The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-04-15
ONO LEGasLATUFsE.
Letter iron. Columbus.

Editor Democrat: ~
In the Senate to-day, House bill making
it legal for Federal officers to make certain
arrests in this State, came up for passage al
though as;milar bill had been before intro
duced in the Senate, it was thought best to
save time and act on House bill.
Mr.. Fink opposed its passage, and attempts
ed to prove that it recognized a privilege or
power, in the Federal Governments which
was not sanctioned by our State Constitution,
and an innovation dangerous to the liberties of
the people. Mr.. McBurney, Union Demo-
crat, spoke in favor of the bill, and said he
was surprised that any loyal man should be
opposed to its passage. a, vote was ordered
and the bill passed % yeas tor6 nays. This
bill, as it has finally passed, provides that any
person or persons who shall kidnap or arrest
and imprison any achfte person or persons, with
the intention of carrying such person out of.
the State unless it be in pursuance of the
laws thereof, or of the United Ssates, or
military order of the constituted authorities
thereof or of the Constitution, Laws, treaties
or articles of war of the United States, or of
maritime usage under the Law of Nations,
shall, on conviction, be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, &C., sec. 2, repeals the act to
present forcible abductions of citizens OF
Ohio, passed June 18, 1885. By the passage
of this law, the action against Gov. Tod and
Messrs Bliss & Scott, will fall through, for
want of law under which to prosecute.
Claims tol, Water Po,oer Re,lts.-Mr. Harsh
from the Committee on Public Works, re-
ported that the amount due the State for lease
of water power to be S68, ,289,65, and recon-
mended that resolution be adopted requir-
ing all good claims collected without delay,
and Others to be settled by compromise. The
Senate indefinitely postponed House bill
to authorize insurance companies to increase
the number of their directors.
The Miami and Erie Canal Again.-The
Senate, invited TO Cincinnati, to partake OF
the hospitalities Of the city. The Senate
gives to Cincinnati the Miami Canal, and un.
der the rule that one good turn de-
serves another. Cincinnati invites the Sen
ate to the City TO partake of the good things
in store for them. The House left out in
the cold
A new Bill by Mr. Odlin, amendatory Of
the act for the punishment of certain crimes
by providing, that if three or more persons
shall assemble together armed with danger
Gus weapons, or missiles with intent TO dc
any unlawful act against the peace, or being
lawfully assembled and SO armed shall agree
or make any movement or proposition there.
for, or shall commit any unlawful act, the
persons so offending shall each on conviction
be imprisoned in the penitentiary, and kept a
hard labor, &C., not to exceed ten nor les
than one year.
The Gooe,noyslap-Io Ioa to be on the Course
Tod and his friends are evidently trying
hard to turn TO good advantage, his arrest BY
the Sheriff OF Fairfield county, and theerb!
secure his denomination for Governor Bu
4 l submit q Mr. Editor''-that if David Tod
or R. w. Tay1er, are nominated for any offic
the coming fall, whether, they will not hav'
arough and stormy passage along the line o
the "c5dnao,aecl'' Pennsylvania and Ohio Ca
nal. Take heed ".gentemen'' the facts ant
figures are before the public, and they won'
4 lie
The soldiers voting bill is still hanging By
the gills, and is now in possession of a seconc
Committee of Conference, its provisions al
having Leen concurred in, but one section
. which section provides that each ballot shall
hove he ,,aDoa- of +bo ,,otnr ,,rritfan on f1
back-the House insisting on the above pro
visions, and the Senate dissenting.
14prTJ 8-Iia the Senate-Bzzs Passed.
bill to secure to counties investing in .Agri
/ cultural Fair Grounds, a prior lien upon salt
grounds. House bill, 20 authorize railroad
companies TO increase their stock and issu
bonds in certain cases. This bill is meas
ure brought forward by the friends of tn
} Atlantic &, Great Western Railroad to en-
able the stockholders to complete their roa'
to Cincinnati A bill to establish a Commits
sion in Cincinnati, to encourage immigration
and to prevent fraudulent practices agains
to be appointed by the Governor, hold his of
fee years, and is TO receive no salary. TIL
/, Senate has indefinitely postponed House bill
to amend the tax law, an increase of levy t
4 mills for school purpnses-and also the bil
to establish the Ohio State Agricultural, Mil
itary and Mechanical College.
In the House, AprSl 9-Bill 1856, maxim
approi riations for the year 1868, was take
,,no,J ,,,eeod UlLa- NT;I;4;o l,;I1 -. l.. :
: ken from the Committee of the Whole, an
made the special order for tomorrow at tw
o'clock p. m. -HE - as q
The House refused to cngross the bill t
prohibit the immigration into the State, Q
persons of African descent, by vote of 4
nays to 25 yeas. An amendment by Girls
wold limiting the prohibition to such person
as have been held as slaves failed by % to 4t
Mr.. Winans, House bill to punish certai
offenses therein named was ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading tomorrow morn
ing. This bill provides, that every perso
who shall foreibly resist, or who shall aid, c
abet, counsel, or advise by act or by speecl
. by writing or printing, or in any other mar
ner, any other person or persons in -ividuall,
or generally, forcibly to resist any draft of an
man or men enrolled into the service of th
United States, or who shall by any NEAR
abstract, or hinder any officer, either civil {
miltary, or in any way interfere with the fire
: exercise of the military authority in the Stat
: shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, an
= upon conviction thereof, be fined in any SUI