The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-04-14
LEGISLATIVE.

In the House, on tho 5th, bill to exempt oer-
tain villages from taxes levied for cemetery
purposes passed. Joint resolution submitting
amendments tc the constitution allowing cities,
towns or townships to aid railroads, was lost.
A resolution providing for submission of an
amendment in favor Of female suffrage, to a
vote of the people, failed to pass. Senate
resolution for adjournment was amended,
fixing the 25th inst as the time, and passed.
Senate bill reducing Railroad Commissioners
Salary to $1,000 passed, also an amendment to
appropriation bill, approprating $4,000 for
payment of claims for property taken or des-
truyed by Union troops. Enoch's amendment
appropriatiDg S5sO,S37 to pay Morgan raid
claims, was voted down. Bnochs resolutions
endorsing San Domingo scheme, were amen
ded 80 as to declare that any acquisition Of
territory, in defiance Of the will of the people,
should not be approved.
In Senate, memorial from tbs Trades
Unions Of Cincinnati, against the passage Of
Emmitt's bill, was presented. A substitute
providing for the publication of five thousand
copies of Secretary of States Report, with
census statistics Of population, by counties,
townships, villages and cities, as compared
with 1860, was agreed to. Bills pasBsd-To
require Probate Judges to mako alphabetical
indexes Of all records transferred from Com.
mon Pleas Court. To provide for settlement
of conflicting claims to real property, before
Common Pleas Court, where same is sought to
be appropriated by corporation. To give vo-
ters in cities end villages a night to vote upon
the question Of detaching territory from said
village OF city, as well as people Of the terri
tory. Bill was introduced providing that no
director or officer Of a railroad company should
be eligible-tO the Ofioe of County Auditor
In the House, on the 9Th, Hitchcock's bill to
provide that railroad companies shall paw
tlxes on bonds issued by them, at State
Treasurer's Office, by furnishing security for
payment, was amended to include bonds of all
corporations, but making holders liable in case
taxes are not paid, passed. The appropriation
bill occupied the attention of the House balance
of the day.
In Senate, the San Domingo resolution,
which passed the House, were made the speci-
al order for 4th of July. Resolution for ad-
iournment was referred to Finance Committee.
Bill creating additional Judge for Superior
Court in Cincinnati failed to pass Bill was
introduced providing that no more shall be
charged for lots in cemeteries than Sufficient
to reimburse the association, and make neces-
sary repairs.
On the 7th, in the House, most OF the dav
was spent upon the appropriation bill. With
outmaking much progress,
In Senate, bill passed,-To appoint a snaci-
al fee Commissioner for Hamilton county To
allow appeals from Probate Courts to Common
Pleas, where allowances to widows or minors
have beenchanged. To allow township trustees
to appropriate twenty instead Of ten acress for
Cemetery purposes. To authorize the incor-
poration of villages having population Of
500. To require foreign insurance companies
to waive the right to transfer suits to United
States Courts. Committee of inquiry in re-
gard to having Portrait Of Gen. Thomas,
painted by Miss Rawson, of Cleveland, and a
Historical Sketch by Webber, of Cincinnati, !
was provided for. Hudson's Law Library
Association bill failed to pass.
The House spent the greater part Of Satur-
cay upon the Appropriation bill, A Joint
resolution for the appointmnt of q committee
70 cooperate with Pennsylvania COMMITTEES. in
reiatlon 70 the proposed centennial celebra-
aon' was referred. Bill introduced reouiri,,,
Probate Judges to make an animal ovb,hit %
their ices Also bills to repeal the Office of
State Gass Inspector; to authorize sale of lands
in Ohio FOR o. S. Lighthouses; to prevent in
PRODUCTION ST Texas cattle, Bill to proteot
buoys and beaeons indefinitely postponed,