Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-16
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, 4pra GA message was received
from the House refusing TO concur In the Sem
ate amendments TO the General Appropriation
bill. Mr., Beer moved that the Senate insist
on its amendments, which was agreed to-,
and Conference Committee was appointed
TO confer with a like committee OF the
House on the question. Bills passed: Permit
ting secret benevolent societies 10 invest sur
plus funds; providing that escheated estates
may be returned to legal heirs on proof Of their
identity.
HotSe.-Bllls were passed Providing for the
refundng Of the State debt; requiring proper
inclosure Of school-house lots and grounds A
Committee OF Conference on the General APP
preparation bill was appointed.
Senate, Apra IA bill was passed to create
the Office Of State Supervisor Of Oils, and 20
abolish that Of State Inspector Of Oils. The
committee's report on the General Appropria-
| tion bill was agreed to.
HOuss-Bills introduced; Remedying defects
I'm laws relating to taxation Of bank stocks In
accordance with the Governors recommenda-
ton; remedying defects in laws relating to
! bank taxation so as TO provide that rem
edy may be had for immediate taxes; pro-
| vidlug that county fair grounds shall not
escheat TO the counties II no county fair Is
| held The Conference Committees report on
| the General Appropriation bill was adopted,
with the exception of the appropriation 10 Long.
| view Asylum; The bill apprOpdating $4,000
| " thp NAAu bllANNlpll1 NAh lhoutus
Senate, Apra s.-The following bills were
| passed: To protect manufacturers, bottlera
and dealers in ginger ale, seltzer water soda
| water, etc, from the loss OF their bottles and
| boxes; providing for the Improvement and
| protection Of school walks; TO amend
section 0, 1875, in reference 10 the distribution
Of damages allowed by juries to legal heirs; To
| provide for the sectional valuation Of land in
stead Of per foot front; TO regulate the public
/ advertising for fife insurance companies
TO authorize the payment and transfer OF
county funds 20 aid In the erec-
for the selling Of game killed within the time
| prohibited by law and providing that game To-
| gally killed may be sold thereafter.
HOHSe.-The following bills were passed
| To create the office Of State Supervisor OF
| Olsi permitting secret benevolent associations
| 70 invest surplus funds and 10 hold securities
| that soldiers, orphans may be kept by county
homes outside Of the Xenia Home at the eX-
| pense OF the Homei providing that mutual
| benefit insurance companies shall como under
the supervision of the Insurance Commits.
sioners; providing for remedying the system OF
| taxation Of Ohio banks SO that II may be con.
stitutional Adjourned,
Senate, April 0.-Bills passed Authorizing
| the Governor to remove any appointed State
| officer with consent Of the Senate; allowing
| Probate Judges to inquire into causes Of writs
| OF haoeds corpus House bill allowing a wife tC
release her dover In cases OF assignments
/ providing that widows shall be entitled "a
elect within three months after proceedings q
| contest VIII; House bill prohibiting Probate
| Judges or their clerks from practicing law,
allowing iree-holders owning propertyin cities
/ 70 9ond their children 10 city schools free OF
tuition. The Senate consented TO an appoint
/ ment by the Governor Of LOuia Smithnight, OF
Cleveland, as on Inspector. Adjourned.
Holist. Senate joint resolution providing
| for printing the laws relating 10 railroads ant
| teegraphs was adopted. The substitute f0l
the Interstate railway bin was passed. bill
was introduced providing for the publication
/ OF County Commissioners advertisements N
papers Of opposite politics and general oircu.
lation. Adjourned.
Senate, Aprl 10.--A message was received
from tho House announcing its refusal q
[ adopt the report OF the second Committeb OF
. Conference on the General Appropriation bill
A third committee was appointed. Tn,
with a public library tax for the sup
port OF the same; amending the law In the
taxation OF National banks So as 10 make i
correspond with the decision Of the United
States Court providing for the support o.
soldiers and sailors orphans outside Of IN,
roads; restoring the ten per cont. law relating
10 interpretations, and repeating that requir
ing atty per cent subscription.
House,-Th following bills were introduced
Relating 70 surveyors, embodying the pro
providing that surveyors shall keep re
cords OF surveys made, and fixing feei
therefori providing compensation fo
boards OF equalization IN cities OF the fourtl
grade, second class; providing that IN trial
In action Of eicctment on mortgage, consider
atiJn Of illegality may be taken as evidence II
defense. Another Conference Committee oI
the General Appropriation bin was appointed
Iand the House adjourned.