Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-03-05

the lhoney win 50 into tlzs hands Of tery
wetthy aud highly respected class VI our fel
how citizens, still, when every one Is anxious
for decrease in public expenditures, l tm Of
the opinion that no exceptions should have
been made, as fear this viii be the entering
wedge for general increase of all salaries.
A bill hns passed the House, providing for
the election Of delegates at Primary Elections,
aud direcliaE hew they shall be held and con-
Quoted. This will duly apply in such cases as
the Central Committee, or other proper author
hy may direct. 1t has not yet passed the Sen
ate, but If II becomes law, will send a copy
for publication.
The Bible case from Cincinnati has been ta-
ken to the Supreme Court, and yesterday that
Court granted leave TO file the petition in error
and set it for hearing, on the second Tuesday
of December
Eleven additional bills, have passed and be-
come law, since my last. The lst prescrbes
the rate of taxation for State purposes for the
year 1870 The whole amount levied there
for is four az mills, rs follows Benevolent In
stitutions, ordinary expenses of the State Gov.
ernment, one mill and five tenths. For the
sinking fund applicable to the payment OF the
principal and interest of the debts of the state
One-mil and two-tenths, and for the support oil
Common Schools, one mill and three tenths oil
n mill. This shows that the burden OF taxa
| ton Is not for the expenses of the State Gov
ernment. OF the twenty four mills, that you
in Ashtabula will pay, twenty mills are for Co.
township and village purposes. And here is
where the reform should commence, that pro-
poses to tighten this burden. The people
have il in their own hands. Another makes
Christmas u legal holiday. The Sd extends
the time of payment of School Lands in Green
township, Hamilton Co. The 4th raises the sala-
ry of the Judge of the Superior Court of Mont
gomery Co. to $4,000 The 9th Senate bill No.
"a, provides for the Investment of the interest
accommodating on Agricultural College fund, so
that the interest may be compounded. The 9TH
provides tor the adoption of children from the
orphan asylums, by the consent of the direct
ors of such asylum, and also changes the pre-
sent law by not requiring the consent of II pa
rent to the adoption of u child, which such pa
rent has abundance
The Doctors bill, which Is entitled "an ac
, to encourage the study of anatomy" with many
amendments, has passed the House at last ant
gone back to the Senate. Its fate there is un
certain, although it is being very carefully
, nursed and cared for in that body
Our friend Spencer of the Geneva Times
and Messrs Dooittle of the Painesvillc Adver
tiser and Merrill of the Telegraph, paid us
Z short visit on Saturday. They were on thei
+ way home from the Convention at Springfield
. The absence of the Ashtabua Telegraph ma
= upon that otherwise festive accasion-was deeI
r ly regretted by them. After listening to
4 glowing description of their visit, with the bl
. of fare included, l assured them that felt lih
| Mark Twain at the town of Adam, "that hi
Y loss was their eternal gain"
l To give you an idea ns to what ertren
!. lengths, men will go upon this question of VIZ
n mems Rights, even TO give them more tha
they ask, and us a fit addition to the last con
}, municution upon that subject in your pape
d | send you the following, II copy of etitio
n of certain citizens, or rather late citizens,
o most of the signers are said to have been Ion
e deceased, of Muskingum County.
l. The petition of the undersigned, citizens
If Muskingum CO., o., would respectfully repr'
r sent that they are in favor of Womcn's Right
If to the fullest extent in Ohio, and therefore pra
u that female citizens be placed ON perie'
o equality with the male citizens of said stat
y in every particular. Petitioners ask, that I
:, legislative action is contemplated, for JUS
e equitable, civil and political equality betwee
female and male citizens. Military equality
q also extended to female citizens, rs the same
, enjoyed by and required OF male citizens; tn
4. to further secure such equality, provision
II incorporated in the "act to secure Woman
IA Rights" requiring female citizens to perior
n two days labor on the highway, as male eli
+. zens are compelled to do. Petitioners furth
/. pray that female pray that female citizens
ir enrolled on the militia rolls of the State, al
I. in times of intestine or foreign wars, femal
is citizens be subject to draft MS male citizens a
ID and to perform camp and field duty in the a
is mics of the u $. in defense Of the nation.
~ Petitioners further pray that itbe provided th
" should any married female neglect or refuse
/. maiuan and provide for her husband nj
m children, such neglect and refusal, shall be
II, Just and sufficient cause for divorce, In fay
or of the husband, from his said wife, so negleC
e. ing TO provide for him and the family, NJ
lis that alimony be granted such husband Tor Il
nd support and maintenance out of the wife's G
tate. And your petitioners, as in duty boun
re will ever pray. x.
he THE NINTH CENsus-Thcrc seems TO be
IN general disappointment and regret over
,e. fate of the Censns Bill in the Senate, TIE l.
he had been prepared with great care and lab
TO and the information which its provisions
or quired, and which were to be given to
a. country in clear and concise tabular form, "
nd such MS WINS demanded, The bill and It's pl
H. visions had received the continued and al
le, attention Of the Representative of this distrl
and so closely had he become identified wi
It, as to be considered its originator and parei
All his energies had been brought into requi
ton to perfect II in the light and progress Il
I'd. u decade had thrown upon the subject.
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