Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-07

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SENATE-Feb. 21.-The Senate insisted 49,
N its amendments to the Penitentiary 81
,ill.
Bills. introduced: Creating board of :;
public works for Toledo; also, author .,
izing the sale of railroad. -
Resolutions: Looking to the purchase -
of the Lucas county hospital for insane :,
adopted; rendering the use of the Cham :,
ber to the Mexican veterans. r
Bills passed: Authorizing Lawrence =
county to levy an additional poor tax;
reorganizing the Reform School for Boys.
HoUsE-Resolutions Requesting Con- :
gress to oppose reduction of the tariff !.
on wool-referred; granting eolors and :
arms to the annual soldiers reunion at
Marietta-adopted
Bills introduced: Repeating the act of :
1877 in relation to the collection of de- :
linquent taxes; authorizing Auglaize ,
county to replace money lost by defalea-
tion; authorizing Wayne county to build
| court house; re-enacting the original
Adair liquor law; allowing colleges and
academies to receive subscriptions for
endowment purposes; permitting admin
istrators of settled estates to be appoint
ed guardians of children interested in
such estate; requiring bankers to make
and publish semi-annual statements.
Bills passed: Amending the homestead
exemption law so as to permit the judg-
, ment debtor or other person interested to
, have reappraisement once in two years;
, authorizing married women to sue in |
their own name to recover a legacy; al |
: lowing the construction of bridges des- |
Z troyed by casualty; providing for keep
! ing gravel, macadamized and volunteer
J, roads; authorizing Mechanicsburg to
erect city buildings.
= = Bill lost: Authorizing the incorpora-
/ ton of companies to speculate in real
" estate.
A resolution providing for an adjourn
Al ment over Washington's birthday and
rendering the hall of the House to the
Mexican veterans, failed on adoption.
SENATE-Feb. 22-Resolutions adopted:
Asking Congress to pension soldiers of
the Mexican war.
Bills passed: Regulating the manner of
compensating physicians for township
poor services; authorizing trustees of
widows homes to receive and hold be-
quests.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Reorganiz-
ing the Institution for Idiotic and Imbe-
cile Youth; reimbursing township trus-
tees for granting tempory relief to the
poor; making the bible text book in the
common schools; creating special school
districts in Portage and Mahoning coun-
ties; prescribing what shall be taught in
the public schools; to pay members ot
the Dayton board of education; proVid-
ing for electing members of the Cinein-
natl board of aldermen by districts
amending the jury law in reference tC
challenges.
Bills passed: Repeating the registra
ton portion of the registry law; author
izing the Cincinnati board of publi
works to appoint the city auditor; reor
ganizing all the State hospitals for tn
insane.
The house refused to concur in the re
port of the conference committee on tn
Penitentiary bill.
The committee appointed to investigat
Representative O'Conor's record submit
ted majority and minority reports. Th
majority concluded that he was Onl
guilty of technical desertion. The m
authority the investigation was not tho
ough, but that they submit the eviden'
showing that the charge of desertion W;
sustained. The majority report was adop
ed under the previous question by part
vote, which excluded the minority r
port.
SENATE-Feb. 23--Bills introduced: CIR
ating a special school district in Ru
Creek township, Fairfield county; abe
ishing coroner's juries; authorizing Ce
ter township, Monroe county, to pay
local bounty, reorganize the Institutio
for Imbecile and Idiotic Youth.
Bills passed: Providing for an additio
al term of tae district court in Jacks
county.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Requiring fl
insurance companies to cancel policy
written notice of the insured; author
ing second class city of less that 1874
Ig, to contract for water supply; author
ngs' 1g' ing Tuscarawas county to build two n
lg, bridges at Newcomerstown; authorizi
nge. Ada Union-school district to make ad
ng ng. tional school buildings; requiring
officers of Hamilton County to apport
the pay of clerks from the gross amol
allowed their respective officers; CORE
ing the act of 1873 in relation to prob
courts.
SENATE-Feb. 25.-Resolutions offer
For sine die adjournment April 9Th
ferred; authorizing the issuing of m
kets and flags for a reunion at the
Fort near Newark, July 22-referred;
thorizing w. A. Neil to bring suit agai
the State-referred.
Bills introduced: Authorizing Huds
Summit county, to build town hall !;
empting narrow-gauge railroads for tf
years from fencing their roads.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Authoriz
a division of election precincts; requil
school boards to make fences betW
school and private property; relativ
the trimming of hedges; authorizing
parsonage of East Liverpool to sell p
erty; changing time for holding Sep
Der term of court in Franklin cou
providing for the pay of sub-contraC
and employees; providing compensa
where the gate of plank road is rel
ed beyond corporation; authori
Lebanon to construct a gallery in the
A hall; creating a school district in I
u. ware county; for the relief OF Thor
P. Cromwell and Christian Kingseed
The Senate amendment to the Pen
oE,o) tiary bill was concurred in.
~. Bills passed Fixing the maximum
oio of township clerks and trustees; au