Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-05

e, on Thursday, the Bard I
90 election of coucilmen Is
a In Cincinnati, and sever.
richly local interest were
wing nominations Of Tyus-
confirmed: g. w. Baker, Il
hospital for Insane; Samuel
Asylum for Deaf and Dumb;
ount, Columbus Hospital for
James Barrett, Cleveland Hoe |
Jr Insane; A. G. McBurney,
Hospital for Insane; p. Hitch
Asylum for Imbecile Youth.
= nomination of w. w. Bond, to be
4rvisor of Public Printing, was con-
ied.
among the bills introduced were the
lowing: To authorize narrow gauge
ilroad companies to issue bonds;
utorizing cities of 20,0O0 inhabitants
md upward, and which are the seats Ot
colleges or normal schools, to submit
the question as to the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors to q vote of the people,
making permanent insanity q Cause
for divorce.
In the Cox Harmon contested elee-
ton case, the Senate decided, by o vote
Of 20 to Is, that Judge Cox was duly
elected judge OF the court of common
pleas OF the First Judicial District.
Reese, Democrat, voted with the Re
pubiicans in the affirmative,
In the House, among the bills intro
ducesi were the following: To increase
the salary Of the Secretary OF the bard
Of State Charities to $2UU0 per year;
providing that when proprietors oil
public buildings having storm doors
opening inwardly, shall provide iCr
keeping them open with strong bolts
during public met tings. they shall be
held TO have ccni,ii.C With the law
for the safety oi pubic assemblies; di-
recting the Secretary Of State TO pro-
cure proposals. from shool book publ sh-
ers in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus,
Toledo and Dayton for furnishing the
public schools 0f this State with text
books for two years, with 3 view ~
the purchase OF said books by boards OF
education and their sale TO school
children at actual cost prices; to re-
|quire railroad companies 70 drain lands
when pools of stagnant water are with
in the line of their right OF way; Il
punish, as in felony, any election ON
Ger making false count or certihcafe
etc.
Bills passed: House bill to authorize
the levy OF taxes to rebuild or repail
Ichildren's homes when lOes by ife ol
uther casualty has been sustained; Sen
ate bill providing that the board o.
directors of turnpike company may
be reduced to three in number. Sever
al local bills were passed.
In the Ssnate, on Friday, bills wers
introduced: To regulate the price o
legal advertising in Cincinnati; auth
orizing the formation Of partnership
associations, i'm which the capital cub
scribed shall alone be responsible fOl
the debts of the sssociation; regulating
desceuts and distribution of persona
estates.
Bills passed: House bill to authorize
the funding of the infirmary debt o
Lawrence county; Senate bill to pro
vide for the soldiers monument q
Sidney; Senate bills to provide for dis
position of property when a religiou
association ceases to exist; House bill
to authorize stockholders in minins
panies to vote by proxy; Senate bill
to authorize the city of Mansfield Il
levy an additional tax to pay bondet
debt; House till to authorize the will
age of FOstoria to borrow money ant
purchase steam engine. A numbe
of bills of strictly local interest wer'
passed.
In the House bills were passed: Sen
ate bill to authorize payment of inter
est or sold iers' monument bonds IN
Akron; House bill toauthorize county
Surveyors to pay chain carriers $l-2
per day; House bill authorizing tn.
commissioners of Pickawsy county (,
bridge the Scioto river at or near Mick
ey's ford; House bill to create y specia
school district, composed Of portions o
Nor 8ich, Brown and Prairie town.
ships, Franklin county.
The balance of the the session wa!
spent in filibustering to adjourn til
next Tuesday, to defeHt the Bard bill
md the House finally agreed to take 1
recess till tomorrow (Saturdsy).
In the Senate, on Saturday, larg'
number of messages from, the HOUSE
were disposed of, and a number of bill
were read the second time and refer
red. = - $.
In the House billsawere introduced
To protect the manufacturers and bot
Hers of mineral waters and fesmentee
liquors; fixing the fees of tales iurymaI
at 81 so for the first day, and IS cent
per day thereafter. Several local bill
we're introduced. H'
| In the Senate, on Monday, twelv,
bills were read the second time.
A bill prohibiting contracts for con
tingent fees by attorneys In actions TO
libel and SANDER, was introduced.
In the House the Speaker and Speak
or pro tenn. were absent. Fifteen Re
publicans and twenty Democrats wer
present. not quorum. A motion Il
make Mr.. Hitchcock (Rep.) Speake
pro tenn. failed, on u call of the yea
and nays. A motion to. adjourn wa
declared carried, but the Democrat
mads another attempt at Organization
by calling Mr.. Norton (Dem.) to tn
chair. The Republicans refused to re
cognize the proceedings, and q secon'
adjournment took place.
Wade HamPton's Progress.