Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-02-06
Legislative Summary,

House, January 3D. Bills passed to
build a bridge over Indian run, in
Franklin county; to provide for the
support of illegitimate children....Sen-
ateamendments TO the bill authorizing
Wapakoneta to tuild a school house
were agreed to....Bills assedrepealing
theforeign insurance~act, passed April
10th, 1872; to authorize Jefferson town.
ship, Ross county, to complete school
house; amending the act for the incor-
poration of cemetery associations; to
regulate the proceedings of County
Commissioners; to repeal the act pro-
viding for State Inspector of Gas....
Bills were introduced to authorize the
sale of portion of the Hooking canal;
to authorize the school board of Gale
donia, Marion county, to issue bonds
and borrow money.
SENATE.-A correction in the House
journal shows the joint resolution to
pay the Financial and Benevolent COM
mittees their expenses in connection
with the burning of the Northern Lu-
matte Asylum failed to pass, as it did
not receive the required .two-thirds....
Bills passed incorporating companies
for the detection of criminals; amend
| ing the act for the protection of fur
animals; amending the act regulating
the sale of mineral oils; amending the
act for prescribing the rate of taxation
for county, township and other pur-
poses. Bills were introduced to pro-
vide for the purchase of books for the
use of the blind; to provide for the re-
clamation of lands granted the Stately
the United States for the better support
of the Ohio Agricultural College; to
amend the act prescribing the mode of
collecting the assessment on private
property appropriated by corporations.
....Bills passed to provide for the erec-
tion of a Jail in Union county; amend
ing the act giving the consent of the
State to the purchase by the United
States of certain lands for public build
ings.
HOUSE, February 1.-The bill passed
authorizing the sale of part of the
Lutheran cemetery of Hamilton town.
ship, Franklin county, for the erection
of church thereon. Bills were intro
duced to annex Shelby county to the
second subdivision of the third judicial
district; to provide for Jail in Shelby
county; 10 provide fer uniform rate
of compensation to probate judges; to
extend the time for the payment OF
bonds for jails, court houses, etc., from
seven to twelve years; to reduce the
time ofadvertising rates of taxes; to
change the names of the several luna
tic asylums; to amend the act for the
election of Electors of President and
Vice President; to extend the provis-
ions of the Cincinnati University act to
Toledo; making appropriations for in
terest on and principal of the State
debt; TO provide for the publication of
certain advertisements in German pa
pers....A bill passed to allow judgments
to be taken in courts on default. "A
joint resolution was read and referred,
making it the duty of the State Audit
or to prescribe system of book-keep-
ing for State institutions for making
detailed reports of expenditures. The
resolution came up requesting Ohio
lSenators and Representatives in Con-
lgress to use their influence for the pas
sage of Shellabarger's bill regulating
commerce on railroads between the
several States. Filibustering ensued
and eliminated in an adjournment.
SENATE.-Leaveo of absence was grant
ed Senator Gage until Wednesday; al.
SO to Senator Hart for one week. Sen
ate refused to concur in the House
amendment to the Senate bill regulat-
ing county commissioners, permitting
them to hold secret sessions in opening
bids. Bills were introduced to repeal
the provision of law taxing the gross
receipts of foreign insurance compan-