The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both branches of the Ohio
General Assembly.

United states senator iOr tne snort term end
ing March 4, 1859, was in order Senator Sulli-
van nominated Marcus A. Hanna and Senator
Burke named Robert E. McKisson. Mr.. VOL
colt seconded Hanna's nomination and Mr..
Fink seconded the nomination OF McKlsson.
The roll call then proceeded and resulted Nc
Kisson 49, Hanna IL. The vote for the senator
TO flll the long term beginning March 4, 1890,
was given to the same candidates by the same
vote, A joint resolution TO meet with the
house in Joint convention the next day to can
vass the senatorial vote was adopted
HOUSE = Every representative save Mr..
Cramer, Of Paulding, was present when the
house was called to order. The doors were
locked and for an hour no business was trans
acted. A motion to appoint committee 10
investigate certain charges OF an attempt to
bribe Representative Otis in the matter of the
senatorial election was defeated-56 to 80. Bal
loting for successor TO NJ A. Hanna for the
senatorial term ending March 4. 1899, was then
declared in order and the name OF NJ A. Hanna
was presented by Mr.. Leland and seconded by
Mr. Smith, Robert e. McKisson was placed
In nomination by Mr.. Bramley and the nomina-
tion was seconded by Mr. Jones. Mr. Droste
announced that he had intended to present the
name OF Joseph Garrard, but at the request OF
that gentleman he would not place him in nom
nation. The ballot was then taken and re-
suited as follows Hanna So, McKisson 40, ].
]. Lentz l., Aquila Wiley /, A. j. Warner |.
The candidates and the vote for the long term
senatorship was the same as for the short
term A resolution providing for a joint ses
sion of the house and senate the following day
was adopted The following bills were intro
duced: To do away with spring electors and
making all elections take place at the usual
time in the fall repeating the law requiring
three-inch tires on all macadamized or turn
pike roads; allowing municipalities to own and
operate street railways.
Columbus, Jan i2-SENATE-A bill was In
troduced requiring all BARRIERS to be licensed.
| Senator Burke introduced o resolution provid-
| ing for an investigation Of all bribery charges
| and especially the charge that 40 was Of
| fered for vote for M. A. Hanna for senator
The resolution provided for the following COM
mittee on investigation: Burke and Garfield,
republicans; Finck, Long and Robertson, dem
/ ocratS. The resolution provided for complete
investigation and gave the committee power to
| summon Witnesses etc Mr.. Alexander offered
| an amendment that investigation include mem
| bers OF the senate who have betrayed their po-
| litical trust The amendment was lost-l9 to H.
| Mr. Garfield gave notice hat 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 an amendment providing
for the substitution Of Sullivan for Burke on
| the committee. 1t was carried. A resolution
for an investigation CT bribery was adopted by
a vote Of ~ TOD The Bramley bill to repeal
the 50-year street railway franchise law was
then taken up and passed after lengthy dis
cussion.
HousE-When the house assembled Mr.. Otis
| Cd thati NJ charges
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-
tigate the Otis charges, motion to recess
until IL o'clock thus cutting of the bribery
question, was carried by vote OF % yeas anc
So 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. A roll call showed ali the senators
present The call Of the house showed all pres
ent except Cramer, dem, OF Pauldlng inc
journals OF the house and senate were ther
read, showing the votes for senator taken thu
previous day. Senator Garfield nominated
Marcus A. Eanna for senator and Senator
Burke presented the name Of r. E. McKisson
Representative Robertson seconded the nomi
| nation OF Hanna. and Representative Bramle!
seconded the nomination OF McKisson. Tit
ballot for the short term ending March 4, le99
| was then taken and resulted Hanna 73, Nc
| Kisson 70 j. j. LentZ1 The ballot for the lon
term ending March 4, 1905, resulted iu the SAM
D. vote as for the short term and Lieut. Gov
: Jones oficially declared Hanna elected fo
I both the short and long terms
Columbus Jan. 3-SENATE-Bil's intro
| duced: Providing that in the event OF the con
soldation of street car lines the consolidate'
e | company shall not charge more than one far
for continuous passage over the same route
| limiting the amount an attorney appointed b
The court for the defense in criminal case
q may receve providing that attorneys may b
appointed to represent impecunious plaintii
= | in civil suitS-the appointment will be mad
when the plaintiff makes affidavit that he
0 not worth more than 800, and secures state
r ment from an attorney that he has vail
i case: 10 make liens fer labor, material In
! juries and all judgments growing out OF the liO
bility OF railroad as q common carrier priC
to mortgage Indebtedness; providing for licen'
q ing BARRIERS. The Bramley bill repeating tn
Rogers 5O-year franchise law, passed the ser
ate and the Rogers law is no more Adjourne
until the 18th.
e HoUsE-There was long discussion on II
4 | Otis bribery resolution. An attempt was mao
\ | to postpone further consideration of the OF
resolution till February Z. The house refuse
to postpone the resolution and 1t was adoptt
e Atom
IS Columbus, Jan. 1I-SENATE-Liitleb bushes
= was transacted in the senate beyond the intr
| duction OF number Of local bills
HoUsE.-Speaker Mason appointed the con
e | mittee TO investigate the alleged attempt
e. bribe Representative Otis, of Hamilton count
;, to vote for Marcus A Hanna fer senator II
committee Is composed OF Representativ
i Rutan, OF Carroll county: Spellmyer OF Har
s ilton; Boxwell OF Warren Rankin, Of Fayett
J. and Kenney, OF Mercer. Spellmyer and Kenn
= are democrats. The other three members a
- republicans.
'e The chairmanships OF the following commi
Is tees were announced by Speaker Mason: Ra
,e ways and Telegraphs, Bramley of Cuyahog
Insurance, Joyce OF Guernsey: Municipal
fairs, Otis OF Hamilton; County Affairs, Rut
OF Harrison Carroll: Corporations, Bowman
Cuyahoga; Fees and Salaries Bossard
ut Montgomery; Public Works, Allen OF Ather
of | Common Schools Leeper Of Washington; Fl
- and Game, McKinnon OF Ashtabula; Labt
Davis OF Cuyahoga; Dairy and Food, McCur
IN OF Miami; Mines and Mining Howard Of b
We mont Manufacturing and Commerce, Boxw
,e | OF Warren; Insane Asylums, Breck OF Guy
:. hoga; Blind Asylums, Beatty Of Portage; Bo
''' Industrial School, Swingle Of Muskingul
a Deaf and Dumb Institutions, Stewart Of N
In honing; Girls Industrial School, Means
IN Jefferson: Epileptic Hospitals, Waddell
Lawrence; Institutions for Feeble-mind
ne Youth, Davies OF jackson; Prison and Pris
al Reforms. Clifford Of Cuyahoga; Soldiers a
re Sailors, Meacham Of Cuyahoga; Claims Ba
win OF Lorain; bitches, etc, Smith OF Adam
ne Elections Reynolds OF Lake; Medical Colleg
70. Love OF Erie; Military, Norris OF Wood; Pl
he lie Printing Roberts OF Cuyahoga; Libra
- Ashford Of Columbana, A bill was introdut
abolshing AL contract work In prisons in t
20 state Among other provisions the bill
d. ouires that all convict made goods shall
m stamped accordingly.
es, Made a Break for Liberty.