The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-12
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

ai- OHIO LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate, June 2, the following bills
were passed: n. B. 1908, by Mr.. Bloom,
dl ectins the Secretary of State. instead
Of the Stat frinter, TO read, make the side
Hotes to the epdihed laws, and to issue the
FPsdPs.tdn PsPsa ssd cf t tSs ga State ~GFa Plntsr On
Il. B. 743, authorizing the improvement of
the roads et Clinton Township, Seneca
County; Mr.. Forests bill to abolish the
Codifying Commission and give the work
of editing the new laws to the Attorney
General, in connection with the Clerks
of the Senate and House.....I In the House,
the Codified Bill relating to benevolent in.
stftutiuns was t. ken mp. Mr.. Washburn
moved to amend Mr.. Hitchcock's amend
treht relating to the government of such
Institutions by requiring that no successor
be appointed fot the term expiring in 1880.
Agreed to yeas, AZ mays a. The whole
Cod,fed Bill was then defeated. The Ap.
tfice came up on third reading, and occu-.
p ed the greater part of the afternoon.
After the e.loption of Bome amendments,
amopg Which vac one inereasing the appro-
priation OF &c, $50 for Uniforms to $12, 500,
the bill passed.
In the Senate, tne 8, a remonstrance was
/ presented from citizens rof Dayton against
the passage OF the Eyaim /" Antiscalper :"
Bill. The House bill, BY Mr. Williams, reg
! oficers,- was read the third time. A call
| of the Senate was had, and twentyeight
! Senators found to be present. Dispensing
| with fur her rroeee dings un der the call, the
| Senate commenced the discussion of the
7 pending bill, and 1t continued at length,
the bill ,sst1g a fnay nh1y asssd The Senate
| Of nj N
amended as to require the railroad COM
pany, On leasing the canals, to cause no in
| reference with it's navigation and to lease
the canals to the q highest bidders.
The House bill requiring separate polling
places for the election of members of Con-
gre was passed......In the House, the
Senate bill, by Mr.. Grove, to authorize town.
additional grounds, was reported back and
passed. The House bill by Mr.. Reed, oi
I Ross, to authorize the city of Chillicothe to
invest Water Works funds in United States
certificates. was reported back aud passed
The Senate bill, by Mr.. Marsh, authorizing
the City Commissioners of Cincinnati to
issue bonds to the amount of $40, 900 to pay
for street improvements, was reported back
and passed.. The Senate bill by Mr.. Tyler
to prohibit municipal corporations from
charging a license to persons for selling
goods of their own manufacture. was read
the third time and lost on passage. On mo
ton of Mr.. Washburn, the vote by which
the House refused to pass the Senate bill
eodifying the laws relative to benevolen
Institutions was reconsidered. The bill wa
then laid OH the table. Mr.. Danford's Sun
day Observance Bill came up on thirt
reading, and was postponed until Thursda.
next. ... ,.....,.
In the Senate, June 5, the resolution pro
.viding for an Adjournment every three
weeks, was tax en- from the table and adop
ted. The appointments of Jacob Rohr
Asylum and J'seph Falkenbach, as TRUSTEE
of the Blind Asylum, were confirmed. Th'
! vote by which Mr.. Wright,s House bill to cir
cumvent supervisorship of elections wa
passed was rec ,nsidered, and amended so
to make it apply only to iCincinnati......;
In the House, bills passed: Mr.. Cowgilp
bin to appr"r rate $1,000 for a monumen
establish BOARD for the inspection of un
safe buildings; ! Mr.. Kerr's House bill t.
prohibit notaries public whoare CONNECTED
With banks s, from doing busines
in whioh their banks are interested
The Danford Sunday. bill came up OF
; special order, and was lost on passage
yeas, 43; nays "a. nj ssa!io5 ys4 oi ;
I, In the sena e, Junea 6. Mr.aArmstrOng'
bill, to lease. q portion of the canals to th
.. Hooking and seioto Hsilway Company wa
lost--yeas, Z; nays, 31...."; In the House
the Senate amendment to Mr.. Wright's bill
relating to the election of members of Con
,, gress was oconcurred in. In the afternoon
the House took up theconsideratipn of MI
Swaim's bill to provide for purchasin
,, certain inunda ed lands near the Lewis
. town reservoir, owned by Mrs. Thurman
instead of paying damages. The bill wa
/ amended 80 as to reduce the price froI
Il $4,000 to SC 600, ana laid over. MI
Hayman's joint resolution authorizing tn
leasing of the bernie bank of the Sciot
Canal for railrcad purposes, was laid owe
- In the Senate, June7, the Governor sen
!, to the, Senate the names of Jas. B Jamison
! of Cadiz, Harrison County, for Trustee O
the State Univy rsity for The term of seve
= years, and john a /, Shank ,iof Cincinnati
{ for Trustee Of the Institution for the Edu
cation Of fdiotie and Imbecile Youth. Tn
Committee on Railroads and Telegraph
nspsaiiss nspsass Rase aass Bthea' B zoos 4sg'
: latiDg the safe of railroad ticket,
Set for third reading on Tuesday night.
. In the House, Mr.. Sawyer introduced q bi
: for the relief of Charles Koahn. Rea
e the second time and referred to th
!, Committee on Public Works., Mr.. Sulliva,
the mairite nance of the Children's Home i
: Miami County. Mr.. Forests Senate bill |
, exempt the personal property of benevoler
! 4 institutions, WIS passed. Mr.. Achauer
= House bill, to strike out the clause in IL
present Law limiting the number of clerg
!, men in the Trusteeship of Muskingum Co
lege, was passed. Mr.. Booth offered a joil
resolution uthorizlng James Dun and Mr.
Senator Thurman to bring suit against Il
d Safe within six months in the Logs
. / County Court, for the recovery of whatev,
damages they may have ustained by rease
of the construction and maintenance of IL
9 ,Lewistown reservoir. Referred to Il
9 COMMITTEES ON Public Works. '--t 80 &