Ohio State journal and Columbus gazette (Columbus, Ohio : 1825), 1835-02-26

              (DUIKD PRINTED AND PUBLISHED Bit JOM tllillCUE. AND COLUMBUS GAZETTE. !Two Dollar fifty Cents in Advsmcet Or, Three Dollars at the end of the year TERMS. New Series.. ..iVo. 36, Vol. IV. COLUMBUS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 36, 1825. Whole Number, 1381. .JOS KNAL &, .'K3i'S"rK. Of TUB pnoOEEDISOS Of TUB LEGISLATURE OF OHIO, 11EPORTED FOR TUB OHIO STATE JOURNAL. SENATE. Wednesday, Feb. 18. Mr Anthony, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported against the expediency of legislative aolion in the cage of Anthony )pp, a debtor in the Fairfield county jail; which was agreed to, and the committee were discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Air Spangler, from the committee on Claims, to whom was referred the account of Samuel Thompson, for cleaning and repairing the arms belonging lo the Stale, reported a resolution, providing lor the payment of $380 fortho same; which wai laid on the table. Mr Anthony, from the committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the petition from citizens of the town of Franklin, Warren county, praying that the Corporate Authorities may bo authorized to grant li censes to grocers and retailers of ardent spirits, and tho remonstrance against the same, reported against the prayer of the petition, as unreasonable, and that it ought not to be granted; which wai agreed to. Mr Anthony, also from tho committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the Message of the Governor, in relation to the Northern IJoundary of the State, with other documents, reported a preamble and resolu tions on the subject, declaratory of the right of Ohio, as denned by the adoption 01 tne Constitution, in 14)2. The yeas and nays being taken, the preamble and resolutions were agreed to, unanimously. Mr Anthony, from tho same committee, to whom was referred the application of J vm Watson, to bo rufunded the prico of land erroneously entered at the State Land Office, reported that, under the act for the relief of purchasers of Ohio and Miami Ca nal lands, passed Feb. 27, 18:34, the Auditor 01 State was autnorizea to gram reuei in the case referred to; and recommended that the committee be discharged from the fur ther consideration of the subject; which was agreed to. BILLS REPORTED. By Mr Whittlesey, from the committee on tho Judiciary; a Dill to amenu an aci iur granting licenses, &c. in certain cases, passed March 14, By .Mr Howard; a bill to provide for the erection of the townships of Sulphur Springs, I'leaeant, and Adams, in the county of Seneca; also, a bill to incorporate tho Huron Iron Company-read the first time. OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA CANAL RILL. The bill from the House, to amend the act incorporating the Ohio and Pennsylvania Canal Company, with amendments, was read the third tune and passed. Mr Spangler offered for adoption the following resolution; which was laid ou tho table: Resolved, by the General Assembly of the Slate of Ohio, That the Canal Commissioners bo, and they aro heroby instructed, to cause a survey to bo made of the Hock-hocking Valley, from tho termination of the Lateral Canal, in tho town ol Lmcaater, in Fairfield coun'y, to the town of Athons, in Athens county; and that they cause tne necessary esiimiitcs to be made, of the proba ble cost of constructing a navigable communication from the said Lateral Canal to Athens, by creating slack water by dams, or bi Canal, or both, and report to the Le gislature, at their next session, tire result of such survey anil eslunatos; anu aiao, weir opinion as to the practicability of construct' ing such navigable communication; and whether such an improvement wouiuoe oe neficial to the Stale generally: together with such other facts in relation to the Valley of the Hockhocking, as they may deem necessary. THREE PER CENT. FUND. Tho Senate then resolved itself into a committee of tho whole, Mr Shepler in the chair, on the bill to amend the act for the distribution of the three per cent. Fund, and reported the same back with an amendment striking out the first suction, save the onacl-ing clause. Mr Hawkins then moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed; which was carried jo the affirmative, by the following vote: YEAS .Messrs Alexandor, Anderson, Anthonv. Atkinson. Doan. Disney, Haw kins, Houston, Howard, Kendall, King, Lind, Lyman, McMechan, MclVaig, McDowell, Morris, Morse, Osborn, Pilson, Ra-venscroft, Shepler, Spangler, Steele, Vance, Vincent, Walke, Whittlesey, Yeo, and Speaker 30. NAYS Messrs Hopkins, Johnston, and JNewoll-3. HI N UNO rUNJ. Mr McMechan, from the committee on Finance, roported back the bill to provide for the investment of the Sinking Fund, with sundry amendments; which were agreed to. Tho question was then taken on ordoring the bill to he engrossed for its third reading; which was decided in the negative 17 to 12, as follows: YEAS Messrs Atkinson, Doan, Disney, Hawkins, Howard, Johnston, Kendall, McMechan, Osborn, Steele, Vincent, and Spea- NAYS Mossrs Alexander, Hopkins, Houston, Lis, Lyman, McKaig, McDowell, Morris, Pilson, Ravenscrott, Shepler, Spangler, Vauce, Walke, Whittlesey, and Yeo-17. MAUMEE rKKKT. On motion, the committee of the whole was discharged from the bill from the House, to establish and rogulate a Ferry across the Maumee river, at the town of Maumee, in the county of Wood; and, aflor aomo discussion, on motion of Mr Steele, Ihe bill was indefinitely postponed, without division. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. The bill from the House, lo amend the act pointing out the mode of levying taxes, was considered in comuntteo or the whole, Mr Whittlesey in the chair, and reported to the Senate, with some amendments; which were agreed to. After various unsuccess ful motions further to amend the bill, and considerable discussion, in which Messrs Hawkins, Anthony, McDowell, Osborn, Spangler, and other Senators took part, the bill was indefinitely postponed yeas 17, nays 14. BOUNDARY LINK. On motion of Mr Anthony, the bill defining the Northern Boundaries of certain counties within this State, and for other purposes, was taken up in committee of the whole, Mr Morris in the chair; and several amendments having been adopted, the committee rose and reported. On motion of Mr Anthony, the bill was then laid on the table, and the amendments ordered to be printed. IIOUSU OF REPRESENTATIVE. Bill) read the third lime and pasted A bill to extend the time of making payment by the purchasers of school section 16, township 2, range 4, between the Miami rivers, in the county of liuil-r; a bill to amend the act defining tho powers and duties of Justices of the Peace and Constables in civil cases, paused March 14, 1831; a bill to incorporate the Clyde Iron Company, in the county of Ashtabula; and a hill making a special appropriation of the throe per cent, fund within tho county of Knee. Also, the following bills from the Senate, viz: A bill lo incorporate the Regular Baptist Church and Society called liethany, at Wonalor, Wayne county, O iio; and a bill to incorporate the Clifton Manufacturing Company. The hill to amend tho acts incorporating the Commercial, the Franklin, and the Lafayette Banks of Cincinnati, was also read the third time. A long, irregnl ir,and animated debate, In the course of which sundry amendments were offered to the details of the bill, the bare stutement of which would fill several columns, all of which were negatived witkethe exception of two offered by Mr Taylor, providing that the privileges granted by the bill Khali not extend to any Hanking Institution, two thirds of the capital slack of which is owned out of tho Slate, and prohibiting foreigners, living out of the United States, who inuy hereafter purchasu stock, from voting at flections, either m person or by proxy, which were agreed to when, alter the re jectionof a motion lor the indefinite postponement of the whole subjoel by .Mr M'Lunir, of a motion for its postponement until tho first Monday of December next by Mr Taylor, and of a call for the previous question by Mr Anderson, inado at different intervals during tho discussion, the hill as amended was finally passsed by the ful-lowinf vote: YliAS Mess. Anderson, Ankeny, Rond, Butt, Campbell, Cruig, Crowley, Hllis, Enyeart, Forbes, Goode, liar an, Hatha way, llotchkiss, Ihrig, Jackson, Kirov rvirtland, Layman, Loudon, .tledary, Moore of Jefferson, Morris, Olis, Olt, Q,uiu, Ra- mage, lleed, Holler, Sawyer, Saylcr, lie-ward, Snort, Sprague, Starkweather, Stu- key, anliook, and v ill W. .NAYS Mess Uirkor, lleiitley, 11 si wick, llrown, HiiriisiJes, Clark, Coi.hrau, ('nulling, Dille, Gru'.ili, Hatch, llulburd, Johnson, M Donald, M Lung, M l.iugliliii, Miller, Moore of Delegare, Moore ol Muskingum, Newton, 1 line. Peas.', Robinson, Stivers, Taylor, and Wilson '!, Tho litis of tho bill was then amended so as to read "A bill lo authorize the several B inks of the S ate uf Ohio to open transfer books in certain cases." I'tlilhns presented Uy Mr Read; from Jacob Huffman, praying compensation for extra services rendered as guard at the Ohio Penitentiary referred lolhe committee on Claims, lly Mr Loudon; from sundry citizens of llrown county, praying for tho incorporation ola Bank atUourgHoivn, in the county aforesaid laid on the table mil postponed until the first Monday of December next, lly Mr Read; from the members of the Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Jefferson, Franklin county, praying for an ac. of incorporation re-lerred to Mossrs Read and (irubb. tly Air Uuiu; from certain inhabitants of this Slate, praying for the suppression of exlra-iud.cial oaths referred to the committee heretofore appointed on the same subject, lly Mr Taylor; from sundry citizens of Ohio, praying for the repeal of all laws which create a distinction between the whites and the colored population referred to the committee on the Judiciary. BUli reported, and read the first lime lly Mr Craig; a bill to extend the limits of the corporation of the town ol Cumberland, in the county nt Guernsey, lly .Ur Wilson; a hill to incorporate tin town uf Mil ton, in Miami county. Mr Barker, from tho conrnittoe to which was recommitted the bill from the Senate to tuy out and establish a State road in the counties ol Muskingum, Alorga uua Wash iuglon, reported the same back with sundry amendments, which were severally agreed to, and with the bill, ordered to be read the third time to morrow. Mr Morris, from the committee to which was recommitted the bill from the Senate to amend the act pointing out the mode of levying taxes, and to repeal an act amen' datory thereto, passod Feb. 2rt, 114, re-ported the sumo back with sundry amend menu, which wore laid on the table for consideration. Bills introduced on leave, and read Vie first time lly Mr Dille; a bill to incorpo rate tho Areulo Iron Company, in tho coun ty of Ueiuga. lly Mr Anderson; a bill to amend tho act lor the more effectual uu iiishmunt of curtain offences in the county ot Hamilton, ny Air Uatdvviu; a bill sup pleineutary to the act to amend the act fur opening anil regulating riads and hurh ways, and repealing an act to amend tho same. Mr Uoodo offered the following rosolu lion: which was agreod to: Resolved, That the equalization of tho appraisement of ihe real eslale in this State, made by the late Buird of Formalization, be role r rod lo the standing coiniuiueo on 1 1 nance; and that aaid coinmittoe be instructed to fix the rate pur cent, and the amount ot the grand total ot taxable property agroed on by said Board of Equalization, at such rates per cent, that the whole amount of taxes paid on tho present appraisement and equalization shall not be greater in amount, than the amount paid in the year 1834, under the former appraiso icnt and equalization; and report thereon by bill or otherwise.The preamblo and resolutions from the Senate, rolativo to the Northern Boundary of this Stute, were then taken up for consideration; and the fame, after having been amended by tho insertion nf nn additional resolution, requesting the Governor to transmit a cony thereof to each of our Senators and Representative'! in Congress, and also to the Executive of the Territory of Michi gan, were agreed lo yeas 67, nays 1 and returned to the Senate. The joint resolution nn the table, propo sing an adjournment of this General Assembly on the 2d day of March next, was then taken up tor consideration; when, after an animated debate, in the course of which the resolution was so amended as to substitute ihe 9th day of March for the 2J, the resolution was agreed to. On motion of Mr Ihrig, the vote on the joint resolution from tho Senate, providing tnr the payment ol 51011 to Dr. M. II. Wright, was reconsidered; and said resolution was ordered to lie nn the tnble, Bills considered in committee of the whole, and ordered to be read a third time bill from the Senate directing tho Bale of a certain school section No 10, in Read township, in the county of Seneca, Mr And 'rson in the chair; a bill from the Senate to amend tho act for opening and regulating roads and highways, passedMarch 14, 1831, .Mr Otis in the chair; a bill to incorporate the town of Putnam, in the cour.ty of Muskingum, Mr Dille in the chair; a bill from the Senate lor the relief of tho heirs and personal representatives of William H. Tong, decea sod, Mr M'Donald in the chair; a bill to incorporate the first Presbyterian Church ami Congregation of Putnam, .Mr Seward in the chair; and a bill to incorporate the Regular Biptist Church at Lost creek, Miami county, Mr Slivers in the chair. On motion of Air (J io,le, tin vote on the joint resolution from the Senate, appointing I rusteos lor the Medical Colleg.) ol Ohio, was reconsidered; and said resolution was ordered to lie on the table. The resolution authorizing Ihe Clerk of this House to appoint an additional assistant, was then taken up; and. after some debate, the same was again ordered to lie on the table for consideration. .Mr Allen offered the following resolution; which was agroed to: Resolved by the General Assembly of Ihe State of Ohio, That the State Librarian bi, and he is heroby required, to furnish the Hall of the House uf Representative-, and the Senate Chamber, with tho best Maps of the United States ho can procure from those now extant, anil have the saino hung up in until Hall and Clumber, botoro the first Monday of December next. SENATE. Thursday, fib. 19. Petitions By Mr Hawkins; from Will iam Meachling, praying that the Lcgisla ture would confirm the location of a certain State Road laid out from Somerset, Porry coun'y, to the Ohio river, opposite to Ihe town of Elizabethtown referred to the committee of the whole, with the bill on the subject. By Mr Newell; from sundry inhabitant! of Union township, Logan county, praying an extension of tho time of ma king an enumeration of the whito youth relerred to the committee on Schools and School Lands. BILL REPORTED. Mr Lyman, from the committee on the Judiciary, reported tho bill from tho House, relerred to Ihem, to legalize the official acts ot James Fordice, a Justice of the Peace lor Lost Creek township; on motion, the bill was then indefinitely postponed. BILL INTROnUCED. Mr Lind, pursuant lo notice, and on leave, introduced a bill to extend the time of payment to purchasers of cerlain Virginia Mil itary School Lands, within the county of iticnianu read the nrst tuna. ILLS READ A THIRD TIME. A bill to amend the act to provide for the proof, acknowledgment, and recording of deeds and other instruments ot writing, passed l ea. II, lo ll; a bill to lay out and establish a graded State Road in Ihe coun ties ol Harrison and Tuscarawas; a bill to amend the act to incorporate tho town of Portsmouth, in the county ot Scioto, passed Dec. ), 1831; a bill to lay out and establish a State Road Irom VVorthington to Galena; a bill to incorporate the Wellington Social Library Company, in the county ol Lorain; and a bill to lay out and establish a State Road Irom Piqua, by wayot Greonevillo. in Dark county, to the Indiana State line; were severally read the third tune and The following bills from the House, were severally read the third time and passed: A Dill to incorporate the foriao county jrur- naca Company; and a bill to incorporate the first Congregational Society of Bioomfield, Trumbull county. On motion ol Mr Spangler, the resolution submitted by him yesterday, directing a sur vey of the Hockhocking Valley, Ato. was taxen up ar.u agreed to. On motion of .Mr .Uc Median, the resolu tion from the House, authorizing the Canal Commissioners lo employ Engineers to com plete surveys, authorized by resolution of the General Assembly, was taken up and adopted, on the question being taken yeas zj, nays . On motion or Mr Hawkins, It was Resolved, That the standing committee on the Judiciary, to whom the bill to amend the act lor the relief of insolvont dobtors has been committed, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending said bill, as to provide that the Commission ers of Insolvents may accept the bonds of persons entitled to the Prison Hounds, upon application. DAY OF ADJOURNMENT. The resolution from the House, for the adjournment of the General Assembly, on the Dili Marchnext, was adopted yeas 27, nays i. 8INKIK1 POMO. Mr Osborn, from tho coinmiltea on Fi nance, to whom the subject was recommit ted, roported a bill to provide for loaning tne auming runu, anu tne Canal r ends which was road the first time. BOUNDARY LINK, On motion ol Mr Hawkins, tho bill on the subject of the Northern Boundary lino with the amendments made in committee ol the whole, was taken up. The amendments were then severally read and adopted, and ihe bill was ordered to bo engrossed lor its third reading lo-uiorrow. The Speaker laid before the Senate a communication from the Board of Canal Commissioners, in answer to a call for information on the subject of the construction of a Lock opening a passage for boats from the Ohio Canal, to the Reservoir, at the Licking Summit; in which the Commissioners stated, that the work bad been deferred, in consequence of other contemplated improvements; which would supersede Ihe necessity of the Lock; and which would be completed, in the course of the ensuing summer. The Senate then proceeded to the orders of ihe day; when various bills of a local nature were considered in committee nf Ihe whole; and, having passed the usual legis lative action, were ordered to their third reading to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bills read the third time and passed A bill to incorporate the town nf Putnam, in Muskingum county; a bill to incorporate the Regular Baptist Church at Lost creek, Miami county; and a bill to incorporate the first Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Putnam, in the county ot Muskingum. Also, the following bills from the Senate, viz: A bill lo amend the act lor onening and regulating roads and highways, passed March 14, 1811; a bill for tho ruliof of the heirs and personal representatives of William II. Tong, deceased; a bill directing the sale of a certain school section 10, In Read township, in the county of Senoca; and a bill to lay out and osta'dish a graded State road in the counties of Muskingum, Morgan and Washington. Biffs reported, and read the first lime lly Mr Goode, from the commitlee on Canals; a bill to provide fur tho temporary investment of the Sinking Fund. By the same; a bill to incorporate the Urbana, Troy and Greeneville Turnpike Company, lly Mr Read; a bill to incorporate the first Presbyterian Church and Congregation of Jott 'rs m, in the county ot r ranklin. Mr Allen, fro u the committee to which was recommitted tho bill to amend the act to incorporate the village uf Cleveland, pissed February 18, 1831, reported the same back with sundry amendments; which were -severally agreed to, and with the bill ordered lo ho engrossed for a third road ing. Mr Johnson, from the committeo to which was recommitted tho bill Ibr the relief of Abner Enoch, reported the same back with an amendment, roforringssid Enoch's claim to Jeremiah Morrow, Anthony Howard Dunlevy, and Samuel Forrer, as special Commissioners, with instructions to examine and audit tho same on equitable, princi- ple-,and directing the Canal Commissioners to pay the amount which said special Com missioners shall rind lo be due, out of the Canal Fund. The amend oenl was agroed to, after considerable debate; and the bill as amoud d was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr Leynian, from tho coin mil tee to which was recommitted the bill lo incorporate the Ohio, Wayne, Richland and Crawford Ca- nd Rail Koad Company, reported tho s-.nio back with sundry amendments which were read, committed to a committee ot the whole, and made the order of the day for Monday next. The consideration of the bill from the Sonate fixing the salarios of the Governor and Judges of the Suprouie Court, was then resumed ; when tho same wis ordered to be road the third time to-morrow by the ful-following vole: Yeas Messrs Anderson, Birkor, Bent-ley, llond, Host wick, Drown, Bureau, ftult, Cochran, Craig, Crowley, Gushing, Grubb, Hirlin, Ilotrhkiss, IJuboard, lung, John-sou, M'ilunalJ, M'Lauglilin.Modary, Moore of Jelfersm, Moore of Muskingon, Olt, Ramage, It-ad, Ribinson, Sawyer, Seward, Short, S ark weather, Slivers, Stukey, Tay lor, Vanhook, Will, WiMor, Wilson, and Sp 'aker 30. Nays Mxssrs Allen, Ank mey, Baldwin, Biimsides, Campbell, Clark, Dille, li lyeart, Forbes, Uoode, Hatch, Hathaway, Jackson, Kirby, Kirtland, L-yman, Loudon, M'Luiig, Miller, Morris, Newton, Otis, Paine, Pease, Qain, Roller, Sayler, and Sprague 28. O.i motion, tho amendments ol the sialism to the bill to amend the act to incorporate the Pennsylvania and Ohio Cinal Company, wero thon taken up; and the question being on agreeing to the first amendment, which authorizes tho atatoa ol Pennsylvania and Ohio to purchase such portions of said Canal as lie within lluir respective limits, Mr Starkweather moved to amend the same so as to empoivor the Legislature of Ohio, at any time alter the expiration often years fruui the completion of ihe contemplated Canal, so to altor or amend this act, as to limit the company to the rate of tolls that may be established on the Ohio Canal, o far as the Pennsyl vania and Ohio Canal may be within the limits of this State. The motion was supported by the mover and Mr Brown, and opposed by .Messrs, Kirtland and Otis; alter which the quostion waa tanen tnoreon, and decided in the negative yeas 20, nays 44 . I he amendments ot the Senate were then severally agreed lo. Mr Ramage otlerod a resolution, appoint ing Liucoln Gnodale, William Preston, Robert W. M'Coy, and Samuel Parsons, Trustees of the Deal and i'ninb Asylum Ibr tho torin of three years; which was aL'reod to. Hill introduced on leave, and read the first time lly Mr .Morris; a bill to incorpo rale the Woudsheld ttociety oi tne .uotuo- dial Episcopal Church oi the county of .ilon roe. On motion of Mr Ramage, the vote post- poninguntil the first Monday of December next, the consideration of the report of the committee on the subject of the Whitewater Canal, waa reconsidered; and said bill waa ordered to lie on the table. The amendments of the Senate to tho bill to incorporate tho Portage Furnace Company, and the bill to incorporate the first Caiiirrerational Society ol uloomdold, trum bull county, were taken up, and severally agree. I to. The bill from the Sonate making an ap propriatiou for tho beno.it of the Lancaster Lateral Canil Company, and repealing the third section of the act lo aid the Warron county Canal Company in th i o instruction of aaid Canal, and also to aid the Lancaster Lateral Canal Company, was then consider ed in committee- ot the whole, .ur Utt in the chair, roportod back without amend mont, and, alior some debate, ordered to lie ou the table for consideration. flifij read the second time, and ordered and establish a State road from Waldo, in Delaware county, to Marysville, in Union county; a bill from the Senate provi 'ing for the sale of the south eaBt quarter of sec-lion 16, in township 16, of rango 13, in the county of Wayne. Bills considered in commitlee of Ihe whole. and ordered to be read a third time A bill to incorporate the Wardens and Vestrymen of the parish of Trinity Church in Abby-ville, Medina county, Mr Jackson in Ihe chair; a bill from the Senate to authorize the Commissioners of Muskingum county to appropriate certain moneys therein na med, Mr .Newton in tho chair; a bill from the Senate to incorporate the Trustees of the first Congregational Society nf the town of Litchfield, Medina county. Mr Taylor in the chair; a bill from the senate to in corporate the Congregational Church and Siciety in Akron, Mr Kirby in the chair; a bill from the Senale to incorporate I ho town of Hebron, in the county of Licking, Mr Harlan in tho chair; a bill Irom the Senate to authorize the county Commissioners of the coun'y of Hardin to purchase Ibr the use of the county of Hardin lands therein named, Mr Will in the chair; a bill to amend the act defining the duties of supervisors nf roads and highways, passed March 7, 1831, and the act for opening and regulating roads and high ways, pa-sed March 14, 1831, Mr Sprague in the chair; and a bill lo lay nut and establish a State road from tho town of Rutland, in the county of Meigs, to the town of Vinton, in tho county of Gallia, Mr llutt in the chair. The consideration of the bill from tho Sonate to amend the act pointing out the mode of levying taxes, and to repeal an act amendatory thereto, passed February 28, 1334, was then sgain resumed; when, after some further debate, in the course of which the bill waa amended in its dotails, it was again recommitted to the committee to which it had been heretofore recommitted. SENATE. Fbidat, Feb. 20. BILLS REPORTED. Mr Houston, from the committee on Schools and School Lands, to whom was referred a petition from sundry citizens of llois county, praying certain alteration in the Common School law, reported thai Ihe committee had already made an un'avorible report on the same subject, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration thereof; which was agreed to. Mr Lyman, from the committee on the Judiciaiy, reported back the bill to regulate tho taxation and collection of costs, with sundry amendments; which were agreed to. and the bill was ordered tons third rea ding to morrow. Mr Anthony, from the same Committee, reported back the bill to amend the act for the punishment of cerlain offences therein named, passed March 8, 1831, with one amendment; which was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to its third reading tomorrow.Mr Whittlesey, from the committee on the subject, reported the bill for the rolief of the heirs ol Allred 1'erKins, with sundry amendments; which wero laid on the table and ordered to be printed. PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO CANAL. Mr Kendall, from the select committee, to whom wss referred the resolutions submitted by Mr McKaig, lo inquiro into the expediency of authorizing the Governor to employ one or more experienced Engineers to survey, Sta. the rout of a Canal from some point on the Ohio Canal, to the west lino of Pennsylvania, ate. reported unfavor ably on such further survey, until the State shall determine on the surveys already made, whether she shall undertake the con struction of any of them; also, an amend ment to one of the bills referred to them at the same time laid on the table and order ed to be printed. LUNATIC ASYLUM. Mr Doan, Irom ihe commitlee on Medics Colleges and Socieiies, reported a bill pro viding for the establishment of a Lunatic Asylum road the nrst time. BILLS READ A THIRD TIME. The bill defining the Norlhorn Bound ries of certain counties within this State, and for other purposes, was road a third time and passed, by tho following unini. inous vote: YEAS Messrs Alexander, Anderson, Anthony. Atkinson. Doan, Disney. Haw kins, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Kendall, Kimr. Lind. Lvman. McMechan, McKaig, McDowell, Morris, Morse, Newell, Osborn, Pilson. Ravonscroft. Shepler, Stoelo, 1 ay lor, Vance, Vincent, Walks, Whittlosey, Yeo, and Speaker J3. NAYS-iSono. The bill further to amend the act defin ing the dutiea of Executors and Administrators, passed March 12, 1831, was also read the third time ana passed. The following bills Irom the tiouse, were severally read the third lime and passed: A bill lo extend the time ol making payment by purchasers of School section 16, town ship, range 4, between the Miami rivers, in the county ol lluller; a Din to incorporate the Geruiantown Lateral Canal Company i a bill to incorporate the brat regular Uauiist Church of Cnnst.in the town of Frank lort, Ross county; a bill to incorporate the Meth odist Episcopal Church and Society of Uloomtield, i rumoull county; a on i to incorporate the Dayton Free Bridge Comoa ny; a bill to incorporate the Fellenberg In alitule, in Brunswick, Medina county; a bill to amend the act lo regulate the action lor forcible entry and detainer, passed f ebrua- rv 25. 1831; a bill to incorporate the town ol Coolville, in tne county oi Athens; a diii to lav out and establish a State Koad Irom llucyrus, crawtoru county, mrougn van Wart county, towards Fort Wayne; a bill to incorporate the Gallipolia Lyceum; a bill to amend the act to ereot tne county ot oar-roll, passed December 23, 1832; a bill to in corporate the Evangelical Liulheran Won ireiraiion, at ciroievuie; a out to incorpo rate the Alilford Library Association; aud a bill to amend the aot to incorporate the M ucation Society of fainesville, Geauga county. Mr uianey suDiniuea mo louowing resolution: which was agreed to: Resolved, by the General Assembly of tin Stale of Ohio, That tho Speakers of ihe respective Branches be, and they are hereby directed lo audit, for payment, tho ac counts lor postage against the members aud officers of Ibis General Assembly except such oart as may have been received upon matters not connected with their legislative The Senate then proceeded lo the orders of the day, and several bills were considered in committee of the whole, and ordered to their third reading. The bill lo create a lien in certafn casea, on motion of Mr Hawkins, was indefinitely postponed. On motion of Mr McMechan, it was Resolved, That the committee on Ihe Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether any, and if any, what amendments are necessary to the set for the punishment of crimes, so as mora effectually to provide for the conviction and punishment of persons associated with, or harboring, knowingly, persons engaged in violating the laws; and thai said committee have leave to report by bill, or otherwise. On motion of Mr Doan, it was Resolved, by the General As-einbly of the Slate of Ohio. That the Canal Commissioners cause an accurate survey and estimate to be made of the contemplated Turnpike Road authorized to be conslructed under the act to incorporate the Ohio Turnpike Company, passed Feb. 11, 1832; and make report of such survey and estimate to the President of said Company, so soon as it may be practicable. NORTHERN BOUNDARY. On motion of Mr Anthony, the Senate took up the preamble and resolutions on the subject of the Northern Boundary line; whon the amendments made by the House, were disagreed to. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Bills rend the third lime and passed. A bill to ninond the act to incorporate the villngeifClevtluiid, palled Feb, 18, 1834; a bill to lay out nud eitaliliih a State road from Wuldo, in Delawure county, to Muryi-villu, in Union county; u bill to incorporate the Wardens and Veilryincn of the parish of trinity Church, of Abbvvillr, Medina coun ty; a bill to lay out and eitablish a State road Irom the town of ltutlaml, i it the county of Meiiri, to the town of Vinton, in the county of Gallia; a bill supplementary to the net palled Deo. 27, 183-1, to niuenil the act for opouing nnd regulutiug roads and highways, nnd repealing nn net to amend the laiuu, ptused Feb. 25, 1833; and a bill fortho relief of Abner Enoch. Alio, the following bill! from the Senate, viz: A hill to nuthorizetlhe Coinmiiiioneri nf Musking um oouuty, to appropriate certain moueyi therein named ; a bill providing for tho sale olthu sooth eust quarter of section 10, township 10, of r&uge 13, in the county of IVayne; a bill to aiilhorizo the county Coin iniisionen of the county of Hardin to pur chase, for Ihe use of the comity uf Hardin, lands therein named ; a bill to incorporate tho Congregational Church nud Society in Akron, I'ortage county; u hill to incorpo rate the Trustee! of tho first Congregational Society in the town of Litchfield, in the county of Medina; and a bill to incorpor ate the town of Hebron, in the county of j the establishment of Western Commercial Hospitals, reported a resolution, reoomiaiuid- ing the establishment of the institutions in quel ion to the favorable attention of Congress; which will ngroed lo. Mr Coshiii", from the committee oh the Judiciary, to whioh were referred sundry memorials, praying lor the repeal of all laws imposing di,ubilities or roilriotiiois on black nnd mulatto per ions, made a long and able report, accompanied by a resolution, declaring that it is inexpedient to take any legislative action on the subject mat er of said memorials; which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr Darker, from the onrcmitlee to whioh were referred sundry petitions from numerous citizens of the counties of Washington, Mortgun and Muskingum, praying for no appropriation of money for the erection of a bridge across Olive green creek, at the place where the inuil arossei laid ilreain, reported that, nllhuugh laid mad is of very great importance, nod entitled to receive every facility which the Legislature can consistently grunt; yet, iuuiniuch ai a bill to lay out a graded Stute road in Ihe counties of Muikinguui, Morgan nnd Washington, has received theinncliun nf this General Assembly, the committee deem it inexpedient 10 legislate upon the luhject until laid road hall be looateil, and therefore ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. Air Morrn, from the commitlee to which was recommitted the bill from the Sonate to amend the net pointing out the mode of levying taxes, and to repeal an act amen' dalory thereto, palled Feb. 28, 1834, repor' ted the mine back with sundry amendments, which were agreed to with some modifications; when, nftcr a long debate, the bill as amended win ordered to be renil the third time to-morrow yeas 39, nai 2d. Bill inlrottiictd on leave, and read the first timelif Mr Harlan; a hill allowing and regulating writs ol certiorari in certain oases. Dn motion of Mr Hutch, the bill Irons the Semite to incorporate Bishop's Fraternal Cal-vinistii; Seminary, win taken up, and passed, A rnessagu was leceived from the Senate,-announcing their diiagreeinent to the amendment of tho II iiw lo the preamble and resolutions on the suhjeel of the Northern Boundary of this Stale; whereupon, on motion of Mr Host nick, Ihe House receded from their suid aiiieiidiuent. Bill read the second time, and ordered lo go to a Uiird reading A bill from the Senate to incorporate the Ve'ern Female Seminary at Manslield, Richland county. On motion, Ihe amendments of the Senate to thu following billi were taken up, considered, and severally agreed to, viz: A bill lo incorporate the Methodist Episcopal Church nnd Sooietyof Bioomfield, Trumbull county I a bill to incorporate Ihe titrmantown Latoral Canal Company ; a bill lo extend Ihe lima of making pnymcnt by the purchasers of school section lu, township z, range 4, be- fo go to a third reading. A bill to lay oul business. Licking. The bill to nmend the net defining the duties of supervisors ol roads and highways, passed March 7, lo31,utid tne net for opening and regulating roads mid highways, pusi- ed .March 1-1, 1831, wai alio read the third time; when Air Will moved to amend thn larne by ttio insertion of a clause providing that every male person, between twenty one and sixty t ears uf age, who has resoled three meullis in Hi i blnte, a ml n not n township charge, shall annually perforin one day I la- bur un tho public roiuls, umlcr the direction of the supervisors. Mr Taylor moved to amend tbe amiHiuiiieut, so as to except the oounties in tho Western Reserve. Tho mo tion was supported by the mover, nud Meisri Dille anil Inn, aud opposed by Jleisri Bust-wick, Baldwin, and others, and disagreed to. The question then hciug en agreeing to the amendment offered by Mr Will, con-uderable diicuiiion ensued ; after which the bill wai laid on the table fur further consideration.The bill from tho Senate fixing the salarios of tho Governor, ami the Judge! of the Supreme Cuurt, was likewise read thu third lime; when, ou motion of .Mr Sayler, the same will puitpoueil until Ihe first Monday nf December next, by the following vote. Ytms Messrs Allen, Baldwin, Burnsidns, Campbell, Clark, Enyeart, Forbes, Goode, Urubh, Hathaway, lliilburil, Ihrig, Jackson, Kirby, Kirtland, Leynian, L udon, M'Luiig, Medury, Miller, Moore of Delaware, Moore, uf Muskingum, Olis, Paine, Pease, Read, Robiuion, Roller, Sawyer, Suyler, Seward, Sprague, Vanhook, and Wilson 31. Nays Messrs Anders in, Ankeny, Barker, Bontley, Bond, Brown, Bureau, Butt, Craig, Crowley, Cusliing, Harlan, Hatch, llotchkiii, Johuion, M'Donald, Moore of Jefferson, Morris, Olt, Patterson, Quill, Kamago, Short, Starkweather, oiukey, Will, Wilder, and Spoaker 28. Mr Sawyer presented two petition! fraro Montgomery oountj-one praying for an annual appropriation of $G0U, tu enable the petitioners to support a Clergyman; and the other recommending the Rev. E. K. Avery ai n luitubla Chaplain fur the Penitentiary. Mr Barker then moved that the latter peti tion be rejeotsd. The motion was lupport-ed by the mover, and Muiin Cuihing, Ley- man, Pattenon, Uoitwiok, Karoage, and Sayler, anil opposed by Messrs Sawyer, Har lan, ami Medary; when, after a long, and sotnawhat exciting debate, the question was taken thereon, and carried in the atfirma live by the following vote: Yens Henri Allen, Baldwin, Barker, Beutley, Uoitwiok, Brown, Bureau, Bum- sides, Butt, Campbell, Clark, Coctiran, Craig, Crowley, Cushing, Dille, Goode, Gruuh, li-itoh, llotchkiss, Johnson, Kirtland, Leyrnan, M'Donald, M'Lung, M'L'iiuhlin, Miller, Moore of Delaware, Moore uf Musk iiigum, Newton, Olis, Olt, Patterson, P.iiue, Peuse, Ramage, Robinson, Snyler, Seward, Sprague, Stivers, Taylor, Will, Wilder, V ilsou, anil Speaker 4b. Nays Messrs Anderson, Ankeny, Bond, Enyeart, Furbes, Harlan, Hathaway, Ihrig, Jaokioo, Loudon, Medary, Moore uf Jell'er-ion, Morrii, Quiu, Read, Roller, Sawyer, Short, Slukey, and Vanhook 25. The other petition was then ordered to lie on the table. The Chair laid before the Home n memorial from luudry citiiem of If urun oouuty, re inonitrating ngaiust the inonrporutiuu of a ooinpuuy to construct a Rail Road from Nur-walk to Huron, and a company to oonstruot a Rail Road from Munruovillu to Sandusky oily, in thu oouuty aforesaid; which was oommitled to the ooiniuitteo ol tlio whole. Mr Johnson, from the committee on Ma dical Colleges and Medical Societies, to whioh wai referred Ihe Report of thu Modi cal Convention of Ohio, ou the subject ol tween the Miami rivers, in the county of But ler; a bill to amend the act to regulate tbe action of forcible eniry and detainer, passed Feb 25, 1 031 ; a bill to incorporate the Fel leuberg Institute in Brunswick, Medina county; n bil to incorporate the first Regular Bapti-t Church of Christ in Ihe town of Frunkf.ri, in the county of Ron; and a bill to incorporate Ihe town of Coolville, in the o mnty of Alheni. On motion, the amendments of Ihe SenaCs) to the bill 1 1 lay out ami establish a State Mad from Uucyrui, Crawford onunty, through Vanw.-rt county, towards r'ort Wuyne, were likewise taken up, considered, and agreed to. Bills considered ill commitlee of the whole, and ordtred lo be real a third line A bill to incorporate Ihe town of Martinsville, jo v.iinion oouuty, air enjearun me chair; a bill supplementary to an aot further lo amend the act to inoorporate the I rustees and inhabitants of the to .vni of Hamilton and Ross-villein Ihe oouuty of Butler, passed January 17, 1 1127, Mr Hatch in Ihe ohair; and a bill tu lay out and establish a Stats road from Millersburg, in Holmes oounty, lo internet lbs State road leading from Carrolllou, to tha Steam Furnace in Tuscarawai cuunty. The joint resolution from the Senale, re. qmsling Ihe Governor to forward to Ihe Go-senior of Pennsylvania a ccrlified oopy of Ihe act to amend the act to incorporate the Ohio and Pennsylvania Cuual Company, was la,-keu up, nud agreed to. SENATE. Saturday, Feb. 81. Pitilion Mr Osborn presented a petition from suudry ci ii' ns of Pickaway and Franklin counties, praying for the establishment of a Stale Road from Lockbourot, Franklin county, to Circleville, Pickaway county roferred lo Mr Osborn. Mr Lyman, from the committee on lb Judiciary, to whom waa referred the bill to amend the act lor the relief of Insolvent debtors, tvi h a resolution of instruction to inquire into the expediency of providing that the Commissioners of insolvents may accept the bonds of persons ea itled to Prison Rounds, on application, reported the bill without amendment; deeming It inexpedient lo make such provision in the bill, as a subject inure appropriate for amendment to the bill regulating Prison Hounds, and asking to be discharged from its lurlher consideration; which was agreed to. Tho bill was then ordered lo ils third reading on Monday. Mr Whittlesey, from Ihe same commit lee, reported back the bill to legalize certain deeds executed by the Auditor ol Williams county, recommending the indefinite postponement ol the bill; which was agreed to. Mr Morse, from the committee on claims. reported a resolution lor the payment ot $1(1 371, to Conrad tluyl, for glazing; which was auoptuu. Air Osboru, from the committee on tbe subject, reported a bill to lay out and es tablish a bieia Koad from l.ockbourne to Circleville read the first time. BILLS KKID A THIRD TIMI. A bill tu amend th ) acl lor Ihe punish- uioul ol certain olleiices therein named, passed March 8, 1831; a bill lu regulate the taxation and collodion of costs; and a mil to provide lor the employment of En-rolhng Clerks, and determining Ihe number ol copies l general and local laws and Journals ot each branch of the General Assembly, lo be printed annually; were severally road the third urns and passed. 1 be tallowing bills Ir mi the House, war severally read the third time and passedi Tbe bill authorizing Ihe ;ualifid electors) of lbs auvoral counliej in the Connecticut Western Reserve, to it.ve their aaaont lo a sale ol an addmonal quantity ot land grant ea tu tn j state oi uuio, lor the use or Schools in the Western Reserve, by in act of Congress, passod June 11), ltil; a bill lo lay ool and establish a Slate Kod from lhnov.r, Harrison cuunty, to Eisipoit