Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-22

bill was passed, and is now law L
authorize County Com mmissioners to la,
. out and construct new county roads, ,an'
to improve township and free turnpike
roads made prior to 1867.
The resolution, requiring the Speake
tJ..certify the mileage of members fo
the. session, beginning January 4th
1858, was adopted AZ to SO. The Speak
er holds that the session commenced
last November and January was simply
recess, and that the members having
received mileage for November, are moi
entitled to any more.
TUEsDAY.-The Central Lunatic Asy-
lum question again agitated the Senate
Tuesday. Mr.. Brooks succeeded in get
ting in an amendment so as to leave il
discretionary with the Trustees whether
they will use the old foundations and
walls or not. This was manifestly in
consistant with the action of Wednes-
day, but seemingly consistent with
some new light which the Senate had
obtained during the night. The bill for
the erection of the Asylum then passed,
q tc 6.
There were three parties upon
this Lunatic Asylum question-one in
favor of using the old foundations and
old walls as they stand; another in favor
of the present site, but building q new
structure; and third in favor Of a new
site and new buildings some miles from
the city. The bill finally passed, may,
in some sort, be considered a compro-
mise amongst the three.
Immediately after passing that bill,
the Senate took UP and passed another
for the erection of new Blind Asylum,
after first refusing to limit the cost to
$500, 900.
The House spent the forenoon in Com
mittee OF the Whole, considering Mr..
Gaston's bill, defining the powers, priv
ileges and duties of railroad companies
in Ohio. ~
In the afternoon, resolution was
adopted for an investigation into the
overdrawn by members of the
for per diem and mileage,
during the years '66, '67, '6S and '69.
Mr.. Leete's bill, fixing the span of
bridges over the Ohio river at not less
than 500 feet, was amended SO as to
make it 400 feet span at low water mark.
and passed, 50 to 3.
The remainder of the afternoon was
spent in discussing the enlightened bill,
offered by Mr.. Hughes, of Butler, pro.
viding for free trade in money. 1t was
made the special order for "Wednesday
next. There is no prospect for its pas
sage, but the vote upon it will be inter
esting, as it will show how many men, |
bers of the House have succeeded i'm |
the alphabet of money and
trade.
FRIDAY.-In the Senate, Friday, the |
following House bills were passed and |
are now laws: To require labor on the |
roads to be performed by the rirst of
August in each year, and to enable
County Commissioners, if they see pro-
per, to dispense with receipts for such |
labor; also, to authorize County Com
missioners to purchase lands for county
purposes and TO erect buildings thereon. |
In the afternoon the Railroad Com.
mittee reported favoYably upon the
of Geo. B. Wright fer Rail-
road Commissioner for two years from
April 4th, and the report was laid on
the table. a -.-
The Select Committee to whom was
referred the House bill for erecting a
reformatory prissn, reported it back
its passage, and it was
ordered read a third time next Thursday.
The House done nothing of general
interest, and adjourned until Tuesday
Y. S..