S. No. 9; A bill to confirm and establish the county seat of Lucas county.

S. No. 10; A bill to compensate sufferers by riots;

S. No. 11; A bill to establish a free turnpike road from Bellefon-' taine, in Logan county, to the Indiana state line;

S. No. 12; A bill to amend the act entitled "an act to incorporate the Lancaster Lateral Canal Company," passed 8th January, 1826.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker:

The following bills have been introduced into the House, and read the first time, to wit:

A bill (H. No. 16,) to authorize the sale of school section number sixteen, in Harris township, in the county of Ottawa;

A bill (H. No. 17,) to incorporate the First Regular Baptist Church of Lowell, Washington county;

A bill (H. No. 18,) to amend the act entitled "an act to create the office of Township Assessor."

Attest:

On motion of Mr. Henderson,

GID. M. AYRRS, Clerk.

The Senate resolved itself into committee of the whole. Mr. Dewey in the chair, on the bill (S. No. 9,) to confirm and establish the seat of justice for Lucas county, and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and reported the same back without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Taylor,

The bill was recommitted to the committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Spangler,

The Senate again resolved itself into committee of the whole, Mr. Foos in the chair, on (S. No. 12,) the bill to amend the act entitled "an act to incorporate the Lancaster Lateral Canal Company," passed February 8, 1826, and after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and reported the same back without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Leonard,

The bill was recommitted to the standing committee on Canals. Mr. Goodin offered a resolution in relation to procuring, from the Secretary of State, indexes to all laws and resolutions of Ohio, which, with amendments, on motion,

Was laid upon the table.

Mr. Bartley gave notice that, on to-morrow, or some subsequent day of the present session, he would introduce a bill to prevent usury, and regulate the rate of interest;

Also, a bill to create the office of township collector, and define the duties thereof;

Also, a bill to secure the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus in all proper cases.

On motion of Mr. Goodin,

The resolution calling on the Secretary of State for indexes to all the laws and resolutions of Ohio, was taken up and referred to Mr. Goodin.

Mr. Thomas, from the joint committee upon that subject, made the following report; which was agreed to.

The committee of conference, appointed to settle the subject matter of disagreement between the two Houses, on the resolution authorizing the Speakers thereof to audit and settle the postage accounts of the members and officers of this General Assembly, have discharged the duties assigned them, and have agreed to report, for adoption, the following resolution:

Resolved by the, Senate and House of Representatives, That the Speakers of the two Houses be, and they are hereby authorized and required, to audit and allow, for payment, out of the state treasury, the postage accounts of the members and officers of the present General Assembly, on all letters, papers and communications, received by, and charged to, them respectively, and on all letters which members shall deem proper to send, marked "paid."

Mr. Leonard demanded the yeas and nays on the adoption of the resolution, and they were ordered, and were, yeas 20, nays 14, as follows, to wit:

Yeas-Messrs. Aten, Bartley, Carpenter, Clark, Dewey, Ford, Harris, Hazeltine, Henderson, Holmes, Hostetter, Mitchell, Nash, Ream, Ritchey, Sill, Spangler, Thomas, Walton and Speaker-20. Nays-Messrs. Barnett, Crowell, Foos, Goodin, Latham, Leonard, McConnell, Perkins, Robbins, Root, Stanton, Taylor, Wade and Waddle-14.

So the resolution was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Ford, it was

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That a joint select committee of two on the part of the Senate, and- --on the part of the House, be appointed to prepare and report rules for the government of the two Houses, during the present session.

Mr. Spangler presented the statement of the president of the Zanesville and Maysville Turnpike road company, in relation to the affairs of that company; which was laid on the table.

(See Vol. Pub. Doc., No. 7.)

Mr. Spangler, also, presented a memorial from the directors of the Zanesville and Maysville Turnpike road company; which was referred to the standing committee on Railroads and Turnpikes.

On motion of Mr. Stanton,

The Senate resolved itself into a committee of the whole Senate, Mr. Goodin in the chair, on the bill (S. No. 11,) to establish a free turnpike road from Bellefontaine, in Logan county, to the Indiana state line, and after some time spent in consideration thereof, the committee rose, and reported back the same with one amendment, which was agreed to, and the bill referred to the standing committee on Railroads and Turnpikes.

On motion of Mr. Henderson,

The Senate adjourned.

Attest:

THOMAS J. MORGAN, Clerk..

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1841.

The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Crowell presented a petition from members of the bar, praying for the passage of a law fixing, permanently, the times of holding the courts of common pleas in the third judicial circuit.

On motion of Mr. Crowell,

The petition was referred to a select committee of two, and Messrs. Crowell and Wade were appointed said committee.

Mr. Taylor presented the memorial of B. Buckingham, J. Van Buskirk, and William Van Buskirk, which being read,

and

Mr. Taylor moved that the memorial be laid upon the table; Upon which motion, Mr. Taylor demanded the yeas and nays, they were ordered, and resulted as follows-yeas 20, nays 16, to wit: Yeas-Messrs. Aten, Bartley, Clark, Foos, Goodin, Harris, Hazeltine, Holmes, Hostetter, Latham, Leonard, Mitchell, McConnell, Nash, Ream, Ritchey, Robbins, Spangler, Taylor and Walton-20.

Nays-Messrs. Barnett, Carpenter, Crowell, Dewey, Ford, Godman, Henderson, Perkins, Root, Sill, Stanton, Thomas, Van Vorhes, Wade, Waddle and Speaker-16.

So the memorial was laid on the table.

Mr. Stanton presented a petition from citizens of Ohio, in relation to the Lewistown feeder and reservoir; which was referred to Mr. Stanton.

Mr. Bartley presented à petition from citizens of the county of Richland, for enlarging the Lunatic Asylum; which was referred to the standing committee on Public Institutions.

Mr. Spangler, from the standing committee on Finance, to which was referred so much of the unfinished business of the last session, as relates to a bill to amend the act pointing out the mode of levying taxes, reported back the bill and recommended its indefinite postponement; which was agreed to.

Mr. Thomas, from the standing committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred so much of the unfinished business, of the last session, as relates to a bill further to amend the several acts establishing the Miami University, reported by bill (S. No. 15;) which was read the first time.

Mr. McConnell, from the standing committee on Canals, to which was referred the bill (S. No. 12,) to amend the act entitled "an act to incorporate the Lancaster Lateral Canal Company," passed February 8, 1826, reported the same back without amendment, and the bill was Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow.

Mr. Holmes, from the standing committee on Corporations, to which was referred the bill (S. No. 4,) to incorporate the Methodist Protestant Church and Society, of the township of York, in the county of Medina, reported back the same without amendment, and it was Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow.

Mr. Holmes, from the same committee, to which was referred the bill (S. No. 5,) to incorporate St. John's First English Evangelical Church, of Zanesville, in the county of Muskingum, reported back the same without amendment, and it was

Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow.

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

S. No. 13, A bill to authorize the sale of the residue of section sixteen, in township twelve, of range fifteen, in the county of Athens;

S. No. 14; A bill to authorize the trustees of school section sixteen, in Hopewell township, Seneca county, to lease said school lands. The following bills of the Senate were read the third time, and passed, to wit:

S. No. 6; An act to incorporate St. Peter's Church, of Norwalk, in Huron county;

S. No. 8; An act to incorporate the First Presbyterian and Congre. gational Church and Society, of Bazetta, in the county of Trumbull,

Message from the House of Representatives..

Mr. Speaker:

The House have passed the following resolution, in which they ask the concurrence of the Senate:

A resolution in relation to the admission of Hanson Young into the 'Ohio asylum for the blind. Attest:

GID. M. AYRES, Clerk.

The resolution of the House was referred to the standing committee on Public Institutions.

Message from the House of Representatives. Mr. Speaker:

The House has concurred with the Senate, in relation to the resolu tion appointing a joint select committee, to prepare rules for the government of the two Houses during the present session, to which they ask the concurrence of the Senate.

Attest:

GID. M. AYRES, Clerk.

The amendment of the House was agreed to, and Messrs. Ford and Walton were appointed members of the committee on part of the Sen

ate.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker:

The following bill has been read a third time and passed, to which the concurrence of the Senate is requested, to wit:

An act to change the name of Ossian B. D. Coates.

Attest:

GID. M. AYRES, Clerk.

The bill of the House was read the first time.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker:

The House have concurred in the report of the joint committee appointed, in relation to the payment of the postage of members and officers of this General Assembly.

Attest:

GID. M. AYERS, Clerk.

Message from the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker:

The House have indefinitely postponed the Senate resolution, in relation to printing the Auditor's report.

Attest:

GID. M. AYERS, Clerk.

Mr. Holmes offered for adoption the following resolution:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That so soon as the present contracts for the employment of convict labor in the Ohio Penitentiary, shall expire, the directors of the same are hereby instructed so to employ and direct said convict labor in future, as not to come in competition with the mechanical labor of this State.

On motion of Mr. Holmes,

The resolution was laid on the table.

Mr. Goodin, from the select committee on the subject, reported, on leave, the following resolution, which was agreed to:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to furnish the Sergeant-at-arms, for the use of each member of the Senate, one copy of an index to all the laws and resolutions of the State of Ohio.

Mr. Ford offered for adoption the following rsolution, which was agreed to:

Resolved, That the standing committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire what amendments, if any, are necessary to the law regulating the poor and poor houses, so as to enable the overseers of the poor of any township, in a county having a poor house, to furnish temporary relief when it may be necessary.

Mr. Walton offered for adoption the following resolution, which was agreed to:

Resolved, That the committee on the Currency be instructed to inquire into the expediency of the passage of a general law to regulate all banks which are created, or which may hereafter be created within this State.

Mr. Taylor offered for adoption the following resolution, which was agreed to:

Resolved, That the State Printer be instructed to furnish the Senate Reporters with one copy each of the bills ordered to be printed by this General Assembly.