Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-27
Legislative summary.

"WEDNESDAY nafcn zoI loOZ
SENATE Petitions were presented and refe T.
red; and the following bills were introduced: To
repeal an act to provide for the rapid organization
of the militia Of Ohio, enlisted under the requi.
sitlon OF the President, passed April 23d, 1861
To provide for the relief of the owners of the
bills Of the Seneca County Bank; To repeal Ger.
tain acts therein named; Providing for the cleo
tion Of additional Common Pleas Judges; Tc
change the subdivisions Of the 80 Judicial Dis
trict and to repeal the act creating the l0tl
Common Pleas District in Ohio, and to chang,
the subdivisions Of the Sd Common Pleas DIS
trict, passed April 9Th, 1858, and to repeal othe
acts r,lating thereto.
The following bills were passed: To provide
for locating, establishing and constructing ditch
es, drains, and wateT-courses In townships; To
provide for the sale Of school lands belonging
to fractional township one, in the first fraction.
al range, in the Miami Purchase; Reducing the
salary of the Commiasionar of Statistics to
81 ,00O, and cutting of the contingent fund
heretofore allowed him; H. B. No. 450-To
amend section thirty Of the act to provide
for the creation and regulation of Incorporated
companies in the State Of Ohio, passed May lst.
1859; To amend the act TO fix the Dpensation
of county commissioners, passed March 10th,
1853. A substitute to the bill to repeal the act
passed April 18TH, 1858, defining the jurisdic-
tion and regulating the practice Of Probate
Courts in the counties Of Erie, Montgomery,
d Delaware, Scioto, Franklin, Jefferson, Erie,
Lucas, Richland and Holmes, was offered by
the committee and passed. The vote BY
which Fl. B. No. 6S-To amend the 70Ih sso-
tion of an act TO establish code of civil pro-
cedure, passed March llth, ls53-was lost, be-
ing reconsidered, the bill was passed.
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copies Of the report Of the select committee re-
lating to the prisoners and negroes At Camp
Chase, are to be printed.
A resolution to authorize the Governor to ap-
point six pay agents for the army at q compen-
sation not exceeding three dollars per dAJ-and
expense paid-was offered aud referred to a Sc
lect committee Of three.
The tax bill occupied the time Of the Senate
during the afternoon. Numerous amendments
were offered.
HousE Petitions we're presented from eight
different counties, eigned by eight hundred and
forty.nine citizens, to prohibit the immigration
M negroes into the State; also asking the
of MuskiDgum branch Of the MI
ami & Erie cRnal-all of which were regularly
referred
A bill was introduced-To amend an act to
incorporate the Trustees Of the Protestant Uni
vergity of the United Sta tes, psssed March 10,
ls45.
The following bills we're passed; Extending
the time for enclosing railroads by fences and
To enable manufacturing COM
papies to capitalize their debts. by increasing
their capital stock and creating preference
shares; Supplementary to the act 20 provide for
locating, establishing and constr ucing bitches,
drains and wster-courses, passed March 81, '6l; /;
to an act to abolish the Office Of
Of the State Land Office at Def
ance, and to provide for the sale Of land to ac-
tueI settlers at said Office and to create the Of
fee Of Land Agent, passed May !, 1854; To
change the location of the principal Office of
Companies; For the relief of Jonas
Monger.
The bill to authorize q Board of Commis-
sioners TO settle the claims for military services
and aid, has been up, and, with numerous in
structions to amend, was referred to o select
of one--Mr. Odlin--who reported II
back, and the bill was passed--yeas so, nays
20. A question being made as to the power to
pass bill authorizing the payment Of money
not before provided BY law-except that such
bill shall receive q tWo.thirds majority vote
the decision Of the Speaker was reserved until
tomorrow.