Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-01-17
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

JAN. S-Senate Mr.. Van Cleaf pre-
Sented two bills, one relating to town
ship bitches and the other redistricting
the state for Congress so that thers will
be sixteen Democratic districts and five
doubtful Republican districts.
Mr. Reed introduced a bill regIating
the practice of pharmacy in Ohio.
HouSe-A committee on rules was ap-
pointed by the Speaker.
Bills were introduced: To abolish con-
vict labor; striking from the Russell
law the clause relating to Spiritualists !;
creating three mining districts, with an
inspector for each; three civil rights
acts; requiring the state to pay its pro-
portion of street improvements in front
of its property; to regulate medical
practice, and create a state board of
health; giving justices final jurIsciicn
in all cages not involving over $50; re-
ducing general state levy $40 mill ;
against food and drug adulteratlon; reg.
ulating voting in co operative societies
also various local bills.
JAN. 9-Senate-BillS introduced: ap.
propriating $3S,000 for the Long View
asylum.
The Senate united with the House in
joint convention in canvassing the Off.
cial' abstract of votes for state officers.
q resolution favoring immediate res.
toration of the duty of 1867 on imported
woods was adopted, with an amendment
favoring IA general system of protection
by tariff duties.
HOuse-Bills introduced: To repeal
the Scott law; to abolish contract con-
vict labor; to amend the ditch law: to
provide for jury commissioners reduc.
ing amount of homestead exemption ::
authorizing change of venue from police
to higher courts; providing for destruc'
ton of the plant known as wild carrot ::
various local bills.
The report of the commission appoint.
to inquire into the system of screening
coal was submitted by the Governor.
JAN. 10-Senate-A memorial. con-
testing the election of Mr. Loomis. Re.
publican senator from the 9th and 10Th
districts, WAS laid on the table.
The report of the commission to in.
vestigate the contract labor system was
received from the Governor and ordered
to be printed.
Rules governing contested election
cases were reported from select com.
mittee; also the standing committees of
the Senate.
House Select committees on stats.
tics for the judiciary and on extra
printing were appointed.
Bills were introduced: Compelling
railway conductors to give receipts for
cash fares; compelling clerks of courts
and sherlffS To notify within ten days
persons to whom costs and fees are due
that wife's debts before marriage shall
olnd husbands property only to extent
of property acquired by marriage: max.
Ing 1t misdeIDeanor to take personal
property for debt without refunding
partial payments made on same: au
thOrlzlng township trustees to construct
bridge approaches to cost 500; that NAL.
Ice In alleged lIbelous publications mu t |
De proven, and not presumed merely
widows to hold $500 worth of !
property in lieu of homestead; to pre-.
vent evasiOns of the lien law; to punish |
The obstruction of railways.
Resolutions favoring civil rights
amendment were offered
and ordered printed.
The report of the joint committee, as
o the ceremonies at the Inauguration
IT the Governor was adopted.
JAN. l4-Senate-Final messages were
eceived from Gov. Foster, transmitting
'arious reports and documents.
A resolution to print 10000 copies of
he report of the coal mining commits
ion was referred.
Several bills were read second tim u
nd referred, that of Mr.. Van Cleaf, re.