The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-03-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

| OHIO LEGlSLATUkEs
/ In the Senate, March 4, the conference
| committees partial appropriation bill was
adopted one local bill passed resolutions
| of respect to Benjamin F. Wade were
| unanimously adopted, and the Senate ad-
| journed......1n In the House, Mr.. Marsh's Sem
ate bill, to punish and prevent pool selling
at elections, was put on passage and lost.
Later, on motion of Mr.. Loder, the vote was
Mr.. Sulivan's bill, to authorize the Trustees
| of Anderson Township, Hamilton County,
| to transfer funds from poor fund to road
| fund, and from township fund to road fund,
passed. Mr.. Levering's bill, to provide
| that real estate sold by order of court shall
| be offered on the premises, was passed.
MIR. Lords bill, giving laborers first lien
on the property Of corporations, was sharply
| debated. Laid on the table and ordered
| printed. The conference committee re-
| ported a partial appropriation bill, with the
Smart claim stricken out, and other dis
| agreements between the Senate and House
compromised. The reportwas adopted with
| only i've dissenting voices. The bill is now
| a law. The House went into Committee of
| the Whole, Bloom in the chair, on the mu-
nieipal code, which was discussed an hour.
Resolutions of respect to Hon. Benjamin
| Wade were unanimously adopted, and
Messrs. Hitchcock and Thorpe spoke briefly
in eulogy.
In the Senate, March 5, the substitute for
Mr.. Forests bill amending the criminal
| code by repeating the section of the code
| declaring places for the sale of spirituous
| liquors nuisances until after the third con-
viction, and repeating the clause providing
| for imprisonment of persons convicted UNI
| der the Adair law, was read the third time,
discussed for an hour, and its further
consideration postponed till afternoon.
| Mr.. Blooms House bill to authorize Troy
| Township in Richard County to unite
with the town of New Lexington in build
ing town hall for joint use was read the
third time and passed. A message was
received from the Governor nominating
| Charles w. Boyd, Of Levanna, Brown
County, to be Director of the Penitentiary.
| Referred to the Committee on Penitentiary.
Mr.. A:exander's House bill to authorize
| benevolent institution to receive donations,
devises and beques's, was amended to in
clude educational institutions, and passed.
1t includes such institutions as are wholly
| or in part under the control of the State.
| Wagner's bill to excuse the narrow gauge
railroads from fencing track was defeated,
receiving but two votes. The House bill
| a lowing defendants in execution reap
praisement for rent was passed. Dungan's
bill making silver coin legal tender in Ohio
| for all sums was amended SO that subsidiary
coin should be tender for but five dollars
new bills were introduced. Mr.. Stubbs's
House bill, increasing compensation OF
jurors in Justices courts from fifty cents tC
one dollar a dav, was read the third time,
and, after heated discussion, was defeated
In the Senate, March s, the tax bill was
man to tax church property was rejected
Ill to 10. An amendment was adopted
that "the Auditor of state, Treasurer o.
State, Secretary of State, and Attorney
General shall constitute the State Board O
Equalization" A motion to include tn,
| Governor was rejected. The bin to reor
ganize the Idiot Asylum was passed, as alst
their own name. BohPs House joint resolu
tion instfucting Congress to repeal the re
sumption act was adopted by party vote.....
In the House, Mr.. I. Wright, of Hamilton
presented protest signed by himself ant
Mr.. Meuser against that clause on the par
for the tobacco warehouse at Be
laire. The bill to reduce salarie
and fees of county officers, after striking ou
salaries and reducing fees of Cuyahoga off
cials twenty per cent, was passed. Severa
local bills were passed, among them Jessup'
bill, authorizing the Commissioners o
Hamilton County to make a big fill betweel
the Miami River and the indianapolis Rail
road at Elizabethtown. .Howland's Senat
bill, providing that the real estate of imbe
ci 'es may be sold by guardians on the sam
terms as real estate of minors, was passed.
In the Senate, March 7, on motion Of Mr.
DUNCAN, the bill au, u,horizing the Commis
, sioners of Hamilton County to hear and de
eide upon the payment of contractors ol
the Infrmary building, and pay, If foun'
just, was called up and passed. Mr.. Lord
free banking law was taken from the tabl
and passed. The important amendment
/ are that bonds of the United States held b.
| banks shall be counted as lawful money
and that stockholders shall be individual
liable for an additional amount equal +
their stock. The Judiciary Committee rt
ported bill ON criminal procedure, whic
, was passed. 1t provides that courts ma
. appoint an attorney to assist the Prosecr
, ting Attorney, and the County Commi'
; sioners may pay him. and in counties Q
over 100000 population the Court of Con
mon Pleas may appoint a regular assistan
/ prosecutor at yearly salary of 81, ,500.......
/ | In the House, the ceremony OF presenting
3 ivory gavels to the Speaker and Speake
pro tenn. took place. Mr.. Creamer's gam
bill, making stringent provisions agains
, , hunters, was defeated, reconsidered, an
laid ON the table. Mr.. Dodds introduced
!, bill to divide Cincinnati in election precinct
of less than eight hundred each. Mr.. Boot
introduced bill to appropriate - do
lars to repair the canals and put them
order for navigation. The Constitution
rule was dispensed with, the bill read twic
and ordered printed.
4 On March 8, little business was transacte
e in either house, and both adjourned ii
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