Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-04-05
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The General Assembly will remain
in session at least twenty days longer.
The remaining days will be the busi-
est Of the session, as the standing COM
mittees have the past week. unload
cd" and thrown q great deal Of work
into both Houses. Much Of it will be
very summarily disposed OF, and after
the appropriation bill has been passed,
there will be q drive 70 crowd local
bills through, which will leave but
limited time 70 eonsider general laws.
The bill codifying the tax laws of the
State, II passed, would be q good and
useful law, but its chances do not
seem promising. The bill revising
and cOdifying the school laws would,
also. prove Of great convenience to ali
interested in school matters. It IL q
very lengthy bill, and the committee
on common schools has been engaged
In considering It very carefully for
several weeks. It has yet to pass the
House, and may be reached the pres
ent week, after which It Will 60 to the
Senate, Sud Of course some time will
be needed to enable that body to duly
consider the measure. In view Of the
circumstance 1t is doubtful ifthe bill
becomes 8 Law at this session.
Insurance.
There has been q lobby here all
winter anxious to have 3 law enacted
revising, amending and systematizing
the insurance laws Of the State. A
very volumin0us bill has been before
the House committee on Insurance
since last winter, and judging from
the progress made in digesting and
harmoniEing its various provisions, It
Is very doubtful II the bill win be sat
i~ssactorily matured in time to become
alsw in the life Of this legislature
The Senate has passed 3 bill regu-
lsting the forfeiture Of life insurance
policies, and providing that when one
full annual premium has been paid,
the policy shall not be forfeited or be-
come void, by reason Of non-payment
Of subsequent premiums. Provision
Is made In the bill for settling lspsed
or surrendered policies. 1t has yet to
pass the House to become q law.
THE PROPERTY OF OHIO.
An Official statement Of the Auditor
Of State laid before the Senate gives
the following Interesting figures as 20
the valuation Of real and personal
property Of the State: Total realty
Sl,Ol3,4 44,5O6. ChHttsl property on
the duplicate Of 1870, s459,ss4,s61-
A NAsTADON.
We saw q few days since in theohce
ofSecreta-y ofthe State Board OF Agri-
culture, in the State House, fossil re-
mains Of an animal believed to have
been the largest that yer existed on
the giobe-at least the largest "as far
as heard from" It wss discovered
near Chilicothe, in this State, during
lsst summer. The remains are part
Of the head and upper jaw bone Of the
animal. The frontal bone measures
thirty inches across. In the jaw are
four teeth sound and solid, and big as
8 sledge hammer. The weight Of the
fossil Is $50 pounds.
TIE JACKSON COUNTY ELECTION.
The special election held in Jackson
county, last week, to choose 8 Rope
sentative in place Of the late DR.. Will
lisms. resulted in the election Of 8
Republican, Hon. T. L. Hughes, by
over 400 majority. This was q large
Republican gain, and shows that the
specuIations OF soured politicians,
questioning the solvency and stabili-
ty Of the Republican party, are not
sympathiEed in by the people. They
are all right, and are not ready to
desert the country at the beck Of any
man or eabal, presuming TO carry the
party in their ~psntslOons pockets.
ONE VOTE SHORT.
The Republicans in the House are
still short one vote OF q constitutional
msjority-57-in consequence OF the
continued absence Of Mr.. Hill, Of Erie
county, who Is now in California,
hoping to improve his health Had
he resigned his seat here, as requested
BY his constituents, when it become
evident that he could not attend TO
his legislative duties. q Republican
would have been sent in his place, and
We would have been in 8 condition To
accomplish something. But Mr.. Hill
refused to resign. and as 8 eonse-
auence the Republicans have their
hands tied. The course Of Nj. Hill is
severely eensured by the Republicans,
who feel that one man has nc right to
thus cripple the whole party 70 suit
his own selfish ends. 1t is probable
he will have some trouble getting bis
per diem.
TEMPERANCE LAWS.
Two temperance bills failed to pass
the house the past week. One was
70 prohibit the sale ofIquors on steam
heats and canal boats. This bill re
eeived IS votes, 81 being required to
mass It. Had there been a fuller House
the bill would quite probably have
psssed. believe there was but one
Republican vote against it. The 9TH
er bill provided that the proceeds Of
the sales Of liquor might b~erecovered
of the seller any Tina within two
years after the liquor had been sOld.
The vote was As yeas and 50 nays
These votes we're subsequently, recon-
sldered, and the bills viii be put upon
their passage again, with the hope
they may have better Issk next time.
AMENDMENTS.
The House has passed . joint rsso-
luton TO submit two amendments to
the State Consultation TO 3 vote Of the
peopIe ct the next October election
The hrst amendment provides for the
election Of district judges, who shall
hold the district courts, instead Of
Supreme Judge and two Common
Pleas Judges. The second amend
ment provides for electing Common
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