The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-03-15
OHIO LEGISL4TURE q


In the Senate, March 7, the members met,
with thirty-one gentlemen responding to the
call, Mr. johnson offered com plime tary
preamble and resolutions to Governor Tom
Young, which were adopted. The official
communication from &. B. Hayes, resigning
the Office OF Governor, was read and spread
upon the Journal of the Senate. The
Senate next proceeded to the election of q
President of its own body to fill the vacancy
caused by Lleutenant-Governor Young's ad-
vancement to the efice of Governor, and
81. W. Curtiss, of Cuyahoga, was elected.
Bills were passed, to authorize County Com
missioners to construct transverse bitches !;
to amend the law in regard to the transfer
of negotiable papers that may have been
procured by fraudulent means.......In the
House, motion to expunge the resolutions
placed on the journal last Friday, on national
affairs, was lost by the fact that majority of
the House did not vote-yeas, forty; nays,
eight.
In the Senate, March s, on motion of Mr..
Brown, of Ross, his bill limiting the time
for recovery of usurious interest to two
years was taken from the table. After dis
cussion the bill passed. Mr.. Haines, of
Carroll, Senate bill reducing the poll tax
from three dollars to two dollars and half
was read the third time and passed. Mr..
Stanton's Senate bill amending The act
fixing the rate of legal advertising was read
bill allows oIe dollar per square for the
hrst nsertion, and fifty cents for each SUBJ
sequent insertion, except in cities of the
first class, in which case it has been amended
SO as to allow nifty cents for the first iDser-
ton and twenty-five cents for subsequent
insertions, with no commission to the Sher.
if. 1t was passed. Mr.. Andrews offered a
JOINT resolution for the appointment of
joint committee to superintend the inaugu-
ration of Governor Thomas Young, on Sat
urday next. Adopted......In the House, the
motlon TO expunge the Bfunner resolution
and all reference thereto from the journal
HIa 49, - -
floor for a personal explanation of the
vote he was ahont to cast on This rnotion
He repudiated the sentiments set forth in
the preamble of the resolution and declared
that they misrepresent the Sentiments and
principles of the Democratic party. Mr.:
Norton followed with general defense of
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dlluen, anu snarp aIIack on MI. Maloy,
resolution and oil refe,anoe thsreto ,roS
ordered expunged, by a vote of IS to s.
The chair laid before the House communi-
oo+;o, f.on, D d uoror ~oa;.-; So. a. q: -
oe'lon lroin d. d. hayes resigning lne ONCE
OF Governor, which on motion OF MIR. Hitch
~, "es sPi o"u w w JouhHei'
two bnnJreJ and twentp'fonr ., cit;Zans " "
Ho.-;so,, Corntn ~,xor,i,ayfs - a. o.'aot.o.
LAR ieoH Sounty, praying 1or tne enactmeut
of law making it penal otfcesce to get
drink and suhiectinp the cnlnrit tn imnris
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rive legal test;monv aoainst the nerson y ~
1arsons nbo fnrn;SSoS b;r, i;o,,orP ras ~ W
ser+od ps and uofa-raS Tha ~ onnIn1,Is mas "a, -
ca1;on Iii irtrndncod hv NJ Piabayyds euu
tho H. n I1as tai-e.' ~ ~ NJ o,s;aara5 - -
len 9th. wben ~nte 1Sas p lien IL resnited %
in fevor of Tho hill las 10. no1s * NJ
Monaban in1rodnced the folloWing.
the limited States in his inamgura address declares