Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-01-28
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

JAN. -Senate-Resolution offered for i'm
mediate investigation of Cincinnati election
and row almost precipitated by Clerk Vallan-
digham shelving it.
Bill passed: House bill appropriating money
for publication of constitutional amendments
in 1884.
Bill introduced: Restoring old common law
of non suit.
House-Bills introduced: Regulating care Of
insane in jails and infrmares; for collection Of
Morgan raid claims making it penitentiary of.
fense to lead young girls astray giving all citi'
zens not worth $1,000 twenty acres of land
making persons giving girls drugs amendable
to rape laws; exempting all worth less than
$1,000 from taxation; amending surplus laws al
to damages.
JAN. 2I-Senate-The Democrats adjourned
the senate Immediately after prayer to prevent
consideration of the resolution to investigate
Hamilton county. election frauds.
House-Bills introduced: Authorizing Perry
county to issue $25,000 bonds for new cour
house and Jail; fixing terms of supreme anC
circuit court judges; inficting fine of $500 OF
all persons negotiating spurious notes, sucf
as those of the Bohemian oats scheme; prevent
ing fraud in sale of grain and cereals; allowing
the killing of birds for scientific purposes a
any time; fixing heavy penalties for cruel neg
lect of children; for free turnpike in Belmon
county; exempting druggists of five years ex-
perence from pharmacy law; preventing tht
increase of drunkards by compelling them t.
register; requiring state to pay costs in al
capital cases; prohibiting the employment o.
minors in shops; fixing time for employment o.
school teachers.
Resolutions offered: To investigate alleged
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committee to revise Ohio election laws.
JAN. 22-Senate-Long and animated dis.
cussion in regard to the reading of Wednes
days journal, the president deciding that il
should be read, and an appeal being sustained
by strict party vote, the reading of the journ-
al being indefinitely postponed.
The Lieutenant Governor then stated at some
length his views and decision concerning tht
duties and priviles of the presiding officer O
the senate.
Reports submitted Majority and minority
report of the committee on privileges and elec.
tions, the former asking for additional author.
| ity in the matter of investigating the Hamilton
county contest cases, the latter that the inves-
tigation be carried on in open senate and moi
in committee. No action taken
A molten to adjourn precipitated long con-
tinued wrangling, chiefly over the right of the
| Hamilton county members to vote, which end
ed by the Republicans adjourning until to-mor-
row morning, and the Democrats adjournine
until Monday afternoon.
House-Bills introduced: Making partial ap-
propriaticns giving probate courts concurrent
jurisdition with common pleas courts in minor
cases; permitting boards of education to expel
members for immoral practices; for publication
of forfeited tax sales: to build a children.
home in Brown county; to permit boards of ed
ucation to levy taxes; to appropriate 100000
for food sufferers prohibiting employment Of
minors under IA years of age; to break up
Bohemian oats swindles.
Bills passed: for labelling cans and bottles
containing maple molosses instead of stamping
or blowing into glass; to amend act authorizing
building of a court house il Hancock county.
JAN>25-Senate-Rul adopted governing
Hamilton county contests, after big row. in
which thugs and bun mer of Columbus take
part, and after which emooratic senator's again
bolt, leaving Republican senators alone.
House-Bills introduced: Fixing penalties
on failures to list property; fixing jures at six
instead of twelve; fixing one dollar as fee for
filing Wills for lien on horses for keeping same /;
for removal of guardian for insanity without
thirty days notice.