Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-03-10
Ohio Legislature,
From the State Journal.

ing ttWhsaip clerks 10 prosecute
township treasurers in case ofdefal-
catioH.pf, and requiring the lhtter to
give separate bonds for school funds
The Senate Resolution relative TO the
erection of mansion for the, Cover
nor OF the State was adopted The
Senate amendments to the bill relat-
ing to the adoption of children were
eoncurred in. The rest of the day.
was spent in consideration of the
Hamilton county Reform bin, limit
ing the compensation of certain off
kcefs in that county ,ID Senate, Fri
day, q bill was Introduced by Mr..
Dunbar to repeal the act of last ses-
sion taxing United States bonds,
treasury notes md fractional curren-
cy. The following bills were passed:
Senate bill providing that before
certificate of incorporation shall be
filed and recorded by the Secretary
of State, it shall be approved by At
torney General. For special elec-
tion in the town of Caldwell, Noble
county. A bill supplementary to the
act for draining Hog Creek Marsh,
in Hardin county. To authorize the
trustees of Crane township, Pauld-
ing county, to levy tax for bridge
purposes. Bills were introduced BY
Mr.. Streator to punish the crime of
aiding prisoners to escape from the
Penitentlary, to equalize the salaries
of its officers and to provide for the
return of insane conviets at the expi-
ration of their confinement, to the
counties from which they were sen
fenced. Mr.. Hubbell introduced q
bill, amending the criminal code, A
joint resolution, reported by Mr..
Corey, for the appointment of
joint committee to visit the Or
phans' Home at Xenia, and report
the number and destitution of SOL
diers' orphans, and the value of the
property offered the State, was lis
cussed at length. and adopted-yeas
%, nays 6. A Senate bill was pass
ed, authorizing the Board of Educa&
ton of Napoleon, Henry county, TO
raise by special tax $4,000 for
building a school house.
In the House, on Monday, there
was large number of petitions pre-
sented, most of them for Soldiers
Orphans Home, and several for the
extension of the limits of Cincinnati
A bill to punish the unauthorized
use of school houses was lost. Also
one to transfer the township Of Put
in Bay from Ottawa county to Erie
county, A resolution WAS passed in-
-dorsing the votes of the majority of
the Ohio delegation in the House OF
Representatives in Congress who
voted for an increase in the volume
of currency, and to instruct our Sen |
ators to vote for such a measure. A
bill to authorize the consolidation of
two or more churches of the same
ecclesiastical faith and form of gov
ernment when three-fourtlls of the
members vote for such union. was
passed. Bills were introduced, to
fix the compensation of members of
the General Assembly at $500 90, |
and S5 90 per day for extra sessions,
to license the keeping of dogs and
for the payment of damages done
by dogs by their keepers; to provide
for the erection of a reformatory
prison Of q grade between that of the
penitentiary and reform school; to I
submit to the women of this State
the question of woman suffrage
The Senate met and adjonrned,
there not being a quorum present.
In the House, on Tuesday, there
was the usual number of petitions.
A House bill was passed allowing
holders and cultivators of islands in
the Great Miami river to enter them
at 81 so per acrc; one to relieve the
former treasurer of Geauga county
for money stolen from him; one to
increase the pay Of land appraisers
and county boards of equalization.
These now go to the Senate. Most
ofthe afternoon was spent in debate
upon the Hamilton County Reform
bill. In the-Senate, , bill was intro
duced to authorize the Board of Edu-
cation of Cnyahoga Falls township,
Summit county, to borrow money,
and bill to raise revenue, protect
sheep and confscate dogs. The
House joint resolution, providing for
a joint committee to investigate as to
damages to land owners along the
Miami and Erie canal. in Defiance
and Henry counties, was adopted;
and also the House joint resolution
relative to converting the White Sui
phur Springs property into an Or
phans' Home; bill, providing for
the sale Of lands laid out as com
mons in the town of Jefferson, Ash
tabula county, and for the purchase
of public park, was passed.
In the House on Wednesday most
of the day was spent in discussion. of
the Hamilton county fee bill, which ;
was finally passed, amended so as to
except the appointed successor of
Gen. McGroarty and the widow of
The latter. The House then took up
the Agricultural College bill, pending
the discussion on which the House {
In the Senate the follow
ing House bills were passed: To
the Board of Education of
Olive township, Meigs county, to
evy q tax to pay an existing debt;
and to punish the crime of mutilating
Or changing public records. Bills :
we're introduced: To amend Sec.
'ix the act regulating the mode of ad-
pinistering assignments in trust for '
he benefit of creditors, so as to re v
Iuire creditors, whose claims are re- i
ected, to bring sait within thirty
lays; to so amend section As, of the
,ode of civil procedure, as to author
re judge in vacation to confirm /