Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-03-27

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certain cases, was lost on its final passage.
The. vote was reconsidered aud the bill laid
on the table.
Mr.. Lang, from the Committee on Re-
trenchment, presented minority report
against the bill reducing the compensation
Of County Auditors. He thinks It uncon-
sttutional, unfair, and likely to keep com.
petent men out OF Office.
Senate bill No 81, prescribing fees Of
jurors in Courts Of Record at one dollar
day and FIVE cents mileage for each mile
travelled, was reported against by Mr.. Fink
from the Judiciary Committee, with mo-
ton to indefinitely postpone. A call of the
Senate was ordered, absentees were brought
in. and the motion lost. The bill was then
passed.
THE GOVERNORS ANSWER ABOUT CAMP
CHASE.
In answer to the resolutions Of Mr..
Gunckle respecting the rebels at Camp
Chase, their privileges and servants, +"
Gov. Tod sent message to the Senate this
morning, stating
lst. That the care and custody Of the
prisoners is committed generally TO the Com
mandant at Camp Chase, subject to such
orders as may be given from time TO time by
the Federal authorities, the entire cost be-
ing paid by the Federal Government.
I'd. The prisoner now on parole in and
about this city, with three exceptions, were
paroled in st. Louis, by Gen. Halleck. -
They sustain themselves while on parole,
and are therefore at liberty to live at hotels
if they please.
Sd. The Governor does not know whether
there are any slaves at Camp Chase. There
are number of colored prisoners, but all
are treated alike.
The exception referred to in item No. 2,
are three men granted paroles by Gov. Tod
because they were sick.
TOBACCO.
Mr.. Welsh's Resolution asking Congress
to let leaf tobacco escape taxation, was ia
ken up and discussed at some length the
question Of whether it is to be considered a
luxury or a necessity, being learnedly ven
tilated, and also the morals, immoTals, etc, =,
Of its use. Without coming to a vote, the
Senate took recess.
HOUSE.
Bills passed. H. B. SIG, by Mr.. Roberts,
relative to pay Of Board of Examiners Of
Teachers.
II. b. 81 reducing pay Of judges of
election to one dollar per diem.
THE FEE BILL.
Mr.. Vests bill on fees of County Treas
Dresel moved to amend by including coun-
ties containing a population from fifty to
one hundred thousand, and increasing the
rate for each entry Of real and personal pro.
perty from 8 to IL cents.
ANY FEMALE.
Yesterday the General Assembly passed
q law which forbids obscene language or in
decent exposure before any female.
i beg to ask, whether that is not speci
men of unconsidered phraseology. Will i,
not puzzle the Courts to decide the intent
and meaning of the words amy female p
''Female' is properly an adjective, defining
sex. If employed as a substantive, it may
be applied to animals as well as to women
Why could not the Committee of Confer
ence have reported 'any woman" instead
of the words ''any female?' The learned
gentlemen on said Committee may make
answer, ''or any other man."
RErURNED-wHIsKY WANTED.
The four companies of the Twentieth
Ohio Regiment, under Col. Whittlesey,
which came here from Fort Donelson with
the rebel officers then and there taken, 60
South to-day, under orders from General
Halleck. ....-.--.l....
Col Whittlesey expressed himself not at
all surprised at the wish Of Roger Hanson,
sent to Prentice of the Louisville Journal,
for jug of whisky. He says when he
brought Hanson and Buckner up to St.
Louis, their greatest complaint was that a
whisky ration was not granted them Han
son did not have drop for many days, till
somebody supplied him with a dram at
indianapolis. The Colonel arrested the
person who furnished it, and before the train
left Q habeas corpus was got out for him. =
The Colonel held him, however, till the
cars were in motion, and then let him GO
with an admonition. Turner.
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