MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1857.

Prayer by Rev. Mr. Jameson.

The journal of Saturday was read and approved.

Mr. Flowers presented the memorial of Martin Burckley, and 74 other citizens of Perry county, praying for a reduction of tolls on the Zanesville and Maysville Turnpike, which was referred to the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes.

Mr. Hawkins presented the memorial of H. G. Thurber, and 50 other citizens of Ashtabula county, praying for amendments of the school law, which was referred to a select committee of three-Messrs. Hawkins, Flowers and Hutcheson of Madi

son.

Mr. Plumb presented the memorial of Roswell McCarty, and 118 other citizens of Lorain county, praying for the repeal of all laws that make a distinction on account of sex, regarding property rights and guardianship of children, which was referred to the select committee on that subject.

Mr. Blakeslee presented the petition of W. R. Chilson, of Defiance county, praying for relief against a judgment at law, rendered in the name of the State against him, which was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Upham presented the memorial of Joseph Ely, and 60 other citizens of Fulton county, praying for a law authorizing a special tax, which was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Watson presented the petition of Andrew Curtis, and 45 other citizens of Berea, Cuyahoga county, asking that immediate measures may be taken to have the words white, and male erased from our State constitution, and asks its reference to the special committee on amendments to the constitution, which was agreed to.

Mr. Ricker presented the petition of J. Whitaker, and others, asking amendments to the school law, which was referred to the committee on Schools and School Lands.

Mr. Baughman presented the memorial of Peter Stoll, and 39 other citizens of Wayne county, praying for a law which will require the destroying of thistles, which was referred to the committee on Agriculture.

The Speaker announced the following special committees:

Reform School-Messrs. Monroe, Thomas and Plumb.

Bureau of Statistics-Messrs. Smith of Franklin, Cook and Rodgers.
Geological Survey-Messrs. Jewett, Mendenhall of Jefferson and Egley.
Rights of Women-Messrs. Plumb, Cook and Egley.

Abuses of Elective Franchise-Messrs. Yaple, Truesdale and Chaney.

Committee on amendments to constitution-Messrs. Parsons, Mygatt, Smith of Knox, Yaple, Chaney, Cadwell and Andrews.

Mr. McFarland gave notice that on to-morrow, or some future day of the session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for the transfer or surrender of turnpikes and plank roads.

Mr. Guthrie gave notice that on to-morrow, or some subsequent day of the session, he would ask leave to introduce a bill for the protection of salt wells and salt furnaces.

Mr. Blakeslee gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the session, he would introduce a bill to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an

act to fix and provide for holding the terms of courts of common pleas in the several counties of the third judicial district of Ohio," passed Feb. 20, 1856.

Mr. True gave notice that he would at some future day of the session, ask leave to introduce a bill amendatory of the twenty-fourth section of the present school law.

Mr. Littler gave notice that on to-morrow or some early day in the session, he would introduce a bill to fix the salaries of ceratin state officers, and repeal a certain act therein named.

Mr. Hutcheson of Madison, gave notice that he would on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the present session ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for the election of supreme, common pleas and probate judges.

Mr. Haines gave notice that he would on to-morrow or some future day of the session, introduce a bill to amend the act entitled "An act to amend the act entitled an act to create and establish a common school fund in that part of the county of Warren, composed of the Virginia Military District.

Mr. Yaple gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the session, he would introduce a bill further defining the jurisdiction and practice of the court of common pleas.

Mr. Yaple gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the session he would introduce a bill to further preserve the purity of elections.

Mr. Needham on leave, introduced House bill No. 191; To amend an act entitled an act to regulate the fees of officers in civil and criminal cases, passed March 5, 1831, which was read the first time.

Mr. Needham, on leave, introduced House bill No. 192; To amend the act entitled an act to provide for struck juries in the district courts and courts of common pleas in Ohio, passed March 12, 1853, which was read the first time.

Mr. Upham, on leave, introduced House bill No. 193; Ceding to the United States of America, jurisdiction over certain lands on or near Maumee Bay, in Lucas county, and for other purposes therein mentioned, which was read the first time.

Mr. Haines, on leave, introduced House bill No. 194; To authorize the organization of mutual insurance companies, which was read the first time.

On motion of Mr. Parsons,

House bill No. 186; To organize the militia, was taken from the table and read the first time.

On motion of Mr. Iroin,

The House took a recess.

THREE O'CLOCK, P. M.

Mr. Mygatt made the following report, which was agreed to:

The select committee, to whom was referred House bill No. 129, has had the same under consideration and would ask leave to report the same back and recommend that it be indefinitely postponed.

GEORGE MYGATT.

Message from the Senate.

Mr. Speaker:

The following bills have been introduced into the Senate, and read the first time: S. B. No. 176; To amend sections 228 and 236 of an act entitled an act to establish a code of civil procedure, passed March 11, 1853.

S. B. No. 177; Fixing the salaries of the judges of supreme courts and court of common pleas in the State of Ohio.

S. B. No. 178; To amend the second section of the act entitled an act concerning bail in criminal cases, passed March 3, 1834.

S. B. No. 179; To amend the act entitled an act for the prevention of gaming, passed March 12, 1831.

S. B. No. 180; To amend the fifth section of the act entitled an act to authorize the incorporation of joint stock insurance companies, passed April 11, 1856.

Attest:

Message from the Senate.

Mr. Speaker:

W. T. BASCOм, Clerk.

The following bills have been introduced into the Senate and read the first time: S. B. No. 181; To amend the eighty-second section of the act entitled an act to provide for the creation and regulation of incorporated companies in the State of Ohio, passed May 1, 1852.

S. B. No. 182; To authorize the supplying evidence of title to lands sold by the State where the same has been lost or destroyed by accident or otherwise.

The Senate has passed the following joint resolution, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

Relative to detailed report of expenditures at the Northern Lunatic Asylum.

The Senate has indefinitely postponed House bill No. 34; Supplementary to an act for the government of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum and the care of idiots and the insane, passed March 19, 1850.

Attest:

W. T. BASCOM, Clerk.

The Senate joint resolution herewith transmitted, was agreed to.

Mr. Smith of Krox, from the committee on Finance, reported House bill No. 195; Making appropriations in part for the year 1857, which was read the first

time.

Mr. Yaple moved to correct the printed journal, page 516, immediately preceding the report of the standing committee on unfinished business, by inserting,

"Whereupon, Mr. Yaple moved to reconsider the vote, which motion to reconsider was laid on the table."

The subject was then referred to a select committee of three-Messrs. Parsons, Yaple and Langdon.

Mr. Mendenhall of Jefferson, offered the following resolution:

WHEREAS, Information has been received that a gross outrage has been perpetrated by the late physician of the Ohio Penitentiary, upon a patient in the hospital of that institution, therefore,

Resolved, That the standing committee on the Penitentiary be instructed to make

inquiry into the correctness of said statements, and report thereon to this House; and that to enable them to do so, said committee is hereby empowered to send for persons and papers, and to take testimony under oath or affirmation.

Mr. Langdon moved to amend the preamble as follows, which was agreed to: Strike out after the word whereas, "information has been received," and insert "statements have been made to members of this House."

The resolution was then agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Parsons, the House resolved itself into committee of the Whole on the orders of the day-Mr. True in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee rose and reported back

H. B. No. 119; To amend the 105th and 360th sections of the act to establish the code of civil procedure, passed March 11, 1853, without amendment, which was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

H. B. No. 49; To amend the act to establish a code of civil procedure, passed March 11, 1853, without amendment, which was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

H. B. No. 149; To authorize manufacturing gas light and coke companies to hold real estate necessary to the transaction of their legitimate business, without amendment, which was referred to the committee on Corporations.

S. B. No. 92; An act supplementary to an act prescribing the duties of county surveyor, passed Feb. 15, 1853, without amendment, which was referred to a select committee of three-Messrs. Langdon, Rogers and Boehmer.

S. B. No. 45; To amend the 7th section of an act entitled "an act for the prevention of certain immoral practices, passed Feb. 17, 1851, with three amendments, striking out all the sections of the bill.

On motion of Mr. Bingham,

Said bill was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Rogers offered the following House joint resolution, No. 7, which was laid over under the rules:

WHEREAS, Because of a succession of failures of the sugar crop of the United States; and also because of a largely increased consumption of the article, the price of sugar has risen to an unusual hight, thereby seriously oppressing all classes of community, and more especially the poor man; almost placing beyond his reach an article which, from its common use, may be considered one of the necessaries of life, therefore,

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to use their influence in procuring the repeal, or suspension, of the law imposing duties upon imported sugars.

Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and resolution be forwarded to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.

Mr. Yaple introduced the following resolution, which was lost, together with an amendment offered by Mr. Hutcheson, of Madison, so as to include the windows on each side of the Speaker's chair:

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of this House be requested to procure light curtains to cover the inside of the windows at the south end of this hall, so constructed as to admit of their being rolled up in case it shall at any time be

necessary to admit more light. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to require the present curtains to be removed.

Mr. Holmes offered the following resolution which was lost:

Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed to procure paper baskets for the reception of litter from the members' desks.

On motion of Mr. Bingham, the House adjourned.

Attest:

JAS. S. ROBINSON, Clerk.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1857.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Jameson.

The Journal was read and approved.

Mr. Cable presented the memorial of John H. Young and twenty other citizens of Champaign county, praying for the increase of the salaries of judges which was referred to the standing committee on Fees and Salaries.

Mr. Littler presented the memorial of Wm. Brown, Samuel Ray and 100 other citizens of Clark county, praying for the repeal of the law of last winter, regulating the compensation of county officers, which was referred to the committee on Fees and Salaries.

Mr. Littler presented the memorial of Chas. Anthony, Esq., and 136 other citizens of Clark county, praying for the increase of the salaries of supreme and common pleas judges, which was referred to the committee on Fees and Salaries. H. B. No. 186; To organize the Militia of the State, was read the second time, when

Mr. Slough moved that the bill be referred to the committee on the Militia. Mr. Hutcheson, of Madison, moved that it be committed to the committee of the Whole, which was agreed to,

Mr. Ricker gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of this session he would introduce a bill supplementary to an act enabling holders of land within this State to perpetuate testimony relative to their lands.

Mr. Carlin gave notice that he would on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the session, ask leave to introduce a bill to amend the charter of the Maumee and Perrysburgh Bridge Company.

Mr. Hunter gave notice that on to-morrow or some subsequent day of the session, he would introduce a bill to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the reduction of fees now allowed to sheriffs for keeping and providing for prisoners in jail, passed March 13, 1844.

Mr. Hatcher, on leave, introduced House bill No. 196; To authorize the commissioners of certain counties to loan money in certain cases, which was read the first time.

Mr. Gatch, on leave, introduced House bill No. 197; Supplementary to an act entitled an act establishing boards of county commissioners and prescribing their duties, passed March 12, 1853, which was read the first time.