Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of tho Ohio
General Assembly.


General Assembly.
Columbus, Jan. G. - SENATE - Bills intro |
duoed: Providing that where the committees
of nominating conventions selected to till va
cancies are specifically instructed to negotiate |
for fusion the name OF n candidate can appear
for the same offce on two or more tickets on
the ballots; limiting the operation OF the fell |
low servants doctrine in damage cases Ac-
cording to the holding OF courts now. an en- |
ploye who suffers injury due to the fellow cm- |
ploye cannot recover damages from the en-
ployer. This bill proposes that where the |
negligence Is proved to be on the part Of an |
inspector or superintendent, the employer
shall be held liable for the damages resulting |
to any employees making 1t obligatory upon
county commissioners to negotiate with bank |
L.: houses with a view to depositing surplus |
county funds In bank depository, instead OF
keeping 1t all idle in the county treasury. The
general assembly met in Joint convention and
canvassed the vote cast ut the recent election
The assembly then adjourned until Monday,
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Providing for the
examination and licensing OF stationary engi-
neers; making Hamilton county separate
circuit court district. numbered nine: making
incurabe insanity, existing for three years,
cause for divorce. resolution providing that
| the speaker appoint eight additional pages was
adopted.
The feature OF the day in the house was the
passage by unanimous vote of the bill re-
| pealing the law for the granting Of 50-year
| ing bill was introduced by Representative
Bramley, OF Cleveland After Bramley spoke
for his bill Mr.. BoNwell replied and charged
| Bramley with using this bill for buncombe.
| BoAwell said he voted for the 50-year fran
| chise law at the last legislature and sorry
| for it, but he did not then understand the
/ measure. The debate became general Other
| proceedings in the house were merely routine
| Columbus Jan l0-SENATE-The bill to re-
peal the 5O-year franchise bill was discussed
| and an attempt was made to pass it under q
| suspension of the rules, but 1t was referred to
| a special committee and made the special
/ order for 10 o'clock the following day. There
/ was effort made to limit admission to the
/ lobbies and galleries by tickets during the
| senatorial baloting, but it was lost. The sem
| ate took recess until | p. M, when Lieut..
| Gov. Jones and other state officers were sworn
| in. message was received from Gov. Bush
nell officially advising the senate of the resig-
nation Of John Sherman as senator for the
| term ending March 3, 1899, and of the appoint
| ment OF Marcus A Hanna to I'LL the vacancy.
| The following bills were introduced in the sem
| ate: Providing for two-cent railroad fare;
for free public libraries in cities of the fourth
| grade. second class
| HoUsE-A resolution was introduced asking
| that congress be asked to so amend the consti-
| tuition that United States senators shall be
| elected by direct vote OF the people. Bills
| were introduced follows: Providing that
| mercantile establishments provide seats for fe-
/
| Is years old shall be employed in a factory or
| workshop during school months, and under IL
| during vacation; providing that no female un-
| der ls, or male under 10, shall be allowed tc
| work more than eight hours per day; to extend
| the factory child labor law to mines; requiring
| that miners be paid for coal before it shall be
i screened; appropriating 1000 for salary
mileage and expenses Of the legislature.
Columbus, Jan. ll.-SENATE-After the sem
ate had postponed for one day consideration OF
hn fNr fk,a IN !, n
Lieut.. Gov. Jones announced that balloting fol
a United States senator for the short term end
ing March 4, 1899, was in order. Senator Sulli-
van nominated Marcus A Hanna and Senator
Burke named Robert E. McKisson. Mr.. VOL
colt seconded HannaS nomination and MIR.
Fink seconded the nomination of Mckisson.
The roll call then proceeded and resulted: Nc
Sisson 10, Hanna IL. The vote for the senator
to I'LL the long term beginning March T. 1899
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 Bills in
troduced; Making it compulsory upon all coun-
ty commissioners to give their surveying worl
to the county surveyor, and not allowing them
| to distribute it among their friends; requiring
all justices of the peace to insist that all liti
gants in their courts give security for costs. Al
present only non-residents of their precincts
are required to give such security.
| HOUSE - Every representative save Mr.
Il
house was called order. The doors were
locked and for an hour no business was trans.
acted motion TO appoint n committee Il
investigate certain charges of an attempt e
bribe Representative Otis in the matter Of the
senatorial election was defeated-56 to 81. Bal,
loting for q successor TO NJ a. Hanna for the
senatorial term ending March l. 1885, was theI
declared in order and the name of NJ A. EannI
was presented by Mr.. Leland and seconded b.
Mr.. Smith. Robert E. McKisson was placed
in nomination by Mr.. Bramley and the nomina
tion was seconded by Mr.. Jones' Mr.. Drost,
announced that he had intended to present tht
name OF Joseph Garrard but at the request o
that gentleman he would not place him in nom
nation The ballot then taken and re
suited as follows Hanna Sc McKisson 40 ]
. j. Lentz /, Aquila Wiley /. A j. Warner
The candidates and the vote for the Iong tern
> senatorship was tho as for the shor
term. resolution providing for joint ses
sion OF the house and senate the following da
was adopted The following bills were intro
duced: To do away with spring elections an
making all elections take place at the usua
time in the fall repeating the law requiring
three-inch tires on all macadamized or turn
, | pike roads; allowing municipalities to own an
operate street railways.