The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
/, OHIO LEGIsLATURE.

In the Senate, May 81, Mr.. Marsh sub.
mitted report from the committee ap.
pointed to investigate Longview Asylum,
amended as instructed by the Senate. On
motion of Mr.. Wilson it was laid on the ts.
BILE and ordered printed Mr.. .>Curtiss pre-
sented the petition of H. N Raymond and
forty-nine other citizens OF Cleveland, for
the passage of House Bill 1908, re-
lating to the sale of railroad tickets
Mr.. Kelly presented the remonstrance of
126 citizens of Gallipolis against the pas
soge of the same bin. Mr.. Krimmel intro.
duced a bill authorizing the Columbus, JEFF.
ferson & Cincinnati Railroad to oc.
cupy the bernie bank of the Colum.
bus feeder for track. A joint resolu-
tion from the House to receive Gov.
Williams, of Indiana, was agreed to-
...... In the House, Mr.. Dalzen presented the
petition of two hundred citizens of Noble
County, praying for adjournment. Senate
bill 248, by Mr.. jackson, to punish as ena-
bezzlement the misappropriation of trust
funds, was lost-yeas, So; nays, Is. The
principal part of the time was taken up with
codified bills.
In the Senate, May %, petitions for the
passage of Mr.. Swaim's Railroad Ticket
Bill 1908 were presented from 6, ,146 citizens
of various parts of the State. Remon.
strances were presented from 225 citizens of
Hamilton County against the passage of the
same bill; from l, ,408 citizens of Fairfield,
sos citizens of Athens, 300 citizens
Pickaway and Franklin Counties, against
the passage of s. B. 353, for the surrender
of the Hooking and part of the Ohio Ca
mails. Bills passed :EGiving talesmen on
juries the uniform fee of 81 per day !;
the House Bill of Mr.. Reed, of Trumbull,
for monuments on the Pennsylvania bound.
ary line.....In the House, Mir. Perkins's
Col Il L.
Commissioner to advertise for proposals for
school books and to report the proposals to
the different Boards of Education through
out the State was passed. as also
Mr.. Swaim's bill requiring the Board of
Public Works to charge twenty-five dollars
per acre for the use Office ponds under GER
tain restrictions, and requiring the pur-
on such ponds by canal when practicable.
May 23.-Senase-Bills passed: For re-
cording of destroyed and spoliated records !;
codifed House Bill, relating to Probate
Courts; MIR. Dalzelps House Bill, requiring
notice to next OF kin in admission of wills
t, probate; Mr.. joys Senate Bill, allowing
summons on incorporated companies to be
served upon their agents in any country in
which they do business; Mr.. Bohps
associations to have the names of fallen
s. ldiers recorded in the Recorders, Office !;
Mr.. Owens Senate bill, allowing the city of
Newark to issue bonds for purchase of a
fire engine. Senator Marsh introduced a
bill to limit the amount of bonds issued
by the city of Cincinnati for street
improvements to twenty-five per cent ap-
praised value of the property ...... House
Petitions were presented from citizens of
Stark, Wood, Conneaut, and Allen Coun-
ties for the passage of Mr.. Danford's Sun
DAY law. Petitions for adjournment were
presented from Athens County. Mr.. Poe
presented several petitions from Cleveland,
asking that any municipal corporation
may be authorized to renew such grant to
street railroads as are most conducive to
the public interest. Anumber of local bills
were passed. 7G IaG ,si s6
On May "a, Mr.. Bull introduced bill in
the House providing for the appointment
by the Governor of Commission of three
for the discovery, reclamation and posses
sion of State property, now held by persons
| without warrant, and authorizing the pay
| ment of one-half of the proceeds to the in
| former 1t is intended specially to apply to
persons who obtained possession of canal
| and other public lands under the grant for
| the old Ohio Railroad of 1887, which was to
| run from Cleveland to Toledo.