The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-02-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Sixty Ninth Session.

| Commission. Bill passed. House bill author
| izng Jerry City Wood County, to erect n town
| hall The appointments OF c. Il. Schnuck, Of
| Columbiana County to be n Trustee of tho
| Cleveland Insane Asylum, and Samuel B. Conk-
| lin, OF Stark County, member OF the State
Board OF Health, were received.
House Bills introduced; For special tax
OF 10000 for five years for roads in Coshoctpn
| County; to repeal the law requiring the COM
missioners of Van Vert County to give work to
elected surveyor; FOR 1900 town hall bonds ut
Arcnnum, Dark County. Partial appropriation
| bul; for S6000,000 water-works bonds Mt Cincin-
nati to create township road supervisors in
| Cuyahoga County; for a modified form of tho
Australian ballot system, 10 increase the salary
of tho members OF the Legislature from 5000 to
sl,eOO, and to prohibit them from receiving rail-
road passes to prohibit candidates from paying
more than ten per cent OF the annual salary OF
an office for campaign purposes.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 2S.-SENATB.-Bns intro
| duced Amending Section 2113 so that there
shall be not more than two physicians on
boards of health in the smaller cities and viii
| lagos; to compel an inventory of every estate;
20 renew chattel mortgages; to allow Mutual
| Fira Insurance Associations to become insur-
ance companies; for two-cent railroad fare.
! Bills passed: Senate bill for the support OF
! Farmers Institutes. Resolutions adopted:
! Senate joint resolution to investigate charges
! against the Board Of Pardons; for n committee
TO report measures for the preservation of Fort
! Ancient, Warren County; House joint resolu-
| Non for ten thousand copies of the railroad map
| of Ohio. Lioutonant Governor Lampson's at
| tarnoys fled objections to the summarizing of
| tho testimony by the Committee on Privileges
| and Elections
HoUsE-Blils introduced: To require the
| flag to be displayed over school-houses and
| public buildings during business hours: to pro-
hieit train dispatchers from performing any
other service; to prohibit advertising ON n flag;
| 10 require railroads to put down crossings
| wherever road require public
| professions to carry fagT to abate the $3.50
! tax where the owner of land constructs pub
| lie water trough; to require county commits
sioners instead OF the sheriff to provide cloth
| ing food, etc, foy prisoners; TO better define
titles to disputed lands; 20 require. SIS only ac
| Ceptable evidence, naturalization papers where
| vote is disputed; 10 establish Chair of For
estry at the Athens University; to require
party demanding n jury in forcible entry and
! dotainer TO deposit security; giving graduates
of the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy who
have served three years In drug store the
rights of registered pharmacists; appropriat-
| ing so 30 pay for the distribution of Supreme
Court calendars; to authorize township boards
of education to employ teachers of vocal mu-
sic; to require at least two antdotes to be
named on poison labels. introduced and pass
ed: Senate bill appropriating S25! for expenses
| OF inauguration. Resolutions offered: Asking
canal commission for evidence in the Mercer
| County reservoir cases. for committee to re-
port the Australian system; TO heat tho Capitol
| with natural gas; for committee to report as
to the purchase or building of Governors res
! dence.
COLUMBUS. Jan. 90 2s-SENATE.-Bills passed:
! II. BIS to transfer funds at New Carlisle, Clarke
! County; for S6 900 town hau bonds at Norwood
! Hamilton County. Resolution adopted: For a
| Committee toinvestigate q false telegram re-
| oeved by Senator Schneider. The Marquis
| Lampson contest began.
| HoUsE.-Bils passed: II. BIS for the relief OF
B. r. Lemmert, +. H. II Egbcrt and James Nc
| Farland; for township and school officials losing
| money by failure of bank NJ Dresden (three
! bills TO amend Section of the act to regulate
| the sale of milk to make the act opera
| tive; TO elect street commissioner in villages
| Resolution adoptedt II. j. II. for committee
| TO inquire into the practicability of providing
| Governors mansion.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3O.-SENATE.-Bills passed:
House bills TO transfer funds at Bucyrus; to
| transfer funds in Washington County: to au-
thorize Secretary OF State to furnish auditor Of
Brown CouRty with set of weights and meas
ures. Marquis-Lampson contest resulted in the
seating OF Mr. Marquis by party vote OF 10
| yeas to 10 nays.
| HOUSE. Bills introduced: To investigate
county auditors and treasurers' accounts on
| application OF twenty taxpayers, and compel
| appointment of committee without bond; to
| prohibit county commissioners from paying any
claim until auditor indorses on back that there
| is money in tho treasury; TO prohibit pollution
of streams by refuse from oil wels prevent
county auditors from drawing warrant on treas
urer where there is no money TO the credit of
the fund; prevent railroad companies from
requiring injured employees to sign agree
ment not to prosecute or join beneh-
cial organizations; authorize commission
| ers to allow shecp claims on anida-
Wit of claimant and two neighbors; pro-
! hibit transmission through mails or otherwise
| OF marked or scratched tickets; prevent sale
nf ri tan r1S nf
| tion for Cincinnati; requiring attorney defend
| ing felony case 10 present bill TO judge instead
OF commissioners. Bills passed: school boards
make final examination OF law students at col
| leges by committee appointed by Supreme
Court; pay for advertising constitutional
amendments: allow colleges organized under
old constitutions to change their purpose.
House Bills-Pay widow of Representative
Knapp S6c0 salary and mileage; prevent imita-
tion of butter; appropriating 81, 1886 s46 for COM
mon schools; authorize presidents county
| Soldiers Relief Commissions TO pay transpor-
tation of indigent soldiers TO Sandusky Home:
exempt property OF G. A. II. Posts from taxa
| tion
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3l.-SENATE Bills intro
duoed: Leyislate Railroad Commissioner out
Of oiice and change the name of the Officer to
Supervisor of Railroads and Telegraphs;" to
refund the tax on fishing nets. Bills passed:
To require county commissioners to enter bond
| for treasurer on their minutes; 10 require them
| 10 sign each day S proceedings before the next
| days sittings; to furnish the School Commits
sioner and State Auditor with copies OF the
statutes. Resolutions offered: To regulate
| trusts. Resolutions adopted: II. ]. r. to in
vestigate the sanitary condition OF the Soldiers
and Sailors Home; Senators Alexander and
brown were appointed n committee 10 investt
gSte the Board OF Pardons. Adjourned to Mon,
day.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: To fix the pay OF
jurymen in magistrates s. courts at $3.50 day;
| TO put Brown County in the Athens Asylum
| district; creating township boards OF education
OF flve members, and township clerk, ex-of1icio;
to authorize cemetery trustees to purchase and
sell lands and invest the proceeds, Bills passed:
For $4,000 natural gas and improvement bonds
at GAINESVILLE; partial appropriation bill; to el-
| low farmers to kill on their own premises
| robins, 'iickers' and yellow hammers;" to
| allow villages Of the frst-class to levy an addi-
| tlonal tax OF one mill. Resolutions offered:
For tri-weekly adjournment Adjourned TO
| Monday.
DAVID HOFFMAN, aged eighty-two,
and Ezra Derr, aged eighty-four, pio-
neers of Seneca County, died near Tifiin
on the 3lst.
j. A. HowELIs, who has been appoint
ed postmaster at Jefferson, is the broth
er of w, ID. Howells, the novelist.
HENRY WILKINS was fined lfty dol
lars and costs and sent to Jail for thirty
days, at Springfield, for stealing an UNI