The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
sixty Ninth Session.

HousE--Bllls introduced: To sell or lohss
the walhondng canal to compel stewards
eta, of State institutions TO purchase native
live stock for food consumption; to transfer
standard OF weights and measures from Secre.
tary OF State to Professor Of Physics, State
University, to fix the fec, OF the Secretary Of
State for copying records at ten cents per hum
dred words and fifty cents for seal; for Advi-
sory Boards OF three women TO visit county
ehdrens lIomes every ninety days; 10 exempt
the shores vi Lake Erie from the laws govern.
ing the killing of fnr-bearinc animals: to sell
municipal bonds Mt private sale at not less than
face value when no other bids have been re.
ceived; to allow the killing os duck on land
other than mineral, timber or other agrtcuItu-
rail- to legislatc the Labor Statistcian out OF
offlce; 10 include war nurses in INDECENT soldier
act; to provide that in the construction OF joint
bitches the commissioners may call upon dsin-
terested parties when they fail to agree upon
assessment or appointment; to provide that
when railroads consolidate the value of the
property may be fixed by the common pleas
Judges.
COLUMBUS, Feb 2J-SEyATE Bills intro
duccd TO place Shelby County in Third judi
cial District; to authorize county auditors to
refund taxes enormously collected; for $h0,0O
additional courthouse bonds in Madison Cbun-
ty; to pay the Warren County prosecutor extra
compensation for conducting suits against the
bondsmen of the auditor and treasurer; extend
Ing the Adair law at the Soldiers Home Mt
ance companies to do business in this State.
Bills passed: House bills amending free turn.
pike law for Ottawa County.
HousE.-Bnls introduced: To authorize the
Cincinnati superior court TO appoint jury
commission. Bills passed: Senate bill for $685.
600 Children's Home bonds in Lucas County;
House bills for $1,000 school-house bonds at
Newville, Cuyahoga County; to repeal the
Poorman law taxing fish nets: to give justices,
mayors and police judges final jurisdiction in
violations OF the fish law; to create township
road supervisors in Cuyahoga County; to name
nntidote on poison labels; TO deliver TO rela.
tives, instead OF shoriffs, insane for conveyance
10 asylums; requiring railroad companies to
construct crossings: to authorize courts to issue
writs of possession in execution sales; to allow
Il stepfathor or stcpmother to adopt the chilG
of either.
COLUMBUS, Feb 2G-SENATE. Bills passed:
House bills, TO prevent excess of public expcnd-
itures over receipts in Cleveland; creating an
additional judge in Crawford, Marion and Wy
nndot Judicial District; prevent manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine butter; compel
payee to ndorse warrant on county treasurer
Senate bills, disquaifying Supreme Court
Judges from sitting on cases in which they
have an INTEREST," reorganize penitentiary;
provide that prisoner sent on other than first
term must serve on term before being eligible
TO parole. Resolution adopted: Senate joint
resolution 10 adjourn March 81. Rev D. II.
Moore, of Cincinnati, confirmed trustee Of Ohio
University
HoUsE-Bfls introduced: To authorize town
ship boards OF education TO admit persons over
twenty.ono to school; to allow majority voters
of village to attach such village to the city;
10 pay members Of the Legislature ten dollars
a day, twelve cents mile and limit the ses-
sions TO sixty days; to allow clerks OF common
pleas courts twenty-five cents for affidavit in
pension claim; to pay fees of auditors and treas
urcrs for collecting Dow tax out of tax; not to
ArnG Ia md Gppf inn hn
stray dogs; $4,000 in anticipation OF tax colcc-
tions IN Butler County for deficiencies; to eject
railway or street railway passengers who re-
fuse to pay fare; to prohibit corporations from
women and children to ride in
smoking cars; permitting township clerks to
act as truant officers TO allow probate judges
to file itemized cost bill with papers instead OF
recording it; to provide that all the names
must be drawn from the jury box before the
box IS again filled; to authorize the Governor
TO appoint three State Examiners of Building
Associations. Bills passed: To redistrct the
State; TO authorize administrators 10 admin
tster the oath.
COLUMBUS Feb 2S-SESATE. Bills intro
duced: To permit cx.Union soldiers to form
mutual insurance compani IS prevent giving OF
preferences by insolvent debtors within three
months of assignment: making Illegal any rate
of interest over six por cent allow thirty days
after motion for new trial has been decided, for
filing bill of exceptions; separate prisoners in
county iails; provide that in order TO enforce
habitual criminal clause previous indictments
must be set up; amend admissiblity OF testi-
mony law. Bills passed: II. BIS, $4,000 i'm
provement bonds at New Philadelphia; public
improvement board for Cincinnati; hallin Su
peror Township, Williams County; s. b.,
authorizing Hamilton County surveyor to ap-
point his own assistants.
HOUSE Bills introduced: To permit duck
shooting from September 10 April /: amepd
act relating to judicial sale OF railroads; State
and county boards Of elections; regulate street
and electric railways by placing poles, otu., out
Of way of travel. Bills passed: S. BIS, TO pre-
vent appointment of school teachers unth after
the spring election, so as TO give new members
Il voice. II. BIS, 10 increase from $500 10 $500
the amount infirmary directors may use for or
binary repairs; 10000 sewer bonds at Marion;
repeal special act relating to Lima water
works: $4,000 school bonds ut Covington; pro-
hibit the sale of ice from stagnant or impure
ponds; require administrators and executors to
file itemiZcd statementof inves tment, security
and Interest," change time of holding annual
meeting State Board OF Agriculture from first
Wednesday after first Monday i'll January to
first Thursday; relief of II. B. Humphrey, late
Green Township. Ashland County;
REFERRED. S. j. r. TO adjourn March
COLUMBUS, Feb. 2s.r-SENATE:-Bnls intro
duced To authorize the construction OF SUBJ
ways and underground conduts for electric
in the larger cities Of the State; TO appropriate
81 900 for Revised Statutes. Bills passed: II.
BIS, authorizing relief commissions, 70 pay the
OF INDECENT soldiers to'tbe Home
Mt Sandusky;to so amend the law 10 license
transient dealers as to include cities OF the
fourth grade, secondclnss Adjourned to4p.
m. Monday.
HoUsE.-Biils introduceds: To- dle chattel
mortgages with the county recorder instead of
the township clerk; 10 amend the registration
law that where 0siy is redistricted into
wards within thirty days prior no the election
shall be necessary tG' repeal the
law in cities except Cincinnati, Co
lumbus, Cleveland. Dayton, TolRao and San
dusky: to require county commissioners TO give
notice of overpaid taxes tran sferred property
10 the vender and vendee; for u non-partisanl
fire commission for Cincinnati making IL u mis-
dcmeanor foran officer OF building association
to receive money on account of the same with
out authority from the directors, and providing,
for semi-annual reports; 10 provide that all
arbitration cases shall be setted in the probate
court; for separate schools for qolored children
when petitioned for by majority of the heads.
OF colored families Ito elect lomDship clerks and
treasurers. in case of vacancy, at the next an.
nual election; TO limit jurisdirlion OF justcesto,
the countyin in which they were elected; to, ex.-
tend the provisions of the INDECENT soldier law
to IL wife or widow; to max e trustees OF town.
ships liable for the bill of physician attending:
u pauper. Adjourned until Monday.
THOMAS NELSON. "a well-to-do farmer
living near Eairview, suicided hy cut-
ting his throat while out in his barn