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

ate to draw his warrant for the per diem of
Hon. Abner Haines, from the date of his
death to the close of the session, in favor of
the widow. The Conference Committee on
the appropriation bill reported that they had
at last been able to agree with the House
Committee on all points. The report was as
promptly agreed to as if there had been dan
ger Of fresh disagreement by delay. Mr..
Knox offered resolution setting Monday
next at $50 a. M, for adjournment. Unan-
imously adopted. Bills were passed: To
protect sub-contractors and laborers; for
the incorporation of farm laborers' associa-
tions; to increase the number of
citizens on Boards of Equalization in cities.
Mr.. Bogardus bill to protect policy holders
of life insurance companies was passed. 1t
requires all applications to be written in
English, and upon the demand of the in
sufhst copies shall be furnished. ........In the
House, Mr.. Lybarger moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the House joint resolution,
providing for the sine die adjournment of
the General Assembly tomorrow morning,
was adopted. The motion was agreed to.
Bills passed: Providing for tobacco ware
house, aud to create the Office of inspector
of leaf tobacco, and to regulate the inspec-
ton of tobacco :; limiting the time for the re-
cording of the deed to thiry days after being
made; to allow the city of Hamilton, Butler
County, to erect or purchase gas works;
authorizing County Commissioners to
condemn lands for approaches to bridges;
appropriating ST, 500 to provide a State lab
oratory, and authorizing the Trustees of the
Agricultural College to establish professor
ship of mines aud mining. The report of
the conference committee on the appropria-
ton bill was disagreed to, and another con-
ference committee was asked, which will be
the third. Mr.. Blake, from select COM
mittee, reported resolutions of respect to
the memory of o. P. Nichols, late Represen-
totiu frnp S1Ip NIT E1lnn ipS rara
pronounced by Messrs. Blake, Hitchcock,
Hoagland. The resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, and the House, in respect
| to the memory of the deceased, adjourned
In the Senate, May 8, after resembling the
resolution which provides for an adjourn
ment from each third Friday uatil the fol-
lowing Tuesday, the Senate took up the bill
| to provide for registration of voters. The
| question pending was on The amendments
by which the operation of the bill is limited
| to cities of the first and second classes. The
i bill was passed after the amend Edment limit
ing its operation to cities had been rejected.
The following bills were also passed: For
the relief of Mercer County Agricultural So
| ciety; authorizing Trustees of townships to
purchase lands containing gravel, fer the
improvement of highways. The Thresher
bill, to extend the grants Of street railroad
| companies by allowing them to lease and
operate conn Getting lines, was read the third
time and discussed during the remain.
der of the session. The bill failed to
pass thirteen, nays twenty two
...... In the House, the Senate bill, by Mr.
Stanton, to fl < the rates of legal advertising
at one dollar per square or 300 ems for the
first insertion and fifty cents for each subse
quent sertion, snd prescribing penalties
Tor violation of this law, was taken from thu
table. Mr.. Davis moved to amend by strik
ing out the proviso (included from the Law
Of locf int rir,fv he rNrh linat flor n
legal advertisements in two papers of op
posite politics. The motion was agreed to
yeas 81, nays 90. The bill was passed, yea
56, nays 80. As amended by the House i
leaves the question of publication in NOR
than one newspaper optional with th
County Commissioners. Senate bill, by Mr.
Hudson, prescribing the time and manne
of employees of corporations, and givin
such employees prior lien for thei
pay, failed to pass, yeas Al, nays A
, Resolutions granting extra allowances t
subordinate officers, in sums ranging fror
i ten to one hundred and twenty-five dellars
were defeated-yeas "a, nays So. The Senat
resolution to adjourn sine die Monday, Ma
z, at So O'Clock a. m, was unanimousl
adopted. Bills passed To require Justice
, of the Peace and ministerial officers t
require affidavits of quail Gcation to be mad
by persons offering themselves us sureties
, to require hotel and boarding house keeper
I to provide sufficient means of escape trol
= fires; to authorize the Commissioners
> Jackson County to lease a part of the publ
square in Jackson; to regulate the letting
l contracts for the construction of publ
works, and providing for letting contrac
| for labor and materials separately for sep
: rate parts.
= In the Senate, the report of the conf,
n ence committees on the Appropriation bi
y was concurred in. Bills passed: Providir
e for the better protection of travellers, an
!: to secure safety in bridges; authorizing tt
Z; guardian of an insane widow to represel
8 his ward in making application for allowan,
# instead of dover. The joint resolution f,
printing $4,000 copies of the history of e-r
f. cation in Ohio was passed. The Senate r
y fused to concuri in the House amendments
l. Mr.. Swans advertising bill..,.......In Il