Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-02-09
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.


JAN. 31.-Senute- passed: ). b
council in any city to take census when
deemed necessary; ). b. regulating con-
testing elections for presidential cleo
tors; :. b. courts to admit persons to
bail except in certain cases; ;. j. rela-
tive to dowers.
Bills introduced: For the closing of
saloons in all cities at midnight; regu-
lating the examination of county COM
miSsioners' reporta: the registration law
to include all cities or 5000.
). j. r. adopted: In favor of the bill
to refund to the various States the inter
est advanced on war claims.
H. J. II. adopted: Favoring pension
ing prisoners of the war.
HouSe-Bills introduced: Relative to
over charges by railroads; boards of ed
circumstances; making appropriations
for the common schools; regulating the
treatment of United States prisoners at
the Ohio penitentiary; amending the
game law SO as to prevent the sale
of quail under certain circumstances;
amending the road law.
Bills passed: H. B. cemetery associa-
tions to file plat instead of having the
same recorded.
FEB. -SeRGte-BillS passed: 5. B.
requiring public record of unknown de-
pOSitorS; ). b. mayors and justices to
have jurisdiction under the food and
dairy law; H. B. for the distribution of
the Roster of Ohio soldiers; H. B. for
the suppression of houses of i'll fame
Bills introduced: Penitentiarv made
goods to be labeled; village councils to
stop interments in certain cases. Reso-
lutiOnS adopted: H. j. r. giving the
Ohio experiment station control of GER
tain funds; asking Congress to order a
survey of the Muskingum river with a
view to a ship canal.
Ho'tSe-Bills passed: H. B. to secure
information of accidents from work
shops and factories; H. b. regulating
practices before justices; H. b. clerks of
courts to make immediate returns to sec
retary of State of the election of certain
officers; H. b. making appropriations for
the common schools; II. b. making affi-
davitS good in the collection of sheep
claims; H. B. relative to the statue of
limitation in contests of wills so far as
it refers to married women.
FEB. 2.-SenUte. A number of local
bills were passed. Bills introduced:
Making February % and % one day for
legal purposes; providing against usuri-
GUS interest on chattel mortgages; al
lowing municipalities to own and oper-
ate natural gas plants; constituting the
word gas to mean natural or artificial or
or both; grading teachers certificates
Bills passed: Amending the OleOmar-
garlne law relative to notices; prevent
ing monOpolies in the sale of grain,
breadStuffS, coal or produce.
HOuSe-Bills passed: Amending the
act relative to the assignment of dover;
a bounty for killing ground
hogs. Bills introduced: Allowing Aud
itors eight cents for special ditch certifi-
Gates; allowing County Commissioners
to employ persons to look after property
not listed for taxation; for the protec-
ton of Grand Army buildings and prop
erty; giving gas companies power to
condemn land for pipe lines; prohibit
ing the killing of fish with dynamite; to
prohibit the killing of meadow larks and
turtle doves; preventing determinations
against cOlOred persons by life insurance
FEE. .-Senate-The Senate met at s
O'Clock, but did not transact anv business.
H0HSe.-PetitiOnS were presented, and
then adjourned until Tuesday afternoon.