The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-04-18
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
HOUSE.

APRIL S.-A communication from the Chief
Clerk Of the House was read, asking for an
investigation into the charge made by Gin
cinnati newspaper correspondent, that he had
falsifed the roll call in the vote on the Little
Lottery bill. The subject was referred. Bills
were introduced making it penitentiary
offense to conspire to cause another person TO
be falsely indicted for an offense of which he
is innocent; providing for the care of the poor
and negligent in towns and cities, whose sep
arate limits may be coextensive with the
boundary of tho township.
April 9.-Bill passed authorizing city coun-
cils to receive donations of land for park pur-
poses. The bill to incorporate humane socie-
ties failed to pass-yeas 81, nays 10. Senate
bill passed providing for the election of direct
ors Of colleges and other educational iustitu-
tions. The General Appropriation bill was
taken up. The bill was variously amended,
among which was an increase for rebuilding
the Northern Ohio Lunatic asylum from $3.50
600 to 1915 600; also increasing the State bind
ing appropriation from $4,000 to $4,000;
also to pay for claims allowed under the var
ious acts TO establish a board of military
claims, s4S, ,O9S O5; also authorizing the Xenia
Soldiers Orphans Home to purchase twenty
three acres of land at sl5O per acre. The
further consideration of the bill was postponed
until P NJ. to-day.
April lO.-A joint resolution was adopted
TO remove the remains of Hon. J. W Lathrop
from the North Graveyard in Columbus to
Stark county, which county he represented
in the Legislature at the time of his death in
1928. Bills passed authorizing the exchange
of lands donated for school purposes; author
izing trustees of religious and educational
corporations to sell surplas lands; providing
for the election of an additional Judge in the
Fifth Judicial district; providing for the incor-
poration of humane societies. Senate amend
ment to the Little Lottery i'll was cOneurrsd
in-yess 6S, nays %, The General Appropri-
alton bill was read the third time, but failed
to pass-yeas AZ, nays 45.
APRIL lI.-Bills passed providing for the
establishing and maintenace of public libra
ries in townships; to extend the time for the
completion of the geological survey; to allow
suits to be brought against administrators,
executors and guardians in the county where
they reside, or where they take letters of ap-
pointment; to allow probate judges to collect
q fee of ten cents for each register of births
and deaths; authorizing two or moro town
ships to combine for the establishing of ceme-
teries; providing for the extension and estab-
lishment of township cemeteries; authorizing
hotel companies to issue prefer
red stock; authorizing incorporated mining
and manufacturing companies to do business
in any county in the State; to repeal section
81 of the act Incorporating the State Bank of
Ohio and other banking companies, and to
repeal section "a of the act authorizing free
banking. A joint resolution was read to
transfer the government of Longview Insane
Asylum to the State and to discontinue Ham
llton county as a separate district for insane.
The resolution lies over. House rsconsidered
the vote defeating the General Appropriation
bill and agreed to next Tuesday for the fur
ther consideration of the bill
ami L. n AEsOlullDu was duOpleu III
reference to absent members. A bill was in
troduced to prevent the lease of the Cleveland,
Columbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis to the
Atlantic and Great Western railroad. The
Senate joint resolution to adjourn sine de
April 2Sth was referred A joint resolution
was adopted TO remove the remains of Hon.
James Sergeant, of Clermont county who died
in this city, in 1914, while member of the
House. House joint resolution passed legal
izing changes in contracts and specifications
Of the Athens Lunatic Asylum.
APRIL l4.-Bills were introduced to deter
mine the terms of councilmen elect when not
specified by voters; providing that mutual in
surance companies of any State may do IaIsi-
ness in this State; to include veteran recruits
in the act Of 1868, giving bounty 10 veteran
volunteers. Bill passed providing for the ere
aticn aud regulation of incorporated eompan-
les, so that it shall require two-thirds vote
Of stockholders TO ratify a railroad lease.