Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-05-10

The seth General Assembly OF Ohio
closed its adjourned session by sine.
die adjournment, at twelve, n, on
Tuesday, "a inst. Both Houses held
sessions sill Of Monday night, takin2
but one and a half hours recess on
Tuesday morning, from five to half
past seven o'clock, The detention Of
the general appropriation bill in the
Senate until about ten o'clock Mon
day night before Il was returned TO
the House, necessarily imposed the
duty upon the House Of remaining at
work all night in order 10 get through
If possible by the time fixed for ad-
~iourning. The bone Of hereest con-
tention was the Morgan Raid Claims,
a portion o. which Is probably Just
and should be paid by the govern
ment, but the larger psrtofis too queI
tionable to " e receive the necessary
twO-thirds vote to legalize its pay
ment by the State. Amer a number
Of unsuccessful efforts had been made
to pass the bill, the requisite nineteen
votes needed TO pass each item except
the raid claim, was obtained, and the
contest that seemed destined TO end
with the defeat Of the appropriation
Dill and thus necessitate an extra
session, was fortunately concluded
and the way for an adjustment Of
differences Opsned up. Several com
mittees Of conference were necessary
between the Senate and House before
the bill was made finally acceptable
70 q majority Of both branches. II Is
now reported that In the hurry and
confusion Of the last hour two i'm
portant omissions were made by the
enrolling clerks and the enrolling
committee, they having overlooked
the important item Of sI50,OOO appro-
priated for work on the new Genital
Lunatie Asylum, and the further
item Of $3.50 salary allowed the
State Law Librarian. The Attorney
GENERAL has the matter under advise
ment as to whether the Auditor OF
State should pay these items. The
journals of both Houses show that
the legislature had agreed to them,
and that they were omitted only BY
'eason Of a clerical blundeF.
At the session just closed one hun
died and twenty-three general and
sixty local laws were passed also
afty-siK joint resolutions. This was
a small per cent. of the number Of
bills introduced.
RAILROAD FREIGHTs.
Perhaps one Of the most important
acts passed by the Ohio Legislature
isthst regulating the charges fortrans-
portstion Of freight upon railroads
within this State, which provides that
it shall be unlawful for any railroad
company. in whole OF in part within
this State, to charge for the transpO-
tation Of freight, for any distance
within this State, a larger sum than
is charged by them for carrying in
the same direction freightOf the same
class or kind, for an equal or greater
distance over the ssme railroad and
connecting lines Of road. Each viola
ton shall work 3 forfeiture Of q sum
equal to double the amount Of the
overeharge for the use Of the party
s~ggrieved; but In no case shall the
forfeiture be less than SOS. The law
is now In force. It is well known
that shippers living and doing BUSH
ness at points intermediate On lines Of
railroads are generally charged more,
and some times double, than is charg-
ed for through freight. For instance
a Warren merchant or manufacturer,
is charged more for freight to New
York than q party in Cleveland, fifty
I four miles further west on the same
line, is charged for an equal amount
Of the same class Of freight. This
law is intended to remedy that inc
quality and injustice. 1t is q step in
the direction of pro rata freight
tariffs.