Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
2plitifal.
Legislative Proceedings.

From the Columbus Journal.
In the House, on Wednesday, a large
number of petitions were presented. Az
invitation from the Council of Cincin-
natl, for the General Assembly to visit
that city, was referred to the FL ance
Committee. The balance of the day was
spent in consideration of the Agricultu-
raj College bill, and took recess until
tomorrow without coming to any con-
clusion. In the Senate seven petitions
were presented for Soldiers Orphans
Home, one of them from Summit Coun-
ty having one 1,0Ol signatures. The fol-
lowing bills were introduced: b. Mr..
Cowen, to provide offices for prosecuting
attorneys; by Mr.. Hibbs, to authorize
the trustees ofSharon township and the
council of the town of Worthington, in
Franklin County, to levy tax to build
town hall; by Mr.. Emmitt, for the re-
/ ffef fof the Coiunibns and Portsmouth
Harnpike Company, on account of dam
ages sustained by the John Morgan
raid; by Mr.. Woodwork, to amend the
act in relation to the deposit of mortga-
ges or bills of sale of personal property,
SO as to require the township clerks and
county recorder tso keep a memorandum
N a book of all such mortgages or bills
of sale deposited with them, with the
conditions Of the same, and a general
description of the property mortgaged I;
by Mr.. Stimson, revising and changing
the provisions of the law in reagrd to
the distribution of the journals of the
General Assembly, the laws and other
public documents. The following local
bills were passed: Senate bill to author
izethe city council of Hamilton, Butler
County, to fill up part of the canal basin
in that city Senate bill to authorize the
board of education of the township of
CuyahOga Falls, Summit Ciunty, to
borrow money House bill to authorize
the council of the village of Covington,
Miami County, to sell certain lot in
said village. The Senate bill providing
for the more effectual punishment of
cruelty to children, and the Senate bill
for the relief of A. Bassett, were also
passed. The Senate joint resolution rel
ative to the tariff on agricultural pro-
ducts, was adopted. Bills were intro
duced prohibiting the location of any
county intirmary within one mile of a
city or village, and for special election
in the village of Gambler, Knox Coun-
ty. ... .sI . a-s. f.
The bill to establish an Agricultural
and Mechanical College, after occupying
the time of the House, fer the greatest
part of the day on Thursday was finally
passed, with some amen dments, by a
vote of 75 to "a, under the pressure of
the previous question. 1t now goes. to
the Senate. A House bill to require all
children or wards uetween the ages of Z
and IA to attend school was lost. A bill
for the relief of the bondsmen of D. w.
McCahan, late treasurer of Hancock
County was passed. 1t goes to the Sen
ate. In the Senate, the following bills
were passed. Senate bill, authorizing
judges of courts of common pleas to
confirm Sheriffs' sales in vacation: House
billie to authorize the trustees efJackson
towns hip, Ashland County to appropri-
ate surplus bounty funds to school
purposes, changed by the Sen
ate from a local to general bill. Mr..
Odlin introduced two bills-one to al
low municipal corporations to issue their
bonds for city improvementsat a rate of
interest not exceeding eight per cent,
instead of seven, as at present, and the
other, to extend the time fol the exemp-
ton of unfinished railroads. Leave of
absence was granted to the committee
on on Benevolent Institutions, for Fri
sday and Saturday, to visit, in connection
with the committee, the Lunatic Asy-
lums of Dayton and Longview. The
House bill to protect the elections of
voluntary political associations, and to
prevent frauds therein, was passed.