The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-14

eral Assembly Ineb Uo-uhy. soon a1ter bne
Senate was called to order the Governors
message was read and ordered printed.
Several bills were introduced, among which
was one by Mr.. Pruden, making laborers
preferred creditors in case Of the assign
ment of employees. Messrs. Williams,
O'Brien and Mickey offered joint resolu-
tions abolishing October elections. Ad-
journed.
House.-Speaker Marsh called the House
TO order and, after prayer by Rev. Mr..
Haylesworth, made q short address ex-
tending cordial greeting to the members,
and expressing the hope that too much
legislation would be avoided. A message
was sent to the Senate informing that body
that the House was ready for business,
after which tho Governors message was
read. Mr.. Myers introduced joint reso,
luton requesting our Representatives In
Congress to vote for and endeavor to secure
the passage Of Senator Miller's bill provid-
ing for the General Government paying to
each State the amount Of money raised In
each State by direct taxation in 1861. The
amount which Ohio will get from the
National Government under this, should
the Miller bill become n law, Is
about $1,5OO,0O0. Among the bills
Making IL misdemeanor to keep or visit
an opium joint, and providing fine not to
exceed 800 or imprisonment not to exceed
three months; to give the County Prosecu'
tor a voice in the choice of an official stem.
ographer In criminal cases; making bribery
at primary elections or in conventions
felony, punishable by from two to five
years imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
Senate, January 7.-Mr. Ely introduced
bill providing for a general registry law.
The bill provides that persons authorized
by law TO act as Judges of election in wards
and townships shall serve as Board OF
Registry. They shall meet on Tuesday,
four weeks preceding any general election,
and make a list of persons qualified to act
as electors in the election precinct Of which
they are Judges. A register of electors is
also to be made for all special or municipal
elections. The list is to be alphabetically
arranged, giving the street and number
of the residence of the elector. Within two
days after the list is completed u copy OF
it must be filed with the Town or Town.
ship Clerk where the election is to be
held, and another copy is to be carefully pre-
served by one of the Judges for use on cleo
tion day and for revision or correction. A
copy is also to be publicly posted in some
conspicuous place where the last election
was held, so that any elector may make a
copy Of IL II ne 80 desires. The session Of
the Board shall be open and all complaints
of persons applying for registration
shall be heard and decided. The
Judges are authorized 10 administer
oaths and perform other duties usu-
ally required of Judges of Election. A bill
was introduced by Mr.. Pruden prohibiting
keeping of saloons open all night and i'm
poses fine of 800 and Imprisonment for
selling liquor or other intoxicants between
the hours of eleven at night and six in the
morning. Druggists are exempted from this
provision and may sell liquor at night for
medicinal purposes. Among other bills Of
general interest introduced were the fol-
lowing: Assessing u fine Of $40 for vio-
lating the police regulations of railroads;
amending Section 67l0 SO that a petition
for assignment of dover may be filed in
any county where the property is situated;
nbolishing the October election In Presi-
dental years; authorizing County Com
missioners TO erect asylums for idiots and
fanatics who can not be admitted to the
regular institutions. Adjourned.
House.-Mr. Fierce offered joint resolu-
tion providing for submitting to the people
a Constitutional amendment providing for
n license ON the liquor traffic OF not less
than $50 nor more than 500 per year. Mr..
Weldy offered resolution submitting q
Constitutional amendment abolishing the
October elections. Senator Welch's bill per-
mitting miners or other laborers employed
by corporation organized for the purpose
OF mining, to begin suit for wages for labor
against the corporation in any county
where such labor was performed, without
regard TO whether the office Of the corpora
tion is in such county or not, was passed.
Adjourned.
Senate, January S.-Mr. Ely introduced
his bill for the organization OF loan asso-
Citations 10 lend money TO poor people on
collateral security at low rates of interest.
Senator Wolcott introduced bill amend
ing the insurance laws so that foreign fire
insurance companies doing business in Ohio
must deposit with the State Commissioners
bonds and mortgages upon property in this
State TO secure policy-holders. Several
unimportant local bills were introduced and
referred, and without accomplishing much
in the way of business the Senate ad-
journed.
HOuSe.-Bills were passed: Authorizing
trustees of cemeteries 10 sell lands when
they have more than is necessary for Gem.
tetery purposes; authorizing the Governor
TO send juvenile offenders sentenced to the
Penitentiary TO the Reform Farm without
the prisoner first having been taken 10 the
| Penitentiary: fixing the contents Of o
bushel Of charcoal at 2,74S cubic inches.
Adjourned.
Senate, January 0.-Among the more Inn
| portant bills introduced in the Senate to-
day was one by Mr.. Ely, abolishing sep
arate schools for colored children and
repeating the inhibition against the inter-
marriage OF blacks and whites. Also one
by Mr.. Dickinson, amending Section 40 80
that members of the Legislature will re-
ceive 1900 per year salary, without per-
| quisites or mileage, and imposing fine of
| so for absence without leave. The House
amendments 10 Senator Welch's bill,
authorizing employees Of mining companies
TO bring suit for wages in county where
labor is performed, were concurred In and
the biil Is now law.
| HOuSe.-Mr. Greiner introduced pream-
BILE and resolution relating to the Hooking
Valley mining troubles, requesting the
Governor Of the State 10 invite the con-
tending parties to an arbitration and that
there be a committee OF three TO serve as
arbitrators, one Of whom shall be selected
| by the mine operators, one by the Ohio
Miners Association, and this committee OF
two shall select the third arbitrator. Mr..
Farrar presented a joint resolution re-
questing Congress TO amend the Ma
tional banking laws so as TO make
felony Of the conversion by Presidents or
Cashiers of National banks Of funds TO their
own use or to other than legitimate banking
channels: referred TO Committee on Federal
Relations. A petition for the abolishment
OF the October election was presented,
signed by Senator Sherman, Governor
Hoadly, all the eK-Governors except Mr..
Hayes, the State officers, Supreme Judges
and several thousand others. Mr.. Turner
introduced bill providing for tho return
| of iurors Inv townshin trustees and council- :