The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-16
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

JANUARY 7.-Ssnote The Senate was
called to order at three O'Clock by Lieut..
Gov. Fitch. A resolution was adopted.
providing for joint convention of both
houses on Che 10th for the purpose of count
ing the. vote cast at the last election for
State of1cers. Senator Owens and Curtiss
were appointed committee to Inform the
vernon that the General Assembly was
ready to receive any comm unication he
might see Fl TO make. The Governors
message was read and referred to a select
committee of three. Mr.. Owens introduced
and Sailors Orphans Home. 1t divides
children into three gradesi Viz: Those
of s6idiers who died in the war,
those dying since the war, and
those 8 of INDECENT saldiers..-.....
House-Promptly at three O'clock speaker
Neal ascended the stand and raped the
House to order. Rev. Mr.. Hutehins. OF Co
lumbus, offered prayer. The Speaker then
announced telegram from Mr. Bohl, of
Washington Coun y, asking leave Of alb.
sence Cd aseoHnt of the death of
his child, which was granted.
| A message was received from the Senate an
nouncing that that body had met and organ-
ICED for business. The oath of office was
| thsh administered to the new members
from Jackson and Montgomery by. Chief
Justice White, and the gentlemen we're given
the seats occupied by their predecessors.
The Chair called the roll of standing COM
4 mit.ees, and then the machinery was stopped
! for the purpose, and Mr.. Reed sent up a
bill t., reorganize the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home at Xenia, in form which
! he SAYS practically restores the old bill. Mr..
Norton (Dem.l jumped up and moved that
the rules be suspended, atd the bill read
second time. So the title was reread. Then
:! Mf. Hitchcock (Rep.) of Geauga, moved
that the rules Se still further dispensed
with, and the bill read a third time. The
motion was lost, and the bill referred
to the ommiltee on Military Affairs and
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home.
Mr.. Wright, of Hamilton, introduced three
bills {: One regulates the dissection of dead
bodies by a lowing no use to be made. OF
them inside Of seven days after being re.
ceived; requiring complete plats oi
grounds and buildings where dissection
J is carried on to be filed in the Re.
corder's office; one to punish i'm
proper familiarity with female pupils
by teachers, Superintendents, members o.
school boards, preachers, officers OF charir
/ able institutions, by imprisonment, and 1
E bill to prevent the placing of names of Con
: gressional candidates .r Presidential Elect
/. ors on ticket. Several other bills wer'
I introduced without action, and the Govern
or's Message was then read. .rg..,F "a
: JANUARY S.-Senate-No business wa
9 transacted .House-Bills ere intro
!, steam boilers; authorizing attachment oil
= wages due from corporations when tn
!. same do not exceed fifty dollars. A
n nom the House adjourned IN honor of tn
;. memory of Andrew Jackson.
d JANUARY 9.-Stnate-About the frs
o business of the morning session was tn
!. second reading and reference of Mr.. Owen
:. bin for the reorganization of the Soldier
and Sailors Orphans Home to the commit
- tee on that institution. Mr.. Krimmel, Q
! Pickaway County, introduced an ament
NJ meut to the Penitentlary Bill, by whic
a. the appointment of u guard from eac
nj county will be dispensed with. NJ
IN, Williams introduced bill to require tn
,s Auditor of State to certify to County AT
=, % ditors the amount of State levy on the fir'
-. Monday in June instead of the 18th of J Jul,
= 49,. House-Mr. Palmer introduced q bill /
a a provide for the support of families-of ma
nd ried men confined in the penitentiary, /
Nv giving their families the benefit of the
al labor. Mr.. Bloom offered u resolution tn
he the several committees of Il
ial House having in charge the int.
,,t ests of the various public institutions al
the several departments of State, proce