Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-03-19
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

House bill by Mr.. Shepherd to au-
thorize road supervisors to warn out
citizens to work on the highways be-
tween the 1st day of April and the lst
day of July failed to pass; the vote was
reconsidered and the bill laid on the
table.
Bills passed:
House bill to authorize county COM
missioners to pay from county road
funds for timber, stone and gravel used
| for road Improvements.
Senate bill to repeal the Toledo Me-
tropolitan Police law.
Senate bill to take the standard of
weights and measures from the care
of the Secretary of State and place
them in custody Of the Agricultural
College.
Senate bill to fix the standard weight
of ton of stene coal in contracts not
otherwise specifying at two thousand
pounds averdupois.
| Senate bill to reduce the minimum of
capital stock allowed society for the
prevention of cruelty Of animals from
five thousand dollars to one thousand
dollars.
Mr.. Goodhue offered a resolution of
respect for the memery of Charles
Sumner, which was after slight amend
ment unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Howland's House bill to secure
pay to persons performing labor and
furnishing materials for constructing
railroads.
Senate bill providing for trial by
separate jury of the question of insani-
ty of party charged with crime.
Senate bill providing that unfinished
work of an executor or administrator of
an estate shall be completed by his eX-
ecutor or administrator and final ac-
count made by him.
Senate bill placing the city of Toledo
under the provisions of the Municipal
Code as to all departments of the city
government.
House bill authorizing the trustees of
New London, Huron county, to trans
fer money from railroad fund to school
fund.
1 Senate bill requiring county treasur-
ers to keep cash book as part of the
county records, and prescribing penal
ties fer fraudulent or over collection of
taxes.
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill to
give the Democratic party the control
and management of the Institution for
the Education of the Blind.
On motion of Mr.. Thompson the vote
was reconsidered by which the Senate
refused to pass the bill to make an ap-
lpropriation of ten thousand dollars
for draining the canal lands of Pauld-
ing county, and the bill was laid on the
table.
HOUSE.
Petitio ms presented.
By Mr.. Loomis-From citizens of Me-
dina county for the enactment of law
making members of secret oath-bound
societies incompetent as Jurors upon
the challenge of a party in interest
and applying the same rule to wit
nesses.
Bills introduced:
By Mr.. Lewis-To abolish the pres
ent board of trustees Of insane asylums
and supercede them by boards of three
members each, and places the general
supervision Of each asylum in the
hands of steward, to be appointed by
the Governor, and who shall give bonds
for the disbursement of funds in his
hands, and shall make monthly reports
of his transactions to the probate judge
of the proper county.
Additional petitions:
By Mr.. Oren-From citizens of But
Ter and Preble counties for prohibito-
ry liquor law.
By Mr.. Haven-From three thous-
and two hundred and sixty-three cit
izens of Hamilton county against any
modification or repeal of the Adair
Liquor Law.