Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-03-02

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HOUSE.-The House bill-By Mr..
Little-TO make it n misdemeanor to
mutilate, conceal, or change any court
record or official paper of II public
office, WAS passed. =
H.. B. No. 10, by Nj. Hubbard-To re-
peal an act entitled an act to provide for
taxing bonds, treasury notes, and frac-
tiOnal currency of the United States, held
or owned by individuals, companies or
corporations in the United in the State
Of Ohio, passed May eth, 1869. (Ohio
Laws, volume &C, page 1922 Read the
third time.
Mr.. Hubbard moved to refer the bill to
the committee of the whole. Lost.
Mr.. Dennis moved to lay the bill on
the table. Lost.
Mr.: Lasten (Democrat) moved to in
definitely postpone the hill.
MI moved to postpone it
until next Wednesday. Lost
MIR. Castor Withdrew his motion
Mr. moved TO Law the bill on
the table,. Lost-45 to As.
II Democrats finding Themselves In
tne majority steadily voted to kill the
DlI whlle the Republicans all voted i'm
its favor. a."
Inc question next being on the massage
oil the oil, II was lost-yeas a. itavs a.
MI. Heller (DemOcrat) moved 10 re-
consider he bill, of course, with the in.
tentlon OF putting it out of the reach of
INC rouse. Inc motion to reconsider
was lost by a vote of A to IS.
In the House at the afternoon session
AFTER a ong discussion, the Senate bill to
IesalIze the dissection of human bodies
was passed with amendments. The nil
now goes back to the Senate for concur
renee in the House amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Mott the House bill
in relation to improving Big Beaver riv-
er, in Mercer county, was taken up and
passed. Yeas, IS; nays, IS.
SENATE.-FEB. 25. AT the afternoon
session the following bills were intro
duced:
Mr.. Hubbell-To amend the law gov
erning cases in the code of criminal pro-
ceedings. Mr.. StreatOr-To punish the
crime of aiding prisoners to escape froIa
the penitentiary. The present law ap-
plies only 10 officers and employees of the
~penitentiary. Mr.. Streator-To regulate
the management of the p~enitentiary to
equallze salaries of officers and further
provides for a return of insane ~convicGs
at b expiration of their term to the
county from which they came.
Tit following bills were passed: The
House bill authorizing the trustees of
Crane township, Paulding county, 10
levy a tax for bridge purposes; passed
unanimously. The House bill author
izing the board of education of Napole-
on, Henry county, to levy a AK of $50
600 to build a school house. The House
joint resolution to appoint a committee
to visit the Soldiers Home at Xenia, and
inquire what is needed to further aid it,
was adopted. The Senate joint resolu-
ton to condemn the easement of certain
lands for the use of the state in and ad-
IQpnnf N tho InNu1Sfnn rauar-a ,.-oz ,l,r&
ed. Yeas IL, nays Z. The Senate then
adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
In the House the whole afternoon was
devoted to the discussion of the Fitch, of
Ashtabula, amendment to the reform
bill of Hamilton comfy, making it apply
to all county officers, instead of those
elected last October. 1t was passed by
IS to As. When reconsidered, the Re-
publicans gaining two members who
had been absent, it was lost.
Messrs. Cunningham, Dennis, Dodds,
Ward and COrCoran made speeches
against it. Mr.. Corcoran stated that
whatever might be his individual opin-
ions on the amendment, he felt bound
by the pledge he had signed to vote
against it.
Mr.. Lowe spoke in favor of it, think
ing it was just that all should be reduc-
ed. He made a speech of an hours
length, defending his position. He be-
lieved the people of Hamilton county,
when they voted last fall, intended it to
apply to the officers then in Office.
Messrs. Callen of Mercer, Fitch of
A~shtabu!a, Fulon of Champaign, Hay
ward OF A~shtabula, Barber of Franklin.
all strongly opposed it.
The bill will come up tomorrow on
its passage and will it is believed by well
informed Republicans, pass.
SENATE.-FEB. &c. Phe President
appointed Messrs. Mckinney, Prophet
and Cowan, to visit the Soldiers Home
at Xenia.
SENATE bill-By Mr.. McKinney-To
provide for the appointment of guardi-
ans for habitual ~drunkards, was passed.
After confirming A. G. McBurney as
director of the Southern Lunatic Asy-
lum and transacting some general bust
ness the Senate adjourned.
The House met at 81 o'clock, and
having under consideration Mr.. Dodd's
Hamilton county reform bill, Mr.. Callen
offered an amendment exempting Off
GERS elected in October last, upon which
amendment he made a speech claiming
the same exemption for Captain Tinker,
and through him the wife of General
McGroarty, with whom he agreed to
share the profits, and Captain Sebastian
and officers elected at the same time.
Mr.. Cunningham made an argument
against said amendment iavOring the
bill IS originally introduced by the
Hamilton county delegates. The con-
sideratlon OF the bill with pending
amendment, was postponed until Tues
day.
The bill authorizing the county COM
missioners of any county to pay boun-
les for killing wolves, was passed. The
bill is intended to apply to Erie county.
The Senate joint resolution for the
appointment of a joint committee to
visit the Soldiers Home at Xenia, was
adopted, and Messrs. Worries, Callen,
EnOchs, Bettelon, Williamson, Parr and
Mower were appointed members of the
committee on the part of the House.
In the House, this afternoon, bills were
introduced by Mr.. Curtiss, to prevent
local school boards from granting GER
~tificates e teachers of common schools;
by Mr.. Heller, to require all bridges
over canals and navigSble streams to be
ten feet high in the clear; by Mr.. Chase,
to prohibit officers and agents OF rail-
road companies from being officers or
making contracts with fast freight COM
panies; by Mr.. Stanton, TO authorize
town trustees to construct free turnpikes
on the petition of a majority Of the resi-
dents of the township; by Mr.. Heller TO
z ia AAAS0 Will VII SAA1
ness in any county without local agents
TO make an exhibit of liabilities by Mr..
Munsop, to compel officers of teachers
institutes to make a report of their pro-
ceedings TO the state school commission
eT by Mr.. Heller, TO authorize the board
of public works to construct a bank and
culvert below lock twenty-eight in the
Miami and Erie canal.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed: To authorize county COM
missioners TO employ night watchmen
for county treasures; the House bill to
provide for uniting two or more sub
school districts; the House bill to allow
commissioners to issue special
permits to allow animals to run at large;
The House bill to repeal the patent right
act of May 9Th. 1868; the House bill to
fix the maximum rates for passengers
and freight on railroads.
Feb. %. The Senate held no morning
session. In the House petitions present.
ed by Mr.. Dennis-FrOm . 1000 citizens of
Cuyahoga county, for the establishment
of a soldiers home. Numerous petit
were also presented on the same
subject. In the afternoon Mr.. joys
House bill to authorize two or more
churches of the same faith 20 unite, was
passed.
Bills were also introduced, by Mr.. Ball
to fix the compensation Sf members of
The general assembly at $500. By MI.