Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-04-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

HoUsE.-April 2.-Iiouse biiifor the |
reliei of the Treasurer of Worthington
township, Richiand county, passed;
also Senate bill transferring the duties
of the Hamilton county Fee Commits
sioner TO the Prosecuting Attorney.
and reducing the compensation to $5o0I
80. Consideration OF the General APP
preparation bill was resumed, and va
rious amendments adopted and reject
ed. Pending further discussion House
took a recess until ten o'clock to-day.
SEHArE.-Sena'c - ...>sed enab-
ling a5sociatIons sor !rc,,ntion OF
cruelty 10 animals To hecoa.e bodies
The special order, Senate
6ill to regulate fares anu ircigLts on
railroads, was taken up, the question
being on the passage Of the bill. \
protracted debate ensued, and pending
further discussion, Senate took & recess
until ten a. IA. to-day.
HoUsE.-ApriI 3.-HOuse joint reso-
luton for joint commission to ex-
anime military claims was indefinitely
p0stpOned....A communication was
read from the Cincinnati Board OF
Trade asking the Legislature to urge
Congress to take action to prevent eX-
orbitant rates for railroad freight ana
passengers. y resolution was adopted
to adjourn Friday, the ith, until next
Tuesday. joint resolution WAS reau,
laid on on the table and ordered print
! ed, in ICfaTence 10 investigation into
/ Freight { rates OH fast lines, extra iare Oa
sleeping coaches, express and teie-
graph charges, and report at ;he heXt
session OF the Legislaturc....A resolG-
ton was adopted providing for the
purchase of tie manuscript OF notes
and indexes relating TO the CGnstitu-
tions OF 1902 and 1851, from parties in
Cincinnati, for the Use Of The approach
ing Constitutional Conventi0n...J oint
resolution for siae DIE adjournment
! iiournmeRt April 18Th. was referred....
The General appropriation bill was
considered, during which an amend
M ent for the purchase Of ground for a
! Governors Mansion, was defeated
i The further consideration CT the bill
/ was postpoacd until Tuesday next at
.: p. IN.
SENATE.-The bill TO regulate
freight and Passenger fares Oh railroads
i was resumed, further debated and lost
on its passage--yeas II, nays l9....The
select Investigating committee in refer
ence to charges made by Cincinnati
papers against the Senate, made their
report, pronouncing the charges I'M
founded. Senate bill to establish e.eC-
ton precincts at National asylums for
disabled soldiers, was taken up and
defeated-yeas IS, nays 13....The Little
Lottery bill was taken up and passed
yeas -, nays Toulouse bill passed
to amend the general act for the in
corporation accompanies.
HoUsE.-April A bill was intro
Iduced to repeal the clause in the act
establishing Soldiers and Sailors
/, Orphans Home whereby INDECENT Or
!, pian5 other than those of deceased
soldiers and sailors are admitted.
House bill passed enabling the trustees
) of the Cincinnati Law Library to elect
: a librarian, and providing for his com,
; pensation.. House joint resolution was
| adopted authorizing the Governor tC
appoint commissioners TO the Nienna
Exposition without pay....A joint res
! olution was adopted directing inquiry
into printing . transcript of the re
cords of the Supreme Court; also res
e solution resembling the resolution or
/ dering an investigation into the legis
: lation in connection with the Short
: Line railroad. House adjourned unit
D Tuesday afternoon.
< SENATE. \ preamble and resolu
j, tions adopted by the Board OF Trade o
2 Cincinnati, in reference to exorbitan
: and oppressive freight and passenge
transportation, were read and referred
d ....Senate then adjourned until Tues
:, day afternoon.