The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-10

House, during the reading of yesterdays
journal Mr.. Drummer called attention to the
fact that he voted nay on Mr..Swan's Senate
bill in relation to public prin tlDg, while the
Clerk had him recorded as having voted
aye. AS the bill received but ffty-si1 votes,
portant thing. The Speaker e1-
planned the loss of one vote
would have defeated the bill; now it had
gone to the Senate it would be dangerous
precedent to make this change without e1-
animation. The Chair appointed Messrs.
Carnahan, Beach and Seifert as Investiga
ting Committee. A number of local bills
were passed allowing various places to bor
row money, and each containing a clause
added on motion of Mr.. McLain that the
measure should be submitted to the vote of
the people of the locality. The committee
on Brunner's vote reported that the evidence
was conclusive that ne had voted nag on Mr.
Swans printing bill, and therefore the
record was wrong, and said bill lacke ed one
vote of a constitutional majority. Mr..
johnson called attention to the fact that
he had voted for the bill, but was op
record as having voted against it. After
some discussion, the Speaker appointed the
same committee to investigate this case, and
at length reported that Mr.. johnson had
voted for the legal advertising bill, so il
passed, despite Mr.. Brunner's no. The
House finally concurred in the report of the
conference committee on appropriation bill
yeas, 81; nays, AZ. Mr.. Howlsnd's bill, di-
recting the Board of Public Works to sell two
hundred acres of land belonging to the State,
in Union County. was passed. Mr.. Guth-
rie's House bill. giving Marshals on or near
county lines power to serve process in both
counties, was passed.
Adjourned.
MAY 5.-Sendte-Mr. Rukenbrod offered q
resolution directing the Board of State
| Charities to examine into the practicability
of establishing District Prisons and Work.
houses by the State for the punishment of
minor offenses, and report upon its expedi
| ency to the next General Assembly
Adopted. Bills passed: To authorize the
Trustees of Narrow-gauge Railways to issue
| bonds; to authorize the Town Council oi
Flndlay to purchase a steam fre-engine
| to allow the Commissioners of PIckaway
County to transfer three thousand dollar,
from the Bridge Fund to the Road Fund
| to repeal section of the statute relating tc
| the assessment of railway property for taxa
ton, SO that the State Board of Equai
zation shall have final jurisdiction
to appropriate s., 100 for making transcript
of muster rolls of the Ohio volunteers, snc
to further provide for obtaining lists of al
Union soldiers buried in the Stat,
(that portion of the bill which pro
vided for erecting head-stones to the grave
of soldiers buried at Greenlawn Cemetery
Columbus, had previously been stricken ou
by the Senate Committee on MiIitar,
Afails); to allow the Commissioners O
Adams County to build free turnpike
through West Union, the county-seat of tina
county; to provide Tor the appointment o
State Gas Inspector; to establish q schoo
of mines and nine engineering in the Ohi
Agricultural College; to legalize the pub
lication of legal advertising in paper
printed on the "patent outside" plan
Mr.. Neal's House bill to authorize the City Q
Hamilton TO purchase the Gas-works; MI
Hodges House bill to topreventtresspassng o
t railway trains; Mr.. UIlery's House bi
, authorizing the reduction of streets by Tow
Councils. Mr.. Buckhardt's bill to amend tn
. law relating to the record of deeds an
r mortgages, so that deeds must be presente
: within thirty days instead of SIX month";
r was lost on its passage......ln the House, q
half past 10 o'clock the special order of th
D House was called, it being concurrence i
\ the Senate amendments to Duncan's Regi
. tration Bill; agreed to. MIR. Rukenbroo
? Senate joint resolutions, directing the Boar
v OF State Charities to report upon the exped
v ency of district prisons and work-houses, WI
s adopted. Mr.. CogsiPs House bill, to pr
o vide for an additional Judge in the Eight
e Judicial District, was passed. Mr.. William
4; on leave, introduced bill repeating the n
s passed q Few days ago creating specl
n school district in Sandusky Township, Rlcl
# land County. The rules were suspends
c and the bill passed. The Conference Cor
i mittee report on the Stanten bill to provit
G for legal adv vertising reported that they we
IS unable to agree. The House disposed of
a large amount Of miscellaneous business,
ceiving reports and the like, after which
adiouI ned to meet again Monday mornll
!, at half-past six o'clock.