The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-03-28
OHIO LEGISLATURE,


by the Legislature. Mr.. Lord opposed ii,
and no vote was reached. The Hamilton
County delegation are at sea on the subject
of the Southern Railroad Bills were
passed: House bill limiting the maximum
compensation of township trustees and
clerks to $3.50 year; House bill establish.
ing sub-school district in Olmstead Town.
ship, Cuyahoga County; Senate bill for the
relief of w. j. Jacobs, of Brown County,
and his sureties.....1n the House, femon-
strances against the Steedman Stay Bill
were presented by Mr.. Sextro from the
Board of Trade and one hundred and eighty
citizens of Cincinnati. Mr.. Sextro presented
a petition from five hundred citizens of
Hamilton County, for the passage of the
senate bill of Mr.. Lord, to suppress nuis-
ances. Mr.. Bohl, from the select committee
OF three, reported back Mr.. Covert's Tariff
Resolution, and recommended substitute
opposing any reduction of the duty ON iron
and steel. The resolution and substitute
were laid on the table and ordered to be
printed.
In the Senate, March 10, the Senate re-
sumed consideration of the Cincinnati
police bill and the amendment offered by
Mr.. Owens, making the six Commissioners
elective. The amendment was lost by Is to
1s. The bill was then put upon its passage
and lost-13 to II. Mr.. Wagoner's bill
authorizing. the Commissioners of Belmont
bill reorganizing the insane asylums was
passed. Debate was resumed on Forests
Southern Railway resolutions, which
were referred to the Committees
on Finance and Judiciary......,:I In the
reported favorably House bill 103 for the re-
organization of the Ohio Agricultural and
Mechanical College, with amendments as
follows: 1. Fixing the salary of the Presi-
dent at a sum 81 not to exceed s., ,500," and
the salaries of the professors shall not
exceed 81 ,50O," and salaries of assistant
professors "to be reduced in like ratio
from their present salaries" 2. Requiring
the Trustees to provide first and specially
for studies which relate to agricultural and
mechanical arts and military tactics, and
that all other studies be secondary; "but
no student shall be required to study mill
tary tactics, or take part in military drill,
or provide any military or particular
military tactics" 8. The Trustees are
required to place the college at
once in accord and direct relation with the
common schools, and applicants shall not
be required to pass examination in any stud
les except reading, writing, arithmetic,
geography and grammar, as the same are
taught in the common schools of this State.
The amendments were agreed to, and the
bill made the special order 2: 80 p. m. to-
morrow. Mr.. Luccock's bill, to restore
the Adair Law, was indefinitely postponed,
by a vote of AZ to SO. Mr.. Norton's bill, to
redistrict the State, was referred to special
committee of ive-Norton, Meuser, Wright,
Palmer and Creamer. House then took up
the special order for this hour, being the
bill to reorganize the Blind Asylum. The
bill reorganizing the Blind Asylum passed.
In the Senate, March 20, Mr.. Irwin's Sem
ate bill to authorize the courts to appoint
additional bailiffs was put to vote and
lost. Mr.. Wright's Cincinnati police bill
was discussed, amended and defeated.
Having been previously defeated and recon-
sidered, this ends the bill. Mr.. Wright's
alderman bill was amended by Mr.. Forrest
to require six aldermen in each district,
one to be elected at large, and passed. 1t
gives Cincinnati thirty aldermen, five on
the general ticket. The following bills
passed Mr.. Maury's bill forbidding fishing
between May / and June 15; Mr.. Lords
bill providing for the care of property be-
queathed for science and art purposes; Mr..
Dodd's bill dividing wards of more than
eight hundred voters at the discretion of
Council, and repeating the law requiring
Judges of election to be freeholders; Mr.
Salzgaber's bill to issue bonds to raise funds
for draining Scioto marsh, in Hardin Co...
In the House, Mr.. Harmon's bill, for the
protection of the agricultural interests of
the State of Ohio, was discussed e1ten-
sively, amended, and laid on the table. Mr..
Krimmeps bill, to reorganize the Reform
School for Boys, was passed. The Senate
amendments to the bill reorganizing the in
sane hospitals were concurred in. Swalm's
bill to reorganize the Ohio Agricultural and
Mechanical College, after much flibustering
by Republicans, passed by previous ques-
ton.
In the Senate, March 21, Mr.. Steedman's
bill to authorize the city of Toledo to sell
dui1 Poll
Forrest reported his Southern Railroad cleo
tion resolutions properly signed by the COM
mittee. They were made special order foF
tomorrow morning I'm the House, Mr.
Fosters bill, giving parties with suits con-
cerning roads, right of way, etc., the right
of appeal to the Common Pleas Court, and a
bill for the reorganization and better man
agement of the Soldiers and Sailors Or.
phans' Home, at Xenia, were passed.
In the Senate, March %, the substitute for
Senate bill No. 40, by Mr.. johnson, to catch
patent right sharps by making it felony,
punishable by Imprisonment in the peni-
| tentiary, for any one to sell or dispose OF q
promissory draft, check, or other written
evidence of value, the signature to which
may have been obtained by false gretense,
| passed. The Forrest Cincinnati Southern
Railroad resolutions were discussed at
| length, and finally defeated. A resolution
| by Mr.. Armstrong, to investigate the South
| ern Railway Trustees, was referred.
| In the House, among the bills introduced
was one by Mr.. Sextro, to authorize Clncin-
| natl to borrow two million dollars for the
Southern Railroad. 1t makes the same pro.
visions for a popular vote as the Forrest
resolutions, the Trustees to receive no com
pensation; and one by Mr.. Covert, to Sc
cure the children the benefit of common
| school education. 1t provides for com.
| pulsory education in cities of the first and
/ second class; also bill to regulate the EN-.
1 ployment of children. Mr.. Dodds offered
| resolutions the same as Forests in the
Senate for vote of the people OF Clncln-
| natl on the bonds, except the clause allow
| ing alternate rates for and against the
Trustees was omitted. Laid over under thu
rules.
In the Senate, March %, number o.
local bills were passed. Among bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Marsh, requiring th'
Board of Education to Levy tax OF no
less than three one-hundredths nor NOR
than five one-hundredths of mill Tor fh'
support of the astronomical ebservatcr!
connected with the University. Joint res
olutions were adopted: Authorizing tn
Adiutant- General to issue artillery, smsl
arms, and blank cartridges, and loan patti
flags for use at soldiers reunions 70 pe hea
at Marietta and in Union County, ONO
Senator Lords resolution providing for a.
investigation as to the adequacy of prov
sion made by the State for the education
of the deaf and dumb .......In the House,
: number of local bills were passed. Messr'
Thorpe, Dalzell, and Greene presented
communication declining to serve longe
ON the Committee on Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home and Military Affairs, unde
, the present chairman, giving as reaso
: that their sense of self-respect impelle
,, them to this request. Mr.. O'Conner pr
| sented a communication rendering ms resls
/ fAVr ho1rt
taken on excusing Messrs. Thorpe, Dalzel
and Greene, was agreed to, only Mr.. Dodt
voting in the negative. The vote on e:
cusing Mr.. O'Conner resulted-yeas,
nays, IA.
A TRAVELLER in Western Iowa viii
riding along came to a large sign whlc
implored him to "Look out for the loc'
4 motive" He accordingly rode dow