The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate. March 10, Mr.. Forrest in.
troduced a bill am lending the Justices Code
by providing that no proceeding in attach
ment shall be had to garnishee the salary of
wages of an employee of a railroad company
by reason of his non-residenee, except be-
fore Justice in and on account of the
county in which the liability was incurred.
The Senate devoted the afternoon in Com
mittee of the Whole to the consideration of
the title of the codifed report relating to
persons. Mr.. Sherick moved to insert a
clause in chapter to provide that where
interest may be forfeited. Lost
yeas, 10;: nays, IA. Mr.. Fisher Of
fered an amendment fixing the legal
rate OF interest at seven per cent. Adopted
by vote of 10 yeas to s nays. The Com
mittee on Judiciary reported back s. B. No.
1876, relating to public executions, amended
SO as to provide that no other persons may
be present at an execution than the peniten-
tiary officials and the officers of the county
where the crime was committed, the attor-
neys connected with the trial, not more
than two clergymen, two physicians, two
of the witnesses for the State, and two
relatives of the prisoner. The amendments
were agreed to, and the bill set for third
reading to.morrow.."..In the House, The
usual number of petitions fer local option
were presented. The morning was given
to routine business. = 5'
In the Senate, March IL, a communication
was presented from the Directors of Long.
view Asylum, asking full Investigation of
the charges against them. It was referred
to the Benevolent Committee. Mr.. Forrest
presented petition of two thousand six
hundred citizens for relief from the at
tachment law. Considerable time was
passed in the consideration of Fl. B. No. us
of the codifed report, relating to persons
The vote whereby seven per cent. was in
serted as the legal rate of interest was re-
considered, and the old rate of eight per
cent. reinserted. Mr.. Seitz moved to re-
duce the rate from six to five per cent
on the absence OF contract. Lost.
The joint resolution offered on SATURDAY.
was amended SO as to instruct the Adiutant
General to appoint one guard at the State
Armory during the incendiary excitement,
at salary of $50 per month In the
House, petitions were presented for Quin-
by's Local Option Bill. The select COM
mittee appointed to inquire what legis-
lation is necessary for the suppression of
| tramps, submitted a lengthy report
declaring that present laws, if properly
| enforced, were all that were needed at
present, but the time must soon come
| when system of District Warehouses
| should be established by the State for the
| confinement and employment of va
| grants. The committee recommended that
| the State Board of Charities recommend to
the next Legislature plan for State
| Work-house to contain room for four thou
sand persons. 81. B. No. 619, by Mr.. Quin.
| by, providing for local option, came up on
| its third reading. Mr.. Bohl offered an
amendment to make the bill apply only to
Clinton County. The remainder of the ses.
sion was passed in the discussion of the
amendment, when the House took a recess
until tomorrow morning. =t fi
| In the Senate, March u, Forests Senate
| bill to authorize cities of the first-class to
establish quarantine in cases of epidemic
was passed, after being amended SO as
to include cities and villages. Mr.. Beuson's
| bill, to provide that all hangings shall
take place inside the penifentiary
walls, and that the Warden shall serve as
| hangman, was taken up. MIR. Steedman
moved to amend so as to provide for ap
| pointing State Executioner, which was
I disagreed to--25 to Q. Mr. johnson moved
to amend SO as to allow ten Representatives
of the press to witness all executions, which
was also disagreed to--yeas, 5; nays, 10
Mr.. Marsh spoke against the bill, saying he
would not sanction this wholesale slaughter
in Columbus. He did not believe in cap
ital punishment. Steedman also took
strong ground against capital punishment
arguing that society was not protected in
taking the life of a murderer by way
of revenge. He thought solitary con
finement a much more severe and
effective punishment than hanging. Rich
ards took similar ground. Speeches favor
ing the bill were made by Benson, Curtiss
Johnson and Rowland. The bill wal
then passed; yeas %; nays -.
In the House, the debate on Mr.. Bohll
amendment to Fl. B. No. 619, by Mr.. Quin
by, was resumed, and being pus to a vote wal
lost-.yeas, IA; nays, "a. The bill was los
on its passage by yeas, 40; nays, 43. A mo
ton to reconsider was lost by Al to Al.
In the Senate, March Is, Mr.. Marsh pre-
sented resolution of the Directors o
tion, and then offered resolution appoint
ing three Senators to make such in
vestigation, which was adopted, ant
Marsh, Wilson and johnson wer'
appointed said committee. Bills wer
introduced amending the Civi
Code SO that Mutual Life Insurance Com
panies may be sued in any county wher
for house-breaking to ten years for the first
twenty years for the second, and for lif
for the third often Sc ............... Hoatse-Mi
Klimper presented remonstranc
against the passage of any bil
seeking to change the number o
Trustees of the Southern Railroad. The,
claim that any change now will cause della
and uncertainty in completing the road
Bills were introduced: To incorporate tn
State Archaeological Society; to ,appropr
ate one million and a half dollars for th
support of common schools; to appropriat
money for the support of asylums; to al
thorze employers to make special contract
for wages or supplies with employees.
On March IA, after a short session, bot
branches of the Legislature adjourned ii
Tuesday afternoon. ..g-r...r Il.
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