Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-05-20
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

MAY IL --Senate-Bills introduced: ::
Restoring cong essional districts of 1882;
for the better inspection of shops and
factories.
Bills passed: Bill passed: Senate bill
increasing number of trustees OF corpor
rOtions.
House-Bills passed: House bills re-
quiring all goods made at the penitentl-
ary to he marked as such, for cOndemna-
tlun of gravel banks and material for
free turnpikes; authorizing commission
els to straighten streams where expense
is not over $500; limiting compensation
of county commissioners to So per day
and cents mileage.
MAY 2-Senate-Bills passed: Senate
bill re-enactlDg Scott liquor law; House
bills providing for state loan OF 100000;
exempting Union soldiers from road tax;
requiring bells of railroad engines to be
rung while passing through villages; au-
thoriZing mutual accident insurance
by assessments; extending time for coh-
pletion of geological survey.
Bills introduced: Aoolishing office of
chief inspector of coal mines and making
five district inspectors; providing that
attorneys go before grand juries.
House Bills passed: House bills
amending the mechanics lien law; au
thoriZing executors to repair property !;
for legislative arbitration in railroad
troubles; apprOpriating $4,000 to main
tain the children of INDECENT soldiers
outside of XeHia home and intirmarieS
allowing all members of Incorporated
churches to vote at church elections
regulating service of summons; Senate
bill requiring consent of councils for
private vaults.
Bill introduced: Prohibiting sale of
liquor ON Memorial day.
MAY l4-Senate Bills passed: Regu-
lating ire insurance companies; prevent
ing collusion among bidders for public
printing; Furnishing Bohemian oats
frauds; providing for the support Of
INDECENT soldiers; redistricting the State
for Congressional purposes; creating a
board of public affairs in Cincinnati; en-
abling corporations to change their
names; providing that the railroad COM
missioner shall examine into difficulties
between employees and transportation
companies; creating State fish COM
mission; enabling gas fuel companies to
Inappropriate property.
House-Bills passed: Securing prompt
payment of wages of emplyes; authoriZ'
ing assessors to decrease the value on
real estate injured by storm; allowing
witnesses before justices mileage one
way.
A large number of bills were pOstpOn+
ed until next session, and numerous To-
cal bills were passed.
A bill to fix the time for the beginning
of the terms of court auditors on the
second Monday of September was de-
feated.
MAY 15-S Standardization adopted
requesting the U. 5. Senate to lnvesti-
gate the charges of corruption made in
connection with the election of Henry B
Payne to the . 5 Senate.
Mr. Conrad introduced bill appropri-
ating $40, 900 to pay the Ohio National
Guards for service and expenses at Gins
cinnati the past week.
House-Mr Fassrtt's bill to redistrict
the State was read the second time and
referred to the committee on federal re-
latiOnS.
Mr. Cope's bill to reorganize the peni-
tentiary was read the second time and
referred to a select COMMITTEES of three
Ryan, Cope and Whittlesey-with
leave to report at any time.
MAY l7-Senate- House bills passed !:
For immediate conveyance of boys to
reform school on being sentenced; for
restoration of mayors and justices
courts: prohibiting pool playing by mi
nors; for relief of soldiers and sailors ;
for reductiOn Of valuation for taxes on
property damaged by storm; for the reg
istration of voters in Cincinnati and
Cleveland.
Heuse-Senate bills posed: Restoring
the congressional districts of 1882; fixing
the time for county auditors time to
expire; prohibiting the publishing of ad-
vertisements for lotteries; authorizing
state board of agriculture to issue $780,
900 bonds for additional fair ground
improvements.