Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-25
The Ohio Legislature.

From o g. Journal Summary.
JAN. 15-Snate-Only routine bust
ness transacted.
House-Mr. Brunner offered protest,
signed by himself and seven other Dem
ocratic members. against the adoption of
the resolution thanking Senator Pendle-
ton fOl his efforts for civil servicereform.
Held over.
Joint resolution offered: For COM
mission to recommend legislation on the
subject of insurance.
Resolutions adopted: Requesting the
State Auditor to report the total funds
received from the sale of land granted to
Erie canal, and the land granted to pay
the canal debt; for report of the num-
Der of patients in the State Insane Asy-
lums that are incurable, durable, incura-
ble but harmless, and those not citizens
of Ohio; for the Attorney Generals
opinion whether persons not citizens can
be admitted into the State benevolent
| institutions.
Bills introduced: Requiring telegraph
and telephone wires in cities placed un-
der ground; for a separate ballot box for
election of members of school boards |;
imposing penalty on boards of revis-
ion that refuse to meet; that county
commissioners may open county road
where trustees refuse to do so; for the
sale of real estate free of courtesy of
the surviving husband.
Resolution offered: Recommending
the passage by Congress of the pending
bill to increase the pensions of one
armed or one-legged soldiers.
JAN. IL STANDARDIZATION presented /:
| For constitutional prohibitory amend
ment..
Passed: Senate bill to allow commits
sioners to change the termini of estab-
lished bitches; house bill allowing com
missioners to issue 20-year road bonds
at per cent, instead of 5-year bonds at
per cent; House bill repeating the
hawk law.
Bill introduced: Fixing the salary of
county commissioners at S3 day and 5
cents per mile travelling expenses. ex-
cept in counties over 100000 in popula.
tiOn, where it shall be 81 day.
| House-The protest OF Mr.. Brunner
and ether Democratic members, was or
dered spread upon the journal.
Resolutions adopted: Calling for in
formation concerning the insane asy
lums of the State, the increase needed to
accompodate 800 more patients, and the
most economical means of caring for
epileptics; calling for information as to
who is responsible for the escape of one
inmate and the suicide by jumping from
window of another,at the Central In
sane Asylum.
Passed: House bill for an annual board
of equalization for banks; House bill
giving lien on railroad property for la
Dor and material furnished.
Bills introduced: For State Board
of Pharmacy; to have county school ex
aminers elected by the teachers; giving
magistrates power to try cases of mis-
demeanor with a jury; for appointing
teachers as county school examiners.
JAN. 1s-Senate-BillI introduced: Pro-
viding that taking anything from an
other by force shall be considered pock-
et-picking. punishable by one to live
years in the Penitentiary. Passed: SEN
ate bill for the better protection of the
State House. 't
Houss-Passed: Partial appropriation
bill for Longview asylum; house bill
amending section 5S40, SO as to relieve
administrators and executors living out
side the county, bringing suit within it
from giving cost bond.
Bills introduced: Repeating sections
l341 to 1855, inclusive; making the Civ
ing or receiving of money to influence
legislation a penitentiary offence; re-
Quiring township clerks to post at the
polls at spring elections, financial
statement of the township; for better
ma Ds of mines to he filed with the State
Inspector.
JAN. 19-Senate-Passed: House bill
making partial appropriation of $780,