Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-24
OHIOLEGTSLATURE.

OHIO LEGISLATURE.
From o. 8. journal Summary.
JAN. 16.-SENATE-Bilis introduc
ed: Authorizing awards for the detec
tion of horse thieves; giving laborer
on railroads priority OF lien; giving
priority to trials of suits for recovery o
wages for labor. -....... ..-..... p.
William Bell jr. was confirmed a
Railroad Commissioner.
Resolutions: Relative to the reduc
ton of fees of county off1cers-referred
to print 10000 copies of the report o
the State Board of Agriculture-refer-
ed. a-.........f
Messages were received from thu
Governor Withdrawing the nomination
made by Governor Young of w. G
Cochran, of Belmont, to be Inspector
of Tobacco, and nominating William
G. Watson for that position. -..-
HoUsE.-Petitions: For Local
option liquor law. s--l
Bills intrOduced: making the Com
mon Council of Cincinnati consist o.
one member from each ward; fixins
the salary of members Of the Legisla-
ture at $500 per year; authorizing the
Incorporation OF real estate companies;
to recodify the ditch laws; reducing the
fees of county officers; authorizing the
transfer Of funds of any city, village
county, township or school district
from money raised for special purpose
after the purpose has been accomplish
| ed; requiring physicians treating
psupers TO serve notice on the town
ship trustees or forfeit such charge.
Resolutions: Instructing the com
mittee on Penitentiary to inquire into
the management of that Institution
referred. F.,ss...-,...f .,.f .,t ..r..sr
The resolution favoring the remone
tization of silver was reported back
and adopted.
The House and Senate met in join
convention, and the result of the elec-
tion of George H. Pendleton as UniteC
States Senator was announced.
( 81 JAN. 7.-SENATE-The nomination
of w. g. Watson, to be Inspector o
Tobacco, was confirmed.
Bills introduced: Amending the
Adair liquor law so as to require
twenty days notice to liquor men; re
ducing the salary of the Railroad Com
missioner from $4,000 to $1,000.
HOUsE-Bills passed: Striking the
word white" from the militia law
fixing the fees for certifying pensions
at ten cents; authorizing Gallipolis tC
purchase fire engine.
| Bill introduced: recognizing the
Hospitals for Insane.
JAN. 1S.-SENATE-Bill passed. TC
give laborers and employees of railroad:
liens for wages in preference to holder:
of bonds.
Bills introduced. Changing the time
of holding the court of common pleas
in Fairfield county; to punish the
making of fraudulent election returns
The House resolution to remonetizt
silver was discussed, but without final
action.
HOUSE, Resolutions: To inquire
into the claim of ex School Commis-
sioner Smart-referred; directing the
Hog Cholera Commissioners to report
adopted; inquiring into the feasibility
of building Governors mansion
tabled; making inquiry into the best
manner of executing persons sentenc-
ed to 6eath-referred.
Bills introduced: Repeating the acl
to create a Board of State Charities;
reorganiz;ng the Institution for the
Bind; amending the probate law Sc
that cases may be removed TO another
county when the probate judge is g
witness; reducing the salary of the
Railroad Commissioner to $1,000 a year;
providing for drawing juries by lot
terry.
JAN.-19. -SENATE-Bills passed
Authorizing the payment of boards OF
equalization, changing the time O:
holding the courts of common pleas in
Fairfield, Hooking and Perry counties;
striking the word "white" from the
Militia law.
Bills introduced: Giving right oi
repeal in replevin cases were the
amount is less than $1,000, preventing
the change of the width of roads which
have been tablished twentyone years;
prescribing the rate of compensation
in case by brokerage at per cent.
The House resolution favoring re-
monetization was adopted yeas 16,
nays 5.
HoUsE-BilIs introduced: Fixing
the pay of township trustees, clerks
and road supervisors at 81 per day and
not exceeding $50 per year; providing
for the inspection of steam boilers.
JAN. 2l.-SENATE-Bllls introduced:
Providing the same exemptions from
executions in the collection of taxes as
are allowed in suits between private
parties; enacting the militia law as
revised by the Codifying Commission;
Iabolishing the Bureau of Labor
Statistics; abolishing the Board OF State
Charities; fixing the rate of commuta-
ton for two days work on the hsgh-
ways at s15O per day; requiring
persons claiming exemption of pro-
perty from execution to make oath to
10 the kind, amount and value.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: To re
organize the Soldiers Orphans Home /;
ve5ting the title of burial places out
side of municipal corporations in town.
ship trustees; providing that legal
advertising shall be inserted in one
English paper OF each county, and
and also in German papers; providing
that the 20 per centum penalty for
non pay of taxes of 1877 shall not
attach until June, 1878; preventing
the killing Of quail until 1885; regalat-
ing the payment Of costs in criminal
cases; authorizing any Incorporated
city or village not now having a steam
fire engine to issue bonds and buy one.
The bill to reorganize the Peniten-
tiary was reported back and the
Substitute ordered printed.
A resolution was adopted to print
$1,000 extra copies of the report of the
Secretary of State.
CHARLEY Ross turns up simultane-