Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-03-17
Ohio Legislature.
From the State Journal:

In the House, On Tuesday, twely
House bills were read the secon,
time and referred to appropriat
committees. There was not as larg
a number of petitions presented a
is usual after recess. Adjourned
there not being quorum present
In the Senate, Mr. Catch introduce,
bill to authorize the City Council
of Xenia to issue bonds to aid in re
building the bridges in that city in
jured or destroyed by the freshet, il
January last. Mr.. Burt introduced
a bill supplementary to the act 70
partition Of real estate, providing
in case of the partition of real es
tate. for the payment of what i
known as the succession tax o
the United States on such real es
tate, and Mr.. Daugherty introduced
a bill to establish the University o
the State of Ohio, blending in ont
institution the Universities at Athen!
and Oxford, and the Agricultural
College fund.
In the House, on Wednesday, 3:
large number Of petitions were pre-
sented. An invitation from the
Council of Cincinnati, for the Gen
eral Assembly to visit that city, was
referred to the Finance committee
The balance of the day was spent in
consideration of the Agriculture
College bill, and took a recess until
to omorrow without coming to any
conclusion. In the Senate, seven pc
titions were presented for Soldiers
Orphans Home, one of them from
Summit county having 1,001 sigma
lures. The following bills were in
troduced: By Mr.. Cowen, to pro
vide offices for prosecuting attor-
neys; by Mr.. Hibbs, to authorize the
trustees of Sharon township and the
council of the town of Worthington,
in Franklin county, to levy tax to
build a town hall; by Mr.. E1umits,
for the relief of the Columbus and
Portsmouth Turnpike Company, On
account of damages sustained by the
John Morgan raid; by Mr.. Wood
worth, to amend the act in relation
to the deposit of mortgages or bills of
sale of personal property, SO as to re-
quire township clerks ard county re
corders to keep a memorandum in
book of all such mortgages or bills
of sale deposited With them, with the
conditions of the same, and a gen.
eral description of the property
mortgaged; by Mr.. Stimson, revising
and changing the provisions of the
law in regard to the distribution of
the journals of the General Assem-
bly, the laws AMI other public docu-
ments. The following local bills
were passed: Senate bill to author
ze the city council of Hamilton, But
er county, to fill up part of the canal
basin in that city; Senate bill to au
shorize the hoard OF education of the
township of Cuyahoga Falls, Summit
to borrow money; House bill
% authorize the council of the vii
age of Covington, Miami county, to
sell certain lot in said village. The
Senate bill providing for the more ef-
'ectual punishment of cruelty to
and the Senate bill for the
'elief of A. Bassett, we're also pass
ID. The Senate joint resolution rel
tive to the tariff on agricultural pro-
iucts, was adopted. Bills were in-
reduced prohibiting the location of
my county infrmary within one
nile of city or village, and for
'pecial election in the village of Gam
bier, Knox county.
The bill to establish an Agricul-
ural and Mechanical College, after
occupying the time of the House, for
he greatest part of the day on Thurs
lay, was finally passed, with some
amendments, by vote of IS to "a,
lnder the pressure of the previous
question. 1t now goes to the Senate.
\ House bill to require all children
'r wards between the ages Of aud
A to attend school was lost A bill
or the relief of the bondsmen of D.
". McCahan, late treasurer of Han
;ock county was passed. 1t goes to
he Senate. In the Senate, the fol-
owing bills were passed: Senate
ill, authorizing judges of courts of
common pleas to confirm Sheriff's
ales in vacation; House bill to au-
horize the trustees of Jackson town.
hip, Ashland county, to appropri-
tie surplus bounty funds to school |
changed by the Senate
rom a local to general bill. Mr..
)dlin introduced two bills--one to
llow m unicipal corporations to issue
heir bonds for city improv EN- ents at
rate ofinterest not exceeding eight
er cent, instead of seven, as at
resent, and the other, to extend the
ime for the exemption of unfinished
Leave of absence was
rauted to the committee on Beneyo-
snt Institutions, for Friday and Sat
rday, to visit, in connection with
he House committee, the Luuatic
Isylums of Dayton and Longview.
he House bill to protect the elec-
ons of voluntary political associa-
ons, and to prevent frauds therein,
Tas passed.
In the House on Friday the House
oncurred in the Senate amendments
the House bill to authorize the
-ustees of Jackson township, Ash
and county, to appropriate surplus
lnds TO the School fund. These
make the bill general
lstead of local. When signed by
lie President of the Senate and the
peaker of the House the bill will
ecome a law. The Senate resolu-
on providing for the paying of the
fficial Reporters of the Senate and
Louse was adopted The House re-
lsed to concur in the Senate amend
lents to the House bill providing
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