The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-21
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, February IL, the following
bills passed: House bill to provide for 8
removal from Probate to Common Pleas
Courts, of cases where the Probate Judge
is a witness; House bill to allow the Com.
missioners of Butler County to borrow
money ard issue bonds; House bill to create
special school district in Lewis Township,
Brown County. The joint resolution to
print for distribution 10000 copies of the
report of the commission to investigate the
| hog cholera, was taken from the table and
adopted. Mr.. Curtiss offered joint resolu.
| ton to submit an amendment to the Con-
stitution, to provide for holding State elec.
tions in November, biennially. Ordered
| printed. Mr.. Tyler introduced bill to pro.
vide cheap school books for public schools.
The bill proposes a committee to
compile school books, the copyright
of which shall be vested in the State.
....-...In the House, several bills
were introduced. Among the bills passed
| was one requiring hotel and boarding
house keepers to provide their establish
ments with suitable fire escapes within
thirty days. Mr.. Jessup's House bill re-
quiring a physician attending a pauper
patient to give notice in writing to the
Township Trustees or one of them, making
such notice legal, and providing that if
notice is not given within twelve days after
be recovered except from time notice is
given, was read the third time. Mr.. Alex
ander moved to refer the bill, with instruc-
tions to so amend that Township Trustees
shall only pay such amount for medical
services to the poor as they deem just and
reasonable, and may at any time discon-
tinue the employment of physician.
Agreed to. The bill then passed. The re-
mainder of the session was occupied in
Committee of the Whole on the municipal
code.
In the Senate, February IL, The House
bill appropriating $42, 900 to pay the ex-
penses of the militia during the July riots,
was taken up, and Mr.. DUNCAN moved to
strike out the clause appropriating 1861 "a
to pay B. and o. Railroad for transportation
of troops, on the ground that their prop
erty was the only property protected. The
amendment was disagreed to and the bill
passed. Mr.. Van CIeaf's House bill making
appropriation to pay for printing the con-
stitutional amendments, was passed. bill
was introduced by Mr.. Tyler, to provide for
the appointment of commission to secure
to the State, by purchase, compilation, or
otherwise, the copyright of text books for
use in the common schools. A bill to re-
organize the Penitentiary was reported
back, with amendments. and ordered
printed .........In the House, number of
bills were introduced, one of which estab-
a
dred nor less than fifty dollars and impris-
onment in the penitentiary for not more
than ten years nor less than one year for
any one unlawfully taking the body of a
deceased person, or any person aiding or
abetting any such act, or any one using or
receiving any corpse thus unlawfully taken.
Bills passed: House bill, to authorize the
Trustees of the Mutual Protection Asso-
citation of Patrons of HusLandry to remove
their office from Kenton to Columbus;
House bill to authorize Urbana to contract
with the Water Works Company for water
supply. The balance of the session was
spent in Committee of the Whole on re-
vision of the municipal code.
In the Senate, February 13, among bills
introduced, was one to compel all banks
and banking associations to report annually
to the State Treasury all deposits that have
been unclaimed for seven years, and to pay
the same over to the State Treasurer, and
authorize the Treasurer to pay the same
over to the claimants upon proper evidence.
Mr. Seitz's Senate bill to abolish the Board
of State Charities, was read the third time
and passed. Mr.. Norton's penitentiary bill
was taken from the table, and long debate
on the proposition to have guards appointed
pro rata from counties, was sustained by
nineteen to thirteen. The amendment in
creasing the pay of guards was defeated,
leaving the pay sixty dollars per
month. The amendment giving conVlets
family ten per cent. of the proceeds OF his
labor was rejected. Mr.. Forrest moved to
consider and make the guards pay sixty
five dollars Agreed to. After many at
tempts to reconsider, and the expression of
considerable ill-feeling, the bill was put on
its passage and carried-twenty-fve to six.
......I In the House, large number OF peti-
tiens were presented: Against the passage
of the Perkins school-book law; against
transportation of Texas cattle through Ohio !;
for local option law; for the passage OF
Mr.. Perkins's school-book bill, etc. The
partial appropriation bill was passed, the
sum footed up amounting to S420,50O.
viding to pay the claim of Beaver d
Butt for work done on the Central Asylum,
S35, ,5S5; to establish tobacco warehouse at
Belleaire, $7,999.99; to pay for new cells at
the penitentiary, $21, ,377; to pay clerks OF
Codffying Commission, $3,69O.47 The com.
mittee having charge of Mr.. Van Clears bill
to provide for the regulation and manage
mennt of hospitals for the insane, recon-
mended its passage. A large number OF bills
were reported from committees and time set
for their future consideration.
In the Senate, February IA, Mr.. Steedman
presented a communication from the Mayor
of Toledo, transmitting resolution OF the
Common Council, praying for law to sell
and convey all its right and title IN and 70
the Toledo and Woodville Railroad. Bills
passed Mr.. Curtiss's Senate bill, to suspend
| the operations of the Burns law in cities OF
| the first class so as to allow them to make
contracts for supplying the city with gas for
term of five years; Mr.. Parker,s House
bill, to repeal the Brown County Turnpike
| law; Mr.. Armstrong; Senate bill, to author
ize the Cincinnati Board of Public Works to
| elect the City Auditor. MIR. O'Connor's
House bill to provide for redistricting the
| city of DAYTON, was read the third time. Mr.
Lord introduced a bill authorizing the
| Archaeological Association of Ohio to make
surveys and descriptions of the prehistoric
works in the State, and to collect relics tor
cabinet, to be the property of the State
The Joint resolution in favor of granting
pensions to survivors of the Mexican wal
table In the House, bills passed: Mr.
McCoy's House bill authorizing the Count!
Commissioners of Lawrence County to lew
an additional poor tax; Mr.. Herrlck's bill
to amend section thirteen of the act re
Iating to roads and highways (passed Marcel
9, 1869; Mr.. Kellogg's bill to provide tina
none but residents of subdistricts shall vot
therein for School Directors. Mr.. Norton
bill to authorize incorporated villages ant
cities to purchase steam fire engines, was
amended so as to make the purchase subJec
to vote of the people, and passed.
On February Is, according to custom
both houses of the General Assembly ne
only long enough to organize, and adjourne
till Tuesday afternoon, this being the thir
Friday since the last long adjournment.
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