The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-16

| Dempsey's House bill to prevent the intro.
| duction and spread of infectious diseases
| among cattle; Mr.. Dupgan's Senate bill
| authorizing the redemption of real estate
sold under execution within one year, upon
payment by the debtor to the purchaser of
| the payment money, amount paid for taxes
and repairs, and eight per cent interest.
| The Senate agreed to the House amendments
to MIR. FORESTS bill, recognizing the Com
missioners of Hamilton County. Booths
House bill, appropriating money to repair
the canals, was amended by Steedman to
| provide that $1,000 of the amount appro-
priated may be paid for tools, dredge boats,
| etc. The bill passed. The Senate cofirmed
the nomination of Joseph F. Wright, of Gin.
cinnati, as Commissioner of Insurance..
In the House, bills were passed: Mr.. self
ert's bill appropriatiDg $4,000 to pay Mr..
Jones, the artist, for the Lincoln and Sol
diers' Memorial, in the rotunda of the Capt.
| tol; Mr.. Armstrong; s nate bill for addi-
tional Judges in Hamilton County,
amended by the Judiciary COMMITTEES
to limit to two additional Judges;
wnship clerks to keep record of
chattel mortgages instead of recording
them; Mr.. Beers Senate bill, amending and
| cOdifying the ditch laws; Mr.. Fosters
House bill, providing fo the incorporation
of companies for fishing and hunting.
Forests Senate bill on insurance passed.
1t provides that all companies doing busi-
ness in Ohio must be examined annually;
| that instead of U. s. bonds as collateral,
| they must deposit State, county, or munich
pal bonds; that they may loan on such
bonds to 75 per cent. of market value and
in va uing real estate must not count the
buildings thereon as part of the security.
Mr. Klimper's House bill requiri' the
Trustees of the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
| road to make an itemized statement of ex-
pen itures-reported from the Committee
on Railroads and Telegraphs and inde-
fniteIy postponed, its provisions be ng
incorporated in another bill which has
passed. The Senate joint resolution au-
thorizing the Columbus d Northwestern
Narrow Gauge Raj road to lay track along
the bernie bank of the Miami feeder of the
Miami & Erie Canal from Port Jefferson to
Sidney, Shelby COunty-reported from the
Committee On Railroads and Telegraphs,
and adopted.
MAY 11.-Senats-The bill providing for
local option in incorporated villages was
read the third time, and further considera-
ton postponed until January 10, 1879. A
large number of local bills were disposed
of, passed, postponed or set for January,
1879. The following bills were passed: Mr..
Loder's House bill, to authorize loan of
$4,000 to complete the Mclean Avenue
sewer, in Cincinnati; Mr.Van Cleaf's House
IL to authorize Township Trustees to
appropriate lands for cemetery purposes;
Mr.White's House bill perfecting the law
relating to the incorporation of turnpike
companies; Mr.. Luccoeks House bill to
ren, Clinton, Clermont and Layette Coun-
ties to pay local bounty; Mr.. Clough's
House bill, 497, defining and pre-
| scribing the duties of the State Board
of Public Works; Mr.. Crasson's House bill,
452 codifying the various laws auta OrjZing
III
mont Counties to build a bridge over the
Little Miami; Mr.. Washburne's House
bill, 25, appointing three State officers a
commission to collect testimony on claims
growing out of the Morgan raid. Mr.. Lords
Senate bill, 1872, providing for leasing the
canals, was amended at length, and passed.
House joint resolution, No. 81, resembling
| the resolution to adjourn on Monday, was
received from the House, and after pro-
longed skirmishing, went to the table till
Monday morning, under the rules. A de-
mand by Mr.. Forrest for the previous ques-
tion was refused by 13 to 20. On Mr.. How
lands motion to lay on the table, the vote
stood II o17. After an hours fight on the
sub;ec the Senate, at midnighF, adjourned
to Monday at four a. m....-.....l In the House,
Mr.. Nor on reported back the redi> tricting
bill agreed upon by the Democ' attic House
caucus as a substitute for his bill on the
| same subject. After some skirmishing, the
substitute was adapted and the bill passed
by party vote, being engrossed at tine
| Clerks desk. and the previous question
| having been ordered. Yeas, 63; nays, 80.
| he Judiciary Committee reported Senate
| bill one hundred, with amendments creating
nes judicial districts in several parts of the
| State, and in this amended shape, little of
the origina left, the bill passed. On motion
of Mr.. Meuser, a conference committee was
appointed to meet the Senate committee on
| all unfinished business between the two
Houses. On motion of Mr.. Wright, Mr..
| Forests Senate bill one hundred and two,
to reorganize the Board of Infrmary Direc-
| tors of Cincinnati, was amended to pre-
| vide that the Police Commissioners acting
/ as such Directors shall receive therefor
81 800 per annum, and passed. The House
| con urred in all the amendments to Senate
bill one hundred, Steedman's bill for ad-
| ditional Judges. A conference committee
was appointed OF, n,,the differences in regard to
| Mr. Forests bill regulating insurance COM
| panies. The last committee on the appro-
prlation bill made report, and the House
| agreed thereto still leaving eight items IN
dispute between the houses-the amount be-
ing nearly 100000. The House refused to
Clough's bill prescribing the duties of the
State Board of Public Works. Mr.. Norton
moved to take from the table FL. ]. K. 81
the resolution to rescind the former resoiu-
tion setting next Monday as the date OF ad-
journment. The speaker declared the
motion carried, thoug h it required two
thirds vote, being suspension of the rules.
After brief skirmish the resolution was
adopted by party yote-6S to 30
and sent Immediately to the Senate.