Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-13
OHIO LEGISLATURES.

FEB. 5.-Sendte-Bills introduced: To
amend Justice code to allow Judgment to
be taken on the affidavit of plaintiff that
the claim is just, in case the defendant
makes default. Joint resolution for
printing 16, 900 extra copies of the Secre-
tary of States report, and relating to the
distribution of volume of the final re-.
port of the geological survey, were passed.
Petition for the reduction of county Off
GERS salaries was presented.
House-Bills passed: Providing for
publishing sheriff's sales in the German
language; Senate bill to give the Chief
Engineer of the Board of Public W0Fks
vote in the appointment of employees. A
large number of petitions from various
counties, mostly on temperance ques-
tiOns, were presented.
FEB. 6.-Sendte-Senate bill to allow in
firmary directors to institute proceedings
for constructing bitches was passed.
Senate bill for increasing supreme judges
salaries to 81, 600 was defeated. House
amendments to the Senate bill enlarging
the privileges of the engineer of the pub
lie works were concurred in. A resolu-
tion to investigate the cause of the impure
atmosphere of the Capitol was adopted.
HoWse-Bills passed: House bill to pun
| ish undue familiarity with female pupils
and teachers was passed; requiring an
nual reports of funds in the hands of
treasurers of school boards; to prevent
| the killing of quail and prairie chickens
until 1880, also the bill making it unlaw-
full to kill deer until November.
FEB. 7.-SenGte-A resolution was adopt.
ed directing the committee on Public
Buildings to investigate charges of lar
Senate; also resolution granting the use
| of the Senate Chamber to the Mexican
veterans February %. Bills introduced
Revising the statutes regarding county
officers; prescribing rate of State taxa
tiOn; for the protection of candidates.
Senate bill to prevent partners of prose
cutting attorneys from defending prison
ers was passed; also various bills of To-
cal nature.
House-A very large number of peti.
tions for legislation on the temperance
question were presented. Bills intro
duced: To prevent lawyers from charg-
ing fees for procuring pardons; decreas-
ing the penalty on delinquent land sold
the first year to per cent, and 10 pei
cent. the second year making Federal of
ffcers ineligible to hold office in Ohio
amending the probate code so that wages
not exceeding $500 shall be preferred
claim against an estate.
FEB. 8.-Sendte-Senate bill discontin.
uing sub-district schools when there are
less than eight pupils, was passed. Bill,
introduced Making unlawful entry Of
a cellar burglary; providing for lands
sold at judicial sales; allowing mort
gagged premises to be subdivided and sold
HouSe-Bills introduced: Defining life
insurance in Ohio; to take from the trus-
tees the power to run the Cincinnati
Southern railroad. A joint resolution fol
a constitutional amendment to license thC
sale of Intoxicating liquors, the money
arising from the same to be used for the
relief of the poor, was tabled and ordered
printed.
FEB. 1O.-Senate-A resolution was
| adopted to ascertain the cost of gas foI
the State House uses for the rest of the
session. Joint resolution asking Congress.
to pass the bill allowing $36 a month t.
each soldier who had lost an arm or leg
in the service was properly referred.
RouSe--Petitions for additional temper
ance legislation were introduced. The
codified laws in reference to the Execu.
tive departments were considered in com.
mittee of the Whole. Resolution adopted
Calling on the Adjutant General for re
port of the House furniture ordered sold
last winter; requiring the clerks of the
two houses to keep calendars of consoli
dated laws passed.