Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1882 — Ohio Legislator. [ARTICLE]

Ohio Legislator.

CoiiUMßffs, 0., March 13.—SenatePetitions received: Two'lor the Brigham bill; two-for the Smith Sunday bill ;'fora law requiring county recorders to indexes to all real estate records. A motion to reconsider 1 the Poted bill was lost by a vote of 10 to 13, and it now goes to the Bills introduced: Authorizing churches to farther mortgage their property; authorizing the opening of towpsnlp'roads to railway stations. House—Petitions presented* Tpn for the Brigjiam bill; six for a state epileptic asylum; two agajinst the Horr b'ilt fotS excluding' foreign insurance . opngpaules from the state. Bills introduced: diving a lien on the get of stallions, jacks and bulls; allowing payments for lands sold in partition cases to run longer than three, , .years: that legal advertising published in German papers shall bq in such as have oVer six hundred circulation; allowing constables to seirve subpeenaes by providing that the eost of relieving outdoor poor'shall be charged to the township they reside, ,n.u' 1

Coi/umbuS, 0.. March 14. Petitions received: For the jßrigham bil; for a stale epileptic apylum.A number of local bills .were passed. Senate bill passed fixing the Second Monday in January for the meeting of the state board „of;i agrifcull- - Bills introduced: Compqlling railroads not stopping at crossings'on a grade to provide means of safety from collisions; allowing parties interested to designate the paper for advertising judicial sales. Bills introduced: Appropriating s2P t r r 000 for‘water works at the penitentiary; (for the election of one member of the Columbus police board instead pf the mayor. House—A resolution was offered for a committee of five on the proposed canal abandonment. Bills passed: Senate bill vesting the title of railroad rolling stock in the seller till.the purchase money is paid In lull; house biff allowing teachers certificates to be issued for one, two, three and five years. ‘ ' fV The following house joint resolution was adopted by both branches: Whereas, _ A United States military court convened to,try Sergeant Mason for attempting to kill thd assassin of the late President Garfield has found said Mason'guilty of the offense charged and sentenced him to be dismissed from the army with the Ipss of pay and eight years’ imprisonment in the pentenliary; ana

Whereas*The effort of said Mason to kill said assassin was the outgrowth of great excitement prevailing at the time throughout the country on account of a great crime Against the republic, and,in no wise was the result, of malice, hope of personal gain or reward; and, (u « . Whereas, The said Mason by his long conttqemejit and trial, has,as we believe, suffered all, that tbp ends of Justice require; therefore be it Resolved, By the general assembly of the state of Ohio, That his excellency, the # president of the United States, be and he hereby is respectfully but most earnestly requested to Kardon said Mason of the offence he as been convicted of and restore him to his place in the army. • Resolved, That the governor be and he hereby is requested to forward a copy of this preamble and resolutions to the attorney general of the United States, with the request that he lay the same'before the president at tin early date. . h!i Columbus, March 15.—Senate—Petitions presented: For a state epileptic asylum; five for the Smith Sundiy bill; two for the Brigham bill;"- The deficiency appropriation bill was passed for $250,000. House—A resolution was reported for an investigating committee of five on freight discriminations by railroads. The general appropriation bill was discussed and passed for sl,500,000. , .*

During the last season, the Kansas State Agricultural College kept an exact account of the cost of raising corn, winter wheat, oats and millet, and gives the following as the result. Corn 22)£ acres produced 47 bushels per acre, at a cost of 14 cents per bushel,; wheat, 17 acres produced 15 bush* els per acre, costing about 45 cents per bushel. According to this statement, it costs more td cultivate an acre df wheat : tha.nai) acre of corn; 47 bushels of corn, at* J 4 cents per bushel* aggregate $0 58, which represents the cost or cultivating an acre 1 of corfa, while 17 bushels of wheat, at a cost of 54cei)J& per;bushel, amounting ter $9 18, tne total; cost of pqltiyaiing an acrq of wheat. Oats, 16 acres, yielding 20 bushels her acre, Posts 23 cents per bushel, ora cost of $1 60 pelacrk It would appear from this that it cost 3 just about double to .cultivate an ”aci*e bf wheat that if; does or an acre of oats. 1 ” ; i. *•*<»<..-i • 'J — ,-‘n Skobeleff assserts that jthe ( csikr riot only indorsed epteoln, but in an aonlienpe ,Wiln,binh,adviseu him v iiol i}>' Withdraw a word of If. Since iiis return to St. Pdtersbiirgthe czar ai*i tii« pebptei ht»ve,'fiofrz*d*