Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-22
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, Jan. z3.-Bills read the first
time; Amending the printing laws so as to pro
vide that advertisements of Sheriff's sales OF
land shall be published in papers Of general cir
| culatiOn in the communities where the property
| is located; requiring insolVent corporations to
| give securities for costs in suits instituted by
| them; to prohibit the drawing Of heavy
| loads over improved roads with narrow tires,
and organizing Boards of County Commissions
| ers with authority to make regulations there
for The bill to redistriCt the State into Congress
| sonal districts was reported back by the COM
mittee taVorably, and passed by q strict party
vote. Mr.. Beer then moved that the Senate pro-
coed to the election of United States Senator to
succeed Allen g. Thurman. James A. Garfield
and Allen G. Thurman were nominated. A vote
| was then taken which resulted James A. Gar
| field, 70; Allen G.. Thurman, l8. James A. Gar
| field was declared the choice of the Senate. The
President laid before the Senate the papers and
depoaitions pertaining to contest for the Office
of State Senator from the Seventh District,
wherein j. v. Baliss is the contestant
and John II. Pollard is the sitting member
and oontestee. Referred. The President then
appointed the following additional members of
Roads and Highways-HitchCOck and Atkinson !;
Railroads, Turnpikes and Telegraphs- Hollings-
worth and Carlisle; Corporations other than
Municipal Fleischman and Wilkins of Tuscara-
was; Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home and
School for Imbecile Youth-Horr and Harper;
Reform School and Industrial School for Girls
Mounts and Wilkins of Fulton; Penitentiary
1-,Prlngle, and Sullivan; Adjourned, 49,,
HOus6.-Ihe following bills were intro
dueed; Giving Boards of Education and Town
Councils power to exchange school property for
any other public property, when such exchange
will appear to be for the benefit of the public
schools; to prohibit cemetery. associations and
religious or benevolent societies from es-
tablishing burial ground within 200 yards of
any dwelling house. unless the owner gives
his consents; providing that, no, attachment
shall issue, except when the defendant is
foreign corporation without q bond unless
it is double the amount the plaintiff claims;
authorizing County Treasurers to publish in
two papers of opposite politics the amount Of
tax levied for all purposes; providing that the
control and management of the benevolent in
stitutiOns shall be in Board Of six trustees and
the Governor, who shall be 6D-OBiclO member of
the Board. A vote for United States Senator
was then taken resulting; james A. Garfield,
SO; Allen g. Thurman, "A. MIR. Garfield was de-
clared the choice of the House Of Representa-
tives for Senator. Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. I4.-A number of bills
were read for the first time. The bill abolishing
the power of the Chief Engineer of the State to
voteas o member in the Board of Public Works
was passed by a strict party vote. The House
then proceeded to the hall of the House of Rep
where the formal declaration was !
made of James A. Garheld's election to the |
United States Senate. .,. H09Se.-A num- |
erly referred. Bills introduced; Providing |
for o continued publication of the revised |
,tututes of Ohio, as now published, at a /
cost Of not exceeding $4 for the two volumes to /
The State and So 10 the citizens of the State; /
amending the revised statutes with reference to /
show licenses, and dispOsing of the moneys aris-
ng therefrom, one-half to the county fund, aud /
lne-half to the agricultural society; that suita-
,le ground be purchased By the State fOc the /
lurpOse of erecting thereon building for the |
Nunger class of criminals The bill repeating /
ha law that National and State polling places be |
eptrated was read the third tune and pashed.
Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. I5.-The bill putting
aokthe State into its old Congressional dis
riots was passed A bill was introduced re-
uirina notice of sixty days 30 be giVen for the
lection OF Justices of the Peace instead of six
lonths as now required by law .. House.
etitiOna W ere presented from different counties
raying for a local option law. The following
ills were int reduced; Repeating the section Of
eVised Statn tes prohibiting the law partners of
roseouting Attorneys from taking part in a
fol the taxation Of all school prop
.ty; changing I've law with reference to grant
ig State teachers certificates by creating three
ifteei years and hveyears relieving
lunty surveyors lrom giving bond when act
Y also as county eL glneers; providing for the /
Election of delinQue Mt taxes in five equal in
making Jul tees of the Peace depu-
Coroners
Senate, Jan. I6.-The Senate met at
ght o'clock and no quorum being present ad-
urned until the Both. H0,ss.-No quorum /;
ing present the House adjourned until the
th,