Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-04-19

construction OF another visduct in Cleve-
land; II. b. excepting English sparrows
from the protection of the statutes; III,
B. requiring hotel keepers TO keep good
locks on doors and windows: H. b. fol
transporting discharged eonvicts to the
counties from which sentenced.
HDuse-Passed: Ii. B. fixing the sala-
ry of Penitentiary guards at S65 pei
month, and giving three weeks vaca-
ton with full pay each year; S. B. with
amendments. to secure the settlement OF
Ohio war claims; 5. B. TO regulate the
leasing Of railroads to other lines; ). b
authorizing yiaduct at Cleveland.
APRIL 12-Senate H. B. for
the vacation of town lots not within a
corporation; 5. B. legalizing leases OF
school lands made by trustees or com.
missioners prior to 1881
The Cochran tobacco bill failed.
House-Passed: S. B. providing for
the disposition of abandoned or stolen
property; 5. b. amending section 5O1S;
5. b. amending section 1926, giving ten
days to perfect the appeal; S. B. amend
ing the agricultural experiment station
law: 5. B. allowing county agricultural
societies not to exceed 500 per annum
| from the treasury; 5. b. to provide fOI
the care of the children of criminals; II
B. for keeping public drains and water
courses in order.
Joint resolution adopted: Directing
the Board of Public Works to furnish
the next General Assembly detailed
statement of the rents received on ac-
count of the public works of the State.
The Scott liquor tax bill was recon
sidered, amended, and passed. 1t pro
vides for tax of 500 yearly on the sale
of malt liquors. and 5000 for both malt
and spirituous liquors; re-rnacts the Nc
Connellsville ordinance. empowers mu-
nicipal corporations to suspend the ac-
tien of the Smith law, so far as malt Ii
QuorS are concerned, and suspends the
operation of section 6941, Revised Stat
utes, while this law shall be in force.
APRIL 13-Senate-Passed: House
bill authorizing Cleveland to issue bonds
for street and viadvct purposes; II. B.
relative to erecting monument to ST.
mon Kenton; II. B. for publishing vol
ume five, State Geological report; 5. B.
extending the penalties of kidnapping
to cases of children under Is years of
age, being intanded to protect young
girls.
Huuse-Passed: H. B. prescribing the
precautions for safety against fire to be
taken bv owners of factories and public
buildings; 5. B. requiring persons ira
ding to give the names of their princi-
pals; 5. b. requiring a record kept in
the Governors office of transfers of con-
victs and insane patients; ii. b. making
appropriations for the Supreme Court.
B ,th branches adopted resolution for
final adjournment on the 10Th.
APRIL l4-Senate-No business of
general interest transacted.
House-Passed: Senate bill allowing
secret societies, ETC., to own stock in
buildings used for lodge purposes; H. b.
allowing timber dealers to use a trade
mark, and Furnishing its infringement; !;
II. b. allowing township trustees to con-
denim land for town hall purposes; FL. B.
making transcript of any entry or Of
ficial paper, certified under the great
seal of the State, prima facie evidence
in any court; H. B. amending the law
in regard to school enumeratiORs; 5. B.
amending 5. b. section 364l, Revised
Statutes, giving insurance companies the
right to insure against accidents by fire
or lightning; II. B. authorizing town
ship trustees to care for sink-hOles, etc.
The House bill was introduced on
leave to authorize the sale of the Miami
and Eria canal in Cincinnati.
APRIL 5-Senate-The following ap-
pointnlents by the Governor were con-
firmed: John B. Jones, of Licking coun-
ty, Trustee of the Reform School; RObt.
DUNN, of Wyandot county, Trustee of
the Girls Industrial Home; james A.
Bope, of Hancock county, Trustee of
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home.
A number of bills were reported from
committee and several local measures
passed, as WAS the House bill regula-
ting the casing and plugging of oil wells.
House-Blls introduced: To author
izs the State to pay costs of the late
bribery prosecutions in Columbus; au-
thorizing the sale of 40 acres of State
land along the canal in Franklin county.
Passed: House bill to reduce the State
tax levy two-testhS of mill.