Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-03-20
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
o. S. Journal Summary.

Relating TO criminal authority of munlc-
IpalItieS; extending the rights of mar
rleG women; authorizing comparison OF
The standard yard of ONO with that of
the UnItel States at Washington; vari
Gus local measures.
Bills passed: II. B. amendatory of the
dltcn laws; II. b. relative To certain fees
oI the secretary of state; ). Il. stating
what shall be good causes OF challenge
III crImiual caseSr D. b. relative To pub
llcatlon OF legal advertisements.
Nominations confirmed: Hon. Charles
Boesel, OF Auglaize, and General Rselitf
BrlnkerhUff, of Richland, members OF
the Board OF State Charities for the term
OF three years, beginning April "a, 1884 !;
Mary Fechheimer, of Cincinnati, to be
director OF Longyiew asylum for the
term of five years, beginning June l3,
1884.
House-BillS Introduced: Allowing
health officers to appoint sanitary in
spectors Of schools; extending the time
for killing quail To December Is; to pre-
vent discrimination in telegraph rates {;
providing that petitions in error can
only De filed in the supreme court on
leave; giving talesmen the same COM
pensatlon as regular jurors; repeating
Jaw as to contracts with physicians for
the care of pauperS; regulating ihsur-
ance companies, SO as to protect those
paying premiums in full; large num-
ber of local bills.
Bills passed: Senate bill repeating the
statute relative to challenges to the array
OF Jurors; house bill, amendment as to
penalties for matchmaking amendment
as to elections of board of education !;
house bill by Mr.. Lowenstein, authoriz-
ing commissioners of Franklin county
to issue bonds, and build a court house !;
house bill requiring all persons receiving
bodies fof medical colleges where there
are appearances of foul play, to report
The same to the county coroner; house
bill providing for the medical care and
treatment of insane persons, such as may
be suffering from acute insanity, WHO
are confined in county jails; 5. J. r. to
publish the rosters of Ohio troops in the
war with Mexico aud IN the great rebel
lion; also, large number aud variety of
local bills.
Senate amendments to various bills
were cCncurred in.
MARCH 12.-senate-Petitio For
certain amendments to the Ohio code !;
favoring the convict contract system
proposed by the commission appointed
TO consider that subject. The Myers
penitentiary bill was called up, and a
long discussion ensued upon the Ely
amendment limiting the operations of
the law to two purposes, abolition of the
contract system and employment of the
pxyia hxt ho tuta fnr nfao ott1ri
supplies for the state departments and
the various Institutions. The amend
ment was rejected by party vote. An
amendment was then offered abolishing
the contract system, but providing that
the prisoners shall be employed by the
state, iu sucn way aS not to affect free
labor. This amendment was adopted.
Pending consideration of an amendment
by Mr.. Oren, the bill was made special
order for Thursday.
Bills were introduced: Requiring local
boards of health to keep records of med
ical attendance and practice in case of
death; making term of office of school
trustees and treasurers three years !;
justices required to notify county clerks
when they shall begin their terms; bills
for various local purposes.
Bills passed: House bill amendind the
Russell law as TO Spiritualists, palmists
and seerS; senate bill amending the civil
rights bill; II B increasing the fees of
common pleas witnesses to 81 per day
H b giving married women same right
to sue and be sued as single women; II
B as to issue and revocation of teachers
certificates; II B as to votes of stock
no in U t1 nj II u
as to location of turnPikes under mile
assessment law; S B as to term of office
of school commissioner; local bills.
House Resolutions introduced: Pro
viding for an investigation by com
mittee of as to complaints concerning
prices charged for school books; pro-
viding for appointment of commission
to prepare for publication series of
school text books.
Bills passed: 5 B amending the law as
to compensation in ditch cases.
The bill of Mr.. Bruce to prevent gam
bling in grain and provisions was dis
cussed, amended, and postponed until
next Tuesday.
MAR. Is 5-Senate-The vote by which
the House amendments to the Pharmacy
bill were agreed to was reconsidered,
and the amendments were nGn-concnrred
in. A joint resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the Secretary of State to pro-
cure map of the Congressional Dis.
tricts for publication in his annual
report. Mr.. Pruden's bill, providing
for the distribution of revenues from
the Scott law in Cincinnati, was reported
favorably by the committee un munic.
ipal corporations. A number of bills of
minor Importance were passed.
In the House among the bills intro
troduced was one to re-enact the hawk
law.
MARCH 7-Senate-A bill was intro
duced authorizing city councils to license
ticket stalpers, the amount to be paid to
be not more than $500. and requiring a
record to be kept of all tickets purchased
and from whom.
HOuse-A remOnstrance of twenty
four citizens of Hamilton county against
a uniform tax on wholesale liquor deai-
ers was presented.
A resolution was adopted requiring
the State Relief Commission to furnish
a detailed report of expenses and dis
bursements, and the proposed distribu'
tion of the balance on hand. A bill was
introduced requiring cellars in Cincin'
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