Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-02-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

o andpassed. The following bills were intro
duced; To amend Sections l,07l and l,074 of the
q Revised Statutes, providing additional com
1 pensation for County Auditors; to fix the sal
ary OF the Clerk Of the Supreme Court, ,inCreas
' ing 1t from $l,500 to $3.50; to amend Sections
: 9,Iyl and 7,4& OF the Revised Statutes, defn.
: ing more clearly the right to restore conViots
. TO citizenship and modifying the law with re-
! gard TO theirtreatment. Adjourned until the
3lst. .sr7~.,.
. HOuss-Ihe following bills were introduced:
Amending Section 8,S0s of the Revised Stat
D utes SO as to enable the Probate Courts Ia
II nave greater power in the appointment of
guardlans OF lunatics idiots and imbeciles; to
prevent fraud IN the manufacture and sale of
commercial fertilizers; providing for COM
mission consistingOf the civil engineer and
mis- assistants, Mayor and chief of fire depart
ments 10 examine and condemn unsafe rOp-
n efty ~ cities Otthe second class. The follow
Ing bills were passed. Regulating the tolls on
plank roads according to the load and charV-
ing extra toll for loads In excess of two tons;
amending Section 5,24l, of the Revised Stat.
utes, allowing husband and wife 10 testify
when third party heard it, If at the time such,
conversation was made or act done and when
such testimony of husband and wife was offered
testify Ha
House, Jan. 29-The following bills were in
troduoed: To provide for securing site and
the erection thereon Of a suitable building for
an asylum for the epileptio insane; to amend
Section g3l of the Revised Statutes providing,
that the trustees of Children's Home shall
nave discretionary power In Determining who
are suitable persons 70 receive the benefit Of
tne Homes toamend Section 1850 Of the Res
Hised Statutes, making market Buperinfen-.
dent an elective Office instead of appointiVe,
as is the case now; to amend Sections 379A
ana S,IO6 OF ne Revised Statutes; allowing re-
ngious societies to file petition for the sale of
mortgaged property, otherwise encumbered
SO as to invest funds received from said SALE
Mr., Thorp presented petitions from 87057 cit
| tzens for Home Protection and Local Option.
Law. The committee to whom was referred a
resolution to make inquiry what legislation,
| If any, can be devised to encourage the growth
| or timber, made report, which was ordered
to be printed in the next volume of the Ohio,
! Agricultural Report
Senate, Jan. 3l.-The following bills were in
| troduced: Providing for change in the
method of making deeds in Section is of each
| county, School landsL SO that a COPY of the
deed can be left with the Auditor of State az
well as with the Governor; to provide against
the evils resulting from the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors.
ROttSe.-On leave, Mr.. Scott, of Warren. in
trOduced a general appropriation bill, which
provides for the public service other than the
public institutions These are to be provided
iorr in another general appropriation bill. The.
bill now introduced apprOpriates $685., ,482. SO.
The following bills were introduced: To.
amend Section 1871 of the code, limiting the
number of persons that may be present at an
execution for murder; providing for the pay
ment of bounty for killing hawks; to amend
Section 6043 of the code, providing for salts
factory Identification Of the widows of
decedents in the settlement Of estates;
to amend Section 6,407 of the CODE
relating to the settlement of estates of de-
ceased persons. A number of petitions for a.
Local Option law were presented and referred
TO the Committee on Temperance. The fol-
lowing bill was passed; TO amend Section
6,S38 OF the code by including the attempt to-
break into banks and Treasurers' offices as I'm.
act Of burglary, E re EF WWM
Senate, Feb. 1.-The following bills were In
troduced: To regulate stock yard companies,
TO nx their charges, to punish eXtoTtion and
thereof, and to provide for charge of transpor-
tation; amending the militia laws; providing
for the transfer Of LOngview Asylum from
hamllton county to the State for Sl,0lO,000.
Bills passed: Providing that teachers who.
have taught for five years consecutiVely shall
be entitled to new certificates without re-ex-.
anllnatiQni making appropriations for thesup-
port OF the common schools Reports were.
made from nearly all the standing Committees
ana considerable routine business was disposed
of.
HOuse.-A number of petitions for Local
option Law We're presented andreferred to the
committee on Temperance. Mr.. Scott, of War
rem, from the Joint Select Committee appoint.
ed last winter, to confer with the authorities Of
Hamilton County respecting the purchase Of
LOngView Asylum submitted alengthy report
on the subject. Hamilton County proposes to
sell that institution tor $1,O00OO0 to the State
Inc report was ordered printed. Mr.. Hill, of
hamilton, from select committee, reported.
back his House bill to establish an Agricultural
experiment station at the State University,
when Mr.. DempCy proposed an amendment to.
the Dill providing that no additional expense
20 the state shall be incurred thereby. The
amendment was agreed to. The following
bills were introduced: To amend Sections $50.
and 654 of the Revised Statutes, providing for.
the method of making purchases and expendi--
lures in the public Institutions; to give COR
porations power to protect water works that
tre owned Dy companies; providing penalties
tor the violation of existing mining laws to the.
,Xten! OF NOT more than 500 or less than $40;
intending the law relating to the letting of
state printing by allowing the Commissioners
II Printing to reject any or all bids, and If they
% desire TO go into the open market to puT-
u 'nase use Paperi 70 permit persons residing in ter
ltory attached to municipal corporations for
oad purposes to vote for street commission
Senate, Feb. S.--The following bills we're intro.
luced; lncreasing the fees Of County Clerks.
" specifying different fees for service and,
pecifying no amOunt amending Section A..
70 OF the Ditch Law so as to authorize the.
commissioners to direct that the sections may
e sold ana completed in different order
or the furnishing Of a series of readers for,
ne use OF common schools in Ohio; providing
hat the guardians of idiOts or imbeelles shall
e guardian also of his or her wards minor.
hildren, and that notice shall be given next
kin before appointment; providing for the,
ale or leasing of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
Ouui EeBuIHtlnB INC CndfgeS or sleeping and
alace cars OF coaches in the State by reduc-
~ the rates from the same about one half
Ills passed; 10 provide an additional sum to-
omplete and further improve fair grounds,
lr the use of county agricultural associa..
ons; retmburstng the sinking fund for,
lOneys temporarily transferred to the.
eneral revenue and asylum funds; allowing
ewards to draw One-tenth of their apprOpri-
lions for the year at one time, instead of lim-
in" them to 5000 at ono draft as now; fixing
le salary OF the Clerk of the Supreme Court
$2,5OO per year.
House The bill providing that church prop
'ty be taxed as other property was called up
Mr.. Covert, who made a speech in favor OF
10 bill. MIR. Bloom followed, opposing the
easure. After some further discussion the
ouse adjourned without coming to vote
Senate, Feb. 3.-The bill to amend the Sulli-
IN Pool bill so as to allow pool selling upon,
o grounds of any agricultural or trOttinR as
citation and under the control Of the trustees
managers of the same, was placed upon lts
ssage and lost. The following bills were,
ssed; To punish any person who may deal in
edtcal diplomas that are false and fictitious;
oViding for refunding the State debt.
House, The usual number of petitions fora
zeal option Anti-Liquor Law we're presented
d referred to the Committee on Fem
rance. The Senate amendments to the
luse bill by Mr.. Hill, of Hamilton
r the improvement of fair gOunds were CON
rred In. "A resolution was adOnted request
! the Senators and Representatives from
10 in Congress to give their support to the
known as the "Springer Postal Telegraph
|" or some other measure looking to the
ne purpose of protection to the people
ainst so great monopoly as that recently
luired by the consolidation of the principal
egraph lines of the eounfrv lInder tho oDu-