The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-06
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- tOOuuAbUbB VI Jan. Us-Iue 6eueEAl
Assembly convened this morning in the
House Of Representatives All but eight
members answered TO the roll call. Geo.
L, Converse, Of Franklin, was chosen
Speaker; Thomas Conghlln, Of Crawford, =,
Chief Clerk ]. l.. Huston, Of Hamilton,
Sergeant.at.Aau Il. L. Bishop, OF Guy.
ahoga, First Assistant, and ]. Il. Martin,
Of Seneca, Second AS sSistant.
THE sALARY'aRAB REoEfYRS 4Iu.IR ~
LY ATTENTION.
As soon as the House was organized, a
resolution was offered asking Congress 10
repeal the salary grab law. This resolu-
lion was referred 10 special committee
with instructions to amend 30 as TO cen.
sure President Grant, for signing said
bill and report the resolution back 10.
morrow.
The Senate organized at 10. A. NJ, with
Lieut.. Governor Mueller in tho chair.
All the Senators were present and effect
ed permanent organization by electlnR
8. Il. DunAnin, Of Delaware, Chief CLARK:
w. 81. Shureclif, ol Licking, First Assist.
ant; w. II. Morgan, OF Carroll, Second
Assistant; O. A. Carpenter, SergeAnt.at.
Arms; G. G, Lee, OF Fairfield, First
Assistant, and Charles Negly, Of DArke,
Second Assistant.
A BRACE OF wHoLRsoMR BILLS.
In the House this afternoon bills WeYe
introduced 10 prohibit payment per diem
10 members Of the General Assembly
while absent, and to prohibit insurance
companies from doing banking business
in Ohio. r.f M
GOVERNOR MOVES LAST MESSAGE.
The annual message oil Governor
Noyes was q brief and pointed State
paper. Il shows the aggregate debt Of
Ohio to be $8s, ,3l4 $50. The StSte debt
has been reduced during the past year
$S72, ,4S4, while local Indebtedness has
increased $2, AZ, ,675. The levy for State
puTpOsesis less than one.sixth Of the en-.
tire taxation and that for county and
local expenses more than five sixlhs. In
view ol this fact the Governor suggests
the propriety Of restricting by leRisiatlye
euactmenls the power Of minor political
Organizations TO create dehtas and
impose tAxes. Recommendation Is also
made iof the appropriation Of 5000 10
erect, . Matching house for propagation
offAh; for enquirfng into the msnner Of
doing business Of fast freight by the Trans
portatlon Companies, and for @ law TO
compel Ohio corporations under heavy
penaltieat TO keep their transfer books or
duplicates thereof In Ohio and to compel
the. closing otthe transfer books at least
ten days before the annual meeting OF the
stockholders; also some legislation that
will compel such companies TO pay their
full share Of taxation. On the subject OF
convict labor the Governor suggests
that he Is satisfied that II would be more
prohtablefor the State to utilize and con.
troll all convict labor than to adhere to
the present contract system, and at all
events prisons should be so conducted as
to interfere less with outside labor;
also that les discretion should be
leit with the courts In passing
sentence for criminal offences. The re-
quest Is made Of the people OF Ohio 10 do
their full share 70 make the Centennial
Exposition SUCCESS, and that the Leeis-
lature make an appropriation for the ex-
penses Of the State Board Of Ohio, here
after to be appointed, 70 cooperate with
the National Board OF Commissioner.
Appropriations are also asked for com.
pleling tho Geological survey Of Ohio,
alsn that the Miami and Ohio UniYersities
be GhGngedto Normal Schools Of higher
grades, and q liberal appropriation be
made for the benevolent Institutions and
for the erection OF q monument over the
remains Of Hon. Thos. CorWin, at Lebl
anon, Ohio; also for the care Of the Con
federate cemetery q Colnmbua, Ohio.