Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-04-23
NOTES.

The House passed, on the 14th, an
amendment Il the school law enabling
two or more sub-districts toconsolidaJs,
Where they contain not less b $50 in
habitants, and become n separate di4-
Also a bill to pay Samuel Doyle a
claim of over $1,000. being the alleged
balance Ofan acc0un with the Slate
which was adjusted and finally setlled
in 1851. The bill to pay this claim was
introduced by Mr. Ball.
The House on the same day passed. q
resolution requiring b Speaker 10
sign certificates of mileage for the pies
ent session. The vote on this resolution
stood, Yeas A, Nays, SO.
On the 18th, the Senate passed the
bill providing for the erection Of the
| Central Lunatie Asylum on it's present
site. The bill was amended Sc as to
provide that the trustees shall not be
required to use the present foundation
/ wallis or sup-erstructure if the sameshali
be inconsistent with the plan OF a n W
structure which the trustees shall deem
best to adopt.
On the same day the Senate took up
THE question whether the Morgan Raid
claims bill had been passed by that
body, the vote on the passage ofthe bill
having stood 19 yeas to 10 nays. The
question was made a special d for
"Wednesday, the 2lst inst.
The Senate passed 3 bill requiring
the use in railway passenger cars of a
stove which would extinguish the fire
If overturned. The stove required Is
ldesiRned to avoid the-d destruction of the
tcars by IRE IN case of accident.
Tine House passed a bill which fprb DIS
1.-The building ofRny bridge over the Ohio
river having a less span than 4OO feel
in the clear at low water mark.
The House took up the bill Of Mr..
Hughes, Of Butler, providing for free
trade in money, with six per nj In
lterest in the absence OF contract. AT
ter some discussion the bill was made
q special order for Wednesday, the 2lst
Inst.
On Friday last the Senate passed the
bill providing for the erection Of q
suitable monument y the grave OF
Gen. Simon Kenton, near Urbana. The
bill appropriates $500 fOrthe expeI sc
of the monument.
The Senate also passed a bill to regu-
late the election Of members of boards
Also the House bill requiring labor
on the roads, to be performed by tht
frst of August in each year, and era
hing county commissioners TO dispense
with receipts for labor done on th'
roads.
bill authorizing county commissioners
without consultiong the people, TO pur
chase land and erect thereon cOur
houses, iails and county inhrmaTleS.-
: The bill was amended so as to ineludi
, the power to construct bridges.
The bill to establish a reform schS Q
for girls was made q special order in tn
: Senate for Thursday.
The Senate passed a bill providinI
e for the erection Of q new institution 70
the education of the blind. The bill
!; REQUIRES the new institution to be erect
L ed on the site Of cue present one. Amo
! ton TO amend so as TO limit the expens
d to 100000 was lest.
! In the House the majority of the ia
: dietary Committee reported back III
! bill amending the Students Voting ACT
z recommending its indefinite postpOne
\ ment. The minority of b commifte
submitted q report recommending th
> passage of the bill. The reports wCT
tabled aud ordered printed.
/ A report from the Superintendent c
!, the State House setting forth thai u
pairs are urgently needed for the pre-
3 lection and preservation of certain part
y of the building, has been Bubmittedt
z the Senate,
= A bill providing for the care of colOl
y ed insane persons has been passed b
= the Senate. Ft8
A bill has been introduced in tn
4 House providing for the erection of th
Agricultural College ut London, Mad
? son county.
: The Househas passed a bill to auth0 liz
county commissioners tolOcate and cor
4 struct turnpike roads and levy q tax fl
the same OF four mills per dollar on tt
y taxable property Of county.
The select committee of the Senate {
p which was referred the bill prOyidin
| for the erection Ofa refOrmatOEy prisO
y has reported the bill back recommend
ing its passage
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