The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-15
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
S4-uRp.y Feb 4tb.

sohHATE-sf- 0drletu. VINO Gau DeGn ue
tanned from bis seat by sickness had leave tc
record his vote for United States Senator, and
voted for Hon. Salmon P. Chase
S. B. No. 2l-To aulhorise cities of the
second class to borrow money in certain eases
being on its engrossment, Mr.. Key moved to
strike out $40 600, and insert SO ,000-
Lost.
Mr.. Garfield. to whom S. B. Ne. "a was
referred, ITO increase the pay of School Ex
amners to 50 30 per day. reported it back
recommending its passage. ey
The bill excited prolonged discussion. Mr.
Ready ebjecting upon the grounds of retrench.
ment, and Mr. Garfield retorting that the mag
got Of retrenchment threatens to stultify this
Legislature. He proceeded to show that the
expenses of Examiners exceeded their Lay
and that it is a matter of practice and essen
tial to the efficiency of the School System that
compensation shall be equal to services req
dered.
Mr.. Ready thonght the teachers ought to
pay their expenses, and expatiated upon the
necessity of etrenchment to satisfy the claims
of the people.
The bill was finally recommitted.
% TUESDAY, Feb. Z.
SEsATE-Sundry petitions were presented
and referred. Bills were introduced and had
their first reading-Limiting the fees of couu-
ty Treasurers supplementary to the tax law;
for the regulation and safe keeping of the
public moneys appropriating $40 ,093 for the
relief OF the Columbus and Sandusky Turn
pike Company authorizing. counties, town
ships. cities and villages to issue bonds to
increase the bonds of the State Treasurer, to
$500 900 TO provide for Superintendent ol
public printing and binding and to prevent
the taking Of usurious interest on the part oil
bankers Ea
A bill to provide for the publication of gen.
erai laws IN newspapers, was, after q long dis
cussion, ordered to be engrossed, and after
wards referred to the authors of it. A bill
was introduced requiring county Treasurers to
give bonds to the State
HoUsE-Memorials were presentation the
sale of the Cincinnati and Marietta Railroad
against the immigration of colored people
against colored people voting to diminish
the number of dogs ; for more efficient
temperance law; and for pro rata railroad
freights Some four hills were read a second
time and referred. Notice was given of a
bill to a1thorize the wives of insane men to
mortgage real estate. Bills-for forming ag-
ricultural societies. regulating fees, were order
ed to be engrossed and reod third time to-
morrow. A memorial was presented from
the City Council of Circinnati, asking a
change in the Constitution to provide for a
license for the sale of liquors. The afternoon
in both Houses was mainly spent 10 committee
of the Wbole, and both had under discussion
a bill in relation to Publishing the laws is
newspapers.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb 8.
THE IRREPREssIBLE MILITARY INVASION BILL
SENATE-S. B. No. l: by Mr. Harrison, to
prevent the setting on foot of military expe
ditions in Ohio against the territory or people
of any of these United States being the spec.
ial order. of the day, was taken up, the ques.
ton being upon Mr. Stanley's motion to re-
commit the bill, and Mr. Brewers preamble to
the author to report them back together.
Mr. Monroe said as he did not intend to vote
for the bill in any shape, he should vote against
the preamble.
Senators opposed to the bill did not mani
fest any disposition 20 discuss it, when Mr.
Jones called upon them to state reasons for
it, and proceeded to advocate it in
speech of considerable length as necessary to
assure the South of the loyalty of Ohio.
MIR Garfield replied, in opposition to the
Bill, making an able speech showing that there
exists no necessity for it, and that it is sub
'tantially trucking to the South He dis
claimed all intention to impngn motives of
he friends of the measure, but exercised the
light to characterize it in what be regarded as
terms.
Mr. Collins followed on the same SIDE show
ng the illegality of the bill.
1--WE are happy to be able TO say that this
ruckling bill has been Indefinitely postponed
" the Senate. Harrison, Ready and Jones,
lom'nat Republicans, have had an opportu-
ity 'ventilating' their fogyism and servilits
y Insulting the people of Ohio with the
eensailon or impu, alton of design or dis
'osiiion TO set on foot military expedition
against any of these United ates-and
thomas Ewing was the author of the BILL It
las been very properly disposed of f-ED1To oRs
DEMOCRAT. s'
THURSDAY, Feb. 9
HousE-H. B. Ito provide for the paw
nent of jury fees in civil cases by the parties
itiRant, was read a third time, when
MIR Voris moved that it be laid on the table,
md be made the order of the. day for We'd
esday of next week, which was disagreed to
Mr. Blakeslee moved an amendment requir-
lg the parties to civil suits to pay the expen-
es of the Court during the time of the trial.
Mr. Voris opposed the amendment as well |
8 the bill itself, which he thought would be
Ii impeachment TO the free administration of
astice.
MIR Hills opposed the amendment as face
ously introduced to impede the progress of
q bill ~
Mr. Blakeslee opposed the bill as calculated
D drive from our courts the time-honored in
tilution of jury trial.
Mr. Ceilings opposed the amendment, as
limical TO the bill, which he thought would
ork reform. The bill expected to reduce
tigation. If it did SO, that was merit in
le bill E!
Mr. Stedran said that the amendment was
VldentlY intended to cast ridicule upon the
i'll, and he hoped that it would not pass.
Mr. Flagg defended the bill, because it
outd discourage litigation--a much needed
form. -ff
The question being on Mr. RIakeslees 8
nendment, the yeas and nays were demanded,
I'D resulted--yeas 65. pays H. I
The question then turned on the passage f
the bill. The yeas and nays were called F.;
I'D resulted--yeas SO, nays 26. So the bill
assed
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Senator Seward has been called home by
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