The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-12
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OHIO LEGISLATURE-
~ FEE. 6.-Senate-The Heitmann tax
bill was, after some debate; referred to
COMMITTEES on Agriculture. The second
committee on conferences on the Partial
Appropriation bill, having been unable to
agree, was discharged. Bill authorizing
appropriation Of funds accruing from sale
Of railroad stocks for road purposes was
passed. An invitation to the Senate to
attend an exhibition of pantoInime at the
Institution for Deaf Mutes was received
The House resolution, indefinitely pest
poned, relating to enactments of laws m
peratively necessary, etc., was recalled
from the House, andits -postponement re-
considered. Varions amendments to the
resolution being offered and voted down,
it was adopted-21 to II.
HouPe-The entire forenoon was spent
in proceedings with reference to q motion
to reconsider the vote by which the House
refused to adjourn from Friday until
Tuesday next. The motion to reconsider
was finally lost-26 to 46. Petitions
were presented relating to a variety of
subjects. Six new bills were introduced.
A resolution calling for a copy of the
State Printers contract was ADOPTED
Also a resolution directing the Judiciary
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and report whether 1t was not in violation
of the Constitution to audit the bill for
complimentary labels.
On the 7th two Senate and six House
bills were read the second time and re-
ferred. Among the bills introduced vas
one by Mr.. Ferrall, prescribing further
duties of Probate Judges and regulating
rights Of widows in certain cases. The
bill makes it the duty of the Probate
Judge to furnish the widow of a testator,
in writing, his explanation of her rights
under the will and Of her rights in law in
the event OF her refusal to take under the
/ will, and provides q remedy where such
explanation was not the correct construe-
ton and legal effect of the viii or of the
law.
Among the petitions offered in the
House was one by Mr.. Sherrick, asking
for q law to enable the Canton School
Board to issue 100000 IN bonds for
building q school house.
On the 9th IN the Senate Mr.. Potter
moved to reconsider the vote by which
the Senate, on Saturday, referred a reso-
luton authorizing the President of the
Senate to issue subpoenas In the contested
election case of Welmer against Treasurer
Of State Welsh, to the Committee on Ju-
dietary. The motion was agreed to.
The question then recurring on the ref
erence of the resolution, q lengthy discus
sion was carried on by Messrs. Potter,
Wotthington, Reid, Butterworth, Corwin,
and others. The issue raised was, whether
the Senate has authority in q contested
election case TO enforce the attendance oil
witnesses. =
Msssrs Worthington, Buttorworth
Reid and 0orwin regarded the Senate as
. statutory court when sitting fOrthe trial
Of contested elections. s-l~
Mr.. Potter claimed that the Senate had
authority under general parliamentary
rules to enforce sueh attendance.
Mr.. B~utterWorTh regarded the contest
as an affair in which the people of the
State were the parties in interest, with 9
night to nave the Office administered BY
the men they have chosen, and 3 right to
know whether frauds have been commit.
ted.
Nj. Potter regarded the contest a. q
private affair between the contestants
Weimar and Welsh. q
The motion to refer 20 the Judiciary
COMMITTEES was referred-yeas Is, nays
IL.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson, the Sen.
ate proceeded TO the consideration of the
/ special order fer that hour. being House
bah, by Nj. IHsitmann, to authorize the
COMMISSIONER of Franklin county 10 levy
. tax Of tWo-tenths Of mill to pay fol
grounds Of the Agricultural Society and
improvements 49,
In the Honse. among the petitions pre-.
signed by 393 citizens Of Canton, remon-
/ akrassro arai,ak Nha naaaaGa ~ hill sl.
Loving the Canton Schs1 Board TO Dor.
| row money to build 3 school house. IN
the afternoon the Committee on Common
Schools reported back the House bill t.
authorize the Beard Of Education Of Can
ton to borrow money aHd Issue, bonds to
build school house, and the same wa
indefinitely postponed. ~ bcr,os 49,
L The Senate, on the 10th, resumed dis
custom upon Mr.. B~utterWorth's amend
ment to the HsitmAnn bill, to apthorlzs
tee Commissioners Of Franklin county Ia
levy q tax fer improving The fair grounds.
GoYerpor Allen sent IN the name OF DR.
Oscar White, Of Toledo, to, be Director o.
the Northern Insane Asylum IN place Of
Judge K. II, Waite, resigned. Confrmed
by q unanimous vote. a4l
J. The yots, on the Hoffman bill stood Is
to Is. Among the nays was Mr., Ferran
In the House, nine House and three
Senate biIls were read the second time
and many petitions were presented
Mr.. EsheImAn'a APPROPRIATION bill fgl
sCpnstltutional Conysntionb and Genera
Assembly wssb passed. Mr.. ghsrrick'l
bill te prevent the use Of, ferreis IN hunt
ing rabbit was passed. "A discussion tool
place on the currency question lid %.
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