Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
OHIO LEGlsLATURE.

II
JAN. .14-Seaate-B Bills introduced: Pun
ishing grave robbing; codifying the be-
neyolent Institution laws; to reorganize |
the Institution for the education If the I
Deaf and Dumb sOtas to establish a branch /
at Cincinnati.
Francis Collins appointment as Diree- !
tor of the Peniicnuary was confirmed.
joint resolutions for amending the
Constitution so that no adjournment of the 1
General Assembly shall be over thirty-f1ve
days-refcrred.
Resolution providing joint committee
to prepare plan fora Revised Statutes
adopted.
Hoase-Biiis introduced: For protect
ing county. treasures letting of water to
corporations, etc., by Board Of Public
Works: for the punishment of tramps;
fixing jury fees at $1-50 per day the first
two days. and 50 thereafter3 authorizing
Stark county commissioners to compro-
mise with George Fessler, the defaulting
county treasurer.
( House bills passed: For Furnishing per-
sons stoning or shooting at railroad trains;
I to Fe-enact the law of 1873, in reference to
/ tolls on turnpikes..- .-
|. Eu4ogfes were pronancetl= on; the late
l;member, DIR. MOnahan--
i j kN. I5.-lSeyate-B introduced: Fix
fling penalty of fine aud imprisonment
for using money to procure nominations
I or elections ALLOWING administr2re tors to
distribute notes Instead of cash among
heirs to estates. ------. ::
/ Resolutions adopted: To. ALLOW extra
pay tO>Senate porters-;- 10 adjourn from
Jan Il to-2I. IS -;
/ ". j. Jackson1s- appointment as engin-
Ger of public works was conf rIneLE..
.Rouse--H --Houseresolutfon recommending
reduction Of fees and salaries of public
officials passed.
Bill to FeoEganize the city eff Cleveland
, was introduced; bill to regulate the fees
of county officers was discussed at length
| but no final action was reached.
JAN. l6.--SeRdte-B Bills introduced Pro
vidiug that cities of over :, 900 inhabitant
shall have but one council meeting
month, and couheilmen receive 81 a day
making -vagrancy punishable by fine o
: 500 TO 5000; prescribing fixed swfdti
for the ballot.
R:R. Henderson's appointment as trus
tee of the GirfS' IndustriaF Home wa
confirmed
Hoase-Resolution to adjourn to-mor
row to Tuesday-ad adopted.
Bills introduced: Fixing members pc
$ diem at So. so: codifying laws regarding
; public buildings; providing for an inter
: mediate prison; regulating vendor lien
I, authorizing conEts.to have cases of fac
5 and Jury trials sepafate: allowing firm
r to be sued; providing all Municipality al
: thorized bonds to be of small denomins
tions; enforcing the act requiring hotel
and boarding houses to furnish fire es
capes; forbidding any but regular colieg
> graduates from praeticing medicine. :
: Bill regulating fees of county officer
7 passed.
Il Joint resolution for Constitutions
: ! amendment fixing townshiptrustees' teri
| for three years referred.
JAN. 17.-Senate-M aud adjourned
+ next Tuesday!
stl Hoase-Bills introduced: !: Reducing fe,
: for publishing tax sales; repeating the a
authorizing courts to appoint stenograpl
ers; 5reorganizing the Cincinnati Soutl
y ern railroad.
vii Somewhere near a quorum was the
rel brought together for adjournment TO Tue
day.