Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-06
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
From o. S. Journal Summary.

From o. s. Journal Summary.
JAN. 2S.-Senate- introduced;
Compel inventory of every estate; renew
chattle mortgages; allow mutual fire in
surance associations to become insurance
companies; 2-cent railroad fare.
Bills passed: Support of farmers in
stitutes.
Resolutions adopted: S. J. RS, in
vestigate charges against board of par
don; II. J. r., 10000 copies railroad
map of Ohio.
Lieutenant Governor Lampson's at
torneys file objections to the summariz-
ing of the testimony by the committee
on privileges and elections.
HoIlSe-Bills introduced: Require flag
to be displayed over schoOl-houses and
public buildings during business hours;
prohibit train dispatchers from perform
ing any other service; prohibit advertis-
ing on flag; require railroads to put
down crossings wherever road crosses:
require public professions to carry flag;
abate $3.50 where owner of land con-
structs public water trough; require
county commissioners instead of sheriff
to provide clothing, food, etc., for pris-
oners; require as only acceptable evil
dence naturalization papers where vote
is disputed; establish chair of forestry
at Athens university; giving graduates
of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy who
have served three years in drug store
rights of registered Pharmacists; $4O.-
600 natural gas and improvement bonds
at GAINESVILLE; appropriating $50 to pay
for distribution of supreme court calen-
dars; authorize township boards of ed
ucation to employ teachers of vocal mu-
sic; require at least two antidotes to be
named on poison labels.
Committee to report Australian sys-
TEN; heat Capitol with natural gas; COM
mittee to report as to purchase or build
ing of Governors residence.
JAN. 29.-Se1Gte- Resolutions adopt
ed: For committee to investigate false
telegram received by Senator Schneider.
Marquis Lampson contest begun.
House-Bills passed: $50 to pay for
distribution supreme court calendars;
amend section 4, act to regulate the sale
of milk so as to make act operative:
Elect street commissioners in villages.
Resolution adopted: 81. J. r. COM
mittee to inquire into practicability of
providing Governors mansion.
JAN. 30.-Senate- Marquis Lampson
contest results in the seating of Mr..
Marquis.
HOuse-Bills introduced: Investigate
county auditors and treasurers' accounts
on applications 20 taxpayers, and COM
pei appointment of committee, without
bond; prohibit county commissioners
from paying any claim until auditor in
dorses on back that there is money in
treasury; prohibit pollutions of streams
by refuse from oil wells; prevent county
auditors from drawing warrant on treas
ury where there is no money to the credit
of the fund; prevent railroad companies
from requiring injured employe to sign
agreement not to prosecute, or to join
beneficial organizations; authorize COM
missioners to allow sheep claims on affi-
davit of claimant and two neighbors;
prohibit transmission through mails-or
otherwise of marked or scratched tickets;
requiring attorney defending felony case
to present bill to judge instead of COM
miSsioners.
Bills passed: Make final examination
of law students at colleges by committee
appointed by supreme court; pay for ad-
vertising constitutional amendments;
prevent imitation of butter; appropria-
ting 81, ,736, 1868 for common schools;
authorize presidents county soldiers re-
lief commissions to pay transportation
INDECENT soldiers to Sandusky home; ex
empt property G. A. R. posts from taxa
tion.
Resolutions offered: Congratulating
Speaker Reed, national house, on his
rulings.
Resolutions adopted: S. ]. R. investi-
gate board of pardons.
JAN. .-Se1Gte-Bills introduced:
Legislate railroad commissioner out of
Office and change name of officer to
supervisor of railroads and telegraphs;
refund tax on fishing nets.
Bills passed: Require county COM
missioners to enter bond for treasurer on
their minutes; require them to sign each
days proceedings before next days
sitting.
Resolutions offered: To regulate
trusts.
Resolutions adopted: II. J. R. investi-
gate sanitary condition Soldiers and Sal
lor's home.
Senators Alexander and Brown ap-
pointed a committee to investigate board
of pardons.
Senator Kerr's protest against approx
ing the journal overruled.
Adjourned to Monday Pm.
HOuse-Bills introduced: Fix pay of
jurymen in magistrates courts at $3.50 a
day; creating township boards of educa-
tion of five members and township clerk
ex-officio.
Bills passed: Partial appropriations
bill; allow farmers to kill on their own
premises robins, "flickers" and "yellow
hammers; allow villages of first class to
levy an additional tax l mill.
Resolution offered for tri-weekly ad-
journment
Adjourned to Monday at P, NJ.