The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate April 20, a number of
bills were read the second time and referred.
The following bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Wagner, providing for the removal Of
the county seat of Belmont County from
st Clairsville to Bellaire; by Mr.. Jackson,
of Clinton, to establish special SUBJ
school district in Beavercreek Town
ship, Greene County Adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. White presented the
petition of George w. Wasson, of Colum-
bus, for services rendered in the Morgan
raid. Mr.. Reed, of Ross, introduced bill
authorizing the Commissioners of Ross
County to cut down and grade Demoss
Hill. Mr. Covert offered resolution
asking Congress to appoint bureau of Ia
Dor statistics. Adjourned.
In the Senate, April 80, a resoluti on was
adopted giving to the widow of the late
representative Creamer, the per diem to
the end of the session...... In the House, Mr..
Jessup presented a memorial from seven
teen citizens of North Bend, asking for
law making dissection a crime, punishable
by ten years 'imprisonme ,and asking that
all students admitted to Medical Colleges
shall pass a rigid examination in the Latin
language. Petitions were presented from
several counties asking the passage of an
anti Sunday Amusement Bill. Mr. Klimper
presented remOnstrance of thir y-One citi-
zens of Cincinnati against the Board of Pub
bill allowing every family to keep one dog,
free from taxation. Mr.. Wright introduced
a bill to provide for refunding the Cincin-
natl debt in five per cent. bonds The bill
to place the appointment of all empl yees of
of State Public Works in the hand of the
Chief Engineer, was defeated.
In the Senate, May 1. The consideration
of 81. B. 7S2, by Mr.. Williams, revising and
consolidating the statutes relating to the
resumed. The amet dments by MIR. ourtiss
to reduce the salaries of Ju ges Of the Com
mon Pleas Court in Cuyahoga County to
$500 8 year instead of $500, and
having not to apply to pers ms now
in office, were agreed to; other amendments
were adopted, and the bill then passed.
The recommendations of the Finance Com
mittee on the appropriation for the State
University, were laid on the table. Codi-
fed s. B. 203, relating to schools, was
read the third time and passed.
lin the House, bills were passed
S. B. 326, by Mr.. Richards, to require water
works to be furnished free of charge for all
municipal and charitable institutions; s. B.
1874, by Mr.. Williams, requiring the Auditor
of State to notify County Auditors be-
fore the first Monday in June, Of the levy
required; s. B. 237, by Mr.. Beer,
giving owners of houses on
lots condemned for street purposes the
option of removing the house or accepting
appraised value; S. B. 300, by Mr.. Owens,
allowing judgment in default on part Of
cause in issue; S. B. 221, by Mr. Seitz, sup.
serve the purity of elections-yeas, II
nays, 2.
In the Senate, May 2, Mr.. Owens's bill
was passed, to prevent the service of
garnishee on railroad employees outside of
the county in which they reside.
Mr.. Benson introduced Senate bill 1856,
to increase the salaries of the Super
intendents of the Cleveland, Dayton and
Athens Insane Asylums to $1,000, and OF the
Columbus Asylum to $1,000; to increase
the salaries of all assistant physicians to
5000, of the Steward of the Columbus
Asylum to 81 200, and of the Matron
to $500. The Governors NOM
ination of DIR. Muscroft for Director
of Longview Asylum was laid on the table.
. In the House, Mr.. Kerr proposed an
amendmentto to the bill relating to Executive
departments, by which no person holding
official relations to any bank shall be COM
petent to act as notary in any matter IN
which such branch is party. Disagreed
to, Mr. Dodds obtained reconsideration
| of the vote whereby the House refused to
| pass Mr.. Steedman's Bill giving the En-
gineer of Public Works the p"wer to sp-
| point employees, and it was referred to
special committee consisting of Mr.. Clough.
MIR. Loder's bill, providing for the use OF
patent ballot box, was set for third reading
! tomorrow. Mr.. Swain introduced bill
regulating the issuing and taking of rail-
| road tickets, and defining the rights of
holders thereof. This bill is intended to
do away with what are called ticket
scalpers."
In the Senate, May 8, Mr. Benson intro
duced Senate bill No. 35S, to SO amend the
act for punishment of crimes a3R5pfenses
as to permit fishing with hook and line at
| all seasons. Mr.. Armstrong. from the Com
mittee on Claims, reported for passage the
81 uselbil for the relief of Hon. w. NJ. Cory,
and the bill was set for third reading next
| Tuesday. On motion of Mr.. Ovens, the
| vote by which Senate Bill No. 244 was
lost, was reconsidered and the bill was,
on motion of Mr. Curtis, laid on the table.
| The Senate Bill referred to is that of Mr..
Forrest, to SO amend the Munici-
pal Code as to deprive the Gov
ernor of authority to remove for cause
| a Police Commissioner of Cincinnati 49,.
In the House, Senate bill granting the
| right of way over certain lands belonging to
the State, and over the Miami and Erie Canal
and Swan reek, in the city of Toledo. to
| the Toledo and Grand Rapids Railroad Com.
pany, for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and operating a railroad, was
read the third time, and after being amended
| IN some ueballS Was pnSecu. Hi' OAoNS. :.
made an effort TO obtain a suspension OF
the rules to enable him to offer resold
ton denouncing the veto of the Army
Appropria ion Bill, and failed in the eff
fort. The House went into COMMITTEE OF the
Whole on the General Appropriation Bill
In the Committee of the Whole lively
discussion was brought on, on motion to
amend the bill by inserting an approprla
ton of eight hundred do lars Tor the EN-
o oyment by the Railroad Commissioner o.
experts to examine bridges. MIR. Alexander
argued that the Railroad Commissioners was
paid a salary to attend to the duties OF
his flee and that included in such duties
was the service for which this appropris
ton is asked, in order that another may bt
employed to do the work. The committee
by a slight majority, agreed to the appro
priation. The House disagreed to the re
port of the Committee of onference on tht
bill to Codify the Laws relating to tht
Judiciary Department. Messrs. Dodds
Wright and Carpenter were ap
pointe a second Committee of Conference
Mr. Luccock moved to reconsider the vot.
by which the bill was passed to punish out
side dealers in railroad tickets. Mr.. Swan
opposed the motion, and moved that Tn
Houre adjourn. Lost-yeas, IL; nays, 4!
Disagreed to. Pending further proceed
ings, the House took recess until Monds
morning.
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