Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
OHIO
COLUMBUS, O., April q

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HoUsE.-Yery little was done in the
House to-day, as there has been no quorum
present
Mr.. Wolf offered the following resolu-
ton 10 amend the Constitution, which was
laid on the table:
WHEREAS The various acts TO provide
against the evils resulting from the sale of
intoxicating liquors in the State of Ohio
are TO very great extent. disregarded, the
general opinion being against the regula-
ton of private morals By legislation, and
all laws in that behalf may therefore be
justly regarded as q dead letter upon the
statute: and
WHEREAS, 1t is unwise to keep laws
upon the statute books which are not sup
ported by a Wholesome pu bic opinion, and
as a general disregard of law engenders a
contempt for law in general, it is therefore,
Resolved, By the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio, three-f fths of the men,
bers elected to each House agreeing there
to, that il be and is hereby proposed 10 the
electors of this State to vote at the annual
October election, A. D., 1869, on the ap-
prevail o. rejection of the following amend
ment as a substitute for Section Is, Article
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"License to traffic in intoxicating liquors
shall hereafter be granted in this State"
A resolution was adopted providing for
q select committee, to inquire into the ex-
pediency of transferring inmates Of the
Blind Asylum to the Idiotic Asylum, and
inmates OF the latter to the former
SENATE, April 2I.-The Senate met at
O'Clock, P. N, and the following bills were
passed:
Senate bill to amend section 266 of the
code of civil procedure.
code Of civil procedure.
Senate bill making the taking of q horse
without the consent of the owner and with
intent TO steal a misdemeanor, and punish
able with a fine not exceeding $500 and
Imprisonment; and House bill providing
for the investigation of the cause of fr es.
A bill permitting hydraulic companies
to borrow money, not exceeding one-third
of their capital stock, for repairing, com
pleting or extending their works was In
troduced, and read the first, second and
third times, and passed.
HoUsE.-The appropriation bill occu-
pied the attention of The House nearly all
day, and finally passed about half past six
O'Clock, by a vote of IS to Il. The haste
with which this bill has been rushed thro'
the House seems to indicate that the ma
jority wishes to be ready TO adjourn justas
soon as Impeachment is disposed of.
SENATE, April 22-The following bills
were passed:
House bill repeating the aet supplement.
tsry to IN act to authorize County Com
missioRers 70 construct roads on the petit
ton of a majority of the residentlsud own
ers;
House bill to amend section one of an
act to protect furs, passed April IS, 1867;
House bill providing for the incorpora
ton Of musical associations;
House bill authorizing County Commits
sioners 10 condemn lands upon which 10
erect court houses and jails.
House bill placing lie insurance compa-
mics upon the same footing in regard to
their financial condition as fre companies,
was lost on its passage.
The bill legalizing ten per cent. interest
was postponed until the first Wednesday
IN January next, bya vote of IA 10 10.
a bill was introduced by Mr.. Godfrey,
to abolish the Office of superintendent of
the State House. Its significant that this
move was not made until Governor Hayes
appointed a one-armed soldier to fill that
position.
HOUSE The forenoon was spent in the
consideration and passage of local Bills
In the afternoon the clerks were kept busy
IN reading various documents in reference
to the proposed iron railroad bridge across
the Ohio River at Cincinnati.
SENATE, April 23.-The following bills
were passed:
The Senate bill supplementary to the act
to abolish the Bureau Of Soldiers Claims
and the Office of Military Claim Agents.
The House bill authorizing the incOrpo-
ration of associations for the purpose of
erecting buildings for manufactOries-