Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-16
OHIO LEGISLATURES.
From o. S. journal Summary.

MAY 7.-SENATE-Bills passed: cur
lag defects in proceedings relative to
the location and establishment Of
bitches; revising and consolidating the
statutes relation to municipal corpora
tiOns.
SENATE-Bills passed: Requiring
life insurance companies doing business
in this State to use the four per cent.
basis; revising the code of civil pro-
cedure; authorizing the Cincinnati
hospital to build branch hospital.
Bill introduced: Authorizing the
Toledo board of education to levy q
sinking tax.
MAY S.-SENATE-Bills passed /:
Codifying the Justices code; making
Lucas county an additional subdivision
OF the Fourth Judicial district; making
permanent records in the Adjutant
Generals Office; reOrganizing the
Soldiers Orphans Home.
Resolution: making inquiry in re-
ference to the appointment of guards
at the Penitentiary-adopted.
Bill introduced: Authorizing the
redemption of real estate sold at judi
cial sale.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Fixing the
compensation of the Superintendent Of
the Reform School for Boys; limiting
to six months the time for objection
TO be entered against the appointment
of an assignee; requiring that in muni-
cipal elections all candidates to be
voted for be on one ballot; prohibiting
insurance companies from adopting
the name or names of other companies;
providing that person charged with
entering forcibly, etc, railroad car
may be prosecuted in ANY county which
the road past q; rrltting To the organ
iZation of the militia; appointing q
commission to apportiOn Morgan raid
claims.
MAY 9.-SENATE-A message was
received from the Governor nominal
ing Joseph F. Wright, of Hamilton
county, for Insurance Commissioner.
Resolution: Directing the Board OF
Public Works to take possession of the
canals-adopted.
Bills passed: Requiring boards of
education to provide sufficient school
privileges for all children of school
age; providing for three additional
judges in Hamilton county; the bill to
abolish the Office OF Railroad Com
missioner was defeated-yeas II, nays
13.
HoUsE-A communication was re-
ceived from the Governor announcing
the completion of the tobacco ware
house.
Resolutions: Resembling the three
weeks adjournment resolution-adOpt'
ed; allowing the Clerk 200 days pei
diem for bringing up the journals oi
the House-adopted.
Bills passed: Appropriating $3.50
for investigating expenses; redistrict
ing the State for judicial purposes
prohibiting employers from paying
wages by checks not redeemable at pal
in currency; authorizing the CON-
misSio .ers of Hamilton county to ap
point clerk.
Bill introduced. To print 5000 ad
vance copies of the new municipal
code.
MAY u.-SENATE-B lis passed
Declaring certain drains, ect., public
watercourses; authorizing turnpike
companies to subdivide into as many
com panies as its road or roads run int
counties; providing for the manage
ment of relief institutions, defining th'
duty of the Board of Public Works il
charge of the canals; providing for {
Morgan raid claim com missioner; pro
viding for leasing the public works.
The following named trustees for the
different public institutions designated
were appointed by the Governor anC
confrmed: Ohio State University
James B. Jamison, Harrison; s. NJ
Ellis, Warren; Stephen Johnston
Miami; Thomas ]. Godfrey, Mercer
Alston Ellis, Butler; 7. Ewing Miller
and J. II. Anderson, Franklin. In
stitution fer the Blind-Josepf
Falkenbach, Franklin; S. D. Haupt
Hancock; Harmon Austin, Trumbull
W. r. Wing, Licking;Christian Blazer
Pike. Institution for the Deaf anC
Duinb-Jacob Rohrheimer, Cuyahoga
L. L. Sourbom, Stark; Samuel Thomas
Franklin; John Cook, Belmont; E. l.
! Hinman, Franklin. Girls Industria
Rome-H. R. Kelley, Crawford
Franklin B. Sprague, Delaware; Johr
w. Watkins, Delaware; L. D. West
Erie; French II. Thornhill, Union.
The House resolution to rescind tht
adjournment resolution was under
discussion for some time, but no definite
action was taken.
Adjourned to four a. m. Monda!
morning.
HoUsE-A resolution was offered t.
rescind the adjournment resolution
which was tabled, but afterward takeI
up and adopted.
Bill passed; Redistricting the State
for Congressional purposes.
Resolution adopted: To print 1900
copies of the report of the Bureau o
Labor Statistics.
The committee of investigation int
the charges identifying Represen tativ'
O'Connor with Three-Fingered Jack
the Michigan convict, reported thu
charges sustained. No action was
taken by the House.