The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


I JANUARY 27.-Ssndte-A Communication
was received from the Clerk of the Senate,
| calling attention to the trouble he expert
| ences from having important bills and doeu-
ments in jeopardy. " Last winter Senate
bill TO -reorganize the Imbecile Asylum,
was stolen. This style of 1egislating,"
says the Clerk energetically, "may be
| repeated, and asI- am responsible to the
| Senate, L feel that the means ought
to be placed at my disposal by which I can
protect myself and-the Senate" The COM
munlcation was referred to the Committee
on Claims. Rouse-Mr. Sturgeon offered
a series of resolutions, "that our
Senators be- instructed and our Repre-
sentatives be requested to use their
influence and votes to procure the
passage of the necessary laws to carry
into effect the following principles, 1to-wit,
issuing by the General Government of all
money, metallic or paper, the same being
full legal tender in the payment of all
debts, whether public or private, and in
amount at least equal to thirty dol
lars per capita; the coinage of silver
to be on the same basis as that of
gold; the taxation of greenbacks; the
taxation of Government bonds;
prohibit the further issue of of-interest-bear-
ing bonds; that Congress take immediate
steps whereby the bonded debt of the Gov
erment shall be paid off as fast as the same
may become due, in accordance with the
contract under which the bonds were issued;
that the Governor is hereby requested to
forward a copy of these resolutions to each of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
On motion OF MIR. Sturgeon, the resolutions
we're laid on the table and ordered printed.
Mr. Dalzell offered resolution thanking
ongress and the President for passing the
Arrears of Pensions Bill. Adopted. A res
olution by Mr.. Covert, that our Senators
in Congress are hereby instructed and our
Representatives are requested to use all
honorable means to prevent the repeal of
the Resumption Act" was laid on the table,
under notice of discussion by Mr.. Poe.
JANUARY 2s.-Senate-Mr. Ovens intro
dueed a bill to define and suppress tramps.
1t provides that any tramp who shall enter
any dwelling house, or shall enter the yard
or inelosure about any dwelling house, or
shall kindle any fire on the highway, or on
the land of another, without the consent
of the owner or occupant, or shall
be found carrying dangerous weapons,
or who shall threaten to do any injury
to the real or personal estate or property
of another, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be be imprisoned ISsI in the penitentissry, not
or blind persons. The Committee on
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
reported back Senator Owens Orphans
Home bill with Amendment to strike
out the clause admitting the child
rem of permanently disabled soldiers and
sailors. The Recommendation was not
agreed to, and the bill was set for second
reading tomorrow. .Hoase-Among bills
introduced was one by Mr.. .Eylar, allowing
teachers dismissed from public schools for
insufficient reasons to bring suit against the
Trustees for damages Mr.. Alexander's
bill, to instruct the Commissioners of.thef
sinking fund to invest the surplus funds o
the State Treasury in registered bonds of
the United States, was passed by vote of
So to 80. Mr.. DalelPs bill to make the
Bible a textbook in the common schools,
after warm discussion, was put on its pas
sage, and lost-yeas, 81; nays, "a.
ID JANUARY 29.-House-A large number of
petitions were presented favoring temper
ance legislation, the reduction of fees and
salaries of county and State officers, the
reconstruction of common schools, and the
repeal OF the dog law. The Committee on
Claims reported in favor of the indefinite
postponement of Mr.. Bohl's bill to repeal
the i act for the protection of WOOL
growers and eonfscation of dogs. The
report of the committee was agreed
to by a. vote of 81 yeas to % nays.
The Committee on Claims recommended
the indefinite postponementof of Mr.. Seifert's
bill to repeal the dog tax. Adopted.
Mr.. Sextro's hill to reduce the exemption
law from 81 900 to $500 on real estate, and
from $500 to $3.50 came back from the
Judiciary COMMITTEES with a recommenda-
ton that it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Danford introduced a bill NO. 716) to
prevent all sports, games, hunting, fishing,
public amusements, and liquor selling on
Sunday, under penalty of $50. Cay
ccaf1s
To authorize the Incorporation of associa-
tions for the reclamation of men and women
from lives of intemperance and imm orality !;
for increasing the levy for poor purposes
in countiesssKhere.s there are no infrm-
aries; for the punishment of persons
throwing or shooting atrailroad trains by
Imprisonment of from six months to three
years; for taxing deeds given to secure
money loaned on property the same as
mortgages; to compel fire insurance COM
panies to examine and place a valuation on
all property insured by them. - 5isss
JANUARY 30.-Senate- Hostetter pref
senteds the petition of 1,200 citizens o
Darke County, asking for the passage of a
law reducing the fees of county officers,
and law to award the county printing
to the lowest bidder. Mr.. Sextro's bill to
make six per cent. the legal rate of
interest and to prevent special contracts,
was indefinitely -postp HooSe-Mr.
jackson introduced a bill to make it en-
| bezzlement for attorneys, executors, and
others to appropriate to their own use prop
| erty held in trust, and render it punishable
as fer larceny. The consideration of bill
| to encourage and regulate the study of
anatomy was postponed until "Wednesday
next The bill to. authorize the Commis-
| sioners of Clermont County to issue bonds
| to the amount of $4,000 was passed. -
| JANUARY 31.-The Senate met at eight
| o'clock in the morning, and Immediately
adi-urned urtii Tuesday afternoon The
| House met IS usual at ten o'clock, with a
| bare Quorum on call. A few petitions and
| bills were presented and introduced. Same
bills were referred on second reading,
and the House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on codifcation.
| Among the bills introduced in the House,
was one by Mr.. Eylar, to regulate the sale
| of intoxicating liquors, a local option bill,
| extending to villages, wards or ciries, with
a penalty attached of fine from S25 to
81, 900. 1t requires, q petition OF citizens to
the Probate Judge and vote under his or
der. a'f fs'' s4'z ssl
I FEBRUARY 1.-Ho,tse-Little business
was done. Bills were introduced to permit
/ savings banks to, increase their capital
J stock; and to so amend the Constitution
that township officers may be elected for
term of three wears, sLsE EA4 sea..