The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

against common carriers; TO reduce the salaries
of tho Assistant State Librarian and the A.
sistany Law Librarian; to reduce the penalty
for delinquency in paying taxes.
HousE-Bills introduced: To authorize the
city Of Cincinnati to vote upon the question OF
keeping open saloons on Sunday between
O'Clock In the afternoon and 12 o'clock at night;
to amend Section 1850, SO as to authorize coun-
ty treasurers 10 bring tax suits in behalf OF
municipal corporations; to compel county COM
missioners to employ their surveyors Us en-
gineers; empowering the Governor to deed
certain lands in Mercer County to Edward
Palmer and James F. Monroe; to appro-
pirate $604,4l375 for the expenses Of
the State Sinking Fund Commission
and pay interest on the rreducible debt; to /,
amend Section 1884, so as to provide that the
chief deputy clerk Of the Supreme Court shall
receive an annual salary Of 81 200, and second
deputy o. 100, instead of ST. 900 each as at pres
emit TO authorize gill net fishermen who we're
injured by the unlawful seizure OF nets under
order Of the State Fish and Game Commission
| to sue the State for damages; requiring per.
sons who intend to bring damage suit against
city to do 30 within thirty days; reducing rail-
road fares to two cents milo and prohibiting
the issuing OF passes, and from giving discrim-
mating rates; providing for the purchase of Old
school books by boards OF education; increas-
ing the compensation for securing drift timber
CoLuMBUs Feb. a-SErArE-Bills passed:
Providing that whom o County Treasurer acts
as Treasurer OF CITY,; his bond as City Treas.
urer shall be made psrt Of the records OF the
City Council, when accepted, and carefully pre-
served, nnd his bond as Treasurer Of School
! Funds shall in the same way be made part OF
| the records Of the Board of Education; to give
Justices Of the Peace final Jurisdiction in cases
| of prosecution for trespass Bills introduced:
To provide that organizations Of lsborers and
farmers may use school houses for meetings
| when school Is not in session; to provide that
cvedito hc Itaf foA <uv att md n
liabilities then deducted, failure to report o
credit invalidating tho claim; to provide for the
appropriation Of S26 600 TOR the construction Of
flre.proof museum on the Ohio State Univer-
sity grounds for the Geological Museum, not to
cost more than $4,000
HoUsK-Bills passed: Amending Section
so22-5 SO as to extend the provisions OF the in
corrigibility act SO as to raise the maximum
| age from IA to 10; making personal injury o
| ground for attachment for damages against o
| foreign corporation or nonresident defendant;
amending the eight-hour law; authorizing
courts to order the production of documents in
| oncia} custody from other counties; requiring
! that township trustees should be provided with
| the Revised Statutes; prohib ting sinking fund
trustees from purchasing bonds except for their
own benefit; extending the jurisdiction Of
| Justices Of the peace in cases Of controversy as
| to obtaining the cost of evidence for perpetu-
| ating the title to land.
| l.
To provide for State inspection b of
| private banks; TO provide that refusal
| to pay tax on o dog shall be pub ~
able with five dollars fine and that the Cog
| upon which tax is not paid shall be killed.
Bills introduced: TO appropriate $4,000 to be
used by the Food and Dairy Commission to
prosecute violations of the law; to require tele-
phone companies to make annual reports to the
| Commissioner Of Railroads and TeleRrsphs; to
| reduce the penalties for delinquencies in the
payment OF taxes; to make 1t an offense to give
| public exhibition Of hypnotsm, or to use the
hypnotic power without the consent OF the hyp-
notized person, or without the presence OF o
thlrd person; TO appropriate $4,000 with
which to pay the expenses of the State Decen-
nial Board OF Equalization; TO abolish the
board OF county infrmary directors IND vest
their authority In the county commissioners and
superintendent OF infirmaries; 70 provide for
the transfer OF certain prisoners from the Ohio
penitentiary to the intermediate penitentiary,
IN accordance with the original intent Of the
law,
HousE-Bills passed: Establishing board
OF equalization for Crestline; imposing q
special levy Of onetwentieth Of one mill on the
rrand duplicate OF the State for an "Ohio State
University fund"
CoLUNBus. Feb b.-SENATE Bills passed:
To prevent unjust discrimination IN freight
rates; to require private banks, In accordance
With Supreme Court decisions; to return for
taxation all deposits without deducting habil.
tiles: providing that ten days notice need not
be given before transferring q prisoner from
one county jail to another for safe.keeping; 10
enlarge the powers Of the State Canal Commis.
sion. Bills introduced: To provide that town.
ship trustees shall give bond In $500 each, and
TINT one trustee shall not sign IN order for an.
other trustee; to appropriate $500 for the widow
OF the late Senator Zimmerman; to allow coun.
tv auditors one.haH of one per cent. OF the
amount collected for the collection Of the Dow
tax.
HOUSE. bills passed: Paying the daughters
OF the late Senator Robertson one years SALARY
5000; restoring the fee system In Ouyahoes
County as to the Clerk, Sheriff and Probate
Judge; providing for the foreclosure Of claim
Of the State. for the benefit of the County
School Funds, upon school lands that have
been sold, and where the requirements Of ths
sole have not been complied with. Among thu
balls introduced was ono by Mr. Brsmsn, pro
viding that the Presidents OF Boards Of County
Commissioners shall assist In assessing rail
roads.
COLUMBUS Feb. G.-sENATA-B intro
duced: TO authorize the formation Of Join
stock companies for the insurance Of live stock
TO exempt farm producta from taxation for on
ysas after their production, II they ere stu 4
the possession OF the original producer: TO n
QuirA commissioners OF counties consisting 4
whole or In pxrt of Virginia military lsnds :
have them plated; 70 require keepers Q
boarding houses TO provide convenient and saf
means Of escape for their boarders In case Q
IRE; to authorise the municipality Of Ciholr
naA 70 issue bonds TO the amount OF $4,000 "a
! the improvement Of the Montgomery rosa IN
Senate adjourned 70 fp. m. Monday.
J HousE-The Brice resolution was killed b
q trick In referring same 70 committee OF ons
Adjourned TO Monday 4p. m.
FIFTY women employed In the Bel
Bros pottery, Of Findlay, went on
strike the other morning because tn
management refused to treat with tn
male employees Of the works. who hav
been out since the first Of the yeal
The entire factory Is now closed, an
nearly 200 people are on strike b
cause Of q reduction in the wag
schedule.
Mrs. JAS CRoHKN, OF Bucyrus, fell an
: struck her head against the stove ct he
home, and after suffering from constar
. convulsions for twenty-four hours die