Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-12
COLUMBUS, o., April 10.
House.

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COLUMBUS, o., April IL.
House.
The vote OH the rail :oad fare bill having
been reconsidered, the bill was again placed
before the House for action. Pending a
vote upon it, Mr.. Kitchen called up Mr.
Browns Senate joint resolution, providing
for o committee TO sit during the recess and
investigate the railroad fare problem. Con-
sideration of this resolution was postponed,
and the Haley bill was taken up.
Mr.. Griffin offered substitute providing
that a company operating u railroad, in
whole or in part in this State, may demand
and receive for the transportation of pas
sengers on its road. ii the gross amount of
its annual earnings from passenger, mail,
and express services within the State per
mile-and of single main track for the the
proceeding year was 5000 or more two
cents per mile, if said earnings were less
than 81 300 and more than 81 500 two and
half cents per mile, for a distance of more
than eight miles. This substitute was re-
jected. and then Mr.. Smalley, of Wyandot,
moved 10 amend by striking out all pro-
visions relating To a graded scale and max
ing a rate of two cents per mile on all roads
on distances over eight miles.
The amendment was adopted by a vote
of AZ to 80, and the bill as amended was
then passed by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Ankeny, Barger, Belville,
Bentz, Boyd, Braman, Britton, Brown of
Cuyahoga, Brown of Hancock, Buerhaus,
Clarke, Counts, Cromley, Davis, Donovan,
Eakins, Eggerman, Eidemiller, Fimple,
Forbes, Geyer, Gill, Haley, Hamilton. Hart
pence, Holmes, Hudson, Hunt, HySell,
kreis, Lawlor, Laylin, LeI3lond, McKelvey,
Messer, Monnot Oil, 0hlemacher, 0utcalf,
Owen. Palmer. Ptiester, Poorman, Rawlins,
Sanford, Shearer. Smalley, Smith, Stewart,
Stranahan. Strecker, Taylor, Watkins,
Whitacre, Williams, Young-56.
Nays-Messrs. Albaugh, Armor, Boden,
Clancy, Copeland, Doran, Harper. Hart
Holoomb, Jackson, Kitchen. klensch,
McCray, Meredith, Ogle, Pennell, Reed,
Robson, Schuler, Shinn, Spencer, Tomp-
kins, Ninnedge, Whittlesey, Wilhelm
Worthington, Wydman-27.
RESOLUTION ADoPTEn.
n. R. by Mr.. GeyeF-Instructing the
Board of Public Works to make improve
ments in the Ohio and Erie canal in Pauld.
ing county.
TIE ANEs TEMPERANCE BILL
The Conference Committee on the Ames
temperance instruction bill reported in
favor of agreeing 10 the bill as passed by
the Senate, omitting the provision that
teachers not discharged after refusing to
enforce the law shall receive no salary after
such refusal. The vote on agreeing to the
report was: Ayes 49, nays .. So the re-
port was not agreed 10.
BILLS PASSED.
S. B. by Mr.. Taylor-Providing for the
repair within three days of sidewalks de-
manding prompt repair. Amended by the
House SO rs to provide that charge for re-
pairs must be reasonable.
II n hv Mr. Rawlina-T0 antbnrizA shs
County Commissioners of Clark county to
allow the Judge OF the Common Pleas Court
81, 500 extra compensation.
s. b. by Mr.. Mack-To extend and define
the duties OF the Board of Managers of the
Cincinnati Orphan Asylum.
II. B. by Mr.. Holmes to
section 1903 by providing that where terri
tory is sought TO be annexed to any city or
town is in another county. proceeding shall
be in that county where the largest number
of voters reside.
s. b. by Mr.. Coulter-Amending the
school laws by providing that certificates TO
teach shall be issued for different grades of
school according 10 the branches to be
taught
APPROPRIATION BILL
The report of the conference committee
on the general appropriation bill was SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Cope The following sre the
First-That the Senate recede from the
following amendments: striking out 81 600
for the department of anatomy of the Ohio
State University: adding $2O,OO0 for Long
view Asylum.
Second-That the House concede the fol-
lowing: the increase of appropriations for
Inspector of Workshops and Factories,
Legislature, Athens Asylum, Dayton Asy-
lum, Toledo Asylum, Boys Industrial
i. T.. L. 81 II
for the Blind, Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb except for gas fixtures and flooring
of front hall. Institution for Feeble Minded
Youth, Board of State Charities.
Third, that the following changes be
made in Senate amendments not included
above: reduce appropriation for carpet for
Clerk of Supreme Court from 500 to 500;
decrease appropriation for Soldiers and
Sailors Home, from Sl2O, ,000tO Sll0, 600; in
crease appropriation for Ohio Sailors aud
Orphans Home, from Sl2 900 to 81, 600; de-
crease Marietta Centennial appropriation,
from $4,000 to $500: Ohio Centennial at
Columbus from $4,000 TO $50 coo; Cincin-
natl Centennial. from $4,000 to $l5 O0O:
Ohio intermediate Penitentiary, reduce
from SO, GOO 10 $4,000; amend the Senate
amendment relating to State Board of
Charities so that the benevolent and edu-
cational institutions of the State shall be
exempted from the supervision of the Sec
retary of the Board, and OF the Board ex-
cept when instructed by the Governor
After the report of the Finance Com
mittee was presented, a separate vote was
demanded on the recommendation to ap-
propriate $4,000 for the intermediate
Penitentiary and on each of the Centennial
appropriations.
Mr. Harris, a member of the Conference
Committee said he signed the report with
the exception of the appropriation for the
intermediate Penitentiary. He thought
there was no necessity for this appropria-
ton, of which $4,000 would 60 to the
officers.
Messrs. Laylin and Braman spoke in
favor of the appropriation. holding that
the State should carry out its contract
and continue the construction OF the Inter
mediate Penitentiary.
The vote resulted-yeas IS, nays IS. So
the appropriation was not agreed to, fifty
five votes being required.
vote was next taken on the recon-
mendation TO appropriate $500 for the
Ayes, 81, nays, 4. SO the item was agreed
to.
The next vote was taken on the recon-
mendation to appropriate SO, 900 for the
Ohio Centennial at Columbus. The result
was: Ayes 81: nays, p. So the item was
not agreed to, a. 55 votes were required.
The House recessed before voting on the
Cincinnati Centennial appropriation.
Senate.
Governor Foraker appointed Thomas P.
shilds, OF Union county, TO be q member
of the Board of Live Stock Commissioners
for the term of three years, commencing
on the 5th day of May, 1888. The Senate
has confirmed the appointment.
THE CANAL COMMISSION.
When il came to confirming the appoint
ment of Charles F. Baldwin to be member
of the Canal Commission the Senate refused
by a vote of IA TO 10. Those voting in the
affirmative were Alexander. Brown, Cole
Kerr, March, Massie, Rathbone, Richard
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