Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-03-26
From the State Canital.

BILLS PAssED.-The Bill to reduce the
fees of Sheriffs for subsisting prisoners.
was passed. 1t allows County Commir-
sioners to give Sherifs a compensation for
prisoners, not exceeding thirty cents per
day instead Of forty, as heretofore allow
ed.
The Bill reducing the pay of jurors
from n dollar and fifty cents, to one
dollar per day, was passed.
The Bill from the Finance Committee
to so amend the assessment law that As
SCISSORS shall be required to fix the value
of personal property assessed. Passed.
The majority of the committee on that
subject, reported a bill to re-district the
State for Congressional representation.
The proposed districts are as follows:
lst and 2nd Decentralization Coun-
ty.
8rd-MontgOmery, Preble, Butler and
Warren.
4th-Miami, Drake Shelby, Logan,
Champaign and Union.
5th-Mercer, Auglaize, Van Vert, Allen
Putnam. Hancock, Hardin and Wyandott.
Gth-Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Full
ton, Henry, Lucas, Wood and Ottawa.
7th-Clermont, Adams, Brown, Pike
and Highland.
Sth-Clark, Greene, Clinton, Fayette,
Pike and Highland.
9th-Delaware, Marion, Morrow, Knox
and Licking.
lOth-Crawford, Seneca, ~Sandusky, Erie
and Huron.
llth-Lawrence, Gallia, Scioto, Jack
son, Vinton and Hooking.
l2th-Franklin, Pickawav, Fairfelda and
Perry.
lSth-Morgan, Monroe, Athens, Meigs
and Washington.
llth-Muskingum, Guernsey, Noble
and Belmont.
15th-Holmes. Coshocton, Tuscarawas,
Harrison and Jefferson.
l6th-Lorain, Medina, Wayne, Ashland
and Richland.
I7th-Cuyahoga and Summit.
lSth-Stark, Carroll, Columbiana and
Mahoning.
19th-Ashtabula, Trumbull, Lake, Ge-
auga and Portage.
HOUSE.
Among bills passed were the following:
Mr.. Roberts, fixing the compensation
of School Examiners at $3.50 per day.
Mr.. Stewards, changing the pay of
judges and and clerks of election, from
$500 to $3.50.
Various new bills were introduced, a.
mong them the following.
BY Mr., Keck, prescribing the fees of
Clerks of Courts. This bill was drawn by
Mr.. West, on a new basis, viz: He CLASH
the counties according to the number OF
entries of chattle and real estate proper
ty. To Clerks in counties where the en-
tries do not exceed 5000 he allows about
the present fees; and counties where the
entries are between 5000 and 1900, the
fees shall be 10 per cent. less; between
10000 and 2 10000, 20 per cent less; over
10000, 80 per cent. less. This will cut
down the large compensation of Clerks in
~populous counties.
CoLuMBUs, March 90, 1862.
SENATE.
After passing a Bill to amend the Civil
Code, went into committee of the whole
on the Tax Bill.
Mr.. Monroe moved to amend so that
the Common School levy shall be one mill
andfour tenths, in place of one mill and
two tenths. Committee reported progress
and asked leave to sit again.
On motion, to lay the House Resolution
LOT an ~auJOufIleu SESSION. on the taOle, vote
stood, yeas II, nays 81.
Mr.. Welsh moVd to refer the Resolu-
tons to the Committee on Finance. Lost
yeas Is, nays 20
After some pretty sharp discussion, a
vote upon the Resolution was taken which
resulted as follows-yeas II, nays 16.
Mr.. Kinney moved to reconsider the
vote. Mr.. Find moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table-upon which
the vote stood-yeas 81, nays T..
Mr.. McBurney moved to take up the
motion to reconsider the resolution fol
an adjourned session which was agreed to.
The question being upon the passage OF
The Resolution-it was lost. Yeas II. nays
Is. This vote is not considered at all de-
eisive. There will be an adjourned ses-
sion. g