The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-01-20
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


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COLUMBUS Jan. ll.---SENATE The Bramley
0fty-yea franchise bill was discussed Monday
and an attempt was made to pass It under
suspension Of the rules, but 1t was referred to
special committee and made the special order
for o'clock Tuesday. just before the bailoting
for senator begins In the senate there was an
effort to limit admission to the lobbies and
galleries by tickets during the senatorial
bailoting, but 1t was lost The senate took
Q recess till p m, when Lieut.
Gov. Jones and other state officers were sworn
In message was received from Gov. Bush
neil officially advising the senate OF the
resignation Of John Sherman as senator for the
term ending March 4, 1899. and the appointment
Of Marcus A. Hanna to fill the vacancy.
HousE-In the House Monday resolution
was offered TO amend the state constitution so
that United States senators shall be elected oy
Q direct vote Of the people. The house ad-
tourned till 10 o'clock Tuesday.
Among the bills introduced In the house
we're the following: Raising the age at which
child labor may be employed from IA 10 10
years and limiting their employment
70 eight hours per day; prohibiting employ
providing that all coal shall be weighed before
screening, and the miner paid for total output;
appropriattng $50 900 70 pay salary and expense
Of general assembly.
COLUMBUS, o Jan. l2-SENATE-The senate
chamber was crowded 70 its limit when. at II
",
| senatorial contest was made. At ii o'clock
vote was taken on the United States senator
question. Mark Hanna was nominated by the
| republicans and Mayor McKisson. of Cleve-
| land. was nominated by the democrats the
vote resulted as follows: Mckisson, 10; Hanna,
| "a. The report OF the special committee on the
| repeal of the Rogers street railroad bill was
submitted to the senate Tuesday morning.
| The report favored the repeal OF the 5O-year
franchise, but Senator Burke opposed the
adoption Of the report He said he wanted time
| 70 look over the bill. After some discussion
! the report was made the special order for We'd
| nesday morning.
| HousE-The following bills we're introduced
in the house Tuesday morning: Providing for
| municipal ownership and operation and con-
troll of street railroads: repeating the wide tire
| law relating to improved roads; providing that
| ell municipal and township elections now held
| in spring shall be held on the day OF general
election In the fall When the vote on United
| States senator was reached the house gal
leries were crowded. The vote resulted as fol-
lows; Hanna Sc. McKisson 20, Wiley l. Lent1
!. Warmer h This. with the senass rose, In
! sures the election Of Hanna Wednesday, wher
the vote will be taken in Joint session.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. l2-SENATD-Bills in
tfoduced Requiring BARRIERS TO be licensed
70 give Cleveland an Insolvency court will
concurrent jurisdiction In divorce cases. sena'
Tor Burke. Of Cuyahoga, rose TO question o.
personal privilege and introduced resolution
providing for an Investigation OF all thu
bribery charges, and especially the charg'
that N.760 was offered for . vote To-
NJ. A. Hanna for senator Lost by vote Of II
TO IA. After this vote the members Of th'
house died into the senate chamber TO hold th'
Joint session. vote was taken in Joint ses
sion for United States senator for the lonl
and short term. Marcus A. Hanna received
votes and McKisson 20 for the long term
vote was taken for the short term with tn
| ANN RpOre
sent tive Cramer, dem., was absent on accoun
Of sickness
HousE-Immediately upon the convening o
| the house Wednesday morning Representative
Otis. Of Cincinnati, who charges that Hann
agent attempted to brtbe him. arose TO Q ques
| tion of privilege and read statement he haa
prepared. Otis said: Either Hanna is unfi
to be senator or I am unfit to be repre-
sentative" He demanded an investiga
tion. and said he did not see VIII
| Hanna should not join in the request. Repre-
sentative Kenney then moved to take up tn
resolution he offered Tuesday to investigat
Otis charges. The motion was lost by vOt
) OF Sc yeas. SO nays Cramer (dem.) being ab
, sent The house then went over to the senat
chamber to sit In Joint session for the eleetio
. | Of q United States senator.
COLUMBUS O., Jan. i4-SENATE-Bot
. branches of the legislature adjourned Thurs
day till Tuesday. In the senate those votin
, Wednesday az inst the Burke resolution fo
the investigation of bribery changed thel
votes. Subpoenaes were issued for Dick. Ho
lenbeck Otis and others to testify before tn
: committee next Tuesday.
, HousE-There was q long discussion on tn
Otis bribery resolution. AS the republican
expect to reorganize the house, an attempt wa
made to postpone futher consideration OF tn
Otis resolution till February B. SO that Speake
, Mason would not appoint the committee
| | conduct the investigation. Speaker Mason ar
, | nounced standing committees Thursday. tn
house refused to postpone the resolution and
was adopued 81 to 5, most OF the republican
r not voting. When Scott, one Of the dissentiu
= republicans, asked Boxwell question, the la
| ter answered that he would not reply to trai
ors. When Speaker Mason had Boxwell
! words taken down the latter said IT mattere
not what the chair held us there would soon
I another speaker