Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-01-29
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

From D. s. Journal
Jan. 2O.-Senate-The petition of Ma-
rat Halstead. Stanley Matthews and
others praying for change in the law
relative to wills was read.
The Governor nominated James 5
Robinson as Railroad Commissioner.
A bill to provide school books for in
digent children was introduced
a resolution relative to advertising
constitutional amendments was intro
duced and referred.
House-Bills introduced: To increase
the fine for selling liquors to miners.
Ex-Representative DalZell memorial.
lied tae House relative to INDECENT fam
lilies of soldiers.
Jan 21-Senate-Bills introduced
To exempt lands used by railroads and
highways from taxation to increase the
compensation of assessors; to amend
| the insurance laws: to compel railroads
to protect life and property.
The bill to prohibit street railroad
companies from charging more than one
fare between terminal points was passed
House--Bills introduced: To provide
for paying to families of eOnvicts in the
:
earnings; to prevent fraud in the manu-
facture of butter and cheese; to define
the duties of county treasurers relative
to delinquent taxes; to authorize the
Governor to reoTganiZe State institu-
tions; to provide for local option; to re-
duce the rate of legal advertising: to fix
the compensation of real estate brokers,
Jan. 22.-Senate-Bills introduced;
To correct conflicting sections 977 and
4,OlO of revised statutes; to subdivide
the Eighth Common Pleas District; to
reorganize the Ohio Penitentiary; Sem
ate bill to authorize additional judges in
the second subdivision of the Fifth dis
trict was passed.
James S. Robinson was confirmed as
Commissioner of Railroads and Tele-
graphs.
House-Bills introduced: To regulate
telegraph rates; to regulate sale of hq-
uors; to reduce the penalty on delin-
quent lands; permitting nonresident
property owners to send children to
schools in cities and villages; to place
the Cincinnati police force under control
of the Mayor.
Mr.. Patton offered a resolution "fer-
Htuo6 De3OuClc dI JLC pOl1o.
Jan. 23.-Senate-Bills introduced: To
provide for the adjustment of loans by
building associations; relative to official
advertisements.
House-Bills introduced: To require
bonds from special master commission
ers; relative to duties of infirmary di-
rectOrs; requiring county recorders to
keep certain books.
House bill redistricting the State for
Congressional purposes, passed.
Jan. 24.-Senate-A message received
from the Governor. appointing w. P.
Hulburt to be Director Uf Longview
Asylum.
A committee was appointed to inves-
tigate the printing of the Revised
Statutes.
House-Bills introduced: Making the
22d of February, legal holiday; per-
mitting mich cows to run atlarge.
Bills passed: To improve the Hamil-
ton county fair grounds; providing for
a new court house at Napoleon, Henry
county.
JAN. -Senate-Bills introduced !:
To amend the laws relative to executors
and administrators so as to permit dis
tribution of estates in advance of final
settlement; to regulate rates of trans
portation of pig metal and other heavy
articles.
A resolution was presented to author
ize the printing of an index table re-
ferring to all of the statutes said index
table being now the property of I. w.
0key and c. w. Miller.
House-Bills introduced: To make in
durable disease cause for divorce; to
protect certain manufacturers; to
change the time of working out road
taxes to correct errors in cOdified stat
utes.
Senate bill to repeal the act giving the
Chief Engineer of the Board of Public
Works vote in the appointment of su-
bordinates was passed, as was also the
Cincinnati Infirmary bill.