Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-02-27

Olllce. Ihe threatened writ OF quo
varranto against him has not been
heard from,
The Democratic papers in various
parts of the country, seem disposed
to abandon the President to his fol-
ly ahd fate. Everything is quiet in
Washington and elsewhere.
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From the Columbus Morning Journal.
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
TUESDAY, Feb. IS. - Senate, -
Three petitions were presented for
q change in the law relating to bill
lard tables, so as to prevent their
being kept for hire; also a remon-
STRANGE against the repeal Of the
''stock law" also a petition for the
repeal Of the township ditch law.
The bill to amend the act to restrain
certain animals from running at
large was lost. The bill in relation
to wills, enabling the husband to
convey real estate directly to his
wife without the intervention Of
trustees and dispensing with the use
Of seals, was passed. A bill for the
protection of railroad passengers
was introduced. The bill prohib-
its the locking Of car doors where
the cars are in motion, and the use
of any explosive or igniting fluids,
&c, Also a bill providing that the
head Of a family not owning a
homestead may hold exempt from
execution personal property amoun-
ting to $500 in addition to chattel
property now exempted.
H0aSe.-Senate joint resolution
to print the general laws as soon as
possible after enactment, in forms
Of 16 pages each, was adopted. An
amendment securing the publication
Of the laws in county papers was Of
fered and rejected.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19.-Senate.-
The House amendments to the bill
authorizing the election Of a Judge
in the third subdivision of the Fifth
District were concurred in.
HoaSe.-The bill authorizing the
Board Of Public Works to purchase
the bridge, on the National Road
at GAINESVILLE, was voted down, re-
considered and laid on the table,
House bill supplementary to the
law to provide for constructing
bitches, &c, was passed.
THURSDAY Feb. .-Senate.-
BILL PASSED TO IMPROVE THE STREETS
OF WASHINGTON G, II.
Mr.. Kenpey, from the Committee
on Municipal Corporations, report,
back Mr., Ycoman's Senate bill to
authorize Washington G, H., Fay
cite county, to improve the streets
of said village, and recommended
its passage. The bill was read the
third time and passed by vote of
"a to 8, A resolution requesting
the Committee on the Judiciary to
report the bill to prescribe the duties
of judges Of elections, was indeh-
nitely postponed,
House,--A bill to amend an act
in relation to incorporated compN-
nies was passed also House bill to
provide for the payment of back
bUunties to volunteers.
FRIDAY, Feb. 21.-Sendte, "A bill
was introduced to repeal section 2
Of the act to enable insurance com
pNnies to become joint stock com
panies; also a bill to enable county
commissioners to sue for lands be-
longing to the county; also a bill
supplementary to the act to provide
for a railroad commissioner. The
resolution calling upon the Auditor
Of State for certain information
relative to the National Banks in
the State was adopted. House bill
to regulate proceedings in courts in
cases ofcontested elections, making
contestants who fail liable to cost,
was passed.
House. Petitions were presented
for the repeal of the stock law; for
law allowing Infirmory directors
in certain cases to pay for the sup
port of paupers outside Of the In
Urinary; for a provision for keep
ing in repair by tolls turnpilSes au-
thorized under the act of 1867 for
an increase Of the fees of clerks of
common pleas courts in small coun-
ties; for u law creating the office off
county superintendent of common
schools. A bill to amend the act
for the relief of the poor was pass
ed also a bill authorizing theincor-
poratlon OF Union depots; also a
bill to amend an act for the incor-
poration of townships. Bills We're
introduced to amend section 32 of
the act to provide for the creation
of Incorporated companies supple
mentary to the common school act
to prescribe the action Of officers
charged with the erection or inn
provement of any State Asylum
building prescribing further duties
Of probate judges to prevent the
sale Of indecent publications; to
reimburse persons for arresting
those charged with criminal often
ses; to amend a law regulating the
fees of sheriffs; to amend an act to
preserve the purity Of elections |