The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-09
NUMBER 5.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, April 90, Mr.. Sherrick Of
fered a resolution, authorizing the Warden
of the penisentiary to employ trusty con-
victs at work on the asylum. Adopted.
House bill to reorganize the Blind Asylum
was taken up and amended, SO as to give
the Auditor of State the powers conferred
on the Probate ourt of Franklin County
in the original. Tee bill then passed. The
House bill, authorizing the Attorney
General to call up out of its regular
is a party, was amended to apply
to all courts in the State and passed.........
In the House, the rules were suspended and
ten bills read the second time by title and
referred. Mr.. Booth offered the following
resolution: "Resolved, That the commit
tee appointed under House resolution No
SO be authorized to employ a stenographer
tigation referred to is that of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad. The vote stood-yeas,
As; nays, Is. So the resolution failed for
want of a constitutional majority. The
resolution was afterward reconsidered and
adopted-yeas, 81 nays, 16. Mr.. Herrick's
Senate joint resolution directing that con-
victs be employed in work about the asy-
lums was adopted. Mr.. Dodds' bill, supple
mentary to the bill creating an Insurance
was informally passed. The
bill provides that when an insurance COM
pany, having done business in this State, has
retired therefrom, service upon the last
known agent and a summons sent to the
main Office of the company shall constitute
legal service.
In the Senate, April 80, Mr.. Lord intro
duced bills, one authorizing levy OF one
tenth of a mill to cover interest and retire
bonds of the University of Cincinnati; the
other providing for leasing the canals. It
is nearly identical in terms with the bill of
1861, except it provides for leasing the
canals separately, and for payment to the
State of six per cent. of its gross receipts
till the amount is $4,000, which the State
shall hold as security. Mr.. Curtis, from the
Joint Committee, submitted their report,
setting May Is as the day of adjournment,
and December 8, 1878, as the date of reas-
sembling. Adopted........In the House,
bills were passed: House bill, devolving
upon Township Trustees the duty of super
intending the application of the compulsory
two days road work, and providing that
such work shall be done by the 18th of
September each year; House bill, to require
private bankers to make semi annual state
ments and publish the same; House bill to
require newly organized mutual in
surance companies to pay in advance
20 per cent. on their premium notes !;
House bill, to provide for courts of
conciliation with respect to contracts and
controversies concerning the productive in
)
the bill, to fix the compensation of Directors
of County Infrmaries at three hundred per
year, and Clerks at one hundred dollars
(the bill forbids any extra emOluments); a
bill, requiring teachers to pass an exemina-
ton in the metric system and United
States history before before obtaining a
certificate.
In the Senate, May /, Mr.. Marsh submit
ted the report of committee appointed to
inquire into an assault upon Hon. w. 7. For
rest in his seat in the Senate Chamber, yes
terday morning. The committee finds that
an aggravated assault was committed upon
the honorable Senator by Hon. VIM. Bell,
Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs,
and its report censures and rebukes Mr.. Bell
for coming into the chamber and question
ing the right of Senator to express his
views, and, while pronouncing the act an un
premeditated and inexcusable indiscretion,
it was such as to deserve the severest cen.
sure and condemnation of the Senate, for the
violation of a high constitutional right, and
which, if suffered to pass without rebuke,
would seriously impair the freedom of speech
SO necessary to be assured to legislator
in the discharge of h's duties. Adopted.
49,. In the House, the Senate joint resolu.
tion of Mr.. Forrest, directing the Warden
of the Penitentiary to put a sufficient mum
Der of idle prisoners at work on the grounds
of the Lunatic Asylum to complete the
work of grading at the rate of fifty cents
per day per man-reported from the Com
| mittee on Penitentiary-was adopted. Mr.
Tyler's (Licking) House bill requiring
County Auditors to supply election officers
in the several recincts of each county with
| poll books and tally sheets was reported
| favorably from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and passed. Mr.. Groschner's
House bill declaring certain bitches in the
northwestern part of the State public
water courses was reported from the Com
mittee on bitches, Drains, and Water
Courses, and passed.
| At Columbus, May 2, there was little bus
| forenoon on the appropriation bill; the
House on the article Taxation in the code
and resumed the same Immediately aftel
noon recess. In the Senate a communica
tion was received from the Governor, nom
mating Ferdinand F. Rempel, of Logan
as Trustee of the Athens Asylum, in plac,
of DIR. Waddel resigned. The nomina
senting vote.
In the Senate, May 8, the Appropriation
Bill being under consideration, about $35,
| 600 were added to it. The militia appropria
tion was still further increased, on motiel
of Mr.. Owens, by the addition of $500
for camp and garrison equipage for tn
militia-the vote to SO amend it being passet
by vote of Is to 12 Several other amend
ments were made, all tending to increas,
the bill, and passed by small majorities
The question of the passage of the bill
finally came up, and it was passed by a bar
constitutional majority of 18.......In tn
House, the House hill by Mr.. Mccoy, @
| Wayne, to enforce mechanics liens for worl
done or repairs made at their shops, was re
ported unfavorab from the Committe
on Judiciary and indefinitely postponed
The House then took UP the special orde
for this hour, being Mr.. Blooms bill t
create an intermediate State prison for tn
inferior class of criminals, and, after length,
debate was defeated by a vote of 81 to 81
The House adopted the joint resolution t
adjourn May l, and reassemble January
The bill providing better security for cor
tractors, material and men, was passed
The Attorneys General presented a write
opinion, as requested by resolution, on th
question of the State taking possession {
the Public Works, in which he said tha
the lessees having abandoned the Publ
Works on the first day of December las
and offered to surrender the same to th
Board of Public Works, and having refuse
to pay any further rent for the use of sal
Public Works, or in any other way perforl
the terms of the contract of lease on the
!. part, the State is at perfect liberty at an
time to take immediate control of the Publ
Works. 90
In the Senate, May 8, large number
local bills were passed, and also the folio,
ing: Authorizing the appointment
. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys in counti
containing cities of the first-class; Hou
bill authorizing transfer of funds raised
. any city, county, township, school distri
or other local authority, when the obje
| for which such funds were raised by ia
, alton has been accomplished and paid TO
? authorizing trustees to sell real esta
and reinvest the proceeds in real estat
under an order of the Probate Cour
House bill providing that in assignments 4
$ the benefit of creditors, every claim f
q wages to the amount of three hundred dc
! lars or lie shall be first paid in full beio
= paying off other creditors; House bill
authorize private Cemetery Associate
e brought within the limits of an inc,
t porated village to become incorporate
h The House resolution to adjourn from May
n to january 2, was agreed to. =. In the Houi
Mr.. Foster presented the remonstrance