The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


Robertson led in prayer. The usual prelfmi
naries were disposed Of. The clerk read the
proclamation conven,ng the General Assembly,
and joint resolution to appoint com
mittee to notify the Governor that the
Legislature was ready for instructions was
| adopted. Messrs. Lowry, Oren and Corcoran
| weru appointed members Of this committee or
the part Of the Senate. There was short
period Of waiting and then Private Sec
| retnry Mecker appeared at the bar
with tho Governors message. When the read
| ing was concluded Senator Van Cleaf accord.
| ing TO the programme, moved that the message
be referred to the Judiciary Committee and be
ordered printed. At the suggestion OF Mr..
Gaumer the printing OF tn, message was dis
| pensed with. Bills introduced: 10 amend an
act entitled "An act to srcntc and establish an
| efhcient Board % Public Improvements In
cities OF the rirst grade OF the rst~class, pass
| ed March ~. 1890; TO amend an act entitled
IAN act TO amend Section os15 of the Revised
Statutes, relating to tho appointment OF Decen-
ninl Boards OF Equalization in certain cities,
passed April %, 1890 20, L., VOL 81, p. 334) Ad-
| journed until tomorrow.
| HOUSE. Speaker Hysell called the House to
| order promptly at 10 o'clock. Chief Clerk Fisher
| read the proclamation convening the General
Assembly, after which Mr.. Hodge moved call
| OF the House. The motion was adopted. and
| ninety-five members answered to their Names
| being thirty-seven more than n quorum mo-
| tion, by Mr.. Robson, of Darlie, (Dem.) notify
| ing the Senate that the House was ready for
business, was unanimously adopted. message
| was received from the Senate stating that that
body was convened and ready for business. The
Governors message was presented and read
Immediately after the reading Of the message,
McDermott, of Muskingum Democrat moved
that the message OF the Governor he referred
| to the Judiciary Committee. Adopted-yeas So
Democrats), nays SO tRepublicans, Smith, OF
Franklin Democrat), was in his seat but did
I,a1ta he ,l,nrc cng fnn
Judiciary Committees: Democrats-Belville, of
Montgomery; Hunt, OF Sandusky: Monnot, of
Stark; LampIng, OF Hamilton; Scofied, OF Ma
rion. Republicans-Sanfordo of Hancock; Lay
lyn, OF Huron; Crew, OF Morgan; Hudson, OF
Clinton. The House took recess until half
past g. The House reassembled at half-past
9. A call was ordered. After a short delay
Democratic quorum (59) was present, but the
House at once adjourned until morning.
COLUMBUS, Oct 15.-SENArE-Thc Senate
was called to order at 10 o'clock After the
Journal had been approved Senator Stephens
introduced the bill TO abolish the,ofice of Comp
troler In Cincinnati. Mr.. Stephens moved that
tho rules be suspended and the bill be read
the second tine. He said n few words in de-
fense OF the bill. There was little talk and the
motion to read the bill the second time was
carried by vote OF 90 to g. Messrs. Corcoran
and Marshall voted in the negative, and Messrs.
Pattison, Ryan, Shaw, Van Cleaf and Wallace
Adams to refer the bill to the Committee on
Municipal Corporations No. l was lost The
bill was then ordered printed and read
the third time tomorrow. The two bills intro
duced yesterday, providing for the election OF n
new b p. /. and Decennial Board Of Equaliza-
tion we're on the calendar for second reading
As soon as their titles were read Mr.. Sutton
moved that they be referred to their authors,
Mr.. Gaumer and Mr. Pattson respectively, with
leave to report at any time. Mr.. Brown offered
the following Senate resolution: whereas,
The Governor, in his message, has informed the
Senate that certain boards in the city OF Cincin-
natl are corrupt, and has recommended that
they be abolished; therefore, Resolved, That
the Governor be requested to furnish TO the
Senate such information as he may have tend
ing TO sustain the charges made in said message
without delay" MIR. Kerr gave notice to discuss,
and the resolution, under the rules, went over.
HoUsE-Aftor the approval OF the journal Mr..
Taylor of Champaign (Rcp), moved that all
further proceedings under the call be dispensed
with The vote stood yeas 80, nays 4S. So the
House went from under the call. Mr.. Hodge
was recognized by the chair. He offered a
joint resolution reciting that the law requiring
that State institutions should purchase only ma
tive cattle and hogs was being violated at the
Cleveland Hospital for the Insane and the Sol
diers' and Sailors Home at Sandusky, and call.
ing upon the Attorney General TO investigate
the matter and prosecute the offending oihciais.
the resolution to go over another day be sus-
pc nded and that the resolution be adopted
The vote on the suspension OF the rules was
yeas 81, all Republicans with the exception
OF Dill, of Fa..dcld; nays 10, all Democrats.
Mr.. Robeson, OF Darlte, tDem), Speaker pro
tenn, introduced a House joint res
olution calling on Governor Campbell to make
specific charges against the Cincinnati Board
of Public Improvements. Under the rules, the
resolution went over until tomorrow. recess
was here taken. Upon The House reassembiing
q call was demanded, and ninety members re-
sponded. The House went from under the call
A resolution by MIR. Hodge OF Cleveland. rela-
tive TO the death OF Justice Miller, and ordering
the State House flags to be placed at hnlf-mast
on the day of the funeral, was unanimously
agreed to. MIR. McDermott, of Musiingum,
Dem.), moved that the House do now adjourn. |
Agreed to by So TO IS, upon party vote.
COLUMBUS, Oct. l6.--Senate-A bill authoriz-
ing Chicothe TO issue 500 900 bonds for facto- |
nv purposes was passed. Senator Stephens |
bill to abolish the Office of City Comptroller OF
Cincinnati was read the third time. Mr. Van |
Cleaf moved that 1t be referred To select COM |
mittee OF one, Mr. S cphens with leave TO re- |
port at any time. After discussion the motion |
prevailed by n vote OF 10 10 IS. This postpones |
action on the bill TIL next session. When the |
Senate reconvencd in the afternoon Mr.. Hodges |
House resolution to provide for an investigation |
of the meat contracts Of the Cleveland Asylum |
was adopted by unanimous vote. Senator |
Gnumer then reported his substitute giving the |
Governor power Of removal ''for mis-
feasance malfensance or nonfeas-
ance or for any other cause," and providing |
for thes election of the entire Board in April
next The substitute was read and the report |
adopted by viva voca vote An amendment |
was Offered authorizing the appointment of q |
joint committee OF two Senators and two Rep |
equally divided between the two
,tr,N t1ttfst and