Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-24
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

sion OF the House III inc molhinS'
A bill was introduced to authorize
the Commissioners Of Muskingum
county to build free bridge over
the Muskingum river, and one to
authorize the receivers Of insolv-
ent railroads to sell road bed right
of way &c, also one to amend the
act on suspended railways so as to
allow the previous one to act. A
resolution requesting our Congress
men to use their influence for the
passage Of a resolution submitting
to the State an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
allowing woman suffrage for ratit-
cation or rejection, was introduced,
In the Senate, a resolution was
adopted granting the use OF the
Hall to the woman suffrage con
then in session, for the al
ternoon and evening.
Tuesday afternoon, in the House,
a large number of petitions were
presented, among them one signed
by 1000 persons for woman suh-
rage; three for legislation against
the sale of Tobacco, except for medi-
cal and mechanical purposes; and
one to forbid railroad officers and
managers giving State officers
passes. Thirty House and three
Senate bills we're read the second
time and referred to committees.
On Wednesday large number
of petitions were presented, four
fora Soldiers Orphans Home, one
to change the name OF Cynthiana,
in Clermont county, to Marathon
A joint resolution, instructing our
Congressman to urge the passage
of an act to give liberal pension
to the veterans Of 1872 and their
widows, was adopted. A bill to
remove the limitation of $4,000 for
building purposes Of the Reform
Farm was passed also one to ap-
propriate the money payed by stu
dents for the use of clinical facili-
ties of Cincinnati Hospital to the
purchase of a medical library. A
bill increasing the salary of Judge
of Superior Court Of Montgomery
county, to $2,500, was passed. A
resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of State to furnish copies Of
Swan d Sayler's Statutes to sucl
benevolent institutions as are with
out them was adopted also one to
authorize printing of additional
copies of the Report of Secretary
of State, part in German. A bill
giving greater liberty to savings
banks was passed. In the Senate,
tile bill providing for the extension
of the Friend Street Railroad be-
yond the city limits was passed.
A resolution was introduced to
furnish Miami University with arms
aud accoutrements for the mil
itary department connected with it,
The bill to establish q Soldiers Or
phans' Home was discussed most
of the afternoon
On Thursday, in the House, the
bill to increase the salary ofjudges
of the Supreme Court and State
officers was discussed at some
length, and laid on the table. A
bill was passed to allow clerks OF
courts Of common pleas to issue
executions on judgments Of courts
above. A bill was introduced to
provide for a night watchman for
county treasures when deemed
necessary by the probate judge,
county auditor and treasurer Also
to establish a court Of claims in
Cincinnati. A bill to establish a
soldiers orphans home was intro
dueed A bill to allow county com
missioners to sue for damage done
public property, and apply money
received for its repair, was intro
duced. A large number of reports
from standing committees were
made. A resolution was introduced
instructing our Congressman to
vote for a measure confining ac'
ton Of Congress to tariff for reve-
nne alone. The committee on uni
versitcs and colleges made three
reports upon the agricultural col
lege bill, The reports were ordered
printed, and the bill made the spec
ial order for Thursday next at y
p. MI In the Senate, bill was in
troducod increasing the number OF
Trustees Of Water Works of Gin
cinnati from three to five; and q
blu so modifying the existing law
as to provide that the lolice in cit
les Of second class shall be APP
pointed by Mayor with the consent
of Council, under the municipal
code. The bill prohibiting the is
sue of free railroad passes to Off
GERS of this State or Of the United
States, was indefinitely postponed.
The Soldiers Orphans Home bill
was passed in the form only to re-
quire the appointment by the Gov
ernor and Senate of a commission
of thirty seven citizens, to ascer-
tain and report the number and
OF soldiers orphans and
destitute children in the several
counties of the State. @. S. Jour
nal.
The Paris reporters are to have
uniform dress and q silver badge,
with the name Of their paper fasten-
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