The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-21
Legislative Summary
MARCH Il, 1861


In the Senate, yesterday, five petitions
were presented and referred, and the ssme
number Of bills were read the second time
and committed. House Messages were re.
ceived and read, and Committee reports
were presented and disposed Of. The fol
lowing bills were introduced and read the
FIRST time; To amend section four Of On scl
to incorporate the "Neville Institute" in the
sounty OF Columbiana, passed Msrch TO-
1887; Fixing the time Of holding certain
, terms of the Courts OF Common Pleas in
Van Vert, Shelby, Auglaize and Allen
counties for 1860. The Senate Epent some
time in Committee OF the Whole. The fol
lowing bills were passed: To amend sec
tion four OF an act to incorporate the "Ne.
vile Institute" in the county Of Columbi.
ana, passed March 10, 1887 /; To amend en-
; act regulating the mode OF administering as
signments in trust or the benefit of creditors
passed April 6, 1859 4; Fixing the times Of
holding certain terms of the Courts of Com.
mon Pleas in Van Vert, Shelby, Augluize
aud A lien counties for 1860 A Communi.
cation was received from the G ,vernor, trans,
mitting the report of James Murray and A.
P Russell of an examination of the State
Treasury.
The Speaker of the House being absent,
on yesterday morning the Clerk took the
chair, when Mr. Robinson, OF Union, was
elected Speaker pro tenn, TO act during the
morning session, or until Speaker Pars ms
return from Cleveland, which was in time
to coll the House to order in the afternoon
The d, mocra,s voted for Mr.. Andrews, Of
Auglaize, for Speaker pro tenn Mr.. Hutch
eson offered preamble and resolution. call
ing on the Governor for the correspondence
between himself and the Governor Of Vir.
ginia, relative TO the requisition Of the latter
upon the former tor Owen Brown and Fran.
els Merriam. who have been indicted for
treason, &C., in Jefferson county, Va, and
whom the Governor declined 10 deliver to
the authorities OF that State. The preamble
and resolution were laid over under the rule
Twenty-Five bills were read the second time
and committed. A bill, to prevent the use
OF jsils of Ohio for the confinement of Iugi-
tive slaves, was introduced and read the first
time also bill, for the relief OF Edward
Clayton, treasurer of Jackson township, No.
Bile county, which was read the first time
Sundry bills were reported back from com.
mitrees, and ordered to be engrossed. A
bill was introduced and read the first time,
10 provide for the erection OF q new town.
ship, to consist OF the corporate limits OF the
city OF Hamilton, in Butler county. Mr.
Hutcheson reported back his preamble and
resolutions. relative TO the John Brown raid,
and recommended their adoption. They
were stricken out by q party vote, but no
substitute was adopted. The tt flowing I'D
di,ional bills were introduced and reud the
first time: To repeal the charter Of the
Delhi, Industry and and Miami Turnpike ;
supplementary to the act for the establish.
meni of the Asylum Tor Idiots To restrain
certoin animals from running at large. A
menorial from Mrs. Artman, in relation to
injuries received by her con, in the State
! House yard, on the 26h OF January, when
the Legislatures Of Kentucky ond Tennes
see visited Columbus. was read and referred
to q select committee.