The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-23
ONO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS

ONO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
ISthe Senate, January 13, Mr.. Rowland
introduced bill providing that when q
prisoner escapes from custody after being
sentenced and before being received at the
penitentiary, the time of his absence shall
not apply to his term of service Mr.. Wilson
introduced a bill amending the mechanics
lien law SO as to allow laborers and material
men on the construction of turnpikes and
road improvements to file their accounts
and obtain liens on the money for the con-
struction or repairs thereof. MIR. Lord
presented the petition of III. r. Kelly and
o,her citizens of Hamilton County, for
the passage of law providing for the
obtaining of the bodies of deceased
persons for anatomical purposes. MIR.
Richards introduced a bill to discontinue
schools in districts when the average
attendance shall fall below eight. Mr..
Lord introduced a bill to establish a
minimum rate on the transpor' alton of
freights within the State of Ohio, the rate
being one cent per ton per mile. The bill
contains clauses to prevent drawbacks, and
for the stockholders to recover in case OF
violation of the law. The Governors NOM
ination of HI. j. Walls, as Commissioner of
s atistics of Labor for the term of two years
was confirmed 49,. In the House. Mr.. Quinby
introduced Local Option Bill, which
provides that on the application in writing
of thirty citizens of any township. TO the
township Trustees, It will be the duty OF
the Trustees to order vote to be held on the
first Monday of April upon the question of
permitting the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
beer, ale, or wine, or the prohibition
theFeof, except for medicinal purposes, upon
the prescription of a practicing physician.
If majority of such vote be in
favor of said sale, then the sale shall be SUBJ
ject to al the penalties and forfeitures now
existing by statute, and il the vote be
against such sale, it shall be unlawful to
make sale thereof, except for medical pur-
poses; anu any person violating such Law
shall be subject to penalty, in hquidated
damages, in the sum of fifty dol
lars for every day kept open after
the first day of June next following the
taking of said vote. Mr.. Bohl introduced q
bill rendering it unlawful to employ in a
public school any person related by blood
or marriage to any member of the School
Board.
In the Senate, on the 14th, the nomination
of Francis Collins. Esq, of Columbus, to be
a Director OF the Pententiary in place o. A.
ID. Heffner, resigned, was received from the
Governor, and was unanimously confirmed.
On motion of Mr.. Lord, the President of the
Senate was requested to invite the clergy of
this city to open the daily sessions OF the Sen
ate by prayer. Quite number of bills were
read the second time and referred to COM
nit ee. Several new bills introduced, among
them a bill 10 punish graye-robbers and
their accessories by imprisonment in the
Penitentiary from one year to fifteen years.
Mr.. Richards offered a joint resolution to
propose to the Electors OF the State an
amendment to the Constitution, providing
as fonows:, "Section 33. No adjourned ses-
| sion of the General Assembly shall extend
beyond the term of thirty-hye days "
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
,, In the House--Petitiens were presented
from citizens of Belmont County, for the
|. passage of more stringent liquor law; from
physicians of Marion County, for the enact
ment of a law providing for the legal pro.
| cur ng of bodies for dissection. Mr. Mack
presented bi to punish tramps and send
them to t. cir place of legal residence. The
bill provides THAT any person who is a
| public beggar, vagrant or tramp, or VINO
| goes about from place to place asking and
1 subsstlng on charity, and without any visI-
BILE means of support, may, on complaint
| before any Justice of the Peace, Police
| Court or other Court having competent
! jurisdiction, be sentenced to hard labor
| upon any county farm or any ork-house
| or common Jail, not exceeding six months,
| and any act Of begging or vagrancy shall
! be taken as evidence that the person CON-
uniting the same is beggar, vagrant OF
tramp" County Commissioners may bind
out such tramps tried and convicted and
sentenced to. hard labor, for time
not exceeding the period OF sentence.
They may also bind out any poor
person applying for means to return
to their place of legal residence at q rate o.
compensation that by them shall be deemee
just, and apply the earnings of such per
son to pay his or her transportation home
House bl by Mr.. Clough, to authorlz'
the organization of companies to lease tn
canals, came up on the question of its pas
sage, having been postponed to this da.
from the regular session. A lively discus
sion ensued in which Mr.. Clough and MI
Alexander advocated the bill, and wer
opposed by Messrs. Bloom, Cover
Townsend, Reed, of Ross, and Fo.
ter The bill was further postponed
, Mr.. Hitchcock offered joint resolutio
. proyiding for an amendment to the Const
! tuition, to be voted on at the October ele'
tion, 1879, to all w each county in the Stat
at least one Representative in the Generi
, Assemb y. Resolutions of respect wei
: passed., and speeches made in honor I
Hon. A. B. Monahan, deceased.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Owens il
> troduced Joint resolution No. &c, to {
Z, amend the constitution as to provide thi
I township officers be elected for term
| three years. Referred to Committee q
J, Corporations other than Munlcips
. : perance petition from eighty.or
2 citizens Of Wiltshire, Van We
County. Referred to Committee on Sar
Z tary Laws and Regulations. Mr.. joy
n introduced q bill rendering it unlawful +
e any candidate to give or offer money, clot
g. ing, food, or drinks of any kind of liquc
is or to promise any .fiice to any elect
NJ
y at from $500 to $3 OO0......In the Hou;
- the Committee on Fees and Salaries ]
ferred back Mr.. Thorp's resolution witao
n- recommendation. The resolution reco
Ie mems a reduction of all officers salaries
,r /" natural sequence of the restoration
ID specie payments" After accepting
a amendment to strike out the words relati
~ the House passed to the
n der of the hour, which was !
= Lords bill allowing the Commissioners
n Hamilton County to refund $50,000 to
k citv of Cincinnati for the Strengthening
If Millcreek. The bill was passed withe
-, opposition, and is now a law. The deb
:" on Mr.. Thorp's resolution was then cont
1o ued for some hours, and was closed un'
's- the rules, giving way to the special ord
being the reading of MIR. Boo,h's bill to I
ulate the fees of county officers, which p
vides sliding scale for counties of
I'D various classes, on the basis Oh the
n census. Mr.. Hart, of Knox County, I'M
90 duced bill for thu general reorganizat
w of cities of the first, second and third graf
ry Ia the Senate, January is, the follow
,se hills were introduced: Providing that
i'll all villages and cities with three thous
inhabitants and over. Boards of Coul
Al shall hold one sessi IN per month, in
vi daytime, and members allowed two dol
ng per day for actual service; max
its vagrancy a misdemeanor, punishable
rs. from one hundred to ive hundred dol
ere fine, to be worked out at seventy-ive Q,
err. per day. The appointments of F. s. ]
roo sell, of Hooking County, as Trustee OF
Asylum for Insane, and r. R Hen
ny son, of Delaware, as Trustee OF
Girls Industrial Home, were confirm
av- ...... In the House, the entire morning
ain spent in discussing Boo his fee bill.
mt bill to reorganize the civil government
,a, Cincinnati was introduced by Mr.. kim
~! 1t abolishes the Board of Aldermen and