Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-03-04
NEWS or THE HEEK


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February 9lth.-In the House q bill rey
pesllnZ the set taxing United States bonds
failed to receive the coustitutionaT major
fty. Senate bill for the encouragement OF
the study az anatomy was passed. IN the
Senate were presented petitions for g Sol
dieTs' Orphans Homss and for Home Eor
friendIess females A number Of nomina-
lions BY the Governor were received and
referred. A BIN was introduced TO prevent
fraud In divorce cases; also one to prohibit
building associations rom banking.
25th-In the House, a communication
giving Information in reference to the Sol=
diers' Orphans Home at Xenfa, and asking
the House TO appoint q committee to visit
the Home was received. An act authoEiz-
ing the Clerk to prosecute the township
Treasurer in case Of defalcation was passed.
A bill has been passed In the Senate to re-
peal the act taxing United States bonds. A
resolutioa was adopted requiring the COM
mittees of each House to furnish an item
lied aegount or expenditures. Mr.. Corey
introduced a resolution providing for the
appointment Of a joint committee to. visit
the Xeuia Soldiers Orphans Home, and
report facts In regard to #. Mr.. HEBBELL
moved 70 Iay this resolution on the table
The resolution was adopted, the following
aenators voting against It Amos, Burt,
HUBBELL, Jamison, RopT, and Winner
HubbeIps bin amending the stock law was
indefinitely postponed.
28th-A bill authorizing County Commits
stoners topey bounties for killing wolves
was passed by the House. A committee was
appointed to visit the xenia Soldiers Or
phans' Home. Mr. PEcKINPAUGH, (Dem.)
introduced q bill TO increase the pay Of Dis
trict Assessors ana County Boards Of Equal
iZatiOn TO $500 per day. A number Of bills
were indefinitely postponed. The Senate
appointed committee to visit the Xenia
Soldiers Orphans Home. A bill to provide
for the appointment OF guardian for ha-
bituaI drauIEards g7ias passed unaninaously.
9th Mr. FSARR (Dsn.t introduced In the
House resolutions 1nstruotiAs Congress to
infRte the currency 10 the extent OF Sjo,
OO0,O19 Mr.. joy presented the petition of 81
ladies and 1T citizens and voters of Della
ware COUNTY, !, for q so1dters' Orphans Home.
A petition foraa1ae nom Cuyahoga county,
signed BY 700 names, was presented. Also
many other petitions, nntnerously signed,
for same. House bill, by Mr., JoY, pFovid-
ing for 4he cousolldation Of tive or more
churches Of sanae seelssiastical faith, pro-
vidsa thTseSfourtAs IF the, members vote
for It. was passed. Mr.. Baber' 1ntrc5aeed a
hiIl to submit to the women Of Ohio the
question Of woman suffrage A vote was
taken. on the re5 cotton Of the blu. and re-
sulted-yeas' Il, nays 50. 1Ir. Ban intro
duCed bin to, hz the compensation Of
members of the General Assembly at 5000
per session, and mileage.
March Lam the House there was an av-
aIanch6 Of pstitions for q Soldiers Orphans
Home. A resolution by Mr.. PARR was
adopted providing for an inquiry into the
propriety Of using the White Sulphur
springs property as q home for the orr
phans. The House passed a bill increasing
the esaIaTy of Land Appraisers to So per day.
The House resolution relating to conversion
of the White sulphur Springs property into
Home for soldierst Orphans was adopted
by the Senate.