The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-01-11
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

COBl hBIS, Jan. 2-SENATE-mOnuaN the |
senate was called TO order by Gen Harris The |
new senators took the oath of office Senator
McConi a was elected president pro tenn. The
other officers elected were as follows: Sergeant
alarms r. j. Hayward: chief clerk, A. G.
Caine: journal clerk, W. II. Fuller: message
clerk, r. j. Mauck engrossing clerk, II. II.
Myers enrolling clerk, s. W. Clark: recor ling
clerk, H. M Roach. Senators McConica, Phil
lips, Whttesey and Kirchner were appoint ted a
committee on rules. The house and senate will
m Get in joint convention Wednesday at II
o'clock to witness the count of the vote cast at
the last election. The first bill Of the session
was introduced by Senator Gear, of Wyandotte,
Monday afternoon. 1t gives the township school
directors full power in the matter Of selecting
site and building after the passage Of an act
authorizing the construction OF same.
HoUsE-After the new members took the
oath Of office Monday the house proceeded TO
organize by electing Leonidas II. Southard
speaker pro tenn. The other officers are as
follows: Journal clerk, George w. Thomas;
message clerk, G. T. Clark; engrossing clerk,
c. w. Reynolds; enrolling clerk, c. d. will
liams recording clerk, Miss Emma S Whit
ney sergeant alarms, Andrew Jackson; first
assistant, W. r. Dutton; second Capt. Geo P.
Sandford; third Fred. Blenker. On motion. OF
Mr. Heinlein the rules governing the last house
were adopted to govern this house. Mr.. Beck
ham, of Lucas offered the following resolution:
"That the finance committees of the house and
senate jointly be directed to inquire into and
report at an early day an estimate Of the direct
cost to the state Of single biennial session as
compared with two annual sessions OF the gen.
eral assembly; and also whether 1t is pracu-
cable to economical make appropriations for
the public institutions, for q period OF two
years; and that they report, SO far as obtain
able, the experience Of other states therein"
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3-The senate held short
session tuesday morning and went over to:the
house to hear the discussion of the Tariff. In
the brief period o number Of bills were offered,
however. Mr. McMaken introduced senate bill
No. providing that primary elections shall be
held under the Australian ballot law. Mr..
Hnghey introduced a bill to prohibit the killing
Of quail unti November TO- 1897. Mr.. Earnhart
introduced bill providing for the abso-
lutte repeal of the tax inquisition law.
HousE-In the house Tuesday morning the
Joint resolution offered by MI. Beckham (rep,
Of Lucas county,, directing an inquiry into the
relative cost Of biennial and annual sessions
was taken up and discussed at length. The
| drift of the argument seemed to be that the bi
ennial session question Is an important one but
that there is no necessity for haste in determin.
| ing the matter. bill introduced by Mr.. Doty
| Qep), Of Cleveland, was railroaded through
| under suspension of the constitutional rule ap
propriating $50, ,00J for salaries and the mileage
| of members and the per diem OF employees. No
| tice of a contest for seat in the house from
Seneca county was served.by,Henry::k. Spooner
| (rep.), who wants to oust Charles Flumerfelt
| (dem }. The house got down to hard work Tues
day morning just as if it had been in session for
month instead Of day. A great number OF
| bills were introduced, and there was great
booming Of oratorical guns on the resolution
| offered Monday by Mr.. Lewis, protesting
against the passage of the Wilson tariff bill.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 4-SENATE-The senate
was in session but a short time Wednesday
morning and no business of any kind was
transacted. The following bills were in
troduced Mr.. Morgrove-To regulate the
practice of medicine in the state OF Ohio Mr.
Clark--Providing that laborers get first lier
for work done upon any building or structure
Senator Earnhart tRep) of Franklin county
will introduce a bill which provides that thu
militia shall not be called upon to quen dis
turbances caused by differences between EN-
ployers and employees.
HousE-The house began its session Wednes
| day morning with discussion over resolu
ton to adjourn on Friday OF each week unit
| the following Monday at $3.50 p m. The reso
luton was referred to the committee on rules
in the meantime the old rule providing for a
adjournment each Friday at IL O'Clock, unit
the following Monday at p m, holds good
Bills introduced: To repeal the Workma
school law: providing for a state bank exam
iner; providing for free text books in the publ
schools A resolution opposing the Wilson tai
if BILL and directing Ohio congressman to or
pose it, free wool and all, was passed by a part
| vote.
, COLUMBUS Jan. 4-SENATE-There was
| ather slim attendance IN both branches OF III
general assembly Thursday morning, as it wa
the expectation to have adjourned from Wee
| nesday evening to Monday next Senator Phi
> lips however, by giving notice 10 discuss, pr
, vented the adoption Of the resolution in tf
: senate Mr.. Doty's house bill was passed. a.
propriating $50, 600 for the salaries and mileag
D of members, and the per diem of employees. II
D | senate then adjourned until Monday next at
| a. m.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Requiring an q
: ministrator to pay to heirs surplus funds r
manning in his hands after the payment
y debts: to amend the statutes 50 as to requi
|, the county commissioners, instead of commt
pleas judges. to pass upoa the bills OF phys
clans " no assist at postmortem examination
granting pensions to soldiers wounded in Il
I service of the state of Ohio and to the wido'
,. and minors OF soldiers killed in said servic
taking from the operation of the homestead e
/, emption law debts incurred for food, boar
l lodgings groceries and the actual necessari
d of life; the house adjourned until Monday ne
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