Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-25


tural societies to own or lease forty
acres oflsnd, instead of twenty, rs now
Inc commitfee ON Penitentiary was
discharged fFoui further seonsideratiou
|of the r.sOlatioe providing ;fof investi-
gatiou Of tha alleged poisoning ut the
Penftentiary.
On Thursday, In the Senate, the no.
litical resolution adopted by the House
last week were referred TO the commit.
tee on Federal Relations.
Resolutions were adopted directing
inquiry as to the eligibility of Charles
L.. Wilson, Of Indiana, recently an.
pointed superintendent of the Athens
Hospital for the Insane, and. rs .tC
tIhetheE the opinion of the akttorpey
General was disregsrded in, his an.
pointa,ent, and what is necessary TO De
done to prevent such violation of law
sSe9sfe bib fixing times for holdiug
district court in the Eighth district was
Bills introduced Reducing penalties
on delinquent tax sales from q ner
cent. to o1,eT cent; changing the dis
tricts for the Columbus and Athens
Hospitals for the, Insane; fixing the
amount for working on turnpike read
at 10 per cent. ;.sl-i..-... -
ln the House-House joint reselu
lion was adopted for printing 1000 ad-
alt!onal copies OF the school history OF
OHIO for sale at cost of production.
Bulls introduced: To provide. for use
20 platA, profiles and surveys in prelim-
mary proeeedings for road inn prove
ments; making vaccination COMPULSORY
In public schools and State in ,titutions:
providing for trial rs in petition in er.
rer when the award of arbitrators is set
asldei to amend. the election laws 80
that zach voters ballot shall be num-
|Derea to correspond with the number
opposite his name on the, poll book.
whieh 10 TO be, ODen to inspection only
IN case oil Contest; providing that city
anu town councils -shall be compelled
TO pay for turnpike roads only when
they are appropriated Ms streets. is.s
Bills passed House bill for the pro-
lection 81 boarding-house keepers;
House bill providing for. COMPULSORY
educallonTyeas 81, nays %. Iai :,
On Friday, in the Senate. bills were
passed: Senate bill providing that
county commissioners shall. not appro.
pirate more than $40, coo, for a single
bridge, until they are authorized nv q
vote of the people. Sd, .,l -. ~ :.
"A bill was introduced providing fol
three terms q year, instesd of Eve oj
me common pleas court in Cuyah0gs
House. Bills passed: House bill al.
lowing township trustees to construct
side bitches into county bitches; House
bill to provide for the removal of drift
WOOD from natural streams; House bill
providing that Co operative associations
may deterinine the number of stock.
holders necessary for a quorum; House
Dill 10 allow freight or express attices
10 charge storage ON unmarried back
ages; House bill to protect the pur
ehasers of patent rights. -,....,'.s
indefinitely postponed House bill
10 provide ior a hospital for the incura.
bly, insane; Senate Joint resolution in
fquiring into the feasibility of taking
care of the ineurably insane.
Bills introduced: Authorizing town
ship trustees to provide for I'd edieal as.
sistance for poor outside of county in.
ffrnaries, and providing that suits NAV
Do oroughtiiO Tor removal Of paupers from
one county to another; allowing party
ut suit to designate the paper in which
the Sheriff shall advertise the sale OF
property; to authorize county eolnmis.
sioners to contribute to the support Oh
Children's Homes; repealins the law
requiring municipal corporations to
pay for turnpikes. '7.-,74H.
In the Senate On Saturday, Senate bill
to authorize turnpike companies to sur
render turnpike reads to county com.
missrohers in certain cases, was indefi
nitely postponed. ..sgG I,e'tAat. lr-4 :.
Hoase-Rills passed: House bill re-
lieviHg the Treasurer of Somerset;
House bilbto enable executors and ad
ministratOrs to obtain funds from real
estate sales on partition to pay debts.
Bills introduced: TO provide for a
commission to investigate the hog
cbolera;l to improve the State road in
Miami cOunty.@a. r.. --l.,fi -. H. 50 !
/. A resolution was offered proposing a
constitutional amendment. providing
fer the election OF township trustees for
atnr66 years. 80 sinioi --H ii-- ~ l,
laIni the Senate, on Monday, Senate
bill to authorize mining companies to
manufacture iron without filing a new
certificate of Incorporation, was passed.
A Oil was introduced to provide for
registration ef'vottrs in cities iOt the
ihrst 'aad second classes, upon petition
OF fOne-tentha6f the ,electers. .az. s.
]. In the HUuse' bills were introduced:
Directing the spublieation Of shefiff's
stles ia German newspapers; reducing
the DricQ af 1,jaL ,ay1 yasv-t isiufv up,l!, 70