Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-04-14
Lerls,atirs Proceedings.

luton was adopted asking Congress to
take charge Of the kanawha and James
River Canal;a Senate bill TO authorize
the establishment of a University in
Cir cit natl, was passed; Senate bill
for the relief of the Union Seminary OF
the African NJ L. Church, was passed;
a House bill to codify existing laws
providing. for locating, establishing and
constructing bitches, drains and water
courses land repeating all others relat-
ing to said subjectsl before county COM
missioners, was passed; an invitation
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
for the General Assembly to pass over
its road to Washington and return was
accepted, and the day of adjournment
was fixed upon as the time The. Senate
had short session in the afternoon. An
invitation to visit Washington over the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and its
connections was referred to a select
committee of three-Messrs. Dunbar,
Woodbridge and Everett.
In the House, on Tuesday a joint
resolution was adopted to request the
Governor 10 appoint committee OF
seven gentlemen to accompany the
remains of General Thomas through the
State, in transit to Troy, New York: a
resolution was adopted to require the
Warden of the Penitentiary TO report
the number Of prisoners serving more
than one term, giving number of terms,
crimes, &c. as early as possible: a
House bill was passed giving to the
chronic insane the benefit of Lunatic
Asylums; the balance of the day Was
spent in debate upon the General APP
preparation bill, the Morgan raid bill
being the bone of contention. In the
Senate. House joint resolution was un-
animOulsly adopted for the appointment
by the Governor OF a committee of sew
en- 10 escort the remains of General
Thomas through this State; the House
bill for the amendment of the road law,
so as TO provide that certificates for
timber, stone. gravel, etc, taken for the
making or repairs of roads and bridges,
shall be submitted to the Township
Trustees for approval, was passed; the
following bills were introduced: A bill,
enacting general law, enabling
associations of persons looming funds
for building homesteads to become in
corporated: a bill authorizing the con-
struction OF railroads by county COM
missinners With the consent of three
fifLhs of the qualified voters of the
county; and a bill to authorize and re-
quire the payment of bounties to re-
enlisted veteran volunteers. The Sem
ate bill providing for the Indictment oI
corporations for committing nuisance,
was postponed till January u, 1871. A
petition was presented from 1400J
citizens of Ohio, for the establishment
ofan Ohio Soldiers Orphans Home.
In the House on Wednesday the Gen
eral Appropriation bill was passed by a
vote of 66 yeas to 35nays, 10 Democrats
voting for it; the bin now goes to the
Senate, where it wiz probably I've amend
ed; u resolution fixing the time of ad-
jOurninent on Friday April 10, and The
time of freassembling the second Tues
day Of January. 1871, was made the
special order for Friday, ut 5 p. NJ; the
House bill to authorize counties TO levy
tax TO secure the location of the Ag-
ricultural College was passed; the SEN
ate bill to give additional time for the
completion of unfinished railroads was
amended and passed, and goes back to
the Senate; House bill to authorize the
formation of Stock-yard Companies, was
passed; a House bill to amend the act
regulating the election of directors the
poor, was indefinitely postponed; a
Senate bill to repeal the "Visible Ad-
mixture" bill, failed TO pass the vote
standing-yeas 81. nays 50, every Demo-
crat voting against If; Senate bill
TO amend the criminal code, to allow
attorney for defendant to have opening
and closing arguments to Jury was
indefinitely postponed; one TO reduce
the penalty for horse steaing, was
indefinitely ,postpnoed;the vote by which
The bill to repeal the ."Visibe Admix-
ture' bill failed to pass. was reconsider.
cd ninotion of Mr. McVay, the Demo
cratic rnembe from Shelby; pending the
discussion the House took a recess until
Thursday morning. In the Senate
nearly the whole day was spent on tn
House bill for TIE establishment ot
Soldiers aud Sailors Orphans Homes:
The bill was amended, without, how
ever, changing its essential features,
and was finally passed. The most i'm
portant amendment made to the bill by
the Senate provides for the payment to
the orphans homes in counties and cit
les, amount per capita which it costs
the States per capita in its, Soldiers Or.
phans' Home. The Governor sent tc
The Senate the following nominations
of Trustees ofthe Agricultural Colleges
from the several Congressional District:
LIST, Aaron T. Perry; I'd, Joseph. r.
Wright; Sd, Richard G. Anderson; 4th.
VIM E. McCluug; 5th, Wm. Towyer,
9th, James NJ Trimble; 9Th, Joseph
Sullivant; Sth, Thomas c. Jones, 9th,
Warren 2. Noble; Both, James w. Ross;
11th, Ralph Leete; 18th, Daniel Keller:
l4th. Norton S. Townsend; 18th
Valentine B. Horton; 10th, John C.
Jamison; 18th, Cornelius Aultman; 18th
James p. 10Th. Henry B, Perkins,