Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both branches of the Ohio
General Assembly.

Senator Burke introduced resolution provid.
| Ing for an investigation of all bribery charges
and especially the charge that Al ,75O was of.
| fered for vote for NJ A. Hanna for senator
The resolution provided for the following com.
mittee on investigation: Burke and Garfield
| republicans; binck, Long and Robertson DEM
| ocrats. The resolution provided for complete
investigation and gave the committee power TO
summon witnesses, etc. MIR Alexander offered
| an amendment ADMINISTRATION include mem
| bers OF the senate who have betrayed their po-
| litical trust The amendment was lost-le toi7
| MI. Garfield gave notice that he declined TO
serve on such committee as 1t was at present
| composed. He said that the proposed commit
| tee would be prejudiced in. the case The dem
ocratic side offered nn amendment providing
| for the substitution Of Sullivan for Burke on
| the committee. 1t was carried. A resolution
| Tor an investigation Of bribery was adopted by
| vote of 20 to Il The Bramley bill to repeal
the b0-year street railway franchise law was
| then taken up and passed after a lengthy dis
| cussion.
HoUsE-When the house assembled Mr.. Otis
| asked that investigation of charges of bribery
| In connection with the senatorial canvass be
made Mr. Kenney moved to take up the reso-
luton he had offered the previous day to inves-
| ugnte the Otis charges. motion to recess
until l2 O'Clock thus cutting on the bribery
question. was carried by a vote OF Sc yeas and
| % nays. At noon the members of the senate
| arrived and the house and senate went into
Joint session for the election OF United States
| senator. roll call showed Ghn the senators.
present The call OF the house showed all pres
| ent except Cramcr, dem, of PauldinE- Tho
| Journals OF the house and senate were then
| read, showing the votes for senator taken the
previous day. Senator Garfield nominated
Marcus A. Hanna for senator and Senator
| Burke presented the name OF r. Z. McKisson.
| Representative Robertson seconded the nomi-
nation OF Hanna, and Representative Brnmley
seconded the nomination OF McKisson The
| ballot for the short term ending March 4, 1899,
was then taken and resulted: Hanna 73, Nc
kisson 40, j. j. Lentz l. The ballot for the long
term ending March 4. 1908, resulted iu the same
vote US for the short term and Lieut. Gov.
Jones officially declared Hanna elected for
both the short and long terms.
| Columbus Jan 13-SENATE-Bills intro
| duced: Providing that in the event OF the con-
| sohdation Of street car lines. the consolidated
| company shall not charge more than one fare
| for continuous pusSage over the same route;
| limiting the amount attorney appointed by
| the court for the defense in criminal cases
may receive: providing that attorneys may be
| appointed to represent impecunious plaintiffs
| in civil suits-the appointment will be made
when the plaintiff makes AFFIDAVIT that he is
| not worth more than slO0 and secures q state
ment from an attorney that he hns valid
| case; to make liens for labor material, in
| jures and all judgments growing out OF the lia-
| bility OF a railroad as q common carrier. prior
| to mortgage Indebtedness; providing for lccns-
| ing BARRIERS The Bramley bill rercaling the
| Rogers 5O-year franchise law, passed the SEN
| ate and the Rogers law is no more Adjourned
| until the 18th.
HoUsE-There was long discussion on the
| Otis bribery resolution An attempt was made
| TO postpone further consideration OF the Otis
resolution till February , The house refused
| 20 postpone the resolution and 1t was adopted
| -S4 to s.
Columbus, Jan. l7-SENATE-Bills intro
duced: Repeating the Garfield corrupt prac
| tices act: providing that woolen goods con-
| tanning shoddy shall be so stamped. with the
amount OF shoddy contained; TO exempt bcnev-
olent, charitable and educational institutions
from the provisions OF the inheritance tax law;
providing that signers of petitions 10 place
tickets on the Australian ballot shall by the act
| Of signing the petition obligate themselves TO
\ vote the ticket Also providing that names
| found on two or more petitions shall be stricken
| on whenever so found. The following Till was
| passed: 1t provides that street railroads shall
not be permitted to consolidate, except upon
the condition that under the consolidation no
| more than one fare shall be offered for one
| continuous passage on the same route. This
| act is intended to head of the consolidation OF
| rival companies
| HoUsE--Spt sker Mason appointed the COM
| mittee to investigate the alleged attempt tc
| bribe Representative Otis, of Hamilton county
| TO vote for Marcus A Hanna for senator. The
| committee is composed of Representatives
| Rutan. OF Carroll county; Spellmyer, of Ham
| ilton; BoXwell OF Warren: Rankin, OF Fayette
and Kenney. of Mercer. Spellmyer and Kenney
| are democrats The other three members are
| republicans
The chairmanships OF the following commit
| tees were announced by Speaker Mason: Rail-
| ways and Teegruphs. Bramley OF Cuyahoga;
| Insurance, Joyce of Guernsey; Municipal AZ
| fairs. Otis OF Hamilton; County Affairs. Rutan
| of Harrison-Carroll: Corporations, Bowman OF
| Cuyahoga; Fees and Salaries. Bossard of
| Montgomery; Public Works, Allen OF Athens;
| Common Schools. Leeper OF Washington; Fish
and Game. Mckinnon of Ashtabula; Labor.
| Davis OF Cuyahoga; Dairy and Food, McCurdy
OF Miami; Mines and Mining. Howard OF Bel
mont; Manufacturing and Commerce, Bowel
| OF Warren: Insane Asylums, Breck OF Cuya-
hoga; Blind Asylums, Beatty OF Portage: Boys
Industrial School, Swingle OF Muskingum;
Deaf and Dumb Institutions, Stewart OF Ma
honing: Girls Industrial School, Means OF
| Jefferson: Epileptic Hospitals, Wadden of
| Lawrence; Institutions for Feeble minded
| Youth. Davies OF Jackson; Prison and Prison
Reforms, Clifford of Cuyahoga; Soldiers and
| sailors. Mcncham of Luyahoga; Claims. Bald
win OF Lorain; Ditches etc, smith OF Adams;
Elections, Reynolds of Lake; Medical Colleges,
| Love OF Erie; Military, Norris OF Wood: Pub
| lie Printing. Roberts OF Cuyahoga: Library.
Ashford OF C)lumbana. bill was Introduce d
abolishing all contract work in prisons in this
state
Columbus. Jan. ls s-SENATE-The senate had
a very stormy ssion to-day The list OF com
inittees was handed in, and the name OF Sena-
tor Burke, one OF the anti-Hanna republicans,
appeared on a large number. Senator Alex
ander offered a written protest drawn in very
severe terms against placing Burke's name on
the committees. An effort was made by the
democratic senators to have it expunged from
the records Of the senate. The chair overrulcd
this. holding that senator's had right to frame
their protests in such manner as they saw ii t
The chair was supported in this by vote of %
ayes to ~ nays Senator Burke voted aye A
resolution dt claring that the senate did not in
dorse Alexander's protest was adopted Bills
introduced: Giving the members OF the Gin
cinnati fire department IL days vacation each
year, with pay.
HoUsE-Bils introduced: Requiring steam
railway companies to erect Telegraph lines
along line of their tracks. when more than ten
miles in length; permitting ladies to qualify as
notary publics; authorizing municipalities to
appropriate realty for street railways and tc
issue bonds and make u special levy to ray for