The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

JAN 11.-Ssnate-BiIlsi introduced /:
To Increase the capacity for manufac
turin gas at the Pruitentiary; 10 pun
ish officials for accepting money or
bTibe, for coInpoundiug felony; TO pa,
the Supreme Judges $4,000 per year
House bill TO create a subdivision in
Thompson township Delaware count, :,
WAS passed. A joint resolution direct
ing iiqni'y into the case of trouble be
tween coal miners aud operators was
referred A resolution requ4 syiT, z
Congress to endeavor to s-cu The
! passage of law for counting the elec
toral votes, was referred. A resoIn
ton was adopted dir. ctirg inquiry
as TO the power of the Legislature TO
the constructions Of srone cuiverts and
Some and wo den bridges crossing
pnblic highways. On Invitation fthe
S-nrte, Hon. Wm A Wheeler of New
York, visited iae chamber, aud was
presented TO the Senators
House Bills introduced: Provid-
ing for cancellation clauses in fire in
surance policies; TO aid the Board of
Public Works to build bridge on the
Western Reserve and Mauinre road,
over Sandusky river; TO authorize the
Lake county commissioners To remun-
crate w. p Rice for damage sustained
by breaking through IL bridge; TO Sc
cure to laborers their wages; TO auth
oriZe the votes of stockholders Of rail
road. mining and insurance companies
to be cast by proxy; to allow courts to
appoint counsel for INDECENT prisoners
aud fix the compensation; to author
iZe the appointment OF commission to
prepare "A series of school books; com
p-lling land owners TO cut down werds
briers, ETC., on the roads; to extend
the time for paying the first instaIlnent
of tax"s tn the 20'h of January, com
pelling railroad companies to erect de
pots at all towns of 500 inhabitants
and upward; giving the provisions of
the builders lien law to per-ons grow
ing hedges. B. sides the foregoing a
num- er of bills OF a strictly local char
acter were introduced. The cnurr.sies
of the House having heen extended TO
Hon. VIM. a. Wheeler, of New York,
iie was Introduced by Speaker Grosve-
nor and presented to m"nb-rs He
was accompanied I'y Governor Hayes.
JAN. ~ 2-Sendte-Mr. Bates intro
ducrd a bill to increase tie penalty for
rape and burglary. Adjourned till
tuesday. 18Th i"st
IL .ltSe-Wit out transaciing any
business of moment he House ad-
journed till Tuesday, 18Th inst
JAN 6 = -Sennte-Bllls introduced:
Fixirg time iOr holding courts in the
Eiglth Judicial district; providing
JiHr no toll shall be coiltcieI on the
National road between Columbus and
he first gate west of the CITY; author
iZing the issue of b, mis- for ;lI+ CON
>IructIon of bridges aid culverts and
roads under the act requiring prtition
of Il majority of resilient lanu owners.
House-Bills introduced: To allow
inspections To issue certificate to b lid
irgs the doors If Which swing in
ward, When the commission is satisfied
provision las been made Tor the safety |
OF an assemblage; providing that the |
scale of maps OF mines SHALL be two !
Htil-sto The inch. A communication /
t ON thu Railroad Commissioner WAS
ordered printed. Ii states that 10 ar-;
rang nIelt has bsep made for fulfill |
Tg The requirements of the Act con
Corning the hraiibg and lighting of
cars. that no complaints of violation
have been reported, e,c.
JAN. 17-Sepate-TheS Senate bill 70
incrs ase the capacity for manufacture
gas at the Penitentiary was passed. A |
was adopted. irstructiug
the committee on Geological Survey to
inquire into the condition of the third
volume of the report, aud ascertain
fhe cause of delay ia printing. Acorn
from Judsou Harmon. il.
he contested election case of the First
Judicial district. was filed with the
Clerk. House-BilIs passed: House
bill to incorporate associations for the
mutual protecti, n OF their memhrrs
against loss by fi,e; House bill 10
the Ross county commission
RS to levy a tax to bridge the Scipto
liver; House bill TO regulate traffic ia
crap iron and old metals; House bill
o authorize the Brown county con-
nissioners to build and maintain free
turnpike roads. Among the bills in
reduced We're the following: To pun
sh sureIies for swearing falsely as to
he amount they may be worth; for f,
he relief of the surrties of the Tr-as n
lrer of Somerset, Perry couuty; TO Sc
,ure bom. steads to widows; TO provide
or leasing the Cincinnati Southern
to prevent candidates from ;
'ffering money or promising reward TO ,
'orers, and to prevent intimidation
for reimbuisi sing township I
rus'ees for temporary relief furnished {
,aupers; TO permit township agricul '
ural societies to own or lease furLy I
or of land instrad of twenty, as now
:enate john Resolution authorizing I
lie Attorney Grueral to approve OF Ilir
oiIrTact for The consi ruciion of gas i
works at the Columbus hospital for th-.
nsan-, was adopted. The committee +;
II Penitenfiary sas di- charge from :
urrher consideration OF Ihe resolution
'rovidiI g for invest igation of The al
eyed poisoning at the P-nifentiary ,
C0NGRESS. :