Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-02-10
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Bei.ire. The Governor transmitted a
colxratulatory letter from Sch uyler Col
! fax and all the Republican members of
| Congress Onihe adoption Of the XVIII
Amendment. The Democrats fought
against having this go upon the journal
and succeeded in the House. The letter
| however, went upon the Senate Journal.
| The House passed a bill to submit TO
the vote of Montgomery Count. the
/ question Of building new court house
| at an expense of 100, 900. New bills were
! introduced carrying the number OF
| House bills up to 103, and nun1bsr OF
reports from committees were received.
/ A Senate bill which provides that
deeds granted by the State Of Ohio shall
I lie prima facia evidence in courts OF
| justice was passed by the House. a
number of bills were read the third
! time and final action postponed. Mr.
| Dickson introduced II. b. 10l, to estab'
lish an insuI ance bureau and create the
! Office of Com missioner of Insurance, and
the re emoval from the Auditors Office OF
the entire insurance business OF the
State. In the Senate Mr.. Jones intro
duced bill TO substitute imprisonment
for life N place Of capital punishment.
Other. bills were introduced, bringinu
Senate number up to 73. The bill to in
crease the salaries of the supreme Judgel
was indefinitely postponed, by de,I-
sive vote.
Saturday, more petitions were presen-
ted in the House for removal of the coun-
ty seat of Belmont to Bellaire. Among
the dozen new bills introduced, the fol
lowing are of interest:
H. B. los, Mr.. Brooke-To provide for
the payment of one-third of the earn
ings of all convicts to their families,
whenever such convict has family
that is dependent upon his earnings for
their support.
II. B, IO9, Mr.. Dodds-To amend sec
tion 557 of the code of civil procedure
so as to allow party sued upon mort
gage by vendor TO set up defense in
that suit any defect in the title of the
property, and the court ia its discretion
may either reqnire the vendor to deliver
possession of the property and recover
money paid, with interest, or may re-
quire the vendee to pay the sum Sc
cured by mortgage, taking from the ven
dor bend in double the amount invol-
we'd, 10 reimburse him, in case he is
evicted by reason of any such defect in
the title.
II. B. 10, Mr.. Hill, of Erie-To pre-
vent accidents from the reckless use of
fire arms and provides fine and imprison-
ment for pointing arms, loaded or not,
at any person.
ii. b. Ill, Mr.. Williams, of Fayette-
To so amend the criminal code as to pro-
Vide that indictments under the Ohio
liquor law need not be indorsed by Sc
curity for costs. and also that the prose-
cutting attorney, instead of the court
shall arraien defendants in criminal
cases, and also if indictments are not
found at the first term to which the ac-
cused is held to answer, Y reason of the
witness having been enticed away, or
detained by sickness, Or unavoidable ac-
cident, the court may commit or recog-
nize the accused to the next succeeding
term
We find no business completed this
day in the House, and nothing in the
lengthy report worth summarizing. In
the Senate, Mr.. Hubben made an inef-
Iectnai attempt to wipe out the Congress
slonsi letter OF congratulation from the
Senate Journal. The Senate passed Mr..
Daugherty's bill, to suspend officers
during pendency of indlct ment for mis-
conduct in office. Mr.. Potts offered
joint resolution resembling the Joint res
oiution sdopted at the last session of the
Legislature, for the payment of the
claim of Samuel Doyle. Referred to
committee on Claims. The Senate passed
Mr.. Potts bill re-enacting the Soldiers
voting law of 1857, repealed by the last
Democratic General Assembly. The
only votes against the bill were Daugh-
erty and renegade HubbeN.
Monday, large number OF petitions
in favor of legoljzng dissection contin-
ued to be received in Doth Houses.
Also, for free trade in money. Also, for
The removal OF the county seat of Bel
mont county A bill to repeal the Nor
gan Raid claim bill was introC Cuced in
the House. The Bible question was
again brought before the House, in
joint resolution by MIR Hubbard, that
majority of each school district shall de-
termlne the question for themselves
M. Little introduced u Joint Resolution,
asking of our Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress to secure an appropri-
ation of $50, 900 and public lands to Will
nerforce University {colored) in Greene
county, for the education of teachers for
the freedmen. Mr.. Ball offered a reso-
iution submitting Constitutional
Amendment providing for white suf-
frage, without distinction of sex-bun-
combe. In the Senate, Mr.. Daugherty
from the Jud ciary Committee reported
that no legislation was necessary TO pro-
vide for voting on the question OF hold
ing constitutional convention in 1871.
In the House, on Tuesday, seventeen
petitions on various subjects were pre-
sented. A bill to forbid probate judges
from praeticing law was indefinitely
postponed. A Senate bill amending the
school law was passed. The committee
on Privileges and Elections made major
ity and minority reports on the Glover
case. In the Senate, bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Bartram-To create the
of1iffie of County School Superintendent
and prescribe his duties, and to repeal
certain sections of the school law. Mr..
Odln from the Finance comittee, made
IA report squelching the attempt to have
building associations exempted from
taxation. Mr.. Potts bill recinding the
Doyle claim was passed-yeas 81, nays
none. The Soldiers Orphans Home
bill and others were considered in COM
mittee.
Wednesday, the House spent the
whole day on the Glover case There
was clear majority from the first vote
in favor of retaining Mr.. Glover in his
seat, but the Democrats wasted the
whole day in fruitless dilatory motions,
apparently from "pure
cussedness, as there was no possibility
of gaining anything by it. The Senate
passed bill which enables County
Commi' sioners to dispense with the six
weeks notice now required by law, be-
fore entering into contrscts for the
repair or building of bridges destroyed
by fire or other casualty. The House
bill to enable the voters of Muskingum
county to vote upon free turnpikes was
amended into general law, and passed
the Senate. The Senate passed the
House bill correcting an error in the en-
r0lment of the Marriage Law of last
winter, so as TO make Is years the ma
joiity Of female contracting marriage.
fhe afternoon session WAS spent in COM