Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-17
. OHIO LEGfsLArU RE.
ROM o. s. Jourual SUMMARY

From o. 8. Journal Summary.
JAN. 8.-SENATE-Bills introduced:
To amend the Free Banking act of
1881. SO AZ to prOhibit banks organized
under that act from Issuing notes tC
circulate a. money; providing for the
payment.Of employee of any incOrpDrat-
ed compsny ia money; authorizing the
common pleas and superior courts Of
Cincinnati to employ stenOgrapher5.
Rules for the government of the
Senate were reported and ordered
printed. dH
HoUsE-Bills introduced. Proyid-
| lnR Tor the election by wards of BiMrds
of Education in cities hs 5ing less than
ten thousaad inhabitants; Increasing
the -alary of the Supreme Judges 10
$1,000 pnr year; providing for the elec-
tiOn of Police Com 10 issiuners in Gin
cinnsti by districts; creating a Coin-
mission, consisting Of the Secretary of
State and Attorney General TO
advertise for proposals. to furnish books
tor the public schools, giving railroad
employees priority liens for wages aud
requiring their payment ON or before
the 10Th OF the m0 tn; authorizing
SUIT to be brought by married w0m n
without being joined by her husband.
to collect u legacy; to purchase text
backs for the public seao0is by contract
with the Invest bidder, creating aD
additional judge OF the court Of CON
mon please iu Franklin connty; IN tax
bank shares and aod repoaling the
provisn of law prohibiting Do4r.i5 of
equaliz ition from increasing the aygrs
gnte Valuation of such shares as re
turned; prescribing proceedings for
Creating liens for materials aaii labor
furnished i'm building; requiring
Justices of the peace and notarits puh-
JIG To certify pensions without CON-
pensatior. g -.et
Resolutions offered: To reduce the
Presidents salary to $4,000, tabled;
for the repeal of the resuinptiOn net
tabled; providing for printing 1000
extra copies of the Aijutaut Geuerai'>
report, lost; approving OF President
lHsyes's Southern policy, tabled; tn
pension families of soldiers of the
Mexican war, tabled; to furnish each
ttnember with 800 labels, adopted.
Rules were reported for the govern
ment of the House and ordered print
Ell.
The resolution to adjourn in respect
| to the memory OF Au1rew Jackson,
was reported back and adopted.
JAN. 9.-SENATE-Fhe Senate at
tended the joint convention of the two
houses to count the vote for State
officers, and Immediately afterward
adjourned.
HuUsE-BiIls introduced: Making
the Secretary of State, Auditor Of State
and Treasurer OF State com mission to
examine and report upon Morgan raid
claims; fixing the price of recording
chattel tnortgages at ten cents per one
hundred words. .r.0.
| A Joint convention of the two houses
was held at IL O'Clock to count the vote
cast at the October election for State
officers.
The vote was reconsideFsd by which
the resolution to print additional
copies of the report Of the Adjutant
General, was lost, and it was referred
to select committee. r
JAN. I0.-SENATE-Bill introduced:
prescribing line or imprisonment, or
both, for selling or buying popls on
elections, to reorganize the Girls In-
dustrial Home; prescribing eight hours
as legal days work; applying the
same exemption to taxes as are allow
ed TO other debts; amending the town
stip poor laws SO as to require notice
within three days alter relief has been
rendered. ..tt r-r1 e..
The President announced the stand
ing comnittees OF the S-nate. ---.
HoUsE-Petitions For the. repeal
| iof the Pearson amendment to the
liquor law; from members of the
FRANKLIN county bar for an additional
common pleas Judge, fl.i.
Bills intro iuced; Providing that no
stay of execution shall be allowed ON
any judgment for work and labor per
Iiormed; providing that oyerseers OF
the pour in Cincinnati shall receive no
| ompensdtiOn.
~ JAN. 1l.-SEN ATE-Bili introduced.
Amending the civil cde so as to
permit party to suit to testify ia
fass where depusiliOns CT the adverse
party de0aasei has b..en taken,
whether such deposition is offered in
evidence r.n0t. s.
I The following n0'ninafions were
RECEIVED from the Governor: Adnlphus
h.. Frame, of Athens .cnun y, to be
| trustee Of the Athens Hospital Tor the
llus4ne, yirs George w. Il .ker, ra-ign.
ed; Alfred Gather, Of HamilteH
IcuuDly, TO be Trustee of the Ohip
| Agricultural College,, vice Daniel
SiD,on, resigned; w. G. Cochran, Of
| b linDnt COUNTY. To be Inspector Oi
Leaf Tobacco, Onauncey Newton, tp
he Comm issiuneF nf Railroads and
|'felegrsphs; AK. Mcdonald, tO b.
Trustee OF Ohio University, vice VIM
w II imam pasu.,Ussf an uo..nnuf nf