Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-01-31
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
From o. s. Journal Summary.
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JAN. 22.-SENATE.-Blis introduce
ed: Prohibiting the pollution OF
streamers by starch factories; punish.
to promissory notes and selling the
same.
Resolutions: Memoralizing Con.
gress to equalize soldiers bounties, re-
ferred; rejecting the appointment OF
Trustees for Longview Asylum.
.HoUsE-Bill passed: requiring that
members of boards of education shall
be elected by wards;
Bills introduced: Providing for the
semi-annual examination of savings
banks; reducing the price of legal
advertisements to be printed in only
one paper; to not allow justice fees for
commitments unless an indictment
ensues; reorganizing the institution for
the Deafand Dumb; to convert toll
roads into free turnpikes; reciting pro-
ceedings for condemning any cnlvert
or portion of plank or turnpike road
as unfit for travel.
Resolutions: To ascertain and pay
the National Guard for services during
the railroad strike-referred; favoring
the granting of pensions tn surviving
soldiers of the Mexican war, and the
families of deceased soldiers-adopted.
The following additional officers
were elected: Fred. Blankner, Third
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms; Clerks
w. P. Lupton, ]. G. Emmitt and ]. ".
DeLong. .+ -.
JAN. 23.-Senate-The papers in the
Baker, -Curtiss contest were ordered
printed. ss-. ..,.s ...... -..t..s-
Resolutions adopted: Favering
action by Congress equalizing soldiers
bounties; appointing a joint committee
OF five to investigate "rumOrS affecting
the Integrity of one or more Directors
of the Penitentiary." .,-.s..
HoUsE.-Bills passed: To appoint
new Trustees of Beverly
CoHege; providing for publishing all
notices Of sales of real estate in execu.
ton, in German newspaper, when
such paper has a circulation not less
than 500 in the county. ..,....f
A motion was made to discharge the
committee on Schools from the further
consideration of the bill to repeal the
section of the School law in relation to
separate .colored schools, pending
which the House adjourned.
JAN. .N.-SENATE-Bills introduced:
Preventing the practice of resorting to
courts distant from the residence ol
parties for the collection of debts; CIV
ing priority in the trial of cases for the
collection of wages for services perform
ed; Furnishing frauds in counting and
footing up election returns. = e s-.rs ..er
! Resolutions adopted: = Rejecting
Governor Young's sappointmenrs OF
prepare plan to dispose of the report
of the Codifying Commission; to print
$1,000 extra copies of the report OF the
Secretary OF State.
Bill introduced: Authorizing own
ers of reversionary interest in real
estate to enter upon such estate aud
remove coal, gravel or other minerals.
A massage was received from the
Governor appointing John w. Price
and John E. Bell Trustees of LOngview
Asylum. de 81 5.af5
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Requiring
township assessors to report the num-
Der of unmarked soldiers graves in
their respective townships; appropriat.
ing $50, 900 to erect monuments to un-
marked graves of soldiers; reorganizing
the Agricultural college; making pro-
vision for persons now in financial
distress; authorizing trustees of public
institutions to accept gifts and
bequests; providing for filing chattel
mortgages with justices of the peace;
assessing tax OF 81 per year on dogs;
authorizing e0unty commissioners to
offer rewards for the destruction oi
hawks, rats and mice.
Resolutions adopted. To print 20OC
extra copies of the Adjutant Generals
report; appointing committee to in
vestigate charges against the Peniten-
tiary Directors; asking Congress to
grant bOnnties to all soldiers of the wal
for the Union.
JAN. 25.-SENATE-The Senate met
at eight O'Clock, and without transact.
ing any business beside reading the
journal, adjourned until 3 p. m. Tues
day next.
HoUsE-The Housemet at 81 o'clock
and without doing any business, ad
journed till Tuesday next at q O'Clock
p. m. So .s,,..s
JAN. observation-disclosures were
presented against an increase of tax on
tea and coffee, for the RECONCILIATION
of silver and for the repeal Of the Re-
sumption act. 49, - -s .5..I
The House bill to, remove gobstruc-
tions from the NJ ississippI, Missouri,
Arkansas and Red rivers, was passed.
The House bill to authorize the free
coinage of silver and, to restore its legal
tender character, was discussed al
some length, but without. definite
action. s..-s-
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Securing
pay to employees of railroads; making
the disclosure of private kilograms a
misdmeanor in the Districs of Column
bia; allowing onehalf gallon wastage
to manufacturers of distilled spirits
refunding the National debt and issu
ing of 4 per cent. bonds; substituting
Treasury for National bank notes.
The anti-subsidy resolution was
adopted. . -.f l
The Matthews silve- iesolution was
adopted by vote of 189 to 70. -
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