The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-01-28
OHIO.
Legislative Summary.

Legislative Summary.
JAN. 15-Sendte- Petitions: From citizens
of Miami and Washington counties for the
reduction of county officers fees. Bill
passed: To provide that upon appeal from
township trustees or county commissioners
to the Probate Judge, minor questions shall
be settled before jury is called...... House
Petitions; From citizens of Marion, Della
ware, Licking, and Montgomery counties,
against any change in the liquor laws; also
for the reduction ef fees of county officers,
and the further protection of fish. Motion:
To discharge the Committee ON Federal Re
lations from further consideration of the
message of Governor Allen in regard to
Louisiana affairs. This motion elected warm
discussion on the Louisiana affair, in which
Republicans defended the course of the Ad-
ministration and Democrats condemned.
The question was not settled on adjourn
ment.
COLUMBUS, JAN. 16.--Sendte-Mr Worth
ington submitted a report from the Com
mittee on Federal Relations, who had un-
der consideration the message of Governor
Allen in regard to Louisiana affairs, asking
to be discharged from any further considera-
ton of the same. Report agreed to. A
joint resolution was introduced to the
following effect: That there shall be
appointed a commission consisting of one
member from each Congressional District
of the State, to be nominated by the Govern
or and confirmed by the Senate, to prepare
such amendments as may be deemed neces-
sary to the Constitution of the State of Ohio
such commission to meet within ten days af-
ter appointment at such time and place as
may designated by the Governor, and to
make their final report thirty days after such
meeting. Laid over until notice to dis
cuss..... ..HouSe---Petitions were presented
against any change in the liquor laws, and
in favor of reduction of the fees of county
officers. Bills were introduced to prohibit
medical practitioners from advertising or
practicing remedies for the cure of diseases
other than those recognized by some regu-
larly incorporated college, and to compensate
persons for establishing public watering
places.
JAN. 17-Sendte-Petitions were presented
favoring the reduction of county officers
fees, and against any change in the liquor
laws. New bills: To survey, appraise, and
sell certain lands granted to the State of
Ohio for canal purposes, and other appro-
priated lands of the State; to provide for
the better support of the Ohio Agricultural
College; to require auditors to enter indorse-
ment on any deed presented for transfer, if
such property is not entered for taxation, or
for any reason transfer can not be made.
..... ..H0uSe-Petitions were presented in IA
vor of the reduction of county officers fees,
and opposed to change in the liquor laws.
JANUARY 19.--Senate-The usual petitions
in regard to county officers fees and the
Adair Law were presented. Bill reported
back from committee: To provide for the
taxation of all church property, with q
substitute exempting $4,000 to each religious
society, and exempting also from taxation
all promissory notes given for real estate or
personal property subject to taxation. The
substitute was ordered printed. -. House
Bills introduced: To punish vagrants and
common beggars by fine of forty dollars
and imprisonment in the county jail; to
abolish the use of seals for legal instruments; !;
to allow appointment of persons connected
with banks as notaries public.
JAN. 2O.--Senate--Bills passed: Providing
that in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
the City Council shall have power to press
the amount of taxes to be levied for police
purposes, which power the Police Board
now holds; amending the Mutual Benefit
Association Act so as to provide that the
aggregate amount to be paid the heirs of
deceased members shall not exceed $1,000,
and compelling the officers of such associa-
tions to give note of not less than $4,000
bonds. Bills introduced: To provide that
executors or administrators of deceased per-
sons shall take charge of real estate in cases
where there are no known or ascertained
heirs; to authorize Trustrees of Children's
Homes to establish some industrial pursuit
at such Homes, the County Commissioners
to furnish means for the same by taxation !;
to require Probate Judges to report births
and deaths to the Commissioner of Statistics.
Bill Passed: To amend the Adair Law so as
to provide for giving notice to liquor sellers
or lessons of property personally, or for
filing written notice with the corporation
or township clerk not to sell liquor to GER
tain parties. Suits for damages can be
brought only after the expiration of ten
days from the date of such notice. Liquor
sellers are forbidden, under penalty of $40
to $50, to give vendue publicity to names of
persons whom they are forbidden by notice
to sell liquor to: Yeas, 20; nays, 12........
House---Forty six bills were read second
time; and many petitions were presented
against changing the Adair Law and in
favor of reduction of county officers fees.
JAN. 21.-Senate- Bills introduced: To
authorize the issue of $4,000 bonds; to
amend the gambling act, so as to allow gem
tlemen to play quiet game of poker with
out danger of being arrested; or, in other
words, to make the act apply only to profess
sional gamblers, who run skin game by the
use of marked cards. A petition was pre-
sented by the Highland County bar for the
submission Of an amendment to the judicial
article of the Constitution. Bills passed
To authorize the Franklin County Commits
sioners to sell new infirmary bonds, and to
appropriate the proceeds to redeeming agri-
cultural college grounds to prohibit persons
from riding or driving domestic animals on,
or permitting them to go upon, the track or
into railroad Enclosures. House - Bills
passed: To authorize the erection of addl-
tional buildings and cells at the peniten-
tiary; to allow service of execution against
minor offenders in any county in the State
to provide that the earnings of debtors for
three months service, now exempt from ex-
ecution, shall not exceed $500; to prevent
stockholders of railroads from extending the
lines of the same.
CHAUNCEY PARKER, a young man who
was chopping wood, during the late cold
snap, a few miles southwest of Dayton,
had both his feet frozen so badly that
fears are entertained that they would
have to be amputated. His suferings
were so great that he was thrown into
commissions. His fingers were also frozen,
and his ears were frozen solid, and was
thought they might drop off, Parker was
seen by a neighbor sitting on log he
had been chopping, and he was so nearly
frozen that he could scarcely be aroused.
He could not walk, and was carried to
the house of Mr.. Peters.
The Akron Beacon has been sold to
Tom Reynolds, of the Toledo Commercial,
and two others. The price is under
stood to be $4,000. The old editors
retire.
The Dayton Democrat says: "We are
reliably informed n man engaged in cut
ting ice at Stickle's brewery in the south
ern part of the city, on Saturday, met
with the following singular experience:
He kept his mouth open while at work
for while, and, upon attempting to