Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-22
OHIO
COLUMBUS. O., April ].

SESATE.-The following bills passed tn
Senate: House bill to admit copies of will
to record when the originals have beer
destroyed by f-e or other unavoidable
accident: Senate bill to amend the act re
hting to probate courts, 50 as to allow ap
peais in cases where accounts of admins,
tors lave been rejected and in cases of re,
moval Of guardian Senate bill enlarging
the duties of the Railroad Commissioner,
The bill providing for a State Natural
ist, was lost on It's passage.
HOUsE-The Senate resolution asking
the members of Congress to pass a law tc
protect life on navigable waters was adop.
ted after a two hours discussion. The
House refused TO pass the students disfran.
chising bill. The vote stood: Yeas, so
nays, 49. Three yeas more were needed
70 pass the bill. The vote by which the
bill was lost was rec~onsidered, and the bill
| was laid on the table.
SENATE, April I5.-The following bills
were passed: The Senate bill to abolish
the Ohio Financial Agency in New York,
and to provide for the payment Of the in
terest on the foreign debt through some
banking institution in that city. The
House bill requiring the dividends OF
turnpike COMPANIES TO be declared on rec.
ord on the second Monday of January,
unless it is otherwise ordered by a unani-
nous vote Of the stockholders.
The Senate bill TO exempt 1000 from
attachment, instead of $500, was postponed
until the second Wednesday in January,
1869.
HoUsE-The House bill to extend the
provisions Of the act of Apr. Is, 1865, to au-
thorize County Commissioners, City Coun.
els and Township Trustees to levy a tax
to refund money borrowed or pledged for
local bounties; and the House bill for the
relief of Edward Baily, Treasurer of
Morgan Township, Ashtabula County, o.,
was passed.
Mr.. Scribner introduced a bill to require
a%rbltrations and awards TO conform to
statutory provision and 10 define the pow
er of courts for the enforcement Of the
same, were passed.
The 'visible admixtuee" bill was called
up in the morning, the amendments of
the Judiciary Committee having been pre-
vIously agreed to. Several amendments
were offered by the Republicans, and vo-
ted down. The previous question was
moved about 4 O'Clock, and the bill passed
by a vote of 80 20 "A. When the amend
ments are agreed to by the Senate, the
''visible mixture InIquity Will be a law.
SENATE, April 16.-The following bills
were passed: Senate bill to repeal the act
to provide for the establishing of a line of
wharfage and dockage in the navigable
waters Of the State; Senate bill to aaih-
orize county commissioners in certain
cases to invest county funds in United
States ard Ohio bonds /; Senate bill provi-
ding for the sale Of property of turnpike
companies under execution.
The Senate spent the afternoon in con-
sidering the "nigger." He was brought
up in the shape Of the House bill, provi-
ding for the enumeration of the black and
colored persons, and prescribing the duties
of township and ward assessors. On its
passage the bill was lost; but the vote was
reconsidered, and the bill laid on the table.
The Visible Admixture bill came over
from the House, and the amendments
were agreed to. 1t is now a law.
HoUsE.-A bill providing that the
proposition Of building any public build
ing or improvement for the county com
n~Iissioners, costing more than SIC, 1000,
shall be submitted to a vote of the people,
was passed.
Mr.. Semms' Senate bill to purify cleo
tions by providing for uniform ballots was
discussed for two hours and laid on the
The latter part of the day was spent in
considering the appropriation bill in the
Of the Whole
The refractory Democratic members
have been whipped on the bill disf.anchi
sing students, and it passed the House this
afternoon with q slight amendment BY a
vote Of IS yeas to A nays.
The question of adjournment is still in
doubt. The Democratic causus or Wed
nesday night failed TO come to any con-
and the impression now is that
he first of May will find the Legislature
still in Columbus.
SENATE, April 1.-THE House bill
abolishing the Office Of Commissioners of
State Statistics became a law.
b The Senate wss in session untilS o'clock,
under consideration a bill TO legal
lie 10 per cent. interest. Alter quite a
fight the bill was postponed until next
Wednesday.
For the purpose of recreation and delay
The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, at >
HOUsE.-The following bills were intro.
luced To amend section ) of an act en-.
an act to amend section |, ., 4, >, 6
and II of the act TO authorize county COM
to construct roads, on the petit
ion of a majority Of the resident land
owners; To provide for compromising par.
lies when property may be destroyed or
in consequence of mobs or riots.
The following bills were passed: House
pill authorizing township trustees to fur
nish justices with civil and criminal dock
Is; House bill abolishing the office of
Gas Inspector House bill providing for
he repeal of the most important sections
If the liquor law was discussed for several
hours, and was finally indefinitely post
,oned, by a vote of 55 yeas to IS nays.
The appropriation bill was under con-
ideration during the latter part Of the
lay.
HOUSE, April ls.-The House only was
session to-day.
House bill making the fiscal year for all
State Institutions to close on the 18th OF
was passed.
Senate bill authorizing the City Council
# Youngstown to borrow money for FIRE
purposes became a law.
Mr.. Bond, from the Committee on Ju-
reported a resolution providing
a committee Of FIVE on the part of the
House, and FIVE on the part of the Senate,
0 consider what amendments to the con-
of The State are demanded, and
o elicit the views in writing of the leading
itizens of Ohio relative TO that subject.
From Liberty.
CIR ARn- Anril Is 1888.