The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-15
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
sixty Ninth Session.


when council of municipalities vacate street
or alley 1t shall revert to the present owners OF
the abuttlng property.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To prevent EN-.
ployers from deducting from the pay OF en-.
ployes the cost OF damaged stock or machinery;
to make revivor date from the beginning OF the
term in which judgment is entered; to extend
the provisions of the compulsory education law
TO special school districts to fix the legal rate
OF interest except in contracts, at per cent.
making IT obligatory to mark wines as pure or
compounds providing that there shall bo ms
many militia companies ns there are counties
in tho State; to prevent the spearing OF suckers
in waters flowing into Lake Erie; to authorize
the use OF school.houses for singing schools and
religious services; to authorize boards OF health
to execute their orders through marshals and
constables. Bills passed: $4,000 for additional
water.works bonds Mt Van Vert. Resolution
adopted: Directing the Auditor OF State to per.
NIT the Adjutant General to have access to tho
roll OF all volunteers including those engaged
during tho Morgan raid. Petitions were pre-.
sentod against amending the liquor laws, in
creasing the salary of members, etc.
CoLUMBUS MarSs 4.-SENATE.-B intro
duced: Providing that trustees and stewards
OF public institutions shall not reside III the
county whore the institution is located; to pay
persons wrongfully convicted three dollars for
zach days Imprisonment. in the penitentiary !;
% abandon part OF the Miami and Eric canal in
Cincinnati; giving circuit courts final jurisdic-
uon in cases of forcible entry and detaner, con-
tested election cases, etc. amending the parti-
tion act; amending the act relating TO contracts
by county commissioners; making dogs listed
Tor taxation personal property; giving each
command of the Union Veterans Union a copy
of the roster of Ohio troops; to appoint assess.
ors in Cuyahoga County.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: To repeal the inn
,risonmont for debt act; TO rebate the one half
nn irnh for ,tSe ,nrl-
commission for Cincinnati; for Sl.250 900 mar
ket-house bonds for Cincinnati; to authorize
the commissioners of Pickaway County to pur.
chase for $4,000 the Fairgrounds. the proposi-
tion to be voted for. Bills passed: II. Bs. for
S25 600 electric light plant OF Ashtabula; to re-
peal the act of incorporating jefferson, Harri.
son County; for $4,000 water works bonds at
wellston Jackson County; authorizing the trus-
tees OF Montville Township, Geauga County, to
purchase six acres for n cemetery; invitation to
attend Mr.. Pendleton's funeral at Cincinnati
Saturday morning, accepted.
COLUMBUS March 5-SENATE Bills intro.
duced: Reducing the rate OF freight on rail.
roads from five to three cents per ton per mile
for ten miles or more; twenty cents per dozen
or killing English sparrows; repeating the
Tryon road law for Lake County; requiring for
eign Building and Loan Associations 10 make
report with The State Treasurer; amending the
Cleveland depository act Bills passed: H. p.
to prevent trustees, guardians, etc, from chang.
ing descent of property by converting 1t into
personally; taxing female dogs 81; for three
city commissioners for Dayton; providing that
in forciele dctainer cases the party demanding
n jury must deposit fees; providing for the
election OF street commissioners in all cities and
villages; for $4,000 school bonds at Youngs.
town; for $50, GOO water-worls bonds Mt Wells
ton, Pike County; restoring the old law relative
TO advertising delinquent taxes; II. 3. redis-
tricting Dayton; resolution adopted, S. j. Il,
authorizing the Secretary OF State TO furnish
the Supreme and circuit courts with statutes.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To create State
School Book Commission. Bills passed: S. b.
authorizing mutual fire insurance associations
to organize as companies; for SSj0,0O0 bonds for
q viaduct at Cincinnati; II. B. authorizing labor
and other organizations to adopt and file with
the Secretary OF State trade mark.
CoLuMBus March 6.-SEHATE.-Bills intro
duced Amending railroad laws relating to issue
and sale OF stocks and bonds. Bills passed
House bills: to redistrot the State; $4,000
school bonds for Covington, Miami County;
e 300 tax for library atYoungstown;to ito authorize
Commissioners of Lorraine County TO refund
illegal taxes; $4,000 Water Works bonds at
Van Vert. Senate bills: To amend the Owen
Sunday law so as to give councils power to reg
ulate; applying the Adair law relating TO
notice to saloon-keepers to the Soldiers Home,
at Dayton and Sandusky authorizing ex-Union
soldiers to onganiZe beneficial associations.
Bill passed-House bill TO protect railroad en-
ployes from assessments for beneficial organi-
cations, etc.
HOUSE-Mr. Stcrret introduced bill to au-
.horize Troy, Miami County, TO issue bonds TO
extend the city limits and make necessary i'm
Drovements. Mr.. Davis bill to amend IAN !
ict to secure prompt payment OF wages OF GER
tain employees twice in each month" was pass
I'd. Mr.. Davis amendment simply strikes out |
l.n etc Nl,, -.
ion making the law operative without such |
provision. Goes to the Senate. Mr.. Martins |
BILL making 1t discretionary with township
boards OF education to employ music teachers, |
was passed, and goes to the Senate.
COLUMBUS, March 7-SENATE. "A number OF |
bills were read the second time and referred. |
Bills passed: Amending Section 530l relating |
10 the filing OF bills OF exceptions in cases held
over from one term of court TO another and |
when judges are out OF the county: providing |
or an official stenographcr for the courts in |
Columbiana County; curing defects in the |
Cleveland depository act. Mr. Shaw introduced |
\ bill providing that where municipal corpora.
ions purchase water-worlSs the same shall be
governed and controlled by the present law on
hat subject. Mr. Adams moved to reconsider
he vote by which was passed on yesterday |
Senate bill by Mr. Ryan, amending the owen
Sunday law. Lost-yeas ., nays II. Mr.. Cole
asked and obtained indefinite leave OF absence.
iHe ScrBeanl-ut'arIls was lEStruCteu 10 place |
he flags on the Capital at half-mast tomorrow
IS u token OF respect TO the late Hon. George II.
'endleton. Adjourned until p. Monday
HoUSE.-Mr Rawlings presented petition
rom the Farmers Alliance, OF Union County,
against the building OF Governors
against the increase of salaries, of
members of the Legislature, and asking favor
Ible consideration OF the measure restricting
he General Assembly 10 biennial sessions; also
ndorsing House bill No. Sc by Mr. Rawlings,
n relation to the tax Of manufactured goods,
md asking the adoption of measures to ex-
lude certain dressed meats, and that taXation
oe equalized. Mr. McCoys bill TO relieve the
'ondsmen of Abel Lodge, late treasurer os the
village OF New Lisi on, Columbi-
ma County, and TO provide the means for such
elicr, was nmend-d subL.itting IL to a vote of
he people, and passed. II goes tor the
senate. Mr.. Malon offered resolution in
tructing the Sergeant-at-Arms to place the
dag the State House at half-mast to-
morrow during the Pendleton obsequies ut Gin
,innatl The resolution was adopted, and the |
Iouse adjourned until Monday AT tp. m.
JOHN SwTsHER has been appointed a
rustee OF the ChiEdren's Orphans Home, [
It Newark.
The office of the Lake Erie and West
I'm railroad AT Macy, was robbed of
lbout tifty dollars the other day.
G. T. HUFF, of Dennisor- brakeman
n the Panhandle yards at Columbus,
vas seriously injured by cars
EDWIN CowLBs, editor and proprietor
# the Cleveland Leader, died the other
morning. He had been suffering FROM a
of diseases for FIVE or six