The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-16
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE.
Senate, Jan. THE Senate met at 8
o'clock, President Fitch in the chair.
Twenty-Five members answered to their
names. Messrs. Owens and Curtis
were appointed committee, to act in
conjunction with q committee from the
House, to wait upon the Governor. A
number of bills were read the second
time and referred to the proper COM
mittees. Mr.. Owens introduced bill
reorganizing the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home. The Governors mes
sage was read and referred to a COM
mittee of three. Adjourned until the
9th.
House.-The House met promptly
at three o'clock. Ninety-one members
responded at roll-call. Mr.. Paine, new
member from Jackson County, in place
of Arthur B. Monahan, deceased, and
Mr.. Turner, new member from
Montgomery County, in place of
O'Connor, expelled, took the oath of
Office and their seats. Messrs. Norton,
Turner and Hitchcock, were appointed
a committee to act in conjunction with
the Senate committee to wait upon
the Governor to inform him that the
House was ready for business. Bills
introduced: To amend sections 8, 4. 5
and 6 of the law for the reorganization
and better management of the Soldiers
and Sailors and Orphans Home; to
regulate the dissection of bodies;
to regulate the election of Presi-
Dental Electors; to authorize hus-
band and wife to testify for or
against each other under certain cir
cumstances; providing for the judicial
examination of all claims against the
State of Ohio; to provide for a submls-
sion of the question of tolling the Cleve-
land viaduct to n vote of the people; to
reduce the salaries of the Judges of the
Common Pleas Courts of Cuyahoga
County; to amend a certain section of
the criminal code by which the punish
ment of grave robbers shall be made
not less than two years and not more
than fifteen years. At this point the
read, and referred to a committee. Ad-
| journed.
House, Jan. S.-Bills were introduced
to provide for the inspection of steam
boilers; authorizing the attachment of
wages due from corporations when the
same do not exceed fifty dollars; to
establish Board of Fire Commission
ers in cities of the second class; to Gre
ate the office of County Superintendent
of common schools. A resolution was
submitted that proposition to amend
the Constitution of the State of Ohio
he submitted to the electors of the
State on the second Tuesday in October,
1879, and that section Z5 of article be
amended to read as follows: "All ses-
- IS Ga.arol Accav,,hlxy ho
commence on the first Monday of jan
uary biennally, except when otherwise
convened on extraordinary occasions
by the Governor. TIE first session un-
der this amendment shall commence
on the first Monday of January, 1880. "
Referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary. Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. 9.-Mr. Owens bill for
the repeal of certain sections of the
law for the reorganization of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home was
read the second time and referred to
the committee ON that institution. Bills
were introduced, to amend section 2 of
chapter of title IS of an act to regu-
late taxation; to amend an act to abol-
ish public executions, providing that
the criminals shall be taken to the State
penitentiary and there executed before
sunrise in the morning on the day set
for the execution; to amend section
of an act regulating the State peniten-
tiary. A petition was presented from
some citizens of Bloomville, Seneca
County, asking the passage of law
giving incorporated villages authority
to suppress ale, beer and porter houses
and notorious tippling resorts. Re-
ferred.
House.-A petition was presented
from citizens of Gallon asking appro-
pirate legislation for the relief of the
community at large from the ills attend
ntupon the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Bills introduced: To provide for the
support of the wive and children of
authorize the village of Eiyria to issue
bonds to. the amount of $4,000; Civ
ing authority to the Commission
ers of any county to change the
boundary of any two townships upon
the petition of two-thirds of the bond
holders in their townships; to amend
the laws relating to drainage; to amend
the sections of the act relating to taxa
ton. A number of resolutions were
introduced and referred. A resolution
mittee on Temperance to report in
writing, as soon as practicable, how
many petitions and memorials on said
subject have been referred, aggregate
number of signers thereto, how many
petitioners and memorialists pray for
legislation on the subject of temper
ance in general, how many for local
option act, and whether said committee
So 90 o 20 co.I
titions, was the subject of some discus
sion. The resolution was defeated.
Adjourned.
Senate, Jan, IO.-A number of bills
came up for second reading and were
referred to the proper committee. Bills
introduced on leave: To repeal an act
regulating the letting of contracts for
the doing of public work, and the
better protection of mechanics; to aid
the study of anatomy; to revise the
laws relating to property; to change
the salaries of the Supreme Judges
from $4,000 to $4,000 per annum. A
resolution was adopted that when the
Senate adjourns Jan. 81 and every third
Friday thereafter it be until three
O'Clock p. m. the following Tuesday.
House.-Petitions presented: From a
number of citizens of Wayne County
asking for a prohibition law; from citi-
zens of Lawrence County praying for
the passage of local option law. Bills
introduced: To enable soldiers monu-
ment associations to record the names
of fallen soldiers; authorizing cities of
the second class, of more than 5000
and less than $4,000 population. to es-
tablish water-works on a vote of the
people; amending the civil code
by restoring witnesses the right by law
to demand. upon subpoena, their fees
before going into court; amending Sec
ton 46 of the school law and providing
that any township or County Treasurer,
who is ex-officio Treasurer of school
funds, shall, before entering upon the