Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-03-05
Legislative Notes.
THE GENERAL AsssalBLY.

A hill has passed both Houses which
provides that where wife dies, pos
sessed of an estate descending to her
IsEne bv a former husband, the surYiV-
ing husband shall not have al estate
for life by the courtesy in such proper
The senate has passed Mr.. Keifer's
bill amending the petit larceny act.
Also Mr.. Scribner's bill providing
that proceedings to contest validity Of
win shall be commenced by petition,
and that the party contesiing shall hold
the affirmative of ths issue on the valid
ity of such will.
a bill to authOrizS an additional
Judge in the I'd Subdivision. Third Ju-
diciaI District, has passed both Houses.
a bill has passed the House provi-
ding that a Te-enlisted volunteer who
has been credited to q township that
filled its quota without such credit and
who has not received his local bounty,
NAV upon proper certificates of re-en-
listment and credit by the township
clerk and Probate Judge, receive q
bounty OF S10O from the Treasury of the
State.
The House has amended the Rct to
establish lines of true meridian
A bill to authorize executors and Hd-
ministratOrs to administer oaths, has
passed the House,
Also bill authorizing an additional
judgei in Cuyahoga county.
During the week petitions have heen
presented from various sections of the
State, numerOusly signed, asking for a
geological survey.
On Thursday t25th) Mr.. Ross pre-
sented the memorial of Gen. @. w.
Walcutt, Warden OF the Ohio Peniten-
tiarv. representing that no necessity ex-
lists at this time for building an addi-
tional prison. Gen. Walcutt states that
the number OF prisoners is gradually
but surely receding, being SS less than
six years ago that the expense of
building new prison will be at least q
million and n half; that to have these
prisons in different localities will lead
to confusion in their management; that
the Penitentiary has in the past two
years put $4,000 more in the State
Treasury than 1t has drawn cut of it,
and has at the same time made $50, 600
worth of improvements. He therefore
tentiary may be suspended for the
present.
A bill has passed the House author
izing counties to collect claims for OUT
standing surplus revenue fund loaned
to their citizens.
Mr.. WaIling has introduced in the
House bill which takes away all the
authority now given to Incorporated
towns to regulate or suppress the
liquor traffic.
Mr.. Rukenbrod has introduced bill
to amend the gaming act 50 that bill
liardS shall not be excepted as now,
from the penalties of the law.
Mr.. Brookes has introduce - bill to
forbid the practice of Dentistry by any
person not having \ diploma from
some dental college or a certificate of
qualification from some dental society.
The Railroad Committee of tie House
has reported in favor of indefinite post
ponement of the Senate bill abOliBhing
the Office of Railroad Commissioner.
A Select Committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Lee, Ross and Buell. has been
appointed with Instructions 10 make in
quiry into the feasibility Of supplying
the State House with water by means
of the machinery and pumps of the
Deaf and Dumb. Asylum, and the pro-
bable expense of laying the necessary
pipes between the State House and the
Asylum.
Senate bill to complete the iron rail-
ing and repair the sidewalks around
the State House. s 81
Mr.. Baker has introduced in the
House a long string of resolutions re-
commanding that action on the 18th, or
Suffrage Amendment of the U. s. Con-
stitntion, be postponed until the next
Legislature.
A bill giving additional stringeney to
the act requiring county commissioners
TO DUOlAH0 annual N6tHI1GU CAuAUtkE Vi
the county finances, and requiring the
prosecuting attorney to bring action for
the violation of the act, has passed the
House. r
On Monday last the House spent sew
eral hours in discussion Of a trivial
question of privilege growing out of
resolution of censure of Mr.. Wolf, of
Hamilton The resolution was not
adopted, and was finallytRbled by ad-
iouFnuent.
The following resolution by Mr..
Dennis, has been adopted by the House:
Resolved, That select committee Of
five be appointed to inquire and report
to this House as to the practicability
and expediency of providing for the in
mates of the Reform School such Rddi-
tional variety of occupation and en-
ployment as may be deemed best suita-
BILE to their varied tastes, inclinations
and capacities.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Den
mis-, Stickney, Kemp, Parr, and Lee as
said Committee.
The ten per cent. bill has notyet been
taken up again in the House. Its
friends seems to despair Of its success.
A bill has passed the House which
authorizes County Commissioners to
pureba use or condemns land and erect all
sorts OF county buildings thereon with
ont consulting either the Legislature or
the people affected.