Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-02-19
From the State Capital
CoLUNBUs, Feb. II, 1862.

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Petitions are offered asking that thctime
for holding common schools be reduced to
four months that the County Treasurers
be authorized by law to act as town and
township Treasurers at the county seats.
BIZ paSsed.-An act amending the law
passed Feb. 18th, 1881, providing for the
partition of real estate.
The Bill amending an act regulating the
fees of Justices and C~onstableS is indef-
nitely postponed.
HOUSE.
PETITIoSs.-For the better organization
of the Ohio Militia for preventing horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs from running at
large for payment of some small claims,
and on the subject of real estate indexes,
have been presented and referred.
Among other bills passed second read
ing. is the II authorizing the establish
ment of Societies of Savings" in counties,
and that making appropriations for the
payment on Public Debt of the State.
The bill preventing officers OF Banks
acting as a Notary Public, being taken up,
and coming TO a vote was lost-ycas IS,
nays %.
The bill repeating an act supplements
~ to an act to provide for the organization
of cities and Incorporated villages, passed
May Sd, 1852, passed April 2nd, 1857, has
passed, and to take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Ferguson's bill, amendatory to the
taxation law, has passed.
In Committee of the Whole, the House
have had up the bill amendatory of an act
establishing Boards OF County Commission
ers, and prescribing their duties, passed
March 18th, 1853. House adjourned.
COLUMBUS, Feb. II, 1862.
SENATE.
The rules being suspended, on motion
of Mr.. Monroe, the Legal Tender" reso-
luton IS taken up, being under discussion
during the forenoon. The final vote being
upon the resolution so amended as to ask
Congress to pass a bill making the demand
treasury notes q legal tender, stood yeas
q, nays1 one butstraight democrats vot-
ing against. House bill u, authorizing
County Commissioner to appropriate turn
pixies and plank roads that have been
abandoned, read the third time and referr-
ed with amendments to committee of one.
Resolution offered, that election of I'm
tied States senator take place March 25th.
On vote being taken, stood Is to Is to lay
on the table. President voting yea, it was
LAID on the table.
HOUSE.
Bills htroduced.-To punish the offence
of destroying Fruit Trees.-(S. b. To
amend the Act providing for the Partition
of Real Estate.
Bills Passcd.-Mr. Griswold's bill to ena-
bic Justices of the Peace to discharge the
duties of Police Judges. To amend the
Act for the organization of Cities and in
corporated Villages.
FRIDAY, Feb. IA.
SENATE
Mr.. Perrill presented petition from
Pickaway county, for a law to prohibit the
immigration of blacks and mulattoes into
the State.
The bill, to amend the forty-seventh
section of the act to provide forthe organ
ization of cities and incorporated villages,
was passed. The following bills were al
50 passed: Toamend the act to afford re
lief to the. families of soldiers mustered
into the service of the United States, and
in the service of State, under the requisi-
ton of the President, passed May 10, 1861;
to amend section five of an act prescribing
the duties of supervisors, and relating to
roads and highways, passed Feb. Is, 1853,
etc.
HOUSE.
Petitions were presented and REFEREED
for the reduction of the ~saleries of State
and county officers SO per cent; for the
stay of execution upon real and personal
property for the suspension of the present
law for three years; against the
passage of Mr.. Odlin's bill, relative to the
payment of costs in minor criminal prose-
.cutions for law to prohibit negroes from
i~mmigrating into the State for a law to
stay the sale of property for debts.
Committee on Public Works presented
a report, recommending hat the Office of
Secretary of the Board of Public Works
abolished.
Mr.. Flagg's bill, for the appointment of
pay agents, whose duty shall be to obtain
from soldiers in the service of the United
allotments of pay and remittances
of money, for the benefit of their families,
friends in Ohio$and to do such other
service as the Governor may direct, was
taken from the table and pending its dis
c%ussion, the House adjourned
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