The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-03
LxIII GENERALAssEMBEY OF OHIO

Columbus, March 25-Iu the house to
day Mr.. Estill's bill amending the probate
code so as to allow legatees to serve writ
ten notices upon an administrator or exc
cutor to go before the probate court and
have construction put upon will, was
passed.
Mr. Hayman's bill, providing that an
employe shall have prior claim of $500
against an insolvent estate, was lost on its
passage.
The house refused to concur in the SEN
ate amendment to Booths fee bill. adding
ten per cent to compensation in counties
of the first class.
In the senate the house bill relating to
the administration of justice in Cuyahoga
county was tabled
Mr. Jackson's bill for the punishment
of vagrants and tramps was passed.
Columbus, O., March 26.--In the house
to-day Mr.. Paine moved to suspend the
rules in order to introduce resolution to
appoint a committee to act in conjunction
with the senate committee to investigate
the Longview asylum. Lost.
The senate joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution fixing
the compensation of county officers was
noon. The house concurred in the senate
amendment to the house bill, making tht
appropriation for deficiencies out of the
general fund. Eylars bill providing tina
teachers in public schools may bring sui
against trustees for dismissal for insuffici
| ent reason, was passed.
Senate bill prescribing the rate of stat
taxes was passed in its original form.
In the senate, Mr.. Lord introduced
bill reducing the number of members II
the Cincinnati board of public works t
i fNr Itc iniv v<aoO
luton, authorizing the investigation
the soldiers and sailors orphans home
was passed.
Columbus, Ohio, March 27.-In tn
senate remonstrances were read agains
the passage of Fosters infirmary bill
The special order, Dungans bill, to revis
i and consolidate the statutes relating t
county officers, was read the third tim
and passed. A conference committee wa
appointed ION the bill relating t
German advertising. The following
bills passed: Senate bill revising an
consolidating the laws relating to proper
ty: house bill amending the act authorii
ing the appointment of library commi
tees; senate bill allowing suit to b
brought against mutual insurance com
panies where suit originates; house bi
J by Sullivan, of Hamilton, leaving
, optional with the board of publ
works of Cincinnati to renew annule
street contracts; house bill II
the relief of the sureties of F. Feigert, lat
treasurer of Van Vert county; Steedmar
bill authorizing the common pleas cou
of Lucas county to appoint board of fl,
police commissioners for Toledo; to q
low the commissioners of Washingto
r county to compromise with their defaul
ing county treasure.
In the house the vote wheret
4 the house refused to adopt substitute Il
+ the Joint resolutions proposing certa
amendments TO the constitution, was I
considered and made the special order +
q tomorrow Mr.. Dungan's senate joi
i resolution proposing an amendment to Il
: constitution, fixing the compen sation
4 county officers, was lost.
IS Columbus, March 2S.-In the senate
e l'day, nothing was done beyond the passa
e of few bills of local nature aud the se
ate adjourned at O'Clock p. m.
70 In the house, bills were passed fixil
the fee for recording membranes, ct
n on real estate records at ten cents; to p
o vide for indexing the land records
,r Greene county. Mr.. Boyle's bill prov
IS ing for the disposition of life insuran
le policies payable to the wife of the insuI
e. in certain cases of divorce, was after Sol
y, discussion referred back to the autl
ID with permission to report at any tir
A motion to reconsider was tabled