Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-03-05
Ohio Legislature.

FEB. 24,-Senate "A petition was
presented for the repeal OF the road law
of 1867; also three petitions for free
trade in money or ten per cent. interest
on contract. Bills were introduced to
repeal the act providing for registry of
births and deaths; to provide for an ap-
peal to the Common Pleas Court from
the decision of a Probate Judge ON an
application for the removal of guar
dian.
House.-Petitions were presented for
compensation for losses by citizens
during the Morgan raid; for free trade
in money. Bills were introduced to
amend an act to regulate the fees of
Clerks of Courts of Common Pleas. A
bill to amend the common school law
was passed. Petitions were presented
for an appropriation for opening Rae
coon Creek. A resolution was adopt
ed instructing the committee on school
lands to inquire in regard to making
general the principles of an act to reg
ulate the rate of school lands and the
surrender of permanent leases,
FEB. 25-Senate The bill giving sure
ties who pay the judgements against
their principals additional remedies
was passed. The bill providing that
election precincts may be composed Of
parts of two townships to avoid divid-
ing towns, was passed. Bills were in
troduced to exempt from execution and
sale one sewing or knitting machine
used by the owner for the support of
his or her family; to create the Office of
county school superintendent.
House.--Petitions were presented for
the repeal of the present road law and
the re-enactment of the old one; for
law legalizing ten per cent. interest
A bill supplementary to an act for the
encouragement ofagriculture was pass
ed. A bill to protect the people from
empirieism. and elevate the standard of
the medical profession, was passed. The
bill to amend section eight of the liquor
law of 1864 was lost.
FEB. 26-Senate.--A petition was
presented for widening Raccoon river
Bills were introduced to enable build
ing loan associations to become bodies
corporate; to exempt from taxation
grounds kept for camp meeting pur-
poses; to amend the act of 1914 to pre-
vent the growth of the Canada thistle;
a substitute for the Senate bill to pro-
vide for an emigration commission.
House.-Petitions were presented for
a law authorizing the election of an adj
ditional Judge in the Seventh judicial
circuit. House bill requiring the cleo
ton of officers of agricultural societies
on the second day of county fairs was
passed.
FEB. 27-Senote.--The entire day was
spent up to the adjournment in discus
sing an amendment to the road bill, Of
fered by Mr.. Dangler, exempting from
working the roads colored men who |
cannot vote.
House House bill to admit to record |
wills which have been destroyed by
accident was passed. A bill was in
troduced to amend the act establishing
schools for colored children; also a bill
to facilitate the settlement of estates
Also bill to amend the act to author
ize county commissioners to construct
roads. A resolution. was adopted in
structlng the Military Committee to in
quire in relation to rumor that the
Quartermaster General of the State had
drawn arms from the arsenal and dis
tributed them to the Grand Army of
the Republic. A bill concerning the
rights and liabilities of husband and
wife in the real estate and property of
the wife. A resolution, offered by Mr..
Yeoman, instructing the Temperance
Committee to inquire as to the propriety
of visiting inebriate asylums in other
States, with the view of establishing a
similar one in this State, was adopted.
FFB. 28-,Senate The bill in refer
ence to the rsplevin of property was
passed. The bill exempts from execu-
lion all articles preserved as keepsakes,
and that have their chief value on that
account The committee in the case of
the contested seat of Mr.. Jones made
report in favor of Mr.. Onderdonk.
The matter was laid on the table.
The Senate then adjourned till Tuesday
1t three O'Clock,
Hoase.-Petitions we're presented
or q law organizing tax payers into in