Mr. Blocksom presented the petitions of 79 citizens of Columbiana county, and 59 citizens of Stark county, asking for an act of incorporation for a company to make a railroad from the east line of the State of Ohio, through the counties of Columbiana, Stark, Wayne, Richland, and Ashland, to the west line of the State.

Referred to the committee on Railroads and Turnpikes.

Mr. Cronise presented the petition of 214 citizens of Seneca county, asking for the amendment of the act to regulate the judicial courts, and the practice thereof, passed March 12, 1815.

Referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

Mr. Wilson presented the petition of George Puffenberger and 36 other citizens of Seneca county, in favor of electing Lorenzo Abbott an associate judge of said county.

Laid upon the table.

Mr. Randall presented the petition of W. A. Parks and 44 other citizens of Seneca county, asking for the election of Josiah Roop associate judge of said county.

Laid upon the table.

Mr. Stutson presented the petition of 16 citizens of Madison county, for a law to regulate the practice of medicine.

Referred to the committee on Medical Societies and Colleges.

The Speaker presented a communication from the Governor transmitting the ninth annual report of the trustees and superintendent of the Ohio Lunatic Asylum.

(See vol. Pub. Doc. No. 10, part 1.)

Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Backus, from the Judiciary committee, reported back a bill (S. No. 4.) supplementary to the several acts to provide for the proof, acknowledgment, and recording of deeds and other instruments of writing, with an amendment; which was agreed to.

Ordered that said bill be engrossed and read a third time tomor

row.

The same gentleman, from the same committee, to which was referred the petition of 128 citizens of Monroe and Belmont counties, for the divorce of Nicholas Mullett from his wife, Anne Maria Mullett, reported the same back asking to be discharged from its further consideration; which was agreed to.

The same gentleman, from the same committee, to which was referred the petition of the Union Literary Society of Muskingum College, praying for an act of incorporation, reported the same back, asking to be discharged from its further consideration, and recommending its reference to the committee on Corporations; which was agreed to.

Mr. Emrie, from the committee on Public Printing, to which was referred House joint resolution relative to printing public documents, reported the same back with sundry amendments; which were agreed to.

Said resolution as amended was then agreed to.

Mr. Wilson, from the Finance committee, to which was referred the resolution of Mr. Reemelin, calling on the Auditor of State for certain information, reported the same back with the following amend

ment:

In 4th item, after the figures 1816, in the 4th line from the bottom, insert the following words, to wit: "after making the deductions therefrom allowed by law to be made from the credits of private persons."

On motion of Mr. Olds, The Senate took a recess.

THREE O'CLOCK, P. M.

On motion of Mr. Bennett,

Said resolution, together with the pending amendment, was recommitted to the committee on Finance.

Mr. Beaver, from a select committee to which had been referred the bill (S. No. 9) granting to actual settlers the unsold and unappropriated lands belonging to the State of Ohio, reported the same back with sundry amendments.

On motion of Mr. Bennett,

Said bill, together with the amendments, was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Kendall, from a select committee to which was referred the bill (S. No. 6) to provide for the draining of Gervais' pond in Scioto county, reported the same back with an amendment; which was agreed to.

Ordered to be engrossed and read the third time on tomorrow.

The following bills were severally read a second time, committed to a committee of the whole Senate, and made the order of the day' for this day:

S. No. 10; To amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Oberlin, in the county of Lorain, passed February 17, 1846. S. No. 11; To change the name of John Stratton.

S. No. 12; To amend an act entitled an act fixing the rate of interest, passed January 12, 1824.

S. No. 13; To equalize taxation.

S. No. 14; To allow the several clerks of the court of common pleas, fees in certain cases not now provided for by law.

The following bills were severally read the third time:

S. No. 5; To amend the act prescribing the times of holding the court of common pleas in the third judicial circuit.

Recommitted to the select committee heretofore appointed on that subject.

S. No. 8; To repeal the act regulating the sale of intoxicating li quors, and to revive and continue in force certain repealed acts. Recommitted to a select committee of one; Mr. Randall.

The following bills have been introduced into the House and severally read the first time:

H. No. 18; To incorporate the Toledo Plank Road Company. H. No. 19; To amend an act entitled an act for the punishment of crimes, passed March 7, 1835.

H. No. 20; To incorporate the Spring Valley Hydraulic Company. H. No. 21; Supplementary to the act regulating judgments and

executions.

H. No. 22; Supplementary to the act to provide for the settlement of the estates of deceased persons, passed March 23, 1840. H. No. 23; To amend the act entitled an act for levying taxes on all property in this State according to its true value, passed March 2, 1846.

H. No. 24; Relating to the duties of county commissioners and county auditors.

H. No. 25; To prevent kidnapping, and the jails and prisons of the State from being used in confining persons claimed as fugitive slaves.

H. No. 26; To regulate the loaning of money belonging to wards. H. No. 27; Making an appropriation for purposes therein named. H. No 28; To amend the act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Columbus, in the State of Ohio.

H. No. 29; To amend the act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Columbus, in the State of Ohio.

Attest:

H. A. SWIFT, Clerk.

Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker:

The House has agreed to the report of the joint select committee to prepare joint rules for the government of the two Houses.

Attest:

H. A. SWIFT, Clerk.

Mr. Reemelin, according to previous notice, introduced a bill (S. No. 15) to prevent the execution of leases having a longer time to run than ten years; which was read the first time.

Mr. Bennett, according to previous notice, introduced a bill (S. No. 16) to amend an act entitled an act defining the powers of justices of the peace and constables, in civil cases, passed March 14, 1831; which was read the first time.

Mr. Ankeny, according to previous notice, introduced a bill (S. No. 17) to incorporate the First Universalist Society in Wright township, Guernsey county, Ohio; which was read the first time.

On motion of Mr. Eaton,

Resolved, That the standing committee on Schools and School Lands be instructed to report a bill making the act passed February 8, 1847, to encourage teachers' institutes, a general law in all the

counties of this State.

Mr. Olds offered the following resolutions, which were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed :

WHEREAS, the constitution of the State of Ohio provides, " that after the year one thousand eight hundred and six, whenever two-thirds of the General Assembly shall think it necessary to amend or change the constitution, they shall recommend to the electors, at the next election of members of the General Assembly, to vote for or against a convention;" therefore, in order to test the opinion of this General Assembly,

Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, That both branches of this General Assembly will meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives, on and by a call of the yeas and nays of the two Houses proceed to vote on the adoption of the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That this General Assembly do recommend to the qualified voters of Ohio, at their next election for members of the General Assembly, to vote for or against a convention to amend the constitution of the State; and upon the adoption of the above resolution, as a condition precedent, by an affirmation of two-thirds of the members of this General Assembly.

Resolved, further, That the Judiciary committee of the two Houses be instructed to prepare and report a bill directing the manner in which the vote of the qualified electors of Ohio shall be taken and returned to the General Assembly.

The Senate then resolved itself into a committee of the whole, upon the orders of the day, Mr. Randall in the chair, and after some time spent therein, rose and reported back the following bills, some with and some withont amendments :

S. No. 10; To amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Oberlin, in the county of Lorain, passed Feb. 17, 1846. Recommitted to the committee on Corporations.

S. No. 11; To change the name of John Stratton.

Mr. Wilson moved the indefinite postponement of said bill; which motion was lost.

On motion of Mr. Backus,

Said bill was recommitted to the committee on the Judiciary.

S. No. 12; To amend an act entitled an act fixing the rate of interest, passed January 12, 1824, with amendments; which were agreed to.

Recommitted to the committee on the Judiciary.

S. No. 14; To allow the several clerks of the court of common pleas fees in certain cases not now provided for by law, with an amendment, striking the first section, saving the enacting clause; which was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Spindler,

The report of the select committee on Unfinished Business was taken up; and, upon his motion, so much thereof as relates to a bill to a amend the act entitled "an act for the better regulation of common schools, and to create permanently the office of superintendent," passed March 7, 1838, and so much thereof as relates to securing re

turns of the directors of common schools, was referred to the committee on Schools and School Lands.

On motion of the same gentleman,

So much thereof as relates to the opening and regulating of roads and highways was referred to the committee on Roads and Highways. On motion of the same gentleman,

So much thereof as relates to providing means of obtaining accurate statistical information relative to the condition and growth of the commercial, financial, manufacturing and agricultural interests of the people of of Ohio, was referred to the committee on Agriculture. On motion of Mr. Wheeler,

So much thereof as refers to the incorporation of the city of Toledo, was referred to the committee on Corporations; and,

On motion of the same gentleman,

So much thereof as refers to the county line dividing the counties of Hancock and Wyandott, was referred to the committee on New Counties.

On motion of Mr. Spindler,

Said report was then laid upon the table.

On motion of Mr. Beaver,

The Senate adjourned.

Attest:

ALBERT GALLOWAY, Clerk.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1847.

Mr. Eaton presented the petition of F. N. Sweatland and 30 other legal voters of Bloomfield township, Knox county, praying for the erection of the new county of Bennington.

Mr. Archbold presented a similar petition from Reuben Benedict and 42 others, of Peru township, Delaware county.

Mr. Stutson presented a similar petition from J. F. Randolf and 38 others, of Delaware county.

Severally referred to the committee on Ne v Counties.

Mr. Hamilton presented the petition of L. M. Loomis and seven other citizens of Hamilton county, for the appointment of John Zimmerman an associate judge of said county.

Laid upon the table.

Mr. Stutson presented the petition of sundry citizens of Madison and Franklin counties, asking for a law to regulate the practice of medicine.

Referred to the committee on Medical Societies and and Colleges. Mr. Blocksom presented the petition of John M. Williams, of Columbiana county, praying the Legislature to pass a resolution instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to enact a bill for the relief of the sufferers by French spoliations prior to the year 1800.

Referred to the committee on Federal Relations.