The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-27
OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS

MARCH l9.---H0uss--A petitlon was pre-
sented from eighty-four citizens of Preble
County for an amendment to the Constitu-
ton prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors. The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Foster, to prevent incendiarism and
fraud in insurance; by Mr.. Greene, to pro.
vide for the detection and punishment of
persons charged with injuring bridges and
other public property by Mr.. Cr-sson, to
permit the Introduction of parol evidence
in cases of action for delinquent taxes; by
Mr. Greene, to fix the date OF the termination
of the fiscal year in cities on the S1st day
of December.
MARCH 3.--.Senats-Booth's bill, regu-
lating the fees of County officers, was
22; nays, L. The bill
passed as it came from the
House, except the Senate amended it SO it
should not apply to officers now in office.
..... .Rouse-Dodds's Insurance Bill was re-
ported back by the Committee on 1nsur-
ance, who recommended its indefinite post
ponement. Dodds moved to amend by
striking out all after The enacting clause,
and inserting new bill, providing that it
shall not apply to any secret or benevolent
organization dong insurance business,
nor to railroad or express insurance
companies, leaving it to apply only to
mutual benefit companies. organized for
gain. On motion of Mr.. Dodds, the amend
ments were ordered printed. Bills were in
troduced: Providing that all properly
owned by churches shall be placed under
the control of Boards of Trustees elected by
members of the church; to require town
ships to defray all expenses of paupers
until they are dec ined at the County
Infirmary; to regulate charges of
pipe line companies for transport
accept all petroleum in merchantable
order in quantities not less than two hun
dred gallons at the wells, and transport The
same to specified places on their route at
specified rates; to compel the Fund Com
missioners of Cincinnati to exchange cou-
pom for registered bonds; to authorize
public hospital officials to turn over un-
claimed dead bodies for dissection; to pun
ish rape on sister or daughter by death or
Imprisonment for life, at the discretion of
the jury, and upon any other female at
death or Imprisonment for not less than
ten years; to regulate the sale of fertilizers.
MARCH 20 O-Sendte---Bills were passed !:
House bill, to require hotel and boarding
house keepers to provide fire escapes; |;
Senate bill to amend the civil code SO as to
allow judgment to be taken as on default
for any part of plaintiffs claim not ira
versed by the answer without prejudice
Mr.. Dodds's House bill, to allow
the appointment of women as Notaries
Public, came up on report from the
Judiciary Committee, who recommended
its indefinite postponement. DUNCAN
submitted a minority report, recon-
mending the passage of the bill.
Forrest made a lengthy speech opposing
the bill on constitutional grounds..-..-...
House-The House bill authorizing Mt.
Gilead to lay tax and issue bonds to the
amount of eighteen thousand dollars TO
construct railroad to connect the town
with Gallon Station, was passed. Bills
to forbid any person practicing dentistry
uuless a graduate of the regular dental
college, and to change the time of
killing deer, were Indefinitely postponed.
A bill, introduced by Mr.. Van Cleaf, to ap-
propriate 81 900 to enlarge eulvert under
the Ohio Canal in Circleville, after hot
discussion, was lost-yeas, 40; nays, 28-
fifteen less than the requisite majority.
Bills passed: House bill to authorize in
corporation of Soldiers Reunion Associa-
tions, and Trade Unions and As.
semblies; House bill authorizing guar
dians of lunatics and imbeciles to in
cumber property of their wards to raise
money to pay debts of their wards;' House
bill prescribing proceedings for obtainin 6
title in fee to Section 16 lands, and to
extend the time of payment for section 16
House bill to SO amend the act for street
cleaning in Cincinnati by contract as to
allow the Board of Public Works to pur.
chase material, employ men and keep the
streets in repair, if the Board shall decide
upon that method instead of letting by CON
tract; House bill, to SO amend the
Municipal Code as to repeal the provision
which requires notice to be given to
every lot-owner before constructing sewers
House bill, to allow fees to witnesses de
| tanned in Jail because of the inability of the
witness to give security for his attendance t.
testify in court was discussed at length, bu
| without reaching voto on its passage, thu
House adjourned and the bill goes to thu
| table.
MARCH 21.-Senate passed: II
| amend the Constitution SO as to establish
scale of salaries for county officers; provid
| ing for advertising legal sales in German
newspapers. The Committee on Public
| Works reported some amendments provid
! ing for restrictions guarding the lease O.
| the grant of the right of way of portion o
the bank of the Miami and Erie Canal t.
the city of Toledo and the Toledo ant
Grand Rapids Railroad, as proposed in S.
272, which were agreed to, and the bill o,
dered to be read third time tomorrow
............ .House-Bills passed: a. B. 92C
by Mr.. Norton, providing that wher
| children entitled to estates die prior t
the deaeh of the husband or wife, relict o
ancestor from whom the estate came
| the estate shall pass 10 the nusoan
| or wife, relict of such ancestor
H. B. 922, by Mr.. Sturgeon, to regulate tn
sale of merchandise in certain cases, and t
protect certain creditors against fraudulen
sales of insolvent or absconding debtors
Fl. B. 917, by Mr.. Hardy, of Defiance, au
thorizipg the Board of Public Works to RI
build the five locks on the Wabash Cana
between the juncti N of said canal with tn
Miami & Erie Canal and the Indiana Stat
line.
MARCH 22-Senate---Bilis were passed
Senate bill granting the right of way owe
lands belonging to the State, and over th
Miami and Erie Canal and Swan Creek il
Toledo, to the Toledo and Grand Rapid
Railroad Company; Senate bill to authoriz
insurance companies to insure plate gias
from breakage, and steam boilers, and ais
to insure adjacent property from damag
by boiler explosions. A nun
Der of local bills were passed......
Rouse-Among the bills introduced WI
one by MIR. Sextro, to submit the questio
of licensing the sale of intoxicating Liquor
to the voters of any county upon applies
ton made to the Probate Judge of on
hundred citizens OF the particular count.
A large number of local bills were passet
An UNPLEASANT Joke.