The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-09

permitting savings societies 20 invest
money, IN municipal bonds. empower
ing the Governor to make a deed for
certain canal lands; restraining town
councils from prohibiting the sale Of ale,
beer, wine and cider; for protection Of
bitches, drains and water courses; pro-
hibihng the spearing Of fish, or killing
the same by concussion on the ice; in
cluding slaughter houses among nuisan-
ces; providing for the appointment of
trustees for non resident minors, idiots
and lunatics; authorizing trustees of the
State benevolent institutions to appro.
pirate private property for sewers; enab-
ling county commissioners to construc
approaches to bridges amending section
% of the road law Of March 9, 1868.
Also, large number Of local bills. 49,.
The House Compulsory Education bill
was defeated 49,. The Governors nom
nations of w. ID. Hill to be Superin-
tendent of Insurance, of M. A. Daugh-
erty, Luther Day and John w. Okey to
be commissioners to revise and codify
the laws of the State, and of trustees for
Mama University, we're received.
House--Bills passed Authorizing
railways to increase their capital stock;
providing that child placed in an or
phan asylum and not provided for shall
become the ward of the asylum; provi-
ding for the appointment of commission
ers of fisheries. ... A committee of
conference was asked ON Senate amend
ments to House amendments to the bill
recognizing the city government of To
ledo.
March -Senate-Bills passed: Per-
mitting the killing of deer only in Novem-
Der; Geghan's House bill securing liber-
ty of conscience in matters of religion; !;
the purchase of additional
groundsfor the Soldiers Orphans Home !;
trustees of institutions of learn
ing to collect certain rents; creating o.
lien is favor of mechanics; empowering
town trustees to make and enforce health
authorizing guardians of
minors to lease their estates beyond the
term of majority of such minors; extend
ing jurisdiction of justices in steam
boat cases; providing for improvement
of streets in Columbus; authorizing the
Governor to execute a deed for certain ca
nal lands; increasing the jurisdiction of
justices in civil actions. Appoint:
ments of John A. Smith and Lewis A.
Bonham to be trustees of Miama Uni
versity, were concurred in... Resolu-
ton authorizing payment of State.
Treasurer Welch's expenses in his con
test with Weimer, was adopted.
House-Geghah bill in regard TO lib
erty of conscience was passed. The |
select committee to investigate charges
Of mismanagement in the Penitentiary
reported that no evidence lad been dis
covered of extravagance, corruption or
ack of discipline. ... The Reform Farm
investigating committee made similar
eport. . The Wood county commit
ee reported resolutions exonerating
Gessrs. Converse, Murlin and Gordon,
Messrs. Baker, White and
Walker, deserving of censure, and re-
that John M. Haag and
ohm M. Cooley be severely reprimand-
d at the bar of the House. A minority
# the committee reported in favor of
he expulsion of the two last named
members. The resolutions were 80
mended as to exonerate all the mem
'ers mentioned in them, and in
hat form were adopted. IA joint
esoluton providing for printing and
the third volume of the
Geological Report was adopted.