Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-02-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

From o. S. Journal Summary.
FEB. 3-SenGte- Nomination by Gov
ernor of W. W. Pennell of Brown coun-
ty a trustee of the Girls Industrial
school.
Resolution offered: Investigate sena-
torial election.
House-Bills introduced: Waive jury
in certain cases, Judge to try; abolish
board of pardons; elect in townships
first Monday in May instead of April;
allow assignee or trustee to sell home
stead to wife of assignor; omit amend
ed original pleadings where petition has
been filed; require payee to indorse war
rant on county treasury.
FEB.4 -SenGte-Bills introduced: Re-
uuire definite statements from life in
surance companies to insurance COM
missioner and policy holders; ALLOW guar
dians of wards to lease for oil or gas fif
teen wears; authorize commissioners to
limit the burdens hauled over turnpikes
to 1900 pounds; prohibit township
boards from employing teachers before
the April elections.
Resolution offered: Requesting Ohio
delegation in congress to favor election
of United States senators by a direct
vote.
Resolutions offered: House joint res
olution for committee to consider gov
ernor's mansion; investigate Working
Home for Blind.
House-BiI introduced: Prohibit gas
or oil companies from drilling within
200 feet of street or alley of incorporated
village.
FEB. 5-SenGte- introduced: Es-
tablish board of telegraph commission
ers; furnish fuel, better beds and cloth
ing to jail prisoners and compensate
SheriffS.
Resolution offered: Asking congress
to pass per diem pension bill.
Recess five minutes to pay respects to
ex-Lieutenant Governor Lyon.
HoLse-Bills introduced: Increase
bond of secretary of state from $4,000
to 100000; require township trustees
to file itemized sworn statement of ex-
penses with township clerk; authorize
courts to issue writs of possession to
purchasers at judicial sales; authorize
land owners to give written permission
to hunters and arrest those not having
permission; abolish board of public af-
fairs, Cincinnati, and create board of
public improvements; limit expenses of
commissioners in smaller counties to100
days and 5000 expenses; limit annual
compensation of township trustees in
certain counties to $780, substitute "nom-
mate" for ''appoint" in selection of
guardians by will; prohibit divorced per-
sons from marrying within year after
decree is issued; make void in other
hands notes not indorsed by vender; take
from state auditor power to appoint
person to examine books of county au-
ditors and treasurers; require executors
and administrators to make statement
of nature of all investments made by
them; making appropriations TO pay
principal and interest on the public
debt, irreducible debt and expenses of
sinking fund commissioners; prohibit
employment in workshops and factories
of children under IA; give sheriffs mile
age for summoning juries.
Bills passed: House bill requiring
councils to read on three separate days,
unless the rules are suspended by three
fourths vote, ordinances to issue bonds;
require railroad companies is construct
gates at crossings in villages; amend
food and drug adulteratson bill by re-
quiring each package to contain label
naming what ingredients are used and
in what proportions.
FEB.6-Selldte- Bills introduced: Appro-
pirate $500 to pay salary and expenses
of contest of Mr.. Lampson ;amend parole
law to embrace those serving cumulative
sentences; appropriate 100000 for asy.
lum for epileptic insane; pay Senator
Ashburn's widow a years salary; State
pension bureau; disqualifying supreme
Judges from sitting when they are rela-
ted to party or interested in suit.
House passed: House bill au.
thorize the trustees of Pultney and
Mead townships, Belmont county, to
provide for the collection of tolls on the
Bellaire and Wegee turnpike.
Remaining standing comittees an
nounced.
Bill to give farmers ownership OF
gam 'sdefeated.