The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Legislative Proceedings.


taries in Clarke, Greene, Warren and Hamilton
Counties, and in the lakes OF Summit, Richland,
Medina and Butler Counties; authorizing and
empowering the Board OF Public Works to re.
move distractions from the banks OF the canals,
basins reservoirs, land or water under their
control; permitting the organization OF banks
with s25 900 capital stock in villages OF twenty
five thousand population; authorizing Justices
of the peace, constables and marshals to re.
ceive $500 instead Of 500 year, where the State
fails to convict and the defendant is insolvent.
A number OF local bills were introduced.
HoUsE-The following bills were introduced
and passed under suspension of the rules:
Regulating the rank OF officers in the Cleveland
police departments authorizing Gallon to issue
bonds and purchase land; Ceding land
on South Bass island, Ottawa County,
to the General Government for flsh-hatching
house; authorizing the sale of Bloomingburg
academy, Fayetto County: authorizing Napo-
| leon, Henry County to transfer funds; supple
menting the road laws of Henry County; au-
thorizing the commissioners of Hooking Coun-
| ty TO purchase toll roads; providing for new
township house in Taunton Township Miami
County; authorizing Cardington to issue bonds;
| authorizing the commissioners of Ross County
| to levy tax; authorizing Somerset, Perry
County to prospect for natural gas.
| COLUMBUS, April 3.-SENATE.- II. J. r.
| to djourn sine die April s, WIS amended to the
18th and adopted. Various nominations by the
Govern or were confirmed. Bills passed: Au.
| thorizing Fairfield County to levy tax for the
| relief of the agricultural society; pro.
| viding for annual leave of absence to
| members Of fire departments; exempt.
ing building and loan association shares
| from taxation. A number of local bills were
passed. Mr.. Taylor's bill 10 establish the Aus
tralian system of voting was lost on reconsider
alton. The Finance Committee reported the
| appropriation bill with amendments. Bills in
| troduced: Granting corporations supplying
municipalities the same right TO secure prop.
| erty that the city would have; to prevent
| fraudulent gas charges; requiring the registra-
f! ton of bonds in the office OF the Cincinnati
| Sinking Fund Trustees.
| HOUSE Bills passed Authorizing Mahoning
| County to levy an additional tax; prohibiting
corporations from advertising larger dividends
| than have been actually paid; abolishng the
board of aldermen in Cleveland; defining tn @
| legal residence Of paupcrs in Mahoning County.
| The report of the conference committee on Sen
| ate Joint Resolution No. 52, to amend the CON.
stitution relating to taxation, was concurred in
| The Senate resolution relating to amending the
| constitution so as to provide for biennial elec-
| tions was discussed and postponed until 10:30
o'clock Friday. The motion to reconsider the
| vote by which Colonel Poormans bill, putting
| the charitable and reformatory institutions of
| Il,
was lost.
| COLUMBUS April 4.-SENATE.-Bils intro
| duccd: Changing the time of year for filing re-
| ports of foreign insurance companies with the
commissioners from February to May; exempt
| ing limited Interstate trains from the provis-
ions OF the law requiring them TO stop ut all
| stations with population OF 3,0)O or over; the
House amendments to the reupportionment
amendment resolution was non-ccncurred in.
mi IN
State Archaeological Museum with the State
Library; providing for payment of transporta-
ton OF soldiers and sailors orphans from
Xen'a to the G. a. II. EncGmpment and return,
| last fall; providing n penalty for the non-em-
ploymcnt OF Union soldiers and sailors by
State officers; establishing the Soldiers and
Sailors Home precinct near Sanduslly.
HousE.-The bills providing for II salary for
the members OF the Board OF Pardons, was lost
on passage Mr.. Geyer offered resolution Of
sympathy with Representative Shnn on the
death OF his wife. Adopted by rising vote.
Bills passed: appropriating $500 for the
transportation of the children OF the
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
from Xonia to Columbus and return dur
the G. A. II. Encampmcnt; providing for non
partisan boards of election in cities of ten
thousand and upwards. The following bills
were lost: by Mr. Kenncdy-Alowing women
to vote in townships and municipalities; by
Mr. Beaty- Appropriatng $1,000 for cleaning
out the Miami river supplying water for the
Lcwistowh re jcrvoir
COLUMBUS, April 5.-S ENATE.-Bills passed;
Making appropriations; granting the same
rights to acquire property to corporations sup
plying municipalities with water that munich
palities would have II so engaged; requiring the
registration of bonds with the sinking fund
trustees OF Cincinuati; requiring sheriffs to
pay unclaimed costs into the treasury; provid-
ing for the dedication OF plats and their accept
ance MS public highways. The Senate confirmed
the nominations of d. Q. Morrow as trustee
OF the Athens Asylum for the Insane, and
Andrew Schwartz rs trustee of the Ohio Sol
dicrs and Sailors Home. bill by Mr.. Cole
was lost providing that Scioto County saoonists
should be exempt from the prohibition against
selling liquor within two miles of the fair
grounds, II they had been established in busi-
ness in that locality for twelve months before
the fair.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Providing that the as
sessments for sewers in Cincinnati shall be
paid on the ten-year plan; allowing building
~ d loan associations to dissolve their organ
ization; amending the lien law so rs to give
laborers and material men first and second
preference; providing for the appointment OF
criminal bailin for Hamilton County The bill
to increase the salary of members TO $3.50 per
year and prohibiting the use OF railroad passes,
COLUMBUS April 6. SENATE. Bills passed:
Changing the time for the election of the
State Board OF Equalization from October to
November; changing the time for the reports
OF foreign insurance companies to the commits
sioner from February to May; for compensation
for material used by rond supervisors taken
from private lands; declaring roads used contin-
uously for twenty years TO be public high
ways; authorizing county engineers and survey
ors to inspect tile and drain pipes; giving con-
sent TO purchase by United States of site for q
fish hatchery on South Pass Island Several
bills were passed A few bills were introduced
HoUsE-The Committee on Temperance re.
ported back Mr. Owens House bill prohibiting
the giving away of liquors in towns or villages
which have adopted local option. Set for third
reading on Tuesday next Mr.. Whittlesey Of
fercd joint resolution providing for reconvey-
ing the grounds for the working home for the
blind to The original donors Made speciaI
order for Tuesday next. The following bills
were passed: Amending an act OF 1912,
Incorporating the First Presbyterian Church,
OF Dayton; providing for female directors OF
the Cincinnati WorlS-house, and have charge OF
the female prisoners; authorizing the appoint
men for township cemeteries; authorizing tho
organization of companies In Cleveland TO CON
duct the pawnbroSing business and make loans
ut one per cent. per month.
MARIA LITTLEToN took chloroform with
suicidal intent at Springfield.
The Republicans OF Findlay, selected
Samuel C.. Moore for postmaster.
AT Springfield, VIM. Moore, jr., shot
and fatally wounded Harry Franklin.
AN attempt was made to wreck a Penn