Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-23
INVESTIGATION.
FdE SENATE APPOINTS A SPECiAI
COMMITTEE.
70 Inquire Into Certain Charges-Ths
Dow Increase Bill Passed the senate
Proposed Regulation of Liquor Sell.
ing by Druggists.
COLUMBUS, O., March q,
The senate.
Mr.. Alexander offered the following:

COLUMBUS, u, March ~
The senate.
Mr.. Alexander offered the following:
WHEREAS, Sundry newspaper. in this
the integrity of three members of this body
and highly derogatory to the honor and
dignity of the Senate; and,
WHEREAS, The said Senators thus assail-
ed have demanded at the hands of this SEN
ate an investigation as to the truth or falsi-
~ OF the allegations made with view to
that vindicstion of their honor which
is due; therefore, be it
Reatred, BY the Senate of the 6sth Gen.
eral Assembly of Ohio, that committee of
five be appointed by the President of the
Senate to make the investigation asked for
and that said committee be empowered TO
send for persons and papers and TO take tes-
timony within or without the State and
that the said committee be instructed TO
report the result of their inquiries to the
Senate at day not later than Thursday,
March 29, 1883.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
and Lieutenant Governor Lyon appointed
rs the committee, Msssrs. Townsend, Coul-
ter, Adams, Davis and Huffman.
THE DOW LAW
When Mr.. Glover's bill TO make the Dow
tax $500 straight came up in the Senate,
Nht hiAdC rptCSh III lANOI Vi t1c
bill, and presented the following figures
furnished him by Auditor Reinhard, as to
the saloons in Columbus and Franklin
county: Number of saloons in the city
paying the 500 tax, 433; number of saloons
in the city paying the 500 tax, 30; num-
Der OF saloons in the county outside the
city paying the 500 tax, IS; number of
saloons in the comfy outside the city pay
ing the 800 tax, Z; total number paying
the 500 tax, 46l; total number paying the
$l00 tax, 81. The grand total of saloons in
the county is 55S, an increase over the pre-
ceding gear of fifteen per cent. Mr.. Rein
hard has given it as his opinion that at least
nine-tenths of the 500 saloons sell all kinds
Of liquors, and thus cheat the county out Of
more than 8.700every year. The best class
of saloon keepers, Mr.. Glover said, are in
favor of a $500 tax. while the 500 saloons
he found to be so low and vicious that he
did not go through many of them.
The bill was postponed for one week, and
Mr.. Poormans House bill to make the Dow
tax $3.50 for all dealers was passed by the
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs Alexander, Barrett, Carlin,
Cole. Coulter, Cowgirl, Crook, Cutler, Davis,
Ford, Glover, Kerr, Massie Morrison, Ran
nells, Richardson, Snyder, Stull, Taylor and
Townsend-20.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Braddock, Brown,
Dorr, Geyser, Huffman, Lindsey, Nortley.
Robertson, Sinnett, Stueye, Wallace and
Zimmerman-l3.
BILLS PASSED.
H. B. by Mr. Brown, of Cuyahoga county
To provide for the election of q market
master in Cleveland.
S. B. by Mr.. Crook-To regulate the ap-
pointment of stenographers in Montgomery
county.
II hv NJ Ea,rar lu,hor;-;oc, M.
kingum county to transfer funds.
II. B. by Mr.. Beatty-Changing the name
of William Fawcett, Of Logan county, to
William Stevenson.
Fl. b. by Mr.. Jackson-Authorizing JEFF
ferson township, Greene county, to pay
James Christy and Others for moneys paid
for defaulting Treasurer.
5. L by Mr. Morrison-To extend the
provisions of the Cincinnati building law
to the city of Cleveland.
House.
Mr.. Holmes introduced bill which pro-
vides that physician may, when he deems
it necessary, give patient prescription
for liquor, malt vinous fermented or spir-
ituous, or administer the same himself, but
no such prescription is to be given except
in case of actual need. Any physician Civ
ing prescription for the purpose of assist
ing any person in obtaing intoxicating
Liquors Is a beverage, or to be sold or
Otherwise disposed of, shall be deemed
guilty of . misdemeanor, and subject to
q ine of $50 TO $500 and Imprisonment
from ten to thirty days. The prescription
must set forth the particular medical pur-
pose for which the liquor is required, the
kind and quantity needed, and these may
be honored one time only. The druggist
must see that the proper specifications a.
II nnndg of n - ara mn tha rt,Nfs
before filling the same. Any parent, guar.
dian or relative may notify the druggist
filling such prescriptions that the person
getting the liquor uses it as beverage, and
forbid its sale. After such notice is served
the druggist is not to fill any more pre-
scriptions for the individual who uses in
toxicasing liquor as beverage.
LOST HAND.
Senator Townsend offered the following
joint resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously:
WHEREAS, The group OF statuettes
wrought on the front of the column sup
porting the head statue of the late Presi-
dent Lincoln is work of great merit of
life-like eIpressiveness, of surprising grace,
and of great public interest and value;
and
WHEREAS, By some person and means
unknown the hand representing that of our
illustrious countryman. the late General
Ulysses 5. Grant, extended TO receive the
scroll containing the terms of surrender of
the fortified city of Vicksburg in the
late civil war has been mutilated; there
fore it is
Resolred, ty the Senate and House of Rep
resentative., that the Adjutant General of
the State of OHIO be and is hereby author
lied TO select a sculptor TO restore the hand
so mutilated, at an expense not exceeding
500, and that the said service. of said
sculptor be paid out of any funds in the
State Treasury not otherwise appropriated
The statuary referred to is in the State
House rotundl.
BILLS PASSED.