The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-16

270, ,966; j. M. Robinson, 5,682; Andrew
Roy, SO, 332. He then declared Milton
Barnes duly elected Secretary of State,
to serve for two years from the I'd day
of January, 1879.
taken up and read the second time and re-
ferred to their appropriate committees. Bills
were introduced: To so amend the laws relating
to banking corporations as to make 1t felony
for a banking house to use special deposits;
to revise the laws relating to common schools.
Honse-A petition was presented from 12s
citizens of Licking County praying for a local
option law. Referred to the Committee on
nature were introduced: Making partial ap-
preparations for the ensuing fiscal year; to re-
peal an Act of May 5, 1877, entitled an Act for
the protection of wool growers and the con-
iscation of dogs; to repeal section 81,
chapter 9, and section IA, chapter of the Act
of May IL, 1873, amending and revising the
statutes relating to taxation; requiring an
affirmative vote of the people for all improve
ments, except the construction Of sidewalks
in villages having population of less than
5000; revising the statutes relating to the
executive departments. A number Of bills
were read the second time and referred. Mr..
Cowgirl, on leave, introduced a bill to revive
the Act of 1854 appropriating $1,000 for the
removal of the remains of Gen. Simon Kenton
and placing n monument over the same.
Senate, Jan. 13.-A bill was introduced, on
leave, to discontinue school in districts where
the average daily attendance falls below eight
pupils; the children in attendance at such
schools are to attend any district school which
will be most convenient. Bills were intro
duced: Providing for the increase of the
levy for poor purposes in certain townships;
to amend the law in regard to petitions in err
rors, making it necessary for plaintiff in error
to file his transcripts in the Supreme Court and
obtain leave to file his petition in error that the
court may ascertain whether there is spffi-
nia amt for tn sfef loxr
associations in cities of the second class; to
amend the law providing for the pay Of su-
pervisors of highways; to amend section 13
in Ohio. The Bin provides that railroad com.
panies may demand and receive for the trans
portation Of passengers not more than three
cents per mile, and for transportation of
property not exceeding five cents per ton per
lnile when the same Is transported for thirty
miles or more. The nomination of Harry j.
Wall by the Governor for Commissioner of
Statistics of Labor was unanimously con-
firmed.
full for any person, whether as.principal, agent,
superintendent, clerk, or otherwise, to coerce
any person or attempt to make any person
employed by any firm to purchase goods of
any particular person, firm or corporation; to
fx the compensation Of members Of the Gen
eral Assembly, providing that the members
| shall receive a salary of $500 annually, to be
paid in installments of 800 each, and to re-
ceive 50 for every twenty-five miles of travel
by the most direct route from his place of res
idence; prohibiting the employment in any
common school of a teacher who is related
| by blood or marriage to any member of the
board of education or director of any sub
district-also prohibiting boards of educa,
| tion from issuing a certificate to teach to any
person under eighteen; relating to sheriff's
advertising in counties containing cities OF
the first class, providing that such printing
| shall be let to the lowest bidder; to secure tC
the citizens of Ohio local option as to the sale
of intoxicating liquors, except for medicinal
| purposes. A resolution was introduced tC
provides for the election of State officers In
October. The amendment proposes that the
election of State officers shall be provided FOL
by law, as that of other officers is thus allow
the Presidential year on the same day as the
Presidential election, thus saving the expense
| of an election. Laid on the table and ordered
| printed.