Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE

Adjourned last Friday morning until
Tuesday of this week. After weeks
work of presenting resolutions, etc.,
and, il the bills continue to come In as
lively az they have during the past
week, there will be vast amount oil
unfinished business lett over.
A large portion of the bills that nave
been presented, have been OF local
character, such as the allowing OF such
and such county to build new court
house: q certain town to Issue bonds Tor
the building of railroad shops, etc. AS
noted In former letter, about one-half
of the bills up to this time have been
presented by the "little legislature"
from Hamilton county.
The bill to restore the State to the
Congressional district apportiOnment OF
1871, has up to this time failed to have
been reported on. by the committee
selected. DIR. Scott, of Warren county,
who was the first one TO introdue the
redIstricting bill, is chairman OF this
committee, and If the little difference
as to which is entitled to priority
Creamer's Senate bill. or Scott's House
bill-it would pass without much
trouble.
"The Ohio Code" still receives the
attention of the Legislature, and errors
found are being amended. II the whole
number of bills introduced for the
amendment of sections, and all the bills
for the repeal of certain sections were
passed, the most acute lawyer would be
perplexed to know what the law was,
without another coditication.
| A bill was INTRODUCED last week for
the adjournment of the Legislature on
the 2lst of March.
A bill has been introduced In the
House granting women the right te
vote for members Of School Boards
and to be eligible for the election as
members OF the School Boards. Mr.
Clement, of Lake County, is the author
of this bill, and of course, Ia qult'
popular among the female sex.
Graye-robbers have had some atten
tion paid to them, and bill passed
the House last week, making 1t Grim
inal offense for any student, professol
of a medical college or other person tt
be found In possession of, or assisting
to dIssect the dead body of person
, that has been taken from the grave b.
ghouls or grave-robbers.
The liquor law Is receiving more o
! less attention, and the Temperance
people, through their Representatives
, have worked up several bills, the ffrs
! being that of Mr.. Young's which re
! quires that all persons whose bushes
is in whole, or in part, the sale of in
toxicating liquors, beer, ale and win
Q shall give a bond with sureties of nc
!, more than 81 800 nor less than $500.
If the person executing such bon
> sells In violation of laws relative
2 the sale of intoxicating liquors, etc
= the fines, costs, damages, etc., are
be paid by the violator, or by the SURF
ties. If the person so selling cannot
will not pay. The bill gives no iibe
Ties to sell that the law does not no
: admit, but 1t does not prohibit the sa
In ausntities of s gallons or upward
or to druggists.
Local option is also making some st
and petitions IN its favor are comm
In from all sections of the State. INT
% are of course referred to the Tempe
d ance Committee, and In all probabiliti
}. that will be the last heard of then
Is for it Is feared that many of the mel
bers have not the requisite amount
backbone to come out square on q
>, Temperance question.
n. TIE OLDEST CONVICT IN TIE PENl
Or TENTARY.
In Januay, ls47, Ferdinand Seltz.
er 1Englishman, landed In Cincinna
A few months later he murdered
wagon maker named John Adams,