The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-30

LEGISLATIVE.

Senate, Jan. 21.-A number of bills were
read the second time and were appropriately
referred. Resolutions Of respect to the MEM
ory of Hon. William p. Read, offered by Sem
ator Benson, were unanimously adopted. Mr..
Marsh, on leave introduced bill to compel
persons taking deed for security on a loan
In place of mortgage, to have the same
listed and taxed.
tiou requesting Ohio Congressmen to work
for such legislation as will enable, by money
advanced or otherwise, actual settlers to set
tie upon public lands. Referred. The resolu-
ing ing the Finance Committee to as as
certain the legislation necessary to
secure investments in Government bonds of
the large sums of money now lying unused in
accumulated interest in the redemption of
State bonds, was adopted. Bills introduced: !:
Providing for uniform system of textbooks
in public schools; to allow general instead of
vertisements; to allow the killing Of deer
from October 18th to November 18th. A large
number of bills came up for a second reading.
Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. GA number of petitions
were presented and referred. The Governor
sent in the nomination of Frank NJ. Atkinson
to be Inspector of Leaf Tobacco, in place of
William c. Watson, resigned. The nomina-
tion was referred to the Committee on Manu-
factures and Commerce, wSo reported fayora-
bly,, and the nomination was confirmed. A
bill relating to the procedure Of Probate
Courts, giving the court in Licking, and other
counties, concurrent jurisdiction in certain
cases with the Common Pleas Courts, was
passed.
House-Several petitions were presented
and referred to the proper committees. The
following bills, of q general character, were
introduced: To restrict the killing Of wild
18th day of November of each year; making it
incumbent upon the council of any village or
city where special Improvements are to be
made, to give the property owners who are to
days notice, and to publish the resolution to
make the improvement in newspaper for
four consecutive weeks; allowing the persons
making will to deposit the same with the
Probate Judge to be safely kept until after
ward delivered or probated; to prevent cruel
ty on the part Of guardians or other persons
toward any insane person, idiot, blind deaf or
dumb person under their charge; to subject
part of the wages of husbands to the support
OF their wives and minor children. Mr.. Alex
ander's appropriation bill was taken up and
passed, as was also his bill making partial ap-
proprfations for the year 1879. Bills passed:
statements in relation to the business Of fire
insurance; to consolidate the statutes relat-
ing to crimes and ofienses; to allow women to
become notarfes public.
Senate, Jan. 23-Bills passed: To allow
the engineer of the Board of Public Works a
criminal laws to punish fnnkeepers, bankers,
brokers, attorneys, merchants or agents, who,
being intrusted with any article OF value for
safe-keeping, shall fraudulently convert the
same to his own use; making partial appro-
priations for the fiscal year OF 1879; to amend
the laws in regard to appeal proceedings in
the Supreme Court. Bills were Introduced:
To amend the laws in relation to taxation SO
new maps OF the county made; to allow the
taking Of depOsitions in support of motions
for new trials; to compel the keeping of off,
cial abstracts Of titles in counties where they
House.-Several petitions were presented
and referred to appropriate committees. The
report of the special committee on codifying
laws, recommending that q committee OF
seven shall take charge OF each bill as It is in
work, was presented to the House, and after
much discussion was not agreed to. Bills in
troduced: To limit the creation of -sub-dis-
tricts and special school districts; Providing
ducers.
Senate, Jan. 24.-A bill was introduced to
give fair officers police power during the fair
to make arrests for all violations of laws, and
ers on fair grounds. Bills passed: House
hill making partial appropriations for State
Institutions; repeating the law requiring
County Commissioners to have new maps Of
the county made.
presented. The bill to allow the Sinking
Fund Commissioners to invest the funds Of
the State in United States bonds was called
up, and after much discussion was put
on it's passage. 1t was lost by a vote
of SO to Al. Mr.. Bohps insurance reso-
luton came up by reconsideration
and was adopted by a unanimous vote.
Bills introduced: Providing for the superin-
tendence of court houses and jails in certain
counties; to amend the act in relation to the
appointment and duties of a reporter of the
Supr eme Court and the preparation and dis
tribution Of reports; revising and consolidat-
ting the statutes relating to counties; to COM
pei Assessors to take the pOstoffice address Of
each person in the county, to be kept at the
County Auditors Office as directory for the
use Of county officers; to change the pay
of talesman OF juries; increasing the extent
Of the law in regard to perjury so as to in
clude all oaths required by contracts; author
izing cities Of the third grade, second class,
to abolish city marshals and appoint captain
and heutenants of police; to make it optional
with County Commissioners to have plots of
the county made; to authorize the guardians
of idiots and insane people to borrow money
and give security in the way of liens and
mortgages, to pay of debts of their wards; to
reduce the exemptions In personal property
from $500 to $3.50, and homestead exemptions
from 81 900 to $500. The bill for the improve
ment Of roads came up for third resding,
and after some discussion was passed.