Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-02
OHIO LEGISLATORS.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND DISCUSSED BY
THE BUCKEYE S0L0NS.
The Ssml-h0nthly Payment Sehsms-HOw ii Would
Affect the Railroads-PlOOdsd with Petitions
Tally Sheet CaSes-QusstOnabls
Methods Of the Prosecution.

Special Ttieorum TO TIE Register.
COLUMBUS, o., February l.-Nr. Hea-
ley's bill, providing that all incorporated
companies shall pay their employees semi
monthly, if fdemsnded, was hotly discussed
in the House this afternoon. The clause
including railroads, was stricken out yes
terday by q majority vote, but was recon
sidered this morning. After much wrang-
ling the matter was postponed until We'd
nesday Of next week, and made the special
order
You correspondent approached ex-Sena-
tor o. Brien, of the Pan Handle.
Senator, what do you think of the bill
to COMPEL railroad companies to Say their
employees semi-monthly
Don't care anything about it. Oar
lines have pay roll of nearly thirty thou
sand men, and it's hard work to pay them
once month 1t would be impossible to
60 through the routine twice month. If
the men should make demand for such
payment all we could do would be to say
it is impossible. You will have to look for
another job"
The Senate Judiciary Committee among
other important matters, will hear argu-
ments Wednesday evening, on the bill re-
ducing railroad passenger fare to two censs
per mile.
Both Houses are flooded with petitions
praying for a law requiring scientific in
struction in temperance in our public
schools
Both branches continue to vote cheer.
fully to bond counties, townships and mu-
inequalities for various kinds OF improve
ments For instance, Mr.. Rathbone in
troduced bill in the Senate to day to au-
thOrize the city of Hamilton to issue one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars OF
bonds TO build and operate gas works; to
be submitted to vote of the people. Mr..
Lindsay introduced bill to provide for
closing all places where any kind of alco.
holic, malt or vinous liquors are sold, lin
cities of the first and second grade, to be
closed from II III. to 6 a. NJ.
A very large majority OF the bills On the
daily calendars Of both Houses show that
they are amendments to the Code. BY
the time this Legislature reaches the end
of its labors, the glory of the late CodIfying
Commission will have passed away forever,
aud the revised statutes will not he recog-
pi2ad by the oldest lawyer.
Monday was day Of sensation in the
tally sheet forgery cases. The statement
of Mr.. Converse, in behalf of the defense,
was mastery effort. Thus far only elec.
tion officers have been called as witnesses
by the State to prove that there had been
au election.
One of the main witnesses for the State
has declined to go on the stand rs wit
ness unless he is paid an extra thousand
dollars. The States imported witnesses
and lawyers want their pay in advance Of
giving their testimony.
John McSweeneys the great criminal
lawyer, who is for the defense said 10 day
81 never breathed an atmosphere a. foul
and corrupt az that which envelOPs the
prosecution. never before knew that so
many liars, conyicts, forgers and thieves
could work themselves into one case |
place it upon no other hypothesis than
this, that these crooks immigrate to places
where they nre in demand and where there
is the most money hope and pray that
it may be the last time will have to en-
counter as much corruption as has been
superinduced by the States committee,
lawyers, witnesses, henchmen and hangers
on, of high and low degree, in this case. !"