The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-02-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


sixty Ninth 0esalons
COLUMBUS, Feb. 8.-sENArE. .-Bilis intro
duced: Authorizing Burton Township, 0eauga
County, TO build d town hnh; authorizing Mal-
isonville Hamilton County 70 issue bonds TO
the amount OF "A 600 10 complete town hall.
Mr.. Wilson R) offered a resolution relative 70
the charges made by John II. Thomas in refer
ence to his statements and Investments IN the
iatesSenatorial deal; Mr.. Van Cleaf, (D) gave
notice to discuss. 10 The resolution goes over
under the rule. the appointment Of w. ".
Pennell to be q Trustee Of the Girls Industrial
Home was received by the Governor. Referred.
Adjourned.
HousE-Bills introduced: Te amend Section
6i80 so ~ 10 provide that issues Of law must be
tried by the court unless referred as hereafter
provided and issues Of fact arising in actions
for money only, or specified real or personal
property, ahail be tried BY the court, unless
Jury be demanded or reference be ordered.
and where reference Is not so ordered ana
jury is demanded said issue Of facts shall be
tried by o jury; to abolish the Board OF Pardons
and re- enact the old law; to amend Section 1903
30 as to FIX election in civil townships. school
Section I6, on the arst Monday In May instead
OF April; TO supplement Section 6SS1 providing
that where an insovent debtor has assigned,
the assignee or trustee may sell the property Ia
which the homestead Is embraced 70 the wife OF
the insolvent debtor; providing for the omission
Of amended original pleadings whore petition
has been filed; 10 amend Section 1907 reQuir-
ing payee to indorse his own warrant when
presented to the county treasurer for payment.
COLUMBUS. Feb 4.-SENArE.- Bills intro
duced: To require definite settlements from
life insurance companies TO the Insurance Com
missioner and policy holders; to allow guardians
of wards to lease lands for oil or gas hfteen
years. to authorize county commissioners to
limit the burdens hauled over turnpikes to l,s0)
pounds; to prohibit township boards from en-.
ploying teachers before the April elections
Bills passed: II. B. appropriating u, 786,846 for
the common schools. Resolution offered: Re-
questing tho Ohio delegation IN Congress to
favor election Of u. 8. Senators by direct vote.
Resolutions adopted: H. J. r. for committee
to consider Governors mansion: to investigate
the Working Home for the Blind
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: For o $4,000
storm water sewer system nt Canton; to pro.
hibit gas or oil companies from drilling within
two hundred feet Of street or alley In an incor.
porated village; to relieve the bondsmen Of the
treasurer OF New Lisbon, Columbiana County;
authorizing Wavcrly to vote on natural gas.
Bills passed: To repeal an act to authorize
Cleveland to issue 100000 markethouse bonds.
COLUMBUS, Feb 5-SENATE.-Bills intro
duced: To establish Board Of Telegraph Com
missioners; TO furnish fuo, better beds and
clothing 10 jail prisoners and compensate sher-
IFS. Bills passed: II. BIS to complete town
hall ut Arcanum; for general Improvement
bonds at Miamisburg; to pay the widow OF
Representative Knapp 5000 and miiage. Reso.
luton offered: Asking Congr ess to pass per
diem pension bill.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To increase the
bond Of the Secretary OF State from $40 900 to
100000; to require township trustees TO file an
| itcmized sworn STA crucTt o; expenses with tho
township clerk; to authorize courts 10 issue
wits o. rossess'on 10 purchasers at judicial
| sales; to authorize landowners to give written
| permission to hunters aad arrest those not hav-
| ing written permission; to extend the time
within which bills Of exception may be filed,
from thirty to forty days; TO limit the expenses
| OF commissioners In smaller counties to ono
| hundred days and 5000 expenses; to limit the
| annual compensation OF township trustees in
certain counties to $3.50; to regulate electric
light companies; to substitute nom
Of guardians by will; to compel
persons bringing. suits against municipal cor.
porations for damages to state when. where
| and how tho injuries were received; to prohibit
| divorced persons from marrying within year
after decree Is issued to make void In other
hands notes not indorsed by vender; to
| take from the State Auditor power to appoint
persons 10 examine the books OF county audi
tors and treasurers; to require executors and
| admins traitors to make Il statement OF the ena-
| ture Of oil investments made by them; to ap-
ply the above principle to guardians; making
appropriations TO pay principal and interest on
| the public debt, irreducible debt and expenses
| Of Sinking Fund Commissioners; to prohibit
employment in workshops and factories Of
children under fourteen; changing the mode OF
| procedure In damage cases under the occupy
Ing claimant law.
COLUMBUS, Feb. G-SENArE. "A bill was
passed appropriating 81, 800 for the payment Of
the salary and expenses OF Hon. E. L, Lamp
| son In the contested election case. A number
~ 1Nu ole l,,A- ~1,.n< a.
| Amending the parole law, SO that when o per-
son has been convicted Of q cumulative crime
he may be paroed ut the expiration Of the
period OF the FIRST sentence; providing for ap.
preparation Of 100000 for the building Of an
asylum for epileptIcs: II. ]. r. expressing sym.
pathy with Secretary Tracy IN his great afdic'
ton was adopted. The appointment Of w. w.
Pennell to be trustee Of the Girls Industrial
Home was confirmed. Adjourned
HoUsE-The Senate bill Of Mr.. Van Cleaf,
prescribing the manner In which the county
commissioners shall keep their minutes, was
discussed, occupying the entire morning ses
sion. 1t was passed and is now q law. The
bill Of Senator Van Cloat Democrat) to appro
pirate e1, ,eO0 to pay the salary and expenses OF
Lieutenant Governor Lampson. was messaged
from the Senate. 1t was read once. and or
motion Of Mr.. Grear Democrat
the rules were suspended and II
was read twice. On motion OF Mr.. Geyei
| (DemocraC the Dill was referred 10 the FINANCE
Committee. Several local bills were passed
Adjourned.
COLUMBUS Feb 7.-SENATE.-Bills intro
duced: To require foreign building and loar
associations to deposit sl00 900 in bonds In tn,
State Treasury; $4,000 Treasury defalcatior
bonds for Pickaway County. Bills passed
House bill authorizing Township Trustees t.
unto in establishing public watering troughs
to repeal the act authorizing Cleveland to issu'
100000 market house bonds. Adjourned to
p. m. Monday.
HOUsE-Bils introduced To regulate tn
enumeration OF school youth to comply with tn
Davis compulsory education law; $4,000 70
legislative expenses; to require surveyors /
make plans for all bridges costing over $500; :
pay half the fees collected by the Dayton mayo
to the Law Library; constituting twelve hour
days labor for trainmen. Bills passed
Senate bills to require Commii
sioners 10 spread treasurer's bond
upon their minutes; to fuI
nish Auditor Of State and School Commissions
statutes. House bills TO prevent the putting
alth, ETC., on tho highways, to authorize count
commissioners to serve notice for the removt