The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-01-26

no dehnlte actlOr was bAd IN relation
to it. On the 18th, the bill was furth-
or considered, and finally referred to
select committee of five---Messrs |
Gunckcl, Stevenson, West, Eggleston
and Converse.
HOUSE, Jan. Is.
The following bills were introduced
by Mr.. Scott;
To authorize County Commissioners
to ,ffor reward, in any case, for the
apprehension of person charged with
the crime of murder. Read twice and
referred reported back, read third
time and passed.
TO prohibit volunteer and substitute
brokerage.
The Bounty Bill was reported by the
judiciary Committee, without recon-
mendation concerning its passage
The bill was so amended as to limit
the bounty authorized at two hundred
dollars per recruit.
After some discussion the bill was
ordered to be cngrosscd by vote OF
45 TO 80, and fixed for q third reading
tomorrow Ci'hursday)
SENATE, Jan. 16.
a Joint resolution was unanimously
adopted, requesting the Senators and
Representatives in Congress from Ohio
to exert their influence in favo. OF the
removal or dminution OF the duty on
paper.
House bill authorizing County Com
missioners to offer rewards in murder
cases was read q third time and pas
sod. n- '.
The bounty bill was received from
the House, read twice, committed TO
Committee of the Whole, where it was
the subject Of considerable discussion.
Various amendments were proposed !;
of these one was adopted in committee,
making provisions for bounty TO re-
enlisted veterans; y proposition to re-
duco tho bounty provided for in the
bill from two hundred TO one hundred
dollars, was disagreed to-yeas 9; nays
II. An amendment increasing the
bounty in cases Of enlistment for peri
DDS longer than one year was agreed
to. Without action on the amendments
reported by tho Committee of the
Whole, the bill was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
HOUSE, Jan. 10.
The bill to amend the bounty law SC
as to authorize the payment ofS2OO in.
stead of 500, was passed.
Tho Judiciary Committee reported
in favor Of the passage of the bill to
amend tho act for tho punishment OF
tho crime of malciously destroying
property, and the same was ordered to
be cngrosscd for third reading to-mor.
row. ..... ,. ....
The substance of this bill is contain.
cd in section 2, as follows:
SEC. 2, Tint it any person shall
williullyeand maliciously injuro or de-
stroy to any amount less than one
hundred dollars any personal property
Of any description whatsoever, or any
building or other structure of any kind
owned by another person, every person
so offending shall be deemed guilty oI
n misdcmcanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned in tho jai
in tho proper county not exceeding
thirty days, and shall moreover be
fined in double tho amount Of damage
| to the property injured or destroyed.
SENATE, Jan 20.
A bill "to aid in tho enforcement C
the draft" was intr duccd by Mr.. West
az follows;
SEC. |. Be it enacted by tho GoncraI
! Assembly of tho State OF Ohio, that j
0 any person subject tp be drafted in th'
1 military service OF tho United Statc
under tho laws thereof, shall purposol,
absent himself from tho township
! ward Or city of his residence, or shal
conceal himself the intent to ovad
or escape from being drafted into salt
{ service or if any person so subjcu
. IN aforesaid, after having been draito,
into said military service, shall pur
poscly fail or neglect to report or sub
:. nit himself to the military authoritie
\ Of tho United States, every person 81
, offending shall forever bo incapable u
, making u contract, or Of acquirin;
y title to property by descent, devise, o
I' deoI OF gilt, .....
. SEC. 2. This act shall tako eilcc
, from and after its passage.
The following resolution, introduce,
by Col, Connoll, was agreed to:
Resolved, That tho Committee ou
y Finance be instructed to report, b,
| bill or otherwise, such measures n
= may bo necessary to carry out tho sug
gcstions of tho Governor in his last an
nual message, for u compilation an
h. revision of our revenue system, cor
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