The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-01-13
LEGISLATIVE.

In the House, on the 9th, bill was intro
duced to increase the pay Of the State Board
Of Equalization to five dollars per day. Ord
cred to be printed. Hudson introduced a bill
for the appointment of Law Librarian in
Cleveland. Bill to regulate the holding Of
primary meetings was introduced. Also one
to establish State Normal School. Resolu-
ton was offered to print $4,000 copies of the
Governors Message. Bill was introduced re-
quiring directors Of turpikes to file a state
ment of their transactions with the Probate
Court. Wilson introduced a bill providing
for the submission of the question of calling a
Constitutional Convention. PARIS resolution
asking why the Managers of the Soldiers Or
phan's Home had located it atXenia instead of
White Sulphur Springs, was laid over. The
bill to amend section l64 of the Criminal Code
and allowing juries to separate before the case
was submitted to them, twas passed and is now a
law.
In the Senate, same day, the bill pro-
Tiding for the appointment of guardians for
habitual drunkards, was signed. A bill was
introduced to increase the salaries of Supreme
Count Judges to $4,000 per year-to allow
widows at any time before the final settlemen
to take under the will or as the law allows
to allow Juries on condemned lands to deter
mine wether those benefited thereby, OF the
city,should pay the damages,-to allow NUM-
cipal councilmen to determine, by lot, heir
term Of Office when the term is not specified.
On the 9Th, in the House, Hill, of Erie, Of
fered a bill to levy q tax to paw for Fair
Grounds in Erie county. Beach introduced
bill to authorize the State Board of EquaIiza-
ton to reduce the aggregate valuation $780,
oOO,oOo. Cessna offered a bill to prevent
County Commissioners from accepting as sure
ties for county officers, persons who were al
ready sureties for other officers to the extent
of two-thirds their property. BY Devore, to
Compel Boards of Education to adopt uni
form series Of School Books-same not to be
changed for three years. By Hughes, to pro-
vide that tax receipts shall show the rate per
cent for each purpose. By schrck to author
ize cities and villages to pay fire companies
$500 each. By Cannon, to prevent the taking |
OF dirt from roadsides without consent of super
visOrs. By Hitchcock making partial appro-
priations for 1871. By Munson to authorize |
counties to receive bequest for soldiers monu-
ments, and to levy tax for same purpose if be-
quests were insufficient. PARIS resolution of |
the day previous appointing special committee
enquire why the Soldiers Orphans Home was
located at Xenia, passed, after an effort to |
amend had failed. In the contested election
case the majority report gives the seat to Gro
yer. Democrats tried to flibuster the minor
ity report through, but failed.
In the Senate petitions for the extension of
Grifith's Railroad Bill to all counties in the
State. Bills were introduced to provide an
additional Judge in the I'd subdivision Of the
Fourth District To forbid defacing natural
scenery by posting notices OF medicines, &c.
Hunt introduced resolution favoring the re-
noval Of political disabilities; and Boesel one
our Congressman in favor of a low
tariff for revenue only. Adjourned.
On the 7th, in the House, Bradbury intro
iuced bill to authorize the State Board of
Equalization to reduce the valuation of the
State $2O0,0O0,000 instead OF ten millions.
Bills were also introduced to amend the game
avs, so as to limit the time of catching
Iuails from Oct. lst to Jan. lst, of each year.
To punish by fine and imprisonment parties
attempting to marry without license. To
abolish the Office of State House Supern.ten-
lent. A resolution was offered by Enochs TO
instruct cur Senators and Representative TO
lndeavor to secure legislation to enable the
inmates of the National Military Asylum at
Dayton to vote. Ordered printed Adjourned
i'll Tuesday.
In the Senate, Petitions were presented
rom Summit county, asking an additional
Judge for the I'd subdivision Of the 4th judicial J
district Nr.Everett introduced bill authoriz-
ng Probate Courts to appoint Commissioners
o examine the accounts and management of
ounty officers. Bills were also introduced to
How heirs to testify in cases involving the
ralidity of wills, and to allow council for de-
endants, In criminal cases, to open an close
he argument to the jury. Jamison offered
esolutions to instruct our Congressman to
to defeat the measure for the sale of
he Columbus Arsenal And Evans offered a
esolution to have the Committee on Public
Buildings enquire as to the cost of making the
3lindAsylum fire proof. Adjourned till Tues