter
enlivening the House with some capital fun.
Mr.. MussoM made an excellent speesh in,
support Of his bill to allow jdrIss is capital
cases to prescribe whs,her the penalty shall
be dea'h or imiprfsontnent. Nnl