Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-02-10
Ohio Legislature-Weekly Sum
mary.

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Friday, January %. in the House, a
petition signed by 1868 citizens OF Put
ney township was presented, for the
removal of the county seat of Belmont
to Bellair. The Governor transmitted
a congratulatory letter from Schuyler
Colfax and all the Republican mem
bers of Congress on the adoption of the
| XVIII Amendment The Democrats
fought against having this so upon the
Journals, and succeeded in the House.
The letter, however, went upon the
Senate Journal. The House passed
bill to submit to the vote of Montgom-
cry county the question of building a
new courthouse at an expense Of
100000. New bills were introduced
carrying the number of House bills up
to 103, and a number of reports from
committees were received A Senate
bill which provides that deeds granted
by the State of Ohio shall be prima
facia evidence in courts of justice was
passed by the House. A number of
bills were read the third time and final
action postponed. Mr.. Dickson intro
duced H. 3. 10l, to establish an insur-
ance bureau and create the Office of
Commissioner of Insurance, and the
removal from the Auditors Office of
the entire insurance business of the
State. In the Senate Mr.. Jones intro
duced bill to substitute imprison-
ment for life in place of capital punish
ment. Other bills were introduced,
bringing Senate number up to 73. The
bill to increase the salaries of the Su-
preme Judges was indefinitely post
poned, by decisive vote.
Saturday, more petitions were pre-
sented in the House for the removal of
the county seat of Belmont TO Bellair.
Among the dozen new bills introduced,
the following are of interest:
II. b. LOG, Mr.. Brooke-To pro-
vide for the payment of one-third of the
earnings of all conviets to their fami-
lies, whenever such convict has fam
lily that is dependent upon his earnings
for their support.
IL. B. 1O9, Mr.. Dodds-To amend
section 557 of the code of civil proee-
dure so as to allow party sued upon
a mortgage by vendor to set up as
defense in that suit any defect in the
title Of the property, and the court in |
its discretion may either require the
vendor to deliver possession of the
property and recover money paid, with |
interest, or may require the Yendee
to pay the sum secured by mortgage,
taking from the vendor bond in doub-
le the amount involved, to reimburse
him, in case he is evicted by reason of
any such defect in the title.
II. B. ITO, Mr.. Hill, of Erie-To
prevent accidents from the reckless
use of fire arms, and provides fine and
Imprisonment for pointing arms, load
ed Or not, at any person.
H. B. Ill, Mr.. Williams, of Fayette
TO so amend the criminal code as to
provide that indictments under the
Ohio liquor law need not be indorsed
by security for costs, and also that the
prosecuting attorney, instead of the
court, shall arraign defendants in Grim
inal cases, and also if indictments are
not found at the first term to which
the accused is held to answer, by rea-
son OF the witnesses having been en-
ticed away, or detained by sickness, or
unavoidable accident, the court may
commit or recognize the accused to the
next succeeding term. ------.
We find no business completed this
day in the House, and nothing in the
lengthy report worth summarizing. In
the Senate, Mr.. Hubbell made an inef-
fectual attempt to wipe out the Con-
gressional letter of congratulation from
the Senate journal. The Senate passed
MIR. Daugherty's bill, to suspend Off
GERS during tendency of indictment
for misconduct in Office. Mr.. Potts
offered a joint resolution resembling the
joint resolution adopted at the last
session of the Legislature, for the pay
ment of the claim of Samuel Doyle.
Referred to Committee on Claims. The
Senate passed Mr.. Pott's 8 bill re-enact-
ing the Soldiers voting law of s67, re-
pealed by the last Democratic General
Assembly. The only votes against the
bill were Daugherty and renegade I
IIubbell.
Monday, large number of petitions
in favor oflegalizing dissection contin-
ued to be received in both Houses. Al
so, for free trade in money. Also, for
the removal Of the county seat of Bel
mont county. A bill 10 repeal the
Morgan raid claim bill was introduced
in the House. The Bible question was
again brought before the House, in a
joint resolution by Mr.. Hubbard, that
a majority of each school district shall
determine the question for themselves.
Mr.. Little introduced Joint Resolu-
ton, asking of our Senators and Rep
in Congress TO secure an l
of $4,000 and public t
lands to Wilberforce University (col- /
Ored in Greene county, for the educa !
lion of teachers for the freedmen. Mr.. e
Ball offered resolution submitting a f
Constitutional Amendment providing Q
for Mhites~suffrage, without distinction @
Of sex-buncombe. In the Senate, S
Mr.. Daugherty from the Judiciary '
reported that no Legislation
was necessary to provide for voting on
The question of holding constitutional a
in 1871. il
In the House, on Tuesday, seven
teen petitions on various subjects were
presented. A bill to forbid probate
Judges from practicing law was indef-
nitely postponed. A Senate bill amend
ing the school law was passed. The r
committee on Privileges and Elections
made msjority and minority reports on
the Glover case. In the Senate, a bill
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