The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-01-13

thorizing Cincinnati to grant the use of
grounds for the erection of Music Hall;
as to- the appointment of police commission
ers in Cleveland; to prevent the removal of
a suit against insurance companies from the
State to the United States Courts; for pre-
servation and repair of National roads, and
for the collection of tolls; to provide for the
punishment of guardians, executors, admin
istrators and trustees guilty of embezzle-
ments; to authorize Mansfield to levy an ad-
ditional tax to pay her bonded debt; to pre-
scribe penalties for injuring or destroying
mill-daDs, water-races etc. Adjourned to
Thursday .... .House-Petitions were presented
from Sheriffs of three counties asking an
amendment of the fee bill so as to increase
compensation OF Sheriffs. Bills introduced:
To establish a childrens' home in counties;
to amend the act governing insurance COM
panies, issuing policies on the installment
plan so as to provide for the cancellation Of
such policies on a written request of the
assured, and all notes not at the time due
the same, to be returned to the assured;
also, for pro rata cash payment for the un-
expired time for which said cash payment
shall have been made; also, to prohibit
companies doing business on this plan from
inserting the two-thirds or three-foErths
clause in policies; also, to prohibit such
companies from collecting undue notes at
the time of fire. This bill does not affect
Mutual companies; to restrain and prevent
vagrancy, and to provide for arres ing and
imprisonlng tramps; to authorize the con-
struction of streets upon vote of two-thirds
of the property holders where the improve
ment will not cost less than $4,000; to au-
thorize the construction of water-works in
cities of the first and second class. The
papers of Timothy Woodbridge, contestipg
the seat of Mr.. Barclay, of Mahoning coun-
ty, were filed. Mr.. Dalzell offered a resolu-
tion menorializing our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress to do all in their
power to secure return to their places Of a
large number of ex-Union soldiers disabled
in the war for the Union against the rebel
lion, who were displaced by ex-rebels by the
Democratic House of Representatives at
Washington and, failing in securing their re-
turn to their place, then strive to
secure provision for them in the
Government departments, at salaries
as good as they had before. Mr.. Me-
Lain moved to amend by a clause COM
mending President Grant for his declaration
in favor of giving preference to disabled
Unien soldiers. Adopted. Mr.. Norton
moved to so amend the resolution by
substitute condemning the action of the Re.
publicans in the General Assembly for Civ
ing the preference to able-bodied negroes
ONCA CLlpplOu bOIulcES III the Organ-
ization of the Legislature. Mr.. Hodge raised
the point of order that the substitute was
not germain to the resolution and was not
true. The Speaker-The Chair thinks there
is distinction between the State and Ma
tional Government, and in reference to
State rights must hold the substitute not in
order. Mr.. Light moved an amendment
asking President Grant to dismiss Generals
Longstreet and Mosby. [Cries of Good"
on the Democratic side.l The previous
question was ordered, and the amendment
disagreed to-yeas 80, nays 81.
JANUARY 5.-Senote- o session 49,. House
Bills introduced: To increase the penal
ties for violation of the gambling law, and
making property where gambling is carried
on liable for judgment for damag es; amend
ing section Is of the act relating to dover,
so as to allow widow six per cent. interest
on the value of appraisement of her dover;
to establish an asylum for the chronic in
sane; to compel the commissioners of differ
ent counties to join in the erection of
bridges making the failure to return money
collected on book or other accounts embez-
Element; for remission of penalties for taxes
unpaid by the goth of December, 1875, in
case they are paid by April, 1876.
JANUARY 6.-Sendte-A joint committee
was appointed to prepare for the inaugura.
ton. A bill was introduced to compel the
immediate filing of mortgages with town.
ship clerks. The vote cast for State officers
last fall was counted in the presence of both
bodies in. joint session.. HOtse-Bills in
treduced: 10 increase the pay of witnesses
before justices courts from fifty cents to
one dollar per day; to prevent any en-
ployee or municipal officer, or any one
interested in any way with any city con-
tract or being in any way connected with
gas or water companies from becoming a
member of the city council of said city;
to repeal the Geghan military law, the power
to sheriffs and mayors to apply directly for
assistance to the commanding officer without
first making requisition on the Governor,
also codifying the military laws; to prohibit
the owners of coal mines from depositing
slack or refuse coal in or djacent to streams;
to require railroad companies to erect COM
Portable depots at all stations where there
are as many as two thousand inhabitants;
to make bonds issued by cities for the i'm
provement of streets taxable, and to assess
the cost of said improvements on the actual
value of the property improved instead of
as at present on the one hundred-foot front;
to allow the Treasurers of township school
districts to pay orders on the contingent fund
without the signature of the President of
the Board of Education to provide for pay-
ment of the Morgan Raid Claims by appro-
priating about half a million of dollars. Mr..
Cleaver offered joint resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee to pre-
pare suitable memorial in honor of the late
Issac Welsh, which was adoDted. The
Senate and House then went into Joint Con-
vention for counting the votes cast at the
last election for State officers. The result
was found to be substantially the same as
heretofore published.
The second annual report of John G..
Thompson, Railroad Commissioner of Ohio,
shows that there have been but eighty-three
and half miles of new main track laid this
year. There are ffty-eight railroad COM
panies in the State. The aggregate length
of main lines and branches operated is 1929
miles, an increase of 413 miles over 1874,
which increase is mainly accounted for by
the completion of the Baltimore, Pittsburg
and Chicago, and the acquisition by the
Ohio and Mississippi Company of the
Springfield branch. OF sidings and other
tracks, there are 2,0S4 miles, making total
of 10, ,306 miles of track, 1925 of which are
steel. Within the State of Ohio there are
4, 458 miles of track in main line and
branches, laid with rail, and /, 1905 miles of
sidings and other tracks; total, 5,64S15 miles,
an increase for the year of SO x miles of
miles. This is 12S miles less of main track,
and 40 miles less of sidings than was laid
the previous year.
The number of passengers reported carried
over the entire lines was II, 1885, ,948, an in
crease of 1,7O6,654; of freight, 25,750,501
tons yielding revenue were transported,
an increase of 145,725 tons, excluding sup
plies carried for company's use.
The gross earnings reported for entire
lines operated were So, ,495, ,325.SS, against
$40, ,92S, 1916 last year, decrease of Sc, ,432,
S68.84, nearly II per cent
The net earnings were S17,515,6S6 "a
against $40 ,79S, 1899 for the year previous,
being $2,272, 1924 less, or fraction over
IL per cent. decrease, and amounting to
only per cent. upon the paid-in capital
stock and Indebtedness of the companies
owning the lines operated.
The passenger earnings were $17,1i6,-
52484, falling off of $5,779.46 from last
year.
The earnings from freight transportation
were $43, ,230, ,930.11, being $6,377, ,646.41 less
than amount derived from this source last
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