Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBUS, March 1G.

selling any goods or merchandise in the
State Of Ohio without a license.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted
lnstructing the State Treasurer and Audi
i, tor to report the number of persons EN-
ployed in the State House as clerks, and
the duties performed by each also in re
| ference to the meetings held and WORK
performed by the Commissioners to exam.
n military claims.
In Committee Of the Whole the Senate
discussed a proposition to fix the mini
mum price of convict labor at fifty cents
per day, and was rejected. When the
committee rose the bill was recommitted
to the Committee on Penltentiary.
The Senate bill to elevate the rank OF
the medical profession was indefinitely
postponed.
HoUsE.-A resolution was adopted re-
hecting severely on the Sergeat.at Arms
for not properly ~ventilating and cleaning
the hall.
A resolution was introduced providing
for the appointment of a Joint COM
mitteo TO receive proposals and examine
sites for an institution for reforming and
protecting unfortunate females, which
was laid on the table.
a bill to amend section 10 of the act to
establish Boards Of County Commissioners
was introduced.
Ihe resolution instructing members OF
Congress to modify the present laws so as
to permit United States securities to be
Ike for State purposes. was reported back
by the Committee on Federal Relations,
and discussed for a long time.
SENATE, March 1.-THE Following
bills were passed: The Senate bill pro-
viding for keeping an itemized account of
receipts and disbursements, and the exam
%ination Of such accounts by the County
Commissioners, and report the same to the
Colrt of Common Pleas.
The Senate bill amending the law
making it the duty of County Auditors
to levy extra taxes for road purposes in
ceItain cases.
The House bill to punish and suppress
prize fighting.
The House joint resolution providing for
printing the report of the Commissioner
of Statistics.
Tit following bills were introduced =
a bill for the protection OF railway pas
sengers; and a bill to amend sections 8
and : Of the act provididg for gas inspec-
ton was lost on its passage.
HOUSE "A remonstrance was presented
from los citizens of Lake county against
the repeal of the law to prevent animals
from running at large.
The House ball TO authorize building
associations, and other companies and as
sOciatiOns, to reduce their capital stock,
was passed.
a resolution was adopted declaring that
m hnr shall EnaaI- 49,, H. 80.
nor longe- than thirty minutes on any one
subject without leave.
The House bill authorizing the Board of
Public Works TO purchase the National
Road bridge across the Muskingu m river,
was passed.
SENATE, March 1S.-The following bills
were read and passed:
The House bill. to authorize cities of the
second class to purchase grounds for Gem
eterIes.
The Senate bill anendatory to the act
of april 18th, 1867, to authorize county
commissioners to establish free turnpikes.
A resolution was introduced to adjourn
on the Srd of April, but was Immediately
laid on the table.
HoUsE.-The following bills were pass
ed:
The House bill a~mendatory to the act of
April 18th, 1875, to regulate the fees of
the Clerks Of the Court Of Common
Pleas.
The Senate bill to amend the act of
March II, 1868, establishing Boards of
County Commissioners.
The Senate bill supplementary to an act
of May 8, 1852, to regulate the election of
State and county officers.
The Senate bill to create wards in cities
having less than twelve thousend inhabi-
tants.
The House bill relative to the rights
and liabilities of owners, l~essees, and oc-
cupants of buildings.
The House bill to regulate the practice
of dentistry in the State OF Ohio.
SENATE, March 19.-Fourteen bills
were read a third time.
The House bill authorizing the Board of
Education of Akron to borrow money
and issue bonds Tor the payment OF a debt
incurred IN the building of school houses
was passed.
The House bill to amend an act to pro-
vide for the organization, supervision and
maintenance Of common schools was pass
ed.
The appropriation bill was under con-
sideration in the afternoon, and finally
passed. Several additions to the appro-
priations were made-SlS, 900 for the COM
pletion of the iron fence around the State
house square being one of the items, and
$1,000 to onnec the benevolent institu-
tons in Columbus with the fire. alarm tel
egraph, another.
The nomination of S. G. Halbaugh as
State Librarian was received from the
Governor, and unanimously confirmed.
HoUsE.-A resolution to adjourn on
April lst was deposited in the capacious
pocket Of the chairman of the Committee
on Finance.
The House bill to exempt from taxation
the Average amount of U. S. bonds held
during the year, and not the amount
held at the time Of assessment, was pass
ed.
The House bill amending the act to pre-.
vent bulls, bOars and bucks from running
at large was passed.
A resolution providing for immedJ ate
steps to ventilate the penitentiary was
adopted.
The following bills were introduced:-
By Mr.. Gordon to reconstruct the Ist, ID
and Sd Congressional districts BY adding
Warren county, now a part of the Sd to
the %, and a part of the ID to the LIST. 1t
is calculated by the democrats that this
move will ensure the 3rd district to the
Democracy and give Yallandigham a seat
In the next Congress.
a bill making eight hours a legal days
work for any female under eighteen years
of age, and any male under fourteen.
A hill 20 r-a-11. r
new Jalls IN counties where the old isils
shall hereafter be three times pronounced a
nuisance.
The General Assembly tomorrow
morning will adjourn until Tuesday after
noon.
SENATE, March 2O.-The Senate was
in session for about an hour this morning.
Four bills were read the second time,
and fifteen House bills were received and
read the first time.
HoUsE.-Mr. Ball offered a resolution
providing for a committee, to be composed
of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
and the Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, to procure and deliver to each.
honorably discharged soldier who served
in an Ohio regiment q suitably engraved
testimonial of honor. The resolution was
laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed.
After the presentation of two petitions
and two committee reports, the House adj
journed until Tuesday.
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IA The Michigan Republican State
Convention met at Detroit on the 18th
inst, nominating Delegates to the Ma
tiOpa1 H,prap4ion C,,-A II N.lfo~