Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-31
Lecislafiye P-oceedIuxs.
: The Columbus Journal.

From the Columbus Journal
On FTiGay the house reconsidered
the resolution for adjournment, and the
matter was laid on the table. A bill
was passed authorizing the Commission
ers of Logan county 10 raise additional
lands b. special levy. After a short
session the House adjourned till Tues
day. In the Senate, the Senate bill to
repeal the act for the relief of Peter
Frisinger. Treasurer Of Wiltshire town
ship, Van Vert county, passed January
2l, 1859, was passed. The Senate bill to
authorize ;he removal of Instructions
from the channel of the Miami river,
was postponed Till the third Monday in
January next. Senate bill to authorize
special tax in Hamilton county for the
opening and grading of Riverside aven-
ue, and House bill authorizing cemetery
associations to hold five hundred acres
o. land. three hundred exempt from
taxation, were severally passed. The
following bills were introduced: bill to
make the new Blind Asylum building
fire proof; bill providing that no pub
lie improvement, the cost of which ls to
be assessed on adjoining property, shall
be made without the consent of two
thirds of all the members elected to the
city council; bill to establish maxim
um rates of passengers and freight on
railroads; bill to require railroad COM
panies to conform 10 certain rules and
regulations for the convenience and
safety of passengers; ard bill to au-
thotize the trustees and board OF educa-
tion of Washington township, Franklin
county, SO to construct their town-hall
aud school-house as TO accom- modate an
|. o. D. T. lodge. A joint resolution
resolution was adopted for pfinting2 2 500
copies of the annual report of the State
Geological Corps for 1863; also a joint
resolution for an examination by En-
gineer a. T. Beach into the condition
and management of the canals and 9TH
er public works of the State.
Saturday the House was not in 50
sion, in the Senate, joint resolution
was adopted for distributing the patients
belonging to the Central Lunatic Asy-
lum district, to the Northern, the South
ern and Longview Asylums. The Sem
ate spent the greater part of the morn
ing session in Committee of the. Whole
on amendments to the municipal code,
aad az p. N. adjourned till p p. m. on
the following Monday.
in the Senate, on Monday afternoon,
the Governors's appointments of Lewis
D. Campbell, of Butler county, for Trus-
tee of Miami University, in place OF
Robert w. Steele, resigned, and OF Otho
Evans, of Warren county, 70 be Trustee
Of the same, in place A. w. Dunlevey,
resigned, were confirmed. The Senate,
after the transaction of some routine
business, adjourned at an early hour.
Iu the House, on Tuesday, most of tine
time was spent in rea ling toe journal of
last week. A motion to suspend the
rules to allow the introduction of reso-
luton of respect to the memory of Gen.
Thomas, was beaten by some of the
Democrats. In the Senate, bill was
introduced, amending the criminal code,
so as to allow husband and wife to testl-
fy, in criminal cases, for and against
each other, provided that they shall be
competent to testify concerning any
communication made by one to the
other, whether called to testify during
the existence of the marriage or after
ward, unless the communication was
made in the presence of some other per-
son or persons.
4 bill was introduced for the repeal
of the act passed May Z, 1853, supple
mentary to the code of civil procedure,
and for the correction of clerical errors
in pleadings. The Senate adopted joint
resolutions for the appointment OF
joint committee to present resolutions
expressive OF the appreciation of the
people OF Ohio for the services of Gen.
George II. Thomas just deceased at San
Francisco, and of their regard for his
memory; and that in respect to his
memory the flags on the State House
be lowered to half mast during that and
the next dag, and also, that the Senate
forthwith adjourn. The resolutions
were unanimously adopted, and the
Senate Immediately adjourned.