Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-02-26
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBUS, February Il.

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?, Petitions were presented for free trad
in money and for a change in the schoo
> laws.
3. A bill was introduced by Mr.. Rex {
authorize boards of education in towns
q and special school districts to build schOo
houses on petition of the inhabitants in
terested.
9 The Committee on Fees and Salaries re
!, ported a bill to abolish the Office of Com
missioner of Statistics, and to provide fol
S the taking of statistics of crime and pres
ecutions through reports of the Alto rney'
General by clerks of courts.
The House bill TO authorize cities Of the
: second class TO receive donations of Library
: buildings and libraries, and TO keep and
maintain the same, was passed
The resolution for an investigation OF
the proceedings Of the trustees of the New
Lunatic Asylum was amended so as to sus-
J pend the awarding of further contract;
until the 10th of March, and passed.
HOUsE--Petitions were presented from
Clermont county, for q law TO prevent
persons having a visible admixture Of AT
rican blood from voting.
Tne Senate bill TO amend the justices
act, so as TO allow criminals before jus
tees four days TO procure witnesses, was
defeated.
4 bill was passed requiring contestants
of election cases before courts to pay the
costs if they fail to make a case.
The Senate bill to repeal the act to pun
ish persons who leave their residence to
avoid prescription, was passed.
SENATE, February lS.-Petitions were
presented from Ravenna, Portage county,
and Cuyahoga Falls, Summit county, for
a modification Of the law in relation to
billiard tables, so as to permit, under prop
err restrictions, their being kept for hire.
Mr.. DANGER introduced a bill prohibit
ing any railroad company from lockin 2
the doors Of cars while in motion; or to
use any dangerously or explosive or ignit.
ing oils under a penalty of five hundred
dollars also, that seats must be furnished
for all passengers on cars, whether pro-
PEELED BY steam or horses, under a penalty
of five hundred dollars in the former and
fifty dollars in the la tier case, unless no.
tice shall have been given Of their inabil-
ity to furnish them.
The bill to exempt cows from the ope-
ration Of the law restraining certain am
mails running at large was lost on the
question Of passage.
The Senate bill enabling husbands to
convey real estate TO their wives directly
was passed.
HoUsE.-The House ~concur-ed in the
Senate amendment of the resolution rela-
tive to an investigation of the affairs of
the new Lunatic Asylum.
A bill was passed amending the act of
jurisdiction before justices of the peace,
so as TO entitle each juror to receive one
dollar at the hands Of the successful party,
to be taxed in the costs against his adver-
sary.
A bill was introduced authorizing any
sub-district, or two or more contiguous
school districts containing not less than
$50 inhabitants, to organize as special
school districts.
Also a bill to so amend the act prescrib-
ing the duties of County Commissioners as
to authorize the construction of bridges
On the county lines, by the Commissioners
of two adjoining counties
A resolution was adopted, calling on the
Auditor of State FOR information as to the
taxes assessed against the National banks
and the amount paid by them the last
years.
SENATE, February l9.-Petitions for a
of the law in relation to billiard
tables, from Cuyahoga, Summit and &C.
auga counties, were presented.
The Judiciary Committee reported a bill
to amend the penitentiary law, providing
for a Superintendent Of the penitentiary
grounds, and resealing the section, fixing
4 minimum price for convict labor.
A bill was passed to authorize Master
Commissioners TO administer oaths.
Mr.. Woodwork introduced a bill to
prohibit the killing of woodcock and wild
ducks between the LIST Of February and the
LIST of September.
The Governor transmitted a communi-
cation from the commissioners of the Get
and Antietam National Cemete-
ries, which was laid on the table TO be
HoUsE.-Theu usual number OF petitions
were presented for a change in tn e interest
the repeal Of the road laws, SC.
The bill for the protection of fish, and
10 regulate fishing in this-State, suppress
ing the catching OF fish by nets, seins or
baskets in any streams emptying into Lake
Erie or the Ohio river, at any time, or in
Erie in any way, between the FIRST
Of June and the first of September, was
yeas ~, nays Is.
The bill to transfer the duty of COM
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, from
the Governor TO the trustees of the asylum,
passed.
The question was again taken on the
passage of the bill for the protection of
and the game act, and was lost.
The bill 70 authorize the Board of Pub
lie Works TO purchase the National road
bridge at GAINESVILLE was discussed at great
and finally defeated on the cues.
ton of passage-yeas 50, nays 81.
The House bill to amend the law for
constructing bitches, drains, sc, so rs to
allow County Commissioners to enlarge or
those constructed under former
acts, was passed. i
The vote on the passage in the morning,
Of the bill for the protection of fish, was
reconsidered and defeated again on the l
question of It's passage by yeas 30, nays
80. The bill was probably defeated IN re.
venge for the loss of the Zanesville bridge 4
bill. 1t was ascertained that the bill had
been sent To the-Senate, so the last vote on
the passage was out of order. The bill is
on the question of passage, if
the Senate responds to the request for a
OF the bill.
SENATE, February 2O.-Tne bill was
p@1SSA @NtACAAAAA5 OeaAAo VI GuOCuLAOA
to build school houses in sub-districts not
heretofore taxed their equitable share for
.schoolhOuses, at the expense of such sub
district; also authorizing the election of
an additional Common Pleas Judge in the
Sd Judicial District.
Mr.. Woodwork called up his resolution
instructing the Committee on Judiciary to
report back the Senate bill referred to
them DISTINGUISHING persons having q yisi-
BILE admixture of African blood. He
spoke strongly against the bill, and urged
that it was time the majority showed their
hand regarding it. The majority didn't
agree with him, and indefinitely postponed
the resolution. /,
A resolution was adopted that in honor
to the memory of George Washington the
Senate would hold NJ session on Saturday.
HoUsE.-A petition was presented by
Mr.. R~ukenbrod from citizens of Column
biana county, for establishing a State re-
formatory for girls.
Bills were passed authorizing County
Commissioners to levy taxes to pay boun-
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