The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-28
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

| .'Piece Price" Convict Labor Bill Passei
the House.
Senate, January 19.-Mr. Oren intro
duced bill permitting persons to sell the
product of their own labor without taking
out a license and Mr.. Durfinger one per.
mitting person under whose Judgment
order or decree real estate is sold to desig-
nate the paper in which the sale shall bt
advertised. Nobusiness of Importance was
| transacted,
| House.-Mr. BOIL offered resolution,
| which was adopted, directing the Insurance
| Commissioner and Attorney General to
investigate and report what legislation is
necessary to compel foreign insurance
companies to pay taxes in Ohio. Mr..
Emerson introduced bill providing that
should not be permitted to draw more than
| fifty per cent of the estimated cost in ad
vance. Under Mr.. McBride's resolution,
the following committee was appointed TO
investigate the Hooking Valley troubles
Representatives Bargar, Harbaugh and
Brown, and Senators Reed, Lewis and
Wolcott.
Senate, January 2O.-Mr. Williams intro
duced bill prohibiting the sale and manu-
facture of oleomargarine, butterine, or any
| other substitute for butter. Bills were in
| troduced: Providing that express COM
| panies shall count all sums OF money left
with them for transportation, and give a
receipt for the same, which shall entitle
the holder thereof to recovered from the
company the amount named in case 1t is
lost or stolen; authorizing the publication
| of notices of forfeited and delinquent land
! sales, aud ditch notices in two papers of
opposite politics In each county. Mr..
| Bargar's House bill providing that in cities
OF the second class and in village districts
members OF boards OF education shall De
voted for at the regular municipal elections
was passed, and IS law:
House;-Nearly the entire day was spent
~ eonsluerinB mr, Jones pli, wnicn Pro-
Hlaes onat tne exeGutlon ol aeath seneences y
~ UniS oGate snah DC wl.nin .he wis VI VI
lhe fenNenuary' numerous speeches
weremad anu ahen9hents 9nersd, among
pVhe, vne vua' ,nuiu . onouu au po aie'i
by elecTiciW' VOC was nnahy taken
when the Dlli was ueieaIeu yehs ao' nay
81, quorum not Young IN its lavor. Mr.
OBuens pill uehhinB hnore cIsaIty Ine uu-
Lies Oh county surveyors, anu W resDore
iost OF decayinR orner-stones, was passed.
Mr. harey,s plIl giving taxpayers montn
more IN whlcn 10 pay their assessments
was inGennitely postponed, ana NUMBER
OF local bllls were passed.
| of public importance was transacted in the
San,ta TO-DAY Among tho hills introduced
~ ~,
was one oy Mr. OhIuWeii, anenulns one
game laws so that guam may DC snoo our
ing NovemDer anu DecemDer ana hnlting
.he snooung oi wiz 1,,' uuck s anu o,ner loWI W
tne sanle ,nohtns. me nIl-Weekiy uaJourni- J ~
Hheht resolution, provIuinB Ior inc HrsI orl-
MMeehly aryournnneho ss @ peSinn,ns LIuny,
II.
nouse DllI provluing tnaC township Ireas, !,
~. i,s.eed 90 W. o,, per ,,nij L. a psad pd
and is now A law. = = :
House.-Mr. Ryan,s bill providing for the
establishment OF boards of arbitration to
arbitrate differences between employers
and employees was taken up, and after sew
eral speeches in its favor was unanimously
passed. The resolution providing for the
| Governor appointing n commission to re-
port the cost Of putting a statue of
| William Allen In the Ohio niche in the
| National Capitol beside that Of James A.
| Garfield was, after long discussion,
| passed by vote OF 70 TO IA. Bills were
passed: Amending Section 1859 so that
city or village Councils may divide into
two election precincts a ward containing
700 voters, instead Of 500 as now; supple-
| mentary 10 Section 1900, providing for the
and arrest Of horse thieves; repeating the
law providing for the registration Of part
nerships with County Recorders. The fol.
| lowing bills were introduced: Repeating
last winters law establishing State Board
| of Pharmacy; compelling Sheriffs 10 pay
funds In partition cases TO Trustees; re-
| quiring Probate Judges TO publish notice OF
appointment Of administrators; to destroy
arms carried illegally upon the convection
of the parties. Several local bills were
also introduced.
Senate, January 22.-Mr. Stanbach intro
dpced n biII authorizing the Auditor Of
II'.,,.' -. a. - --..s- -, !,
hamilton county 10 restore recorus ana
indexes destroyed by fre last winter Mt
cost Of S6o,OOO. MIR. Lisle's Mouse bill to es-
tablish Board OF Health was read the
third time, laid on the table and ordered
printed. Mr.. Bargar's House bill confer
ring appellate and other jurisdiction on tho
Circuit Courts was unanimously passed,
after It's title had been amended SO as TO
read: ITO revise and consolidate the stat
utes relative TO the organization and juris-
diction Of Circuit and other courts" Mr..
Oren introduced a bill authorizing town
ship trustees to establish tile bitches. Mr..
Williams introduced a bill providing that
Superintendents Of Markets shall be elect
ed by the people for term OF four years.
HOuse.-The Speaker appointed Messrs
Cole, Hamilton and Hughes as the commit
tee under the Kohler resolution TO investi-
gate telephone companies with a view 10
reducing telephone rates. Mr.. Ford offered
Joint resolution providing, as IL is report
ed that the conditions OF the contract un-