The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-01
General Assembly.

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DEC. 17.-SENArE-Bills passed: Par
tial appropriation bill for 1876; repeating
the Cincinnati metropolitan police law;
Senate bill limiting compensation to at
torneys appointed to defend criminals.
Bills introduced: Requiring thatpar
proposing to supply cities with gas shall
give bonds in 800, 900 to put streets in
order after the pipes are laid; repeating
an act passed last winter regulating
freights and fares on railways.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Reducing
fees of county officers; authorizing cree
ton of 496 additional cells at the peni-
ltentiary; authorizing boards of education
to settle with township treasurers; pro
viding that persons convicted of forgery
may be sentenced from one to twenty
years; authorizing county commission
ers to construct watering places on high
ways; authorizing city councils to in
crease the number of constables. Bills
passed: Providing that ton of stone
coal shall be 1000 pounds; placing all
military organizations under the direct
control of the Governor; providing for
the election of an official reporter.
DEC. 18.-SENATE-A petition was in
troduced asking for an appropriation
covering expenses of making a cheese
for the Centennial Exposition. A bill
was introduced authorizing the appoint
ment of assistant prosecuting attorneys
in special emergencies.
| HoUsE-Senate amendments to the
partial appropriation billwere agreed to.
A resolution was adopted providing for
Investigation Of the management of the
public works Of the State by a special
committee of three, and the committee
Unsupported. Several new bills, mostly
local, were introduced.
DEC. -SENArE-A bill was passed
providing for appointment of assistant
TO a prosecuting attorney who may be
sick or otherwise disabled. A bill was
introduced requiring common pleas
Judges Of each district to meet once a
year and equalize their business.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Authorizing
Iintirmary directors to place applicants
for relief at some labor; amending act
for relief of the poor; requiring publi-
cation of tax list in two newspapers of
different politics; appropriating 81, 500
for monument to General Simon Ken
ton; providing for appeals of civil ac-
tons from mayor; prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating liquors atagricultur-
lal fairs. A resolution was introduced
Iinstructing Congressman to vote against
revival of the franling privilege. A bill
was passed providing for election of adj
ditional constables in cities. A resolu-
ton adopted providing for select COM
mittee to consider methods of caring for
the hopelessly insane.
Dec, 21.-SENATE-Rule 45 was SO
modified as to authorize appointment of
Ia special committee on mileage.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Providing
that work on highways shall be done be-
tween April 1 and August 1, and that
township trustees shall bring action
against delinquents; requiring probate
judges to appoint county inspectors of
liquors. The Mccoy bill providing for
appointment of commissioners to com
pile series of school text books was
discussed, withoutresult, in committee Of
the whole. House bill providing for
reduction of fees of certain county Of
ficers was tabled.
DEC. 22.-SEEATE-House Joint reso-
lutions relative to binding the Debates
of the Constitutional Convention, and
ordering 1900 copies of the Secretary
of States Report for 1874, were adopted.
A bill to establish an Ohio Home of
Discipline was introduced. Bills passed d
Senate bill requiring approval of coun-
cil to plat Of an addition to town, be-
fore it can be recorded; Senate bill to
establish the Ohio Home of Discipline;
Senate bill to authorize the commission
ers Of Paulding county to build Jail,
and bridge the Auglaize and Maumee
rivers.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Reducing
fees of county officers from 10 to 80 per
cent, providing a penalty of 800 for
each violation of the law, and making
the officer guilty of violation liable to
dismissal; authorizing township trustees
TO levy additional road tax; relative tol
locating school houses in Joint sub-dis-
trlcts; to provide for publication of
estray notices; authorizing county com
missloners to lay out and establish free
turnpike roads. The Senate bill giving
the Governor power toremove the Regis
ter OF the Virginia Military school lands,
and appoint a successor, was passed.
Messrs. Grosvenor and Robb were added
to the committee to inquire into the pro
eeedlngs Of the Board of Public Works, |
and the committee was authorized to EN-
ploy stenographer.
DEC 23.-Both housesadiou1ned early
N the forenoon until D O'Clock P. NJ. Of |
Tuesday, the 29th inst. In the Senate
about half dozen members were pres
ent, and IN the House about twenty at