The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-04-07
COLUMBUS NOTES.
THERE ia dearth of Legislative news.
ALL the pupils in the Blind Asylum have been

THERE is a dearth of Legislative news.
ALL the pupils in the Blind Asylum have been
vaccinated.
SENATOR CARRAN's bill, creating safe deposit
companies, passed the Senate.
TIE Licey Resolution to submit a woman
suffrage constitutional amendment has been in
definitely postponed.
IT is believed that Captain Garfield, Of To-
ledo, cousin of the President is to be made
State Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
THE Conference Committee of the two
ment respecting the Stubs Sunday Bill.
The Senate has concurred in the House
amendments to the Senate bill by Mr.. Beer
regulating the manufacture and sale of butter
and cheese.
TEE bill having passed both branches of the
Legislature for the construction of . handsome
avenue from Dayton to the Soldiers Home,
Dayton viii have an additional attraction.
GOVERNOR FOSTER says the President will
probably appoint Marcus BOggs, OF Chillioethe,
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Eleventh
District, now represented by Benjamin Coates,
Of Portsmouth. Et 10 .
The Senate does not appear to be in par
ticular hurry. to pass the general appropriation
Asylum will be tackled to it, and those informed
say this will have the effect to produce dead
lock.
THE House indefinitely postponed Col. Rob-
inson's resolution proposing to instruct the At
torney General to bring an action against ex-
Secretary of State Barnes to obtain construc-
ton Of the law relating to the fees of Secretary
of State.
The special committee appointed by the
House to investigate the School-book business,
is expected to lay some important information
before that body before it adjourns. The COM
mittee is said to be prosecuting its work vigor-
ously.
The death Of Hon. Henry Kerr, State Librar-
ian, from heart disease, at his home in Batavia,
occurred on the morning of the 9th, and as
soon as the news reached Columbus, flags
were placed on the State House at half-mast as
token of respect. g s-. Gl-
WIN. THEIsoN, who was convicted of man
slaughter, has been taken to the Penitentiary.
The total costs IN the case amount to 80, 292 72.
The fees of the Sheriff, Clerk, and witnesses
amount to $642.62. The amount of fees that
the State will have to pay is only $642.62, and
tho county must pay the remainder-$1 $50. 10.
The State officers adopted resolutions in
memory Of the late 81. V. Kerr, State Librarian,
and the Senate, Of which deceased was formerly
q member, adopted a similar testimonial re-
ported by Senators Van Cleaf, Pond and Hitch
cock, the committee appointed for that pur
pose. They pay high tribute to the dead.
Some time ago Representative Tyler intro
duced resolution for Constitutional amend
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in reference to license. He has now received a
letter from Senator Sherman, saying that IA,
696 dealers and 453 brewers paid an internal
revenue tax and that if those parties had to
pay State license the State would be benefited
over 800, 1000. --. r-.
THE Senate Committee on Agriculture, hav-
ing in consideration the House Oleomargarine
Bill by Mr.. Leggett, which makes it criminal
offense to serve guests with oleomargarine un-
der the title of butter, adjourned without tax
ing any action. Mr.. Follett is of the opinion
that oleomargarine is not as hurtful as butter
that is worked ever with chloride of lime and
other poisonous substances, and pronounces
the attempt to make this bill law, as class
legislation.
F. G. SESSIONS, President of the Commercial
Bank, some time ago received letter from an
anonymous writer. demanding 800, 900 as the
price of his life. The instructions required him
to traverse q certain road every night for eight
successive nights; carrying the amount with
him, to be delivered up in reply to medicine
for four" the party to approach from an un-
known point, st an unknown time. A detective
was disguised per instructions and made the
nocturnal rounds, but no ''medicine for four
man approached him. lis
SENATE Bill No. 258, by Senator Sullivan, to
amend the Mining Laws of the State passed
the House and is now law. This bill defines
explicitly the duties of the Superintendent OF
Mines, as well as the duties and obligations of
the miners. 1t requires the miners to securely
prop the roof of the place where he is at work,
and for fifteen feet back from the face of his
working, and imposes fine of $50 for any
violation of any section of the mining law OF
the State which will insure a recognition and
enforcement Of the laws regarding mines
Before the passage of this bill there was nc
| penalty provision attached to violation Of the
statutes pertaining to the operation of mines,
consequently the laws were as dead letter
upon the statute books.
TIE fight in the Senate on the OHagan
School Book Bill began on the SOth. Among
| other provisions in the bill is one which re-
| quires that Commission be appointed, con-
sisting of the Governor, Attorney General
Auditor, Secretary of State, and Commission
er Of Schools, to decide upon the textbooks
offered in compliance with the proposals. Mr.,
Harper, of Mt Vernon, said that be had many
| amendments to offer to this bill. He wanted
| the fourth section, which provides ''That the
books offered at the lowest price shall be the
series of readers to be used in common schools
in the State for the term Of five years, amend
cd by adding the words, provided it shall ap
pear to the Commission that the acceptance oi
the lowest bid will secure . reduction of MOI
| less than 25 per cent. from the average retail
| price now charged for readers in the State, te
be ascertained by . comparison with pricet
May /, 1881, in not less than ten counties ir
different parts Of the State" The bill is un.
dergoing consideration, but its final adoption
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