The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-02-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

OF1IO LG1ISIAt ! OhEs
The Deadlock BrokenLTho Conference
Committee Mako n Report Which Is
Adopted by tho STANDARDIZATION In
the House.
Senate, Feb. 2-The Senate met at four
p. M, and after the introduction of bill
by Mr.. Pugsley providing for the creation
of boards Of election in the cities of Cincin-
natl Cleveland, Dayton, Columbus and
Toledo, adjourned until tomorrow.
Houe.-The following bills were passed:
Providing for the establishment and regu-
lation of district warehouses;; amending
section 7l9 Of the Revised Statutes SO as to
prevent Superintendents of Infirmaries
from receiving extra compensation for
taking care of the insane. Mr.. Stranahan,
of Cuyahoga, introduced q bill to prevent
adulteration Of and deception in the sale Of
dairy products, being supplementary to
chapter part 4, of the Revised Statutes.
1t provides heavy penalties for dealing in
adulterated dairy products, unless the same
are properly and plainly labeled as such.
Senate, Feb. 3.-The Senate met at ten a.
m, and after remaining in session long
enough to listen to prayer, took recess
until four p. m. At the afternoon session
Mr.. Browns House bill, appropriating
81, ,643, SO for the support Of the common
schools of the State, was passed by unani-
nous consent. The partial appropriation
bill by Mr.. Ferrell, which passed the House
yesterday, was read tho second time and
referred to the Finance Committee, and
the Senate then adjourned.
HoitSe.-Another bill to create the office
Of Dairy Commissioner was introduced to-
day by Mr.. johnson, of Van Vert. There
are now three bills before the General As
sembly ON the subject. The last one
fixes the salary of the commissioner Mt
$1,000 and necessary expenses, and au-
thorizes him to appoint such assistants and
employ such experts, chemists, agents and
counsel as may be necessary for the proper
enforcement of the laws, the compensation
for such assistants to be fixed by
the commissioner. Bills were also in
troduced: To create State Board Of
Health; fixing the weight of bushel Of
turnips at sixty pounds, to regulate the
treatment of incurable insane and to COM
pei the State to pay expenses of the same (;
preventing principal from testifying
against a deceased agent; providing for
taxing vacant property in cities in same
proportion as adjacent land laid out into
city lots and not as farm land.
Senate Feb. 4.-The Senate met at ten
a. m, and after the passage Of two local
bills by unanimous consent, a recess was
taken until three o'clock so that the Sena-
tors representing each party could hold a
caucus and act on the report of the con-
ference committee that had the Hamilton
County contest cases under consideration.
The caucuses were held, lasting two hours,
after which it was given out that the report
had been adopted by both sides. The
Senate came together at three O'Clock
to ratify the agreement. A motion was
made and adopted to increase the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections TO nine
the two additional members to be ap-
pointed by the President-when Mr.. Van
cooperating the basis agreed upon for the
work Of the non-partisan committee Of six
to make the investigation:
Resolved. That the Committee on Privileges
and Elections be and is hereby authorized "a
appoint from its members Subcommittee
OF six, equally divided politically, to whom
shall be referred all matters relating TO the
contested election cases from the First SEN
atorial district, and also all recommitments
of the same; said subcommittee shall pro
coed without unnecessary delay TO take tos
Gmony In the said contested election cases
and is hereby authorized and empowered to
employ stcnographer or stenographers, to
subpoena witnesses and examine them under
oath, TO take dispositions before notary pub
lies and justices of the peace, to compel the
attendance of witnesses, and require the
production OF papers, poll books, tally-sheets
ballotboxes, ballots, and all other matters
pertinent TO said election cases, and shall re
port their findings, together with the testi
mony taken. TO the Senate at the earliest
time consistent with a thorough investga
tion; provided that any three OF said sub
committee shall have the right to make 9
report and report may be made by mem
Der or members thereof, agreeing TO IN,
same. Objections 10 evidence before. sait
aN.k. ~ ,Vpt ghall a fna1a Mt fha tffuo Al
is offered, and when made shall bo noted
| and when the said Subcommittee Of Privi
| leges and Elections comes to make It's repor
and finds II can not decide upon said obloc
tlons, the same shall be reserved by said
| subcommittee and submitted for decision
| 20 Allen G.. Thurman and Richard A. Hnrri
son, Of Columbus, whose decision shall b'
| final, both with the said subcommittee
and the Senate. The papers and oyi
dence on the part OF the contcstor
| now In the hands OF tho Committee on Priv
| ileges aud Elections shall be turned over q
| said subcommittee, and shall be considered
| by said subcommittee rs evidence In sa,t
cases, subject to all objections rs To relevan
cy and competency. provided for rs above
with the right to recall and crOss-eNamint
| said witnesses. when three members of tht
| sub comm ttee on Privileges and Elections
shall agree upon the call nR of any witness o
1 upon the taking OF any testimony they shal
| he called and examined No action OF tn
| Senate shall he taken upon any contested
| election case or cases or upon any matter
| of difference relating 10 the Journals of tn
Senate until said subcommittee, or an equa
| division thereof, shall have made report o
| the evidence in said cases of It's ilndin
| therein TO the Senate, and until tho confer
| ence committee appointed by the two pc
ltical divisions OF the Senate shall hay
| agreed upon the rules for the trial OF sal
/ cases and all other matters of difference. o
one branch OF said conference committe
shall have been discharged, and notlc
| thereof given to the other branch, and on
day shall have elapsed after the giving o
| said notice.
The resolution was adopted-yeas 3;
nays none. The subcommittee OF six b
| 20 10 Cincinnati TO take testimony in th
election cases, are Messrs. Coulter, Pringl
| and Ford on the part Of the Republicans
and Messrs. Van Cleaf, Dodd and Lawrenc
on the part Of the Democrats. After Tn
adoption of tho above resolution, the reg
| ular order of business was resumed in th
Senate. A number OF bills were read Oh
second time and referred TO appropriat
committees. Senator Lawrence's bill 3
enforce the collection OF n penalty wher
an insurance company fails TO make II
report, as requiredby the Revised Statutes
TO the Insurance Commissioner, was passed
after which the Senate adjourned.
Houe.-Among the bills introduced II
day was one by Mr. Clement, extendin
the franchise to women OF Ohio in so IA
as the government Of the schools OF th
State are concerned. IL provides tina
women shall be granted the right TO vot
for members OF school boards, and tina
they shall also be eligible TO election q
members Of such boards. Mr.. Haley intro
duced bill 10 extend and regulate the lia
bility Of employers TO make compensatio
for personal injuries suffered by employC
or worlkmen in their service.
Senate, Feb. 5.-The Senate met at eigf
a. M, but without trnnsacting any bushes
adjourned until the sth.
HouSe.-The House only remained In Sc
sion long enough TO permit the introdu
tion OF a bill by Mr.. Linduff, providing Il