Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-01-21


dtsEn1asadl any person In Government ena-
pIoy from collecting subscriptions for the
purpose Of making presents 20 Official supe-
licrs, and forb1ddiug aupe perfors from accept-
ing presents rom those receiving 1ass sala-
~ than themselves. The bIm passed. The
tliscussion OF the Virginia bill was resum-
ed.
on the 18th, In the Senate, 1Ir. Wiley pre-
genaad BIZ to abolish the Ranking priv
.5Iege and extend the free delivery system
to cities Of i've thousand inhabitants. The
Virginia bill was debated until adjourn
rnant NEr. Edmund's amendment was
voted down. In the House the discussion
of the Virginia biIl was continued, and the
substitute OF Mr.. Bingham was adopted and
passed by vote Of 9S to s..
THE GENERAL AssEzBLY.
January ls-The House passed senate
Joint ResoluDn liking the salaries Of pages
&c two dollars per day. The following bills
were Introduced. TO repeal act for incor-
porating oil transportation companies; to
aix compensation Of county and district as
SCISSORS and or county and stats boards oi
equalization; for Ievying taxes upon prop
erty. according to ita true value in money :
for settlement Of estates OF deceased per-
a1uss to encourage formation of fire COM
panies; by Mr.. Strong, to amend the liquor
law so that it shall not be necessary IN prog-
ecutiOns 70 prove that the seller knew the
purchaser to be minor; to amend common
school law to establish schools IN county
fnnrmaries. Mr.. Ban introduced reso1u-
tions postponlng all propositions for rati-
flying the XYth amendment until February
1871. Laid over. Mr.. Hughes introduced
resolutions proposing to oust Mr. Blakeslee,
Of Williams. from his seat pending report
as to his right to represent said county.
tee OF the Whole on s. J. r. No. 4, ratifying
the XVIII amendment. Speeches in favor
OF ratifying were made by Messrs. Welsh,
Dunbar and Bell, and against by Mr., Hub
bell. Farther discussion was postponed
until next day. The Senate took up Senate
BIZ no. 5, repeating the Visible Admixture
law. The bin passed by the following vote.
Yeas -Messrs. Bartrann, Bell, Corey, Dun
BAR Everett Catch, GOeDper Howard
Hunt Jones, Mckinney, 0dlln, Potts, Root,
sttmson, streator4 Wade, Welsh, Wood
worth, Yeatman-20.
Nays--Adessrs. Amos, Boesel. Burt. Caunp-
bell Cowan, DaugheTtys Emmitt, Hibbs,
Holden, Hubbell, Jamison, JenneF, Leeds,
Lord Prophet Winner. w Ood5ridge-7.
Mr.. od1in introduced bill providing for
the assessment and taxation of property
also, q bill prescribing the duties OF Audi
tor Of State also, one providing for the
election OF county auditors and prescribing
heir duties.
january 1.-THE following bills were in
trodu sed Legalizing ten per cent. interest
on contract; reducing pon tax one-haIf;
authorizing married women in actions
concerning her separate property to sue
Jointly with her husband or by her next
friend AS she may eIects TO increase fees Of
witnesses; for electing township trustees
hree years and township clerks and treas
nre1s two years; to pay transportation of
scholars from oneschool district to another
when the number or scholars Is too small
to keep mp a school. The Senate took up
the resolutions rettfyfnE the XVIII amend
Tnenf. After protracted discussion the res
oiutions were adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrsu Bartram, Bell, Corey, Dun
haFs Everett, Catch. Cooper, Howard,
Jones, Mckinney, Odifn, Potts, Root Stim-
son, Streators Wade, Welsh, Woodwork,
Nays-Messrs. Amos, BoeseI, Burt. Camp
bell Cowan, Daughertv, Emmitt, Hibbs,
Holden, HubbeI, Hunt. Janison, Jenner,
Leeds, Lord, Prophet, Winner, Woodbridge
--lS.
Mr.. Campbel1's bin proposing to submit
the XVIII amendment TO the people was in
definitely postponed. The following bills
were introduced: Providing that when De-
7cember 25th falls on Sunday the following
Monday shall be considered the first day of
the week as relates to payment, &C., Of GER
tain negotiable paper; for extending juris-s
diction of justices, mayors and police
judges In minor criminal cases; for erect
ing monument to Gen. Simon Kenton; TO
repeal act for improving Big Beaver river
IN Mercer county; to allow inmates of the
National Soldiers Home to vote. TheseI-
ate passed Mr.. HubbelIs bill relating to
probate judges.
january I5.-Nothing was done.
January 16.-The following new bills were
introduced: Making partial appropriations
for 1870; to authorize county treasurers to
loan public money on security of govern
ment bonds; to prohibit bible reading,
prayer or the singing OF religious songs In
public schools; to pay SEQ a year from
county treasury to teachers institute; to
make poll tax lien on property now ex-
empt; to make complainant give security
for costs In cases of mfsdemean0r. In. the
Senate bills were introduced to regulate the
taking OF dead bodies for dissection regn-
lating salaries Of county treasurers accor-
ding to population; to re-enaet the. six per
cent. interest law.
January 1s.-The resolutions of the Senate
ratlfying the XVIII amendment We're re-
ceived In the House, and fiIibustered and
discussed but not brought to vote, In the
Senate bill was introduced repeating Wis
ible Admixture act number two, passed
last winter.
January l9,-The House spent the day
mostly in discussing the XVIII amendme ut.
In the Senate the following bills were intro
dnced To repeal all laws relating to
gaming, and making gambling or keeping
a agambIing house a PenitentIary ofTense /;
to erect monument to Gen. w. H. Harri@
son; for the organization and maintenance
of an Independent militia force in Ohio.
NEIGHBoRNG COUNTIES.
Harry sinclair, OF Urbana, has made the
ninth unsuccessful attempt atsuicide.
Springfield is erecting malleable iron
foundry. f ar-.sl +
Isaac @. Glenn, an old and wealthy clti-
zen Of Urbana, died recently.
The Grand Jury Of Union county have
been making war on the whisky traric.
AEarysvllle has organized a ,cornet band.
"a greennorn IN Union. county allowed
himself 70 Pc badly taken in by a New York
lottery sRindle. 4
The railroad between arargsviIle ana
Springfield was made impossible for trains
by the food on Monday.
The Q, 8, Hamilton property, IN Marys-
Ellles Waa recently sold at public auction.
10 GENERAL atf
The Kansas Legislature hos n9tified the
XVIII amendment.
= Astate Editorial Convention has been
called to meet atspringheld, February 18th
and 25th.
The Legislature OF Minnesota has ratified
the XVIII amendment. The vote in the
House was 2S to is; and in the Senate, l8 to
Isl t ~
The Kansas state Senate has adopted a
resolution asking erepeaI of the ranking
privilege.
The Mississippi Legislature has ratified
the XVIII amendment.
The University Of Michigan has opeped
Its doors to women.
The Legislature Of Rhode island hos rot,-
lied the XVIII amendment