The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-02
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, April %, the Senators to
the number of sixteen reassembled at three
O'Clock, and after prayer the Journal of
Thursday was read, aid few bills on the
calendar for second reading referred to
appropriate Committees. The Senate then
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole
on the bill relating to the Munic pal Code.
......In the House, about thirty members were
present this afternoon at half past two
O'Clock, the hour for assembling, and
listened to the reading of the journal and a
few petitions. A number of local bills were
introduced.
In the Senate, April "a, the third reading
of the bill relating to procedure in the Pro-
bate Court was resumed. The bill having
been read and amended in several clauses,
it was finally passed. On motion of Mr..
Carson, the Senate joint resolution provid-
| ing for an adjournment on the goth of April
| was taken from the table. After number
of amendments and counteramepdments
| had been offered and voted down, Senator
| Saltzgaber offered subs itute, referring the
whole entire matter to a Joint Committee of
| both Houses, which was adopted. The
Senate then adjourned in order to allow the
Special Committee having the Municipal
| Code Bill in charge to go to work............
In the H use: after reading for the first
time a number of local bills, the House
| then went into Committee of the Whole
on the Taxation Bill, the. consideration of
which occupied coup of hours. The
Senate resolution of Mr.. Saltzgaber, provid-
| ing for the appointment of a Joint Com
mittee of both Houses to fix upon date for
adjournment, was agreed to. The Public
| Works Bill was under consideration when
the House adjourned.
In the Senate, April %, Mr.. CowgilFs
House bill to authorize Township Trustees
| to procure, by purchase or otherwise, ma
terial for road purposes, was read the third
time and passed. Toe substitute for Mr..
Swaim's House bill reorganizing the Ohio
Agricultural and Mechanical College was
then taken up and discussed at length. The
substitute leaves the law under which the
college is now conducted substantially as it
is, the principal changes being the follow
ing: The name of the institution is changed
from "The Ohio Agricultural and Meehani-
cal College" to ':The Ohio State Univer-
sity;" the Board of Trustees is reduced from
twenty to seven; the provision requiring
all students to study military tactics and
take part in military drills and provide a uni
form is stricken out. After considerable
skirmishing, the bill was passed........ In
the House, a bill to appropriate $4,000 for
putting the cana in repair failed to receive
a Constitutional majority, and was lost.
Mr.. Bohl's insurance bill passed. 1t pro-
vides that whenever an insurance company
shall seek to remove suits from the State
to the United States Court, to the annoy
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shall revoke the license of the company to
do business in Ohio. In Committee of the
Whole, a heated discussion was had on a
bill for the taxation of churches; but moth.
ing came of it.
In the Senate, April 26, Mr.. Stokes pre-.
sented the petition of Colonel Thomas
, Worthington, asking the General Assembly
to take action to urge an investigation into
. the circumstances connected with the sur
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ing, and whether many Ohio soldiers were
not needlessly slaughtered. He sets forth
that he has asked the Washington authori
' ties in vain for an investigation, and seeks
' only to develop the truth. Referred to the
Military Committee. Mr.. Lords bill, to ap
point Inspectors of mineral oils, was passed
I'm the House, Mr.. Fosters bill providins
for drawing juries in cities was passed
: The Booth bill. appropriating $4,000 to re
c pair and run the canals, was reconsiderec
and passed. Mr.. Booths bill for the protec
: tion of life and property in the use of can
/ boilers was read the third time and in
o formally passed for the present. The Hous'
e then went into Committee of the Whole OF
the code article, Taxation, and Mr.. Cover
!. took up his strain on taxation of churche
g and church property. The scheme was de
:. feated. ...... In both Houses, after hot de
e bate, and many suggestions and amend
Il ments, resolutions were finally adopted il
Il a shape ordering committee to investigat
s all the charges of bribery or dishonest
# against the last Assembly and this Assem-
o bly,, to employ a shorthand reporter an
e send for persons and papers.
In the Senate, April 81, the President al
Il Dounced, as committee to investigat
II charges of bribery in connection with tn
u Cincinnati Southern Railroad bills, Messr
T. Steedman, Jackson, of Perry, and Wilson
Almost all the session was devoted to locs
1T bills. Mr.. Lord, on leave, offered a joiI
y, resolution to create a joint committee I
ID ascertain and report upon wha' terms th
a, transfer of Longview Asylum to the Stat
le can be arranged. Adopted The Sena
O. transacted no business after dinner, an
IN after arranging the calendar for next weel
he adjourned.........In In the House, the Hous
a bill, by Mr.. Poe, to take the appointment
e. the Trustees of the Widows Home,
OF Cleveland from the court and vest it in tt
e, Women's Christian Association of sa
As city, was taken up, discussed and passe
ng Hon. John O'Connor made statement ar
e. bid the House good by. The rest of the ds
tie was devoted entirely to local bills, and
On large number disposed of.