Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-02-20

ing a married whm IN TO transfer her
husbands life policy az quit claim
deed.
JOINT resolution asking Congress to
increase certain pensions was adopted.
FEB 3-Seyaate-Senate bills pass
ed: To authorize justices OF the peace
to render judgement on account OF de-
fault of defendant, and affidavit being
made; providing for filing counter ati =
davits on motions for new trial; amend
ing lien Law to include claims of ma
terial men for construction Of pixies;
prescribing rates of State taxation; to
provide for substituting mortgaged
premises.
Joint resolution was passed sppro-
priating 500 for purchasing d coat of
arms to be placed over the door to the
Ohio room at the Washington home
stead at Mt. Vernon.
lSendte-Bills Introduces: Authoriz-
Ing cities, counties, townships and viii
liages to levy taxes for special purposes;
authorizing probate judges to require
bonds OF administrators equal to the
amount of property coming into their
hands; conferring authority upon the
boundary commissioners of Ohio and
Pennsylvania to erect monuments pro-
per to mark the boundry between the
two States.
FEB. 14.-Se71dte-Bills passed: To
authorize county auditors to sell return
books and statistics of assessors; to dis
continue schools in districts when the
average daily attendance falls below
eight; for the protection of muskrats
and some other animals.
Bills introduced: To provide for
brevity in legal advertising; requiring
examination of articles for incorpOra-
tion, by the Attorney 6 neral; fixing
salaries of members OF the General AS
|sembly at 81 900 per term, and mile
age.
Rouse-Bills passed: To codify the
laws relating to persons; revising the
statutes regarding infirmaries.
Bills introduced: Fixing the respOn-
sibility OF agents; authorizing impanel-
ing special jurors; for suppressing
tramps and vagrants; allowing stock
holders to petition court for dissOlu-
ton of the partnership under certain
conditions; to regulate the sale of trees,
shrubs, etc.
Various branches of codiications
were considered.
FEB. 15.-Sen0te-Bills introduced:
Making medical colleges liable in the
sum of 1000 upon conviction OF hav-
ing unlawful possession of dead bodies
the amount to go to the next of kin
to the deceased; authorizing county
auditors to pay the fees of witness be-
fore probate courts.
Ho,se-A bill was introduced requir'
ing county treasurers to have column
ni receipts ruled giving the rate per
cent. of taxation.
A resolution was introduced and re.
ferred, asking an investigation into
charges of discriminating in freight
charges by certain railroad companies.
FEB. 7.-Sendte-The committee on
soldiers and Sailors Orphans House
obtained leave of absence to go to the
Xenis Home.
A resolution for enquiring into the
cause of the burning of the Xenia Sol
diers and Sailors Orphans Home and
the needs for the Institution In the
present exigency was unanimously
adopted.
House-The Speaker announced the
death of NJ. 8. Creamer, member from
Eayette, and on motion committee OF
three was appointed to report suitable
resolutions in the case.
A joint resolution for a select COM
mittee to investigate the burning of
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
OF Xenia was adopted-Wright and
Clough only dissenting.
Bills introduced: Consolidating the
statues relating to township; to repair
losses by fire at the Sailors and Soldiers
Orphans Home, Xeuia, appropriating
$75, 900 for the Home and $1,000 loss by
the female teachers; authorizing the
Warden of the Penitentiary to contract
to furnish the city of Columbus gas at
81 per thousand feet.
Senate bill to allow infirmary direc-
tors to institute proceedings for drain
ing infirmsry farms was passed.