The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-02-11
LEGISLATIVE.

The business transacted in the
Senate on the 1st was unimpor.
tant.
In the House a bill was passed
providing for the incorporation Of
mechanical, agricultural and hor.
ticultural societies.
We observe nothing of special
importance in tho proceedings of
the Senate on the I'd, and the same
remark applies to the proceedings
of the House.
In the Senate. on the Sd, the
joint resolution requiring the Au.
ditor of State to publish certain ag
ricultural statistics in the daily
papers Of Columbus, was indef.
nitely postponed. A resolution
was adoptcd-19 to l4-to invite
Gen. 0. 0. Howard to visit the
Legislature on tho occasion of his
visit to Columbus on the 4th. Res.
olutions of respect were adopted
relative 10 the death of Senator
Stambaugh.
In the House, tho proposition for
constitutional amendment giving
the right of suffrage 10 females,
heretofore introduced by Mr.. Scott
OF Hamilton, was debated at great
length without definite action.
On the 4th. the Senate adopted n
joint resolution requesting the Au.
ditor of State to furnish annually
hereafter to the Auditor Of each
county n statement Of the aggre-
gate number of each OF tho follow.
ing kinds Of animals. Horses,
neat cattle, sheep, hogs, mules and
asses, and the number OF pounds
of wool returned annually for tax.
alton: also, that the Auditor OF
State bc required TO furnish this
report on or about tho lst day OF
August of each year, and that the
report for tho present year shall in
cludc q statement Of the foregoing
list Of animals and articles for the
year 1868, which statement tho
several county Auditors shall fur.
nish for publication to the several
newspapers of their respective
counties upon application.
Tho majority committee on tho
location Of tho Agricultural Col.
lego, submitted thcirreport stating
their selection of Champaign cOun-
ty.and their reasons therefor.
In tha House, tho usual petitions
for 10 per cent. interest law were
presented. An exciting and bitter
debate took place on tho resolution
TO invite General Howard TO visit
the Legislature, tho Republicans
favoring and the Democrats all
llcrccly opposing it. Tho House
adjourned withou. taking q vote
on tho resolution.
On tho 9th, in tho Senate, Mr..
Evans introduced a bill TO fix tho
time Of n day's labor at oight hours
A bill was passed to limit and
restrict foreign life insurance com
paniOs SO rs to give greater secu.
rity to policy holders in this State.
Mr.. Linn introduced resolutions
Of inq uiry into alleged matters of
complaint against tho G. & z. r
r. Company.
In tho House, n bill was passed,
allowing trustees to vary tho
breadth Of public roads from fir
teen 10 sixty feet, at their discro.
tion.
Mr.. Sinclair, from tho select
committee on Interest, reported
back. tho Senate bill fixing tho
rate OF interest, and recommended
its passage, with an amendment
providing Tor tue forfeiture of the
entire amount of interest, if more
than ton por cent. is demanded
and received, to tho uso of the
debtor, and ton per cent, Of tho
principal debt 10 tho use of tho
State, to DO placed to the credit OF
tho Road Fund.
The proposed amendment of the
constitution providing for Icons.
ing tho salo Of Intoxicating liquors,
was taken up and debated.
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