Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-01-31
Legislative summary.
WEpNEapAY. Jal

"WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
To amend an aet TO exempt from execu-
ton the property of the Militia of Ohio mus
tered into the service Of the United States,
passed Nay /, 1851 For the relief Of the
families of volunteers In the State and
United States service. Preliminary notice
of bills was given, and the following bills
was introduced and read the first time: To
amend section las o. the act to provide for
the settlement of the estates of deceased per-
sons, passed March %, ls4O: To amend the
4th section of an act to provide for the cleo
don of Prosecuting Attorneys and prescrib-
ing their duties. The bill: To fK the time
for holding the terms of the Court of Com
mon Pleas in the several counties Of the 9Th
judicial district Of the State of Ohio, was
passed.
The following additional bills were intro
duced and read the first time: To amend the
47lh section of the act to provide for the or
ganization Of cities and Incorporated vii
lagos; To amend the lst section of an act to
amend an act to provide for the organization
of cities and incorporated villages, passed
March IL, 1851; For the relief of the sick
and wounded soldiers of Ohio in the.United
States. A bill, relative to the forfeiture Of
recognissnces, was passed; also a resolution
relative to procuring outline maps for the use
of the General Assembly when re-districting
the State. House messages were read, and
committee reports were presented and dis
posed Of Mr.. Monroe offered joint resolu.
tious relative to certain suits in behalf of the
State against banks, which were ordered to
be printed. The Senate was in committee Of
the Whole nearly the entire afternoon.
In the House sundry petitions and MEM
orials were presented and referred. The bill
to repeal the laws which provide for the pub
lication of the laws in newspapers was pass
ed. % A communication was read from the
Board of Public Works, in response to a
House resolution, In which it is stated that
there sre four resident engineers now en-
ployed, and that none Of them can be dis-
pensed with without damage to the public
service. Senate bill, to enable officers and
volunteers to transmit their pay to their
families or friends, was read the first and
second times, and referred TO Finance com.
mittee.
Preliminary notice af bills was given, and
the following bills were introduced and read
the first time. To repeal the first section Of
an act concerning the enacting and repeal
ing of statutes: To repeal sec. II of the act
| to regulate the mode Of administering as.
I signments in trust for the benefit Of creditors
passed April 6, 1859; To amend the first
section OF an act to erect the county Of Pike.
Senate amendment to the bill, To facilitate
the settlement of accounts between the United
States and this State, was agreed to. Senate
| r,sssa1au vvara disnOsad Of NJ Ratrann
was added to the Judiciary committee. Mr..
Converse's resolution, authorizing the Chief
Clerk to assign bis Assistants to duty with
out respect to the order of th9ir election,
was adopted. Committee reports were pre-
sented and disposed Of The bill to amend
the act for the creation and regulation Of
incorporated companies in the State of Ohio,
passed May lst, 1852, was passed. Much o.
the day was spent by the House in commit.
tee Of the WhOle.-State JOavR1I