Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-11

lief of the Supreme Court from its over
burdened docket
Resolution adopted: Granting the use
OF the Chamber to the State Agricultu-
raj Convention, January 10.
House-Bills introduced: To repair
drains and water courses; giving labor
Iers the first lien on the employers prop
erty for wages; for removing the Bel
mont county seat from ST. Ciairsville to
Bellaire; to prevent transfers from one
county fund to another; prohibiting the
sale of county or municipal bonds with
out advertising for bids; amending sec
tion 5S64, so as to give the contestant
in disputed will cases both the opening
and closing argument in court prohibit
ing distractions in aisles of balls,
churches, ETC.; increasing the pay of the
militia; making a knowledge of the
properties of alcohol on the system an
additional qualification for teachers.
The Use of the hall was granted the
Ohio Wool Growers Association for
January 8.
The two houses met in joint conven-
tiOn and canvassed the votes for the Oc-
tober election.
JAN 4-Senate-Bills introduced: AL
lowing trustees TO put tile in bitches al
ready built; amending the trunk sewer
law SO as 10 include all property bene
fitted thereby in the tax levy.
Gse-Senate resolution agreed to
for joint committee to consider meas
ures for the relief of the Supreme Court.
Bills passed: Senate bill 10 abolish the
contract system of street cleaning in
Cincinnati; allowing lost will to be
reproduced by oral testimony; prohibit
ting the creation of financial deticien-
cy in any State institution without the
consent of Attorney General.
The bill increasing he fees of clerks
of courts came up, and was referred.
General opinion is against it.
JAN. 5-Senate-BiilS introduced: a:
Amending the ditch laws, allowing con-
tractors and laborers interest on money
due Oh labor; providing that deeds, etc,
be legal, when executed by commission
ers OF deeds after their term has expired,
bat holding the commissioners liable.
Resolution offered: Requesting the
Ohio members of Congress to use their
efforts to prevent 4 reduction of the
tariff on wool Adjourned till Monday.
House-Bill passed: Changing the time
for county auditors to make auction
GERS reports, from January to August;
amending section 1916. the two-mile
turnpike law, by extending the pay
ments over 20 years, at 6 per cent inter-
est; the Cleveland police bill.
Bills introduced: Reducing the age of
exemption from road working from 55
to A. years; providing for the registla-
tior nf i'rt pedigree of male animals;
,,!i idir': the sheep damage law; requi-
ri"1 'r'u'ty school examiners tn exam
Iue it,.ca rs in towns Of over 5000 pop
uta.I-H: ilnwing but one month instead
of six, lrr recurding deeds; requiring
school boards TO get wlittCn report of
balances on hand before making esti-
mates, and to levy the actual amount
required; requiring maps of all mines
filed with the county recorder semi-an-
nually; requiring judgments and costs
for failure to work the roads placed on
the tax duplicate. and collected as other
delinquent taxes: :appropriating $685.
6S4 80 for common schools for the next
fiscal year, on basis of 81 so for each
child of school age.
JAN 6 -Senate-NOt in session.
HOnse-Several petitions received for
local bills.
Bills introduced: To punish the false
sale of fast horses and stock by impriS-
onment and fine; limiting the time of
election proclamations to two
weeks before election; increasing the
penalty to fifteen years Imprisonment
for procuring abortion, when the woman
dies; providing that owners may con-
struct and keep bitches in repair along
their own lands.