The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF OHIO

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF OHIO.
't COLUMBUS, o., January IL.
MORNING SESSION.
HoUSE-Prayer by tho Rev. Mr.. Phillips.
Journal read and approved.
Mr.. Scott, Of Warren, presented petition
from citizens Of that county, asking the pas
sage Of law to protect personal liberty, and
more effeotually to prevent kidnapping and
man stealing. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Vorris presented petition asking law
to protect sheep from ravages Of dogs. Re-
| ferred 10 Committee on Agriculture.
Mr.. Davis presented petition from citizens
| Of Tuaearawas, asking the passage Of an act
reducing tho salaries Of public officers. Re-
ferred to Committee on Fees and Salaries.
H. B. No. l8, Mr.. Brown: For the settle
ment Of Decedents' Estates, was read o second
| time by Title, and referred TO the Committee
on judiciary. This bill contains general
revision and reconstruction Of the law, now in
| force on the subject. OF Decedsnts' Estates
q long bill occupying twenty. -four pages.
H.B. No. Q, making partial appropriations
came up for iu final passage.
The following are tho appropriations made
by this bill: For the payment Of the Lieuten-
ant Governor as presiding officer Of the Senate,
Members Oft the General Assembly, their Clerks,
Assistant Clerks, Sergeants- alarms, their
assistants and Messenger Boys, $4,000.
For the contingent fund of the Auditor Of
State, five hundred dollars.
For the contingent iund Of the Treasurer of
State, one thousand dollars.
For the contingent fund of the Librarian,
ono hundred dollars.
For the contingent fund of the State Com
missioner Of Common Schools, one hundred
dollars.
For the Asylum for the education of Idiotic
and Imbecils Youth, five hundred dollars.
For the salary Of the Clerk of the Commits
sioner of Common Schools, two hundred and
fifty dollars.
For the payment of printing Of the State
and Executive departments, and Of the laws,
journals, documents, reports and other work
ordered by the Legislature, two thousand
dollars.
For the payment of the contract for two
hundred copies each Of the 18th, 18th and 10th
volumes Of Ohio Reports, twelve hundred and
forty. eight dollars.
For the payment Of costs Of prosecution,
conviction and transportation Of convicts to
the Ohio Penitentiary, fifteen thousand dollars
For completing the enlargement Of the Ohio
Penitentiary, ton Thousand dollars.
On motion Of Mr.. ADAM, the bill was referred
to select committee of one, with instructions to
strike out the appropriation for the Ohio Peni
tentary. Mr.. Adams was appointed on that
Committee, who reported back the bill, strik-
ing out the above appropriation, and it passed
without dissenting vote.
Mr.. Brown, on leave, offered resolution
requiring the officers of the Ohio Penitentiary
to report the progress made in the additions
and improvements on the Ohio Penitentiary,
and the amount Of appropriations necessary to
complete the work SO begun.
Bilh Introduced.--By Mr.. Woods, bill
amending the act now in force in relation to
the empowering Of petit juries.
Mr.. Burr introduced q bill repeating the
present law regulating the sale Of intoxicating
liquor, and substituting more stringent law
Mr.. vorris introduced bill amending the
code, 80 as to allow parties more latitude in
amending their pleadings, in case pleadings
do not conform to the case.
Mr.. Cory introduced a bill extending the
jurisdiction of the Probate Courts, now enjoyed
by the counties of Erie, Lucas, Richland,
Franklin and others, to the counties Of Meig,,
Mercer, Auglaise, Lawrence, Warren, Licking
and Henry.
Mr.. Flsgg, Of Hamilton, introduced bill
amending and reconstructing the Police Bill of
last session. The following is an abstract Of
the provisions of this bill
Section one,as altered, provides for the cleo
tion OF four Commissioners, who, with the
Mayor, will constitute Board of Police Com
xvskL
those Of the former act But provision Is made
to elect two of the four from each of the two
parties, and each is to hold Office four years,
going out in rotation.
Section one provides for the election Of ten
policemen in each ward at the next election,
who, while not physically or mentally disqual-
ifed, shall hold their places during good be-
havior, and not be dismissed except on full no.
tice and hearing; and that policemen may be
punished on trial BY suspension from pay not
exceeding thirty days. All subsequent ap.
pointments to be made by the Board.
H. B. No. IA, increasing the salaries of
judges Of the Court Of Common Pleas to $500,
came up, on the report of the committee, and
was indefinitely postponed, in accordance with
report of committee.
H. B. No. S, repeating the twenty second
section OF the Code, was reported back by COM
mittee, with recommendation that it be in
definitely postponed.
On motion Of Mr.. fanny hill, the.bill was re.
fsrred to select committee of one, Mr.. fanny
hill.
The motion to print 5000 copies of the Gov
ernor's Inaugural was taken up and debated
with considerable spirit. Mr.. stedman, of
Portage, (Rep.) was opposed to making sp-
propFiations to print and circulate what was
already in almost every hamlet in tho State.
He cared very little for precedents in this re-
spect. He wanted to know what was right,
and he would follow the right rather than
president.
Mr.. Hughes, (Rep.) was opposed to printing
that the printers would be about the only
persons benefited by the publication. He
expected tho press would oppose him, and he
invited the press of this city and elsewhere to
attack him. He thought that Gov. Dennison
was no better than Gov. Chase, and that no
appropriation was made to publish Governor
Chase's Inaugural.
Mr.. Brown, of Miami, thought that respect
for tho high position which the Governor oc-
cupied, demanded the appropriation. He con-
tended that it had been the custom to make
such appropriations.