Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-04
,He APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate makes Numerous Changes
and then Defeats the B1u--Appoint-
ments by the Governor.


Senate.
The Senate spent the day in the consider
alton of the general appropriation bill, anC
made the following amendments: Prepar
ing and providing new school laws, 1900
binding same, $1,000; furniture for Com
missioner of Statistics of Labor, SIS; con
tngent expenses of Mine Inspector, in
creased from s. 500 to s., $50; Second As
sistant Inspector, 81, 800; additional Clerk
$1,000; Marietta Centennial, &c.,
Ohio Centennial at Columbus, 1000; Gin
cinnati Centennial. $4,000; Ohio State
University, department of physiology and
anatomy, LOCO; expenses of trustees of o.
S. u, increased from $500 10 $500; carpets
and rugs for Secretary of States office, in
creased from $40 to $500; Supervisor oi
Public Printing, $500 for school laws
Athens asylum boilers, 81, 500; laundry for
Cleveland asylum. $4,000; Northwest
ern Hospital for Insane. $l9.S90;
current expenses of Toledo asylum,
reduced from $l30,000 to $4,000;
purchase OF land for Toledo asylum,
81, 500; Industrial building, s., 900; repairs
on boilers at Boys Industrial Home, in.
creased from 500 to 800: heating apparatus
at Institution for the Blind, increased from
$400 to $500; Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Home, cottages, increased from $l2,-
600 to $40, 600; new boiler for same institu-
ton, increased from $500 to 81 600: current
expenses of Working Home for the Blind,
increased from s., 900 to 5000; repairing
mutilated statuette in Capitol, 800; State
Board of Health, increased from S, 900 to
5000; intermediate Penitentiary, S75, 600.
An amendment was adopted providing that
the benevolent and industrial institutions
shall not be under the supervision of the
State Board of Charities.
After the above amendments were
adopted, the bill was lost. Those who
voted in the affirmative were Messrs.
Adams, Alexander, Barrett, Carlin, Cow
gill, Crook, Davis, Geyser Huffman, Kerr,
Robertson, Sinnett, Snyder, Stueve, lay
lor, Wallace, Zimmerman-l7.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Brown, Cutler, Ford, Glover, Mack,
Mehatfey, Morrison, Mortley, Rathbone,
Richardson, Stull-l1. Nineteen votes
necessary for passage.
1t is probable that this vote will be re-
considered. II it is not, new appropria-
ton bill will have to be prepared.
House.
When Mr.. Taylor's bill to create board
Of investment commissioners in Cleveland,
and to establish a city depository camp up
lor consideration Mr. Hart of Hamilton,
opposed the bill. and Mr.. Griffin. of Lucas
desired postponement so as TO give him an
opportunity to offer an amendment to in
clude Toledo. Mr.. Belville, of Montgomery.
spoke in opposition to the bill. The safest
place for the public money, he said, IS in
the safes, provided by every county of the
State. The bill inaugurates departure
from the established custom in regard to
depositing funds. Its move in the wrong
direction.
After some further discussion, the bill
was passed by q vote of IS To
THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION
The House referred TO the Finance Com
mittee the resolution which was adopted
by the Senate, providing for adjournment
Of the Legislature, April 9.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bfr. Braman-Providing that every rail-
road company, or every person in charge of
road as manager, or receiver, shall be
compelled to keep the right OF way free
from all weeds, high grass decayed lumber,
or other combustible material to take ard
communicate fire from passing locomotives
to abutting or adjacent property. and such
company shall be liable for all damage sus-
tanned in any manner from any csrelessness
or neglect TO keep such right of way clear
of all combustibles. All locomotives
shall be so constructed and provided
with screens as TO prevent the escape of fire
from smoke stacks. A failure TO comply
with this section makes the company liable
for all damages resulting Any person
owning property adjacent to a railroad, or
the trustee or constable OF any township,
the council or marshal of any city or vii
age through which such railroad runs may,
in case Of failure on the part of the railroad.
cause to be removed all combustible mater
isl from the right of way, and collect the
cost of doing the work from the nearest
local agent of the company.
Mr.. Lawlor-Amending an act for the
preservation of the health of female en-
ployes by providing that employers shall
permit the use of seats at all times when
such use will not actually and necessarily
interfere with the proper discharge of the
duties of such employees.
BILLS PASSED.
q. B. by Mr.. Haley-To prohibit the sell
ing of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco to
miners under 15years OF age. The penalty
is a fine of not less than $5 nor more than
SIS, or imprisonment Tor not more than 80
DAYS, or both