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Ohio Legislature Debates and Bill Votes in 1857 Session
The Ohio Legislature heatedly debated bills on dower valuation, county officer pay, and Justices of the Peace access to Warren's Criminal Code. The House passed gambling act revisions and a bond issue for a Cuyahoga Court House, while a bill to curb sheep disease also advanced. A capital punishment abolition proposal faced stiff opposition, and a tense expulsion vote over an assault within the House highlighted partisan strains in Columbus.
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Senate
Hardy
Justices of the Peace
House
Cuyahoga
Dar
Columbus
Warren
Ohio
Buckland
Hamilton
Belmont
Eermittes
Ohio Yearly Meeting of Friends
Yaple
Ross
Slough
Cadwell
Bunker
Plumb
Yeas
Messrs
Griffin Ben Licking
Clark
Gallia
Hutcherson
Maison
McFarland
Scioto
Corry
House of Representatives
John P. Slough
Hamilton County
Dari Cadwell
Ashtabulaco
John P
Ttu
Laboe
Iris
Hon Coutity
Romand
Mr. Corry
Emphnais
Brooks
Sumner
Republic
State Central Committee
Reagan
Giffin
Licking
Hutcheson
Madison
John L. Green