The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-15
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

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gauge Railroad passed .........In the House,
Mr.. Klimper presented petition from
Robert Moore & Co., and eighty one other
firms, protesting against the passage of
the Lord bill for the abolition of the Gin.
cinnati Board of Public Works. A lively
discussion grew out of motion to reject
the petition calling for immediate adj
journment Of the Legislature. 1t was
boldly charged that book publishers
away had originated these petitions. A
motion to reject was defeated. 81 to IS. An
attempt made by Thorp to take up the
motion to reconsider Swaim's Anti
Scalper Bill was defeated-yeas, 46; nays,
4S. Petitions were presented from
about two thousand residents of various
counties for the passage of Danford's
Anti.Sunday Amusement Bill. The
petitioners say this bill has become
necessity from the rapid growth in all cities
of the lowest order of licentiOusness, and is
aimed especially at low and boisterous-
dance-houses, vaudeville theaters and
variety shows, that tend not only to rob
from it the last vestige of responsibility.
In the Senate, May 7, Mr.. Curtiss pre-
sented remonstrances from citizens of Cuya-
hoga, Hamilton, Franklin, and Montgomery
counties against the passage of Railroad
Ticket Bill No. 1,003. Mr.. Benson's bill to
repeal the law forbidding fishing with
hook and line between the 1st of May and
18th of June was passed. The Senate agreed
to the report of the Conference Committee
fixing the compensation of members OF
General Assembly at 81 200 per term. Mr..
Lord offered resolution authorizing the
Insurance Commissioner to correspond with
the Commissioners of other States to ascer-
tain and prevent losses to policy holders in
life insurance companies by lapse of poll
cies, to draw up some form of bill and report
at the next session of the General Assembly.
Referred to the Committee on Insurance..
In the House, Senator Benson's Capital Pun
ishment Bill, requiring that all executions
shall take place in private and on the
grounds of the penitentiary, was defeated,
the principal objection to the bill being its
provision for appointment of State hang
man. Gen. SteedmaE's bill to transfer the
control of the police of Toledo from the
hands of the Nationalists to those of
Board of Commissioners to be appointed by
the Judges of the Common Pleas Court, the
Commissioners to be about equally divided
between the Democrats and Republicans,
Nationalists to be entirely excluded, came
up and was lost on the third reading. s.
In the Senate, May s, Mr.. Jessup's
House resolution for the relief
of Solomon Ebersole, of Hamilton County,
was adopted, and numerous local bills
passed. Mr.. o wens's Tramp Bill was brought
up, and finally passed......In the House,
Mr.. Sextro reported back Lords bill abol-
ishing the Cincinnati Board of Public
Works, recommending its passage. The
report was signed by all the members of
the Hamilton delegation except Wright
and Klimper. Klimper submitted a minority
report, which denounces the bill as mon.
strous and in opposition to the best inter.
ests of tax payers of Cincinnati, and
recommended. its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Klimper moved to substitute the
ity report, but the Speaker de-
clared the question of reading the bill
the third time took precedence. Mr..
Sextro then moved that the bill be read
the third time now, which was disagreed to.
Mr.. Sextro moved that the bill be read the
third time tomorrow, which was agreed to
yeas, 40; nays, 80. Lovelace's bill to
abolish the present system of contracting
for labor of convicts was indefinitely post
poned upon recommendation of the
Committee on Manufactures, who
recommended the adoption of resolu-
ton authorizing the Governor to appoint
a commission to Investigate the subject.
The resolution was ordered printed.
Mr. Sturgeon, National. moved to suspend
the rules to allow him to offer resolution
denouncing the Presidents veto. Disagreed
to. Bills were introduced to reorganize the
fmnecile Asylum to authorize State Mine
INSPECTORS to appoint Two assistants to max
practical inspection of mines; to authorize
the Auditor of Hamilton County to pay
assessors and assistants fifty cents addi-
tional per day for last years work, and to
make assessors compensation in the future
three dollars per day.
In the Senate, May 9, communication
was presentad from the Cincinnati Board of
Public Works stating that they paid $780,
| 600 for the dredges and tools of the lessees
of the Public Works when the State took
possession, and the question of whether
| the lessees are entitled to further compen.
sation or not, must be settled between them
and the Legislature. Mr.. Wright's House
Bill, authorizin the Cincinnati
| Fund Commissioners to exchange cou,
pon for registered city bonds, and Sen
ate bill making misappropriation of trust
funds by guardians, executors or attorney
| embezzlement. were passed.....1n the House
the House substitute for JacksOn's Senate
bill authorizing the arrest and imprison
| ment of tramps until heavy fine i
paid or worked out was passed. IN,
General Appropriation bill was passed
s. B, 32S, BY Mr.. Curtiss, extending th
time in which Boards of Equalization ma.
make their reports, was amended, SO as t
fix the compensation OF members of board
in cities Of the frst-class at three dollar
per day, and in cities of the second class a
two dollars and fifty cents, and the
) 9assed. House bill 7ss, by Mr.. Greer
allowing a wife or other person t
| hold properly assigned insurance polio
exempt from execution, was passed
III. B. sos, by Mr.. Wright, regulating tn
dissection of dead bodies, was referre
, back to the author, with permission to r.
r port at any time. II. B. 767, by Mr.. Sextr'
, declaring all persons holding office und'
the United States ineligible for Office undt
4, the State of Ohio, was passed: yeas, Al
! nays. 70. II. B. S25, by Mr.. Wales, autho
1 izing Warren County to erect monumeI
e over the grave of the late Thomas Corwi
r was laid on the table.
|, In the Senate, May 10, H. B. S65, by M
: Sheets, authorizing the Trustees OF Finds
: Township, Hancock County, to levy
= road tax, was passed; H. B. 6l5, by NJ
Paine, to give Bachelors of Art the san
privilege as Masters of Art in the electic
= Of college visitors. Mr.. Marsh, of the col
:, mittee appointed to investigate the charg'
y = against Longview Asylum, present'
= the committees report, which W
laid on the table..-.....In the Hous
Mr.. Seifert called up Mr.. EstilPs resoiun'
q erans, which, after some debate, was laid
:. the table. Mr.. Marsh, OF the Committee
Z Conference on the Booth Fee Bill, resign
II u because the Senate Committee had p
% sistently refused to meet with them.
!: Jessup was appointed to fll the vacant
= Mr., Wright introduced bill to prohf'
~ pool selling and punish pool sellers q
. pool buyers. Mr.. williams's bill regulan
y the fees of county officers, was read : :
I, third time and referred back to the auth
n for amendment. -
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