Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-12-10
OHIO LEGISLATURES.

DEC. 1-JSe1lGfe: Met at 10 a. m. 90
present.
The credentials of William Miller,
Senator elect fruIn the Tenth district,
were presented.
Governors message read and refer
red.
House-Met at 10 a. III. seventyone
present.
Messrs. Wales of Warren, and Smith
Of Licking took the oath of office.
Governors message received and
read.
Bills were introduced making ap-I
for the fiscal year 1875 and
first quarter of 1876; making partial ap-
for 1874; repeating the me-
trOpolitan police law of Cincinnati;
amending sections seven and ten of
the law relating to sale of intoxicating
liquors; amending code of procedure
before justices; providing for Supreme
Court commission; amending act in re-
lation to drawing juries; amending
game law; providing for committee
te prepare constitutional amendments;
fixing salary of Hamilton county pro-
scouting attorney; proposing to amend
the Constitution so as to provide that
all elections shall be held in November,
and that township trustees shall be cleo
ted for three years; requesting the Ohio
delegation in Congress to vote for re-
ducing the Presidents salary; prop0s-
ing inquiry as to cost of asylums for
the insane, and as to compensation of
clerks.
DEC. 2-iSe'aate: The following bills
were introduced: To repeal section
seven of the Adair law, and require
notice to be given; ,rcv ding for ap-
pointment OF n hcal;:l officer; amend
ing the civil cod ;; 10 make county Of
ficers salaried; amending the stock law.
A resolution to adjourn until January
3 was introduced and referred.
A resolution proposing To amend the
Constitution in reference to taxing dogs
was introduced and tabled.
The committees of last year wore re-
vived with some changes.
House bill in relation to drawing
juries was passed.
-HO,Ise-Bills introduced: Comforting
certain powers on county commission
ers; authorizing employment of Off
clal reporters; repeating the Adair law;
Amending the law in relation to'for-
feited lands; requiring assessors to col
lect certain statistics; amending the
municipal code; to provide punishment
for certain offenses; to tax church pro
perty; amend act defining burglary;
extending powers Of master commits
sioners; allowing township clerks to
draw money on certain conditions.
A resolution providing for investiga-
ton of the Jenner scandal was tabled.
Bill amending the code of criminal
procedure was passed.
DEC. 3-,Senate: Bills introduced:
Providing for the Classification and re-
gistry of all places where intoxicating
liquors are sold; repeating the act tax.
ing United States bonds; amending an
act relating to cities of the first class;
amending various sections of the school
tlaw.
! Resolutions were offered in relation
to lighting the Senate Chamber by ele.
ctricity, and proposing to submit q
constitutional amendment authorizing
the licensing of the liquor traffic.
| House-Bills introduced: Enlarging
Jurisdiction of justices of the peace;
authorizing purchase of books by boards
of education; to punish intOxicatiou;
reducing the road tax from 50 to S2 per
day; proposing a license amendment to
the constitution: amending the AdaiT
law.
Resolutions were offered relating to
stone work on the Cincinnati Custom
House. and proposing a select COM
mittee to suggest plan for paying
county officers by fixed salaries instead
of fees.
A resolution demanding the proceed
ings and testimony in the Jenner in
vestigatiOn gave rise to a lively dis
cussion. and was finally referred under
suspension of the rules to the CON-
mittee on Military Affairs.
DEC. 4Se1ldte: Bills introduced: A
bolishing the superior court of Cncin-
natl; relating to order of trial of State
suits in Franklin county; providing for
an additional Judge in the First district;
relating to jurisdiction of justices; au-
thorizing divisions of the State by
Supreme Judges into five judicial dis
tricts; authorizing an additional judge
| in the Third district.
A resolution to print 600 copies of the
joint rules was adopted.
The resolution to adjourn to January
4, 1875, was disagreed to.
House-Bill5 introduced: Changing
the time for electing school boards;
dividing the State into school examiH-
ers' districts; reducing fees of county
and township p officers, jurors and wit
nesses; establishing township libraries;
prohibiting the killing of partridges
between certain dates; increasing the
compensation of election judges end
clerks; restraining city and village coun-
ellis from prohibiting the sale of wine,
ale, beer, and porter; making special
school districts liable for debts contract
ed; proposing a woman suffrage amend
ment to the constitution.
House resolution providing for an
investigation of the Jenner scandal
was amended and passed.
I DEC. 5-Senate: Bill introduced: Au-
thorizing removal of land registers for
drunkeness and other causes; provid-
ing for more efficient collection OF taxes:
forbidding building associations from
taking more than ten per cent. on loans
and limiting their shares to one hum
dred dollars.
House-Bills introduced: Amending
act regarding maintenance of illegiti-
mate children; requiring publication
of exhibit of county expenditures in
papers of opposite politics, forbidding
three card monte and other confidence
games. ,.sI~ --f+-..t..
"A claim for materials for the new
Blind Asylum was presented by Mr..
Heitman.
BARNESVILLE LETTER.
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