Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-22
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
espondence of the Gin. Gag.

duringt the past week with commendable
activity.
One of the vexed questions of the
session, the rebuilding of the Central
Lunatic Asylum, made its appearance
mot its first, however, in the Senate on
Monday morning, Mr.. Rex's bill, which
was introduced last week, being made
the special order for Wednesday.
The afternoon was mostly occupied in
hearing read, for the third time, the
Municipal Code. In fact the Senate
held an extra session in the evening for
the purpose of finishing it, and did not
adjourn until late hour. The bill en-
braced 7Sl sections. 1t is a complete
codification, with additions and i'm prove
ments, of all the laws upon the statute
books of Ohio relating to Municipal
Corporations.
In the House, Speaker Thornhill
being sick and its Speaker pro tenn,
(Mr. Walling) absent, Mr.. Cockrill was
unanimously chosen Speaker pro tenn.
Mr.. Austill, elected to the House from
Pike County, in place of Mr.. Pennisten,
deceased, was sworn in. q
Mr.. Kennett offered resolution re-
citing that, as we have little or no mill
tia force In Ohio, as the care of ordinance
stores furnished by the United States is
a source of expense to the State, and as
the United States has an account of
S1S4, 737 % against Ohio, for arms and
equipments overdrawn, therefore, the
Governor is authorized to transfer uch
portion of the ordnance and stores as he
may deem best, TO the Uuited States, in
liquidation of the account. The resolu-
tion was referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The following Senate bill was passed,
and is now law: TO provide for the
return of unclaimed checks and certifi-
Gates, in possession of the officers of this
State, to the Second Auditor of the
United States Treasury.
Mr.. Balls bill to fix the compensation
of members of the Legislature at $500
per anum was taken up. After a rum
ming fire of debate, and the offering of
various amendments making the pay
from $500 to S., 900 per anum, the bill
was laid IN the table, where it will pro-
baby be allowed to sleep. -.
A communication was received from
the Board of Public Works in relation
to Prairie Greek Culvert, on the Miami
& Erie Canal, nine miles north of St.
Marys. The culvert is complained of as
not discharging its duty in the way of
passing water, and so causing an over.
flow of the adjoining lands, besides en-
dangering the canal, The report was
not very LUCID OF satisfactory, the SUBJ
stance of it being that there is at present
so much water in that vicinity that the
engineer can't tell whether there is too
much water or not. r.s
Mr.. Newman introduced resolution
to have printed uncovered in brochure,
5000 copies of the report of the Finance
Committee of the House, on the subject
of taxing United States bonds. legal
tender notes and fractional currency
The resolution went over, Mr.. Woli
giving notice of intention to discuss
1t is sincerely TO be hoped this resolution
will be adopted. But Mr.. Newman is
auisitions of the Democratic members
Of the House upon the subject offinance
taxation, ETC., should be scattered wide
spread throughout Ohio. Tt would be
well to throw ii n speech or two 10y
Warren Of Logan, upon the necessity ot
paying the bonds in greenbacks; al
essay by Odell, upon Andy Johnson'i
services to the Union q disquisitiOn by
CalIep, upon the speediest mode of dis
solving corporations a Treatise by Den
mis- to show that dirtreads and turnpikes
but not railroads, ARE Government affairs
and a presentation by Scott, of Hamil.
ton, OF she philosophy of the elective
fra nchise. The whole should then be
bound, not in "brochure" covers, but
in substantial calf, and preserved for the
benefit of posterity and the glory of the
State.
Adjourned.
TUEsDAY.-The Senate spent the en-
tire afternoon, Tuesday, upon the
Municipal Code. A motion to strike
out SO much of it as gives municipa
corporations power to prohibit "ale bee
and porter houses and Shops" leaving
the po wer to regulate and restrain, wa
| LOST by the following vote
Ayes s-Messrs. Berry CamIble Carter
Dfekey, Emmitt, Godfrey, Harmount
Hutcheson Jamison, Kenney, May
Onderdonk, Rex-l3.
Noes-Messrs. Biggs. Brooks, Burrows
Corey, Dangler, Dowdney, Evans
Everett, Griswold, Keller, Kessier, Linn
Lawrence, Scribner, Simmons, Stead
man, Winner, Yeoman-lS.
The ayes are all Democrats. Messrs.
Dowdney, Evans, Lawrence, Linn
Scribner and Winner (Democrats) votet
with all be Republicans present, in tn
| negative, fs. ...r
The bill( "a m omment of patient industry
was finally pass ed, with but three dis
senting voices-Messrs. Carter, Dangler
and Rex.
The Senate proceeded to the Lunatit
ASYLUM business, and discussed it il
Committee of the w -ole until the hou
of adjour nment. 81
In the House, Mr.. Hughes of Butler
asked and obtained leave to record his
vote upon the resolution rejecting the
proposed 18th AmendInent to the Con
stitutien of the United States and, not
withstanding his recent recovery from
! a severe spell of sickness, voted "aye.'
That the complication of the Agricul
tural College question might be made
little mere complete, Mr.. Rutter intro
duced bill to establish the institution
at London, Madison County.
Tpe House passed Mr.. PARIS bill, t,
authorize County Commissioners t,
locate aud construct turnpike roads, ,nnt
to levy a tax Of four mills for the same
-The object of the bill is good In the main
but the power given to County Com
missioners over the property Of the peo
Die considering Leete's Public Building
bill in the House and kenney's Genera
Purposes bill in the Sepatel is,. especial
Iy in the larger counties, ipordipate anl
dangerous. 1t will doubtless be closely
scrutinized III. the Senate.
WEDNssDAY.-The Senate spen
nearly the entire day.. "wednesday, IL
Committee Of the Whole, discussing thu
Central Lunatic Asylum. Mr.. Rex,
bill. providing for the erection of entire
ly new buildings upon the present site
was shorn of everything but the enact
;np clause. and Mr.. Hutohespp's bill in
serted, which requires the use, 40 Far a.
practicable, of the old foundations and
In the House, the following Ssnat,