Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-27
Legislative Doings.


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| MARCH 1S.-Seaote-Th Senate met,
heard the minutes of Thursday, and for
want of a quorum for business adjourned.
Rouse-The following bills were intro
dueed: To prevent incendiarism and
fraud in insurance; to prevent the de-
struction of public bridges by imposing
| fine and Imprisonment; supplemental to
the laws for the collection of delinquent
taxes providing that the fiscal year of
municipal corporations shall end ON the
31st of December.
MARCH 9.-Sendte-Bills passed: For
purchasing tents for the Ohio National
Guard regulating the fees of county Off
GERS; authorizing township trustees to
levy a tax for erecting a hearse house
and vault for the dead; fixing the salar-
les for members of the General Assembly
at $1,000 for their two years service
authorizing cemetery associations to &C
quire additional territory.
A bill was introduced to established a
court of Cancellation in each county in
the State.
House introduced: Making one
| fourth of the members of a stock COM
pany quorum for business; placing all
property owned by churches under trus-
tees elected by members of the church
requiring townships to defray all ex-
penSes of paupers until they are deliver
ed at county infirmaries; prescribing re-
gulations for the transportation of petrO-
leunn; regulating the study of anatomy
to make rape punishable by not less than
ten years imprisonmenta and in aggravat-
ed cases by death, and leaving the SEN
tence with the jury trying the case; to
prevent fraud in the sale of fertilizer.
The bill to amend the road laws so
that supervisors shall receive $3.50 per
day, and not more than $25 in any one
year, was passed. -.-
MARCH 2O.-ISendte- passed /:
House bill requiring hotels to provide
fire escapes; Senate bill explaining law of
last winter in relation to civil proceduce;
House bill to allow women to be appoint
ed notaries public.
House bill to allow townships to erect
deed houses was lost, vote reconsidered
and the bill tabled.
Resolution proposing Constitutional
amendment fixing salaries of county Off
GERS tabled.
House-Bills passed: To incorporate
soldiers reunions, pioneer associations,
ETC.. House bill providing for filing pc
titiOns in probate court in certain cases.
Booth fee bill received from the Sen
ate and referred to select committee.
House bill to amend game law indefi-
nitely postponed. .t.,s. .5s
House bill relative to creation and
change of sub-school districts lost on its
passage.
Pending discussion of bill providing
foor imprisoning witnesses in certain
cases adjourned.
MARCH 21.-Sendte- Senate bill fixing
minimum rates of freight at one cent
per ten per mile laid upon the table.
DUNCAN joint resolution to amend the
Constitution relatives to salaries of coun-
ty officers taken from the table and
adopted.
House bill relative to Sheriffs printing
in German newspapers amended so as to
restore the old law, and passed.
House-Bills were introduced to re-
fund the public debt of the State amend
ing the law of descent and distribution
to enable loan associations to close up;
to regulate the sale of merchandise in
bulk. and to protect creditors against
fraudulent sales.
Resolution adopted authorizing the
employment of short hand reporters, by
investigating committees.
Senate bill authorizing additional
judge in first subdivision Second judi
cial district passed. .i'-
MARCH 22-,Sendte- bill amend
ing the criminal code so as to affix the
death penalty to aggravated cases of rape
laid on the table.
House bill authorizing the commits
sioners of Guernsey county to build new
court house, passed.
Resolutions of Missouri Legislature
relative to improvement of Western
rivers presented and referred.
HOtIse-Bills were introduced: To
provide for printing $4,000 copies of the
Revised Statutes to amend the munich
pat code relative to the creation of viii
lagos and hamlets; to provide for local
option and the levy of special tax on Ii
quOrs; to authorize competition in the
and sale of gas.
Bills passed: To authorize the Regis
ter of the Virginia school funds to close
up the business of his office; House bill
relative to township treasurers' bonds.
MARCH 24.-Se,tGte-Mr. johnson Of
fered joint resolution authorizing the
Governor to appoint commission to in
quire into the condition of the chronic |
Referred.
% Mr.. Lord offered a joint resolution pro-
viding for an investigation of the charges
of mismanagement at the Soldiers and |
Sailors Orphans Home Referred.
Mr.. Curtiss offered a resolution look
ing to the purchase of the electrotype
plates of Curwen's statutes @ i-
House Mr.. Estill submitted report
On behalf of the committee appointed to
the management of LOngview
Asylum. -.
Senate bill to correct an error in codi-
led laws of last winter, passed. .-
House bill to reduce the tax on dogs
was lost-yeas 26, nays 40, s-f41
House bill to amend insurance laws
passed. -~'ai-'a 10y '- .s"5t