The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-03-30

Senate Appropriation bill.
MARCH 9.-Senate-The Compulsory
Education bill, which passed both Sen
ate and House some time ago, but was
reconsidered in the Senate, was again
taken up and passed. Senate bill to
prevent the issue of bonds by munici
palities for improvement purposes, and
: House bill to authorize the building o:
, Jail in Ross county, We're passed.
, Mr.. Monahan Oem) offered resolu-
tioIis expressing views in accord with
the sentiments expressed by President
Hayes in regard to pacification of the
country, declaring confidence in his
patriotism. honor and honesty, and
piedgiug him support. After debate
the resolution was adopted-yeas Is,
nays A. a party vote, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Monahan. who voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative.
House-Bills passed: Senate bill pro-
viding for joint meetings of commits
sioners OF counties through which
projected roads are to pass; Senate
bill creating two election precincts in
Milton township, Jackson county
Senate bill providing for safe keeping
of evidences of land titles acquired by
tne State; House bill to provide for
better collection of delinquent person.
al taxes. Among the bills introduced
were the following: To authorize the
commissioners of Miami county to pay
Indebtedness; to create special
school district in Richland township,
Guernsey county; to provide for sur
yey of lands shown to contain less area
than charged against them on the tax
duplicate; to authorize the Board of
Public Works to construct a culvert
under the Hooking Valley canal, near
Lancaster; TO authorize railroad COM
panies to issue preferred stock; to
authorize the erection of toll gates
without municipal corporation. with
the sanction Of a popular vote; to ex
empt from the operation of the free
turnpike law of any village of 1000 in
habitants or upwards: to authorize
Fostoria to purchase fire engines.
MARCH observation-disclosures were
received from the Governor making
the following appointments: r. N.
| StimsoD, State Librarian; Rodney
Foos, Private Secretary; James L.
Murray, Executive Clerk. Bills passed:
Senate bill to authorize common pleas
courts in Hamilton county to appoint
trustees of orphans asylums; Senate
bill supplementary to the act for the
sale of MJravian lands in Tuscarawas
county: Senate bill to authorize tax
levy IN Arkon to build a memorial
chapel in Il cemetery. House bill sub
miting To vote of the people of Mad
ison county the proposition to take
control of the National road in that
county. Bills introduced: To author
ize the Commissioners of Van Vert
county to make temporary loan; to
authorize turnpike companies to re-
duce the number of directors to three
each, making relationship of any OF
the parties to a suit to the judge trying
it cause for change of venue. House
House bill for the relief of Olhabar
& Co., of Ironton; Senate Dill for
changing times for holding court in
Miami and Champaign counties; Sem
ate bill authorizing the transfer of
funds in Attica; House bill to author
ize the building of town hall and
Offices In Lebanon. Bills introduced:
To create two election precincts in |
Perry township. Wood county; to
authorize payment of infirrnary indebt- |
edness in Fulton county: to allow the |
Penitentiary Directors to change the |
plan of the new cells, to repeal the |
provision of law permitting railroad |
companies TO appeal to the Auditor of
State; part 4, title of the work of the |
Codifyidg Commission, relating to Grim |
nal procedure.
MARCH l2-Ssnats - Bills passed
Senate bill authorizing consolidation |
of railroads in this State with railroads |
IN other States, with the concurrence |
of twothirds of the bona fide stock |
holders; House bill authorizing the |
building of a Jail in Delaware county; |
House bill authorizing transfer of |
funds in Bellefontain; House bill au
thorizing payment of turnpike indebt
edness in Scioto county; House bill |
authorizing tax levy in Columbus to |
build a new station house. Bills in |
troduced: Creating special school
district in Morgan county; to provide
for anew Jail in Erie county; to au
thorize incorporated companies to buy
and sell patent rights as corporation.
A communication was received from |
the Governor, transmitting the resig-
nation of John Sherman as United |
States Senator. House-A communi-
cation from the Governor, transmit
ting the resigne ton of Senator Sher-
man, was received. Bills passed: Sen
ate bill for improving water courses in
Wood and Henry counties; House bill |
authorizing transfer of funds in Fowler
township, Trumbull county; House 1
bill to authorize transfer of funds in /
Coshocton; House bill to authorize
county commissioners to offer rewards
for arrest or detection of horse thieves:
House bill to authorize filling of a por-
ton of the canal basin at Hamilton.
Bills introduced: To allow commits
sioners of one county to contract with
the commissioners of another county
for the keeping Of prisoners who are
held for misdemeanor; to secure pay
ment for labor and meterials on free
turnpikes; to give the board of public
works of Cincinnati complete control
of the water works funds; to equalize
the payment of armory expenses be-
tween townships and Incorporated
villages. Several local bills were in
troduced. House joint resolution ask
ing Congress to establish an iron test
ing department in the Agricultural
College was adopted.
MARCH 3.-Serate-Bills passed
House bill making it discretionary Will,
county commissioners, before purcha>
ing a stock road, to assess a tax on
land owners to put the road in repair;
Senate bill authorizing a temporary
loan In Van Vert county; House bill
authoring cemetery trustees to pur-
chase additional land, not exceeding
fifty acres in one year, or one hundred
acres altogether; Senate bill authoriz-
ing the issue of bonds to build q school
house In New Philadelphia 4 bill
was introduced for the protection Of
wool growers, and to restrain dogs from
running at large. The message of the
Governor was referred to a select ccin-
mittee of five. House-Bills passed:
House bill extending rhe term of the
city solicitor of Cleveland to four
years; House bill authorizing transfer
of funds in Garretsville; House bill
making two election precincts in
Flushing township, Belmont county;