The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-04-05
fnE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate makes Numerous Changes
and then Defeats the Bill-Appoint.
ments by the Governor,
CoLUMBus, O., April T.

COLUMBUS. O., April 4.
| Senate.
| The Senate spent the day in the consider
alton of the general appropriation bill, and
made the following amendments: Prepar
| ing and providing new school laws, So 900;
| binding same, $1,000; furniture for Com
| missioner of Statistics of Labor, S75; con,
tingent expenses Of Mine Inspector, in
creased from s., 500 to 50, $50; Second As
sistant Inspector, 81, 800; additional Clerk,
1000; Marietta Centennial, $4,000;
Ohio Centennial at Columbus, $50, 600; Gin
einnati Centennial. $50, 600; Ohio State
University, department Of physiology and
anatomy, 81 200; expenses OF trustees of D.
s. u, increased from $500 to $500: carpets
and rugs for Secretary of States office, in
creased from SO to $500 Supervisor OF
Public Printing. $500 for school laws;
Athens asylum boilers, s, 500; laundry for
ern Hospital for Insane, 1850;
current expenses of Toledo asylum,
reduced from Sl3O,OOO to $4,000;
purchase of land for Toledo asylum,
$500; Industrial building. s., 600; repairs
on boilers at Boys Industrial Home, in
creased from $500 to 500; heating apparatus
at Institution forth Blind, increased from
800 TO $500; Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans' Home, cottages, increased from S12, :
600 to Si0,O ,O0O; new boiler for same institu-
ton, increased from $500 to 81 GOO; current
expenses of Working Home for the Blind
increased from s.. coo TO 5000; repairing
mutilated statuette in Capitol, sl00; State
Board of Health, increased from 5000 to
IS. 5.OC0; intermediate sPenitentiary, S15, COG.
An amendment wss 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. Sipnetti Snyder, Stueve, Tay-
lor, Wallace, Mmmerman-17.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Brown, Cutler, Ford, Glover, Mack,
Mehaffey, Morrison, Mortley. Ra;hbone,
Richardson, Stull-11. Nineteen votes
necessary for passage.
1t is probable that this vote will be re-
considered. If it is not new appropria-
lion bill will have to be prepared.
: House,
When Mr.. Taylor's bill to create board
of investment commissioners in Cleveland,
and to establish q city depository camp up
lor consideration. Mr.. Hart OF Hamilton,
opposed the bill, and Mr.. Griffin, of Lucas,
desired postponement so Us 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 a departure
from the established custom in regard to
depositing funds. ltis move in the wrong
direction. -. -
After some further discussion, the bill
8RS passed nv a vote OF 81 20 -
- 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 8.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Braman-Providing that every rail-
road company, or every person incharge Of
compelled TO keep tho right of way free
from all weeds, high grass, decayed lumber,
or other combustible material, to take and
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 carelessness
or neglect to keep such right of way clear
of oil 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
for all damages resulting. Any person
owning property adjacent to railroad, OF
the trustee or constable OF any township,
the council or marshal of any city or vii
age through which such railroad runs NAV,
in case of failure On the part a the railroad;
cause to be removed all combustible mater
ial 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. |
II. b. by Mr.: Heley-To prohibit the sell |
ing Of cigarettes, cigars and tobacco, to
miners under 15years OF ago. The penalty |
is fine of not less than S. nor more than |
s25, or imprisonment for not more than 30
days, or both.