The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-21
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

uuceu' AutnOrlzlng the citT council OF Nor
walk to transfer 81, 900 from the sewer sinking
| fund, and $1,000 from the bridge fund TO the
| water pipe extension fund; to authorize sheriffs
70 reieuse mortgages in partition cases; TO pro
| vide that ninety per cent OF wager recovered
under the statute shall go to the educational
fund and ten per cent only to the person In.
| forming.
HOUsE-Bills introduced. To provide that
each railroad train shall be equipped with n
stretcher and case Of medicine TO be used in
accidents; TO make the nge nt which children
may be admitted to the asylum for the blind
| four instead OF eight years; TO provide that
when Judgments at law are revived they shall
| be given anew number in the court docket In or.
DER that they may bo more ensiy found; To more
clearly define the duties OF druggists, and give
them greater liberty In the sale of Intoxicating
| liquors; making IL n misdemennor for n person
to issue checks on bank when ho has no funds
therein and also when, proper notice, he
docs not pays providing for the payment Of Ger.
tain members OF the oh o National Guard for
services In the late war; TO require tho filing OF
chattel mortgages with the county auditor, In.
stead OF township clerks
COLUMBUS, Feb 11-SENATE.-An number OF
local bills were passed, together with the fol.
lowing one OF general interest; Providing that
the custodian OF papers necessary to bo pro.
duced in trial as evidence in any cause which
papers can not lawfully be attached as an ex-
hibit to deposition, may be required to take
the papers into another county to be used in
the trial. Bills introduced: To make the ap-
pointment OF nonresident police and other
peace officers unlawful; 10 require records OF
the actions Of boards of equalization OF railway
property TO be kept on file in the county audi
tors office; TO authorize Portsmouth to borrow
$4,000 for water-works purposes
HOUSE Bills introduced To authorize coun-
ties 10 sell bonds separately for the construct
ion OF joint bitches; to make the Sunday saloon
nuisance, and prevent the sale of ntoxicat.
Ing liquors to minors and drunlards; to prevent
discrimination against cities or villages OF citi
zens thereof by Natural Gas or Elec.
trio Light Companies; to authorize
County Commissioners to purchase
stationery for County officials; extending the
time for catching fish, regulating the issuing Of
ferry licenses; 10 supplement Section 4, 7T6 of
the Revised Statutes so as to authorize Road
Commissioners to change the location of roads;
TO authorize cities OF the fourth grade second
class, to construct sidewalks without the unani-
nous consent Of abutttnG property holders.
Bills passed: Compelling the owners OF animals
dying with contagious diseases to burn or bury
the bodies OF the same within twenty-four
hours after death; appropriating 81 9Ss 143 for
the common schools providing that munich
palities shall pay the cost of their elections.
COLUMBUS Feb 11-SENATE E--Bills passed:
TO fix the rates for switching freight; to au-
thorize township trustees to buy copies OF Re-
Vised Statutes for justices OF the peace; to pro-
vide for the annexation of part of village to
an adjacent CITY and for the distribution OF viii
lage funds; to authorize judges of common
pleas courts TO dispense with duplicate trial
dockets, Bills introduced: 10 change the
name of the intermediate Penitentiary to the
Ohio State Reformatory; to authorize town
ship boards Of education to establish graded
and high schools; to provide for the sale or
lease of the canals and canal lands.
1ba fao oFt tt,o A.,
was the school-book question, the discussion OF
which occupied the entire afternoon The bill
was to create State School-Book Commission,
consisting OF the Governor State School Com
missioner, and four others, who should make
proper Investigations and fix the maximum
price OF textbooks. 1t also provides for uni
formity Of books throughout the State. Mr..
Monnot, of Stark, offered as q substitute for
the Spencer measure, his bill, which was de-
feated in the last Legislature. 1t will be re-
membered that this bill provides for State pub
lication OF school books. A long discussion en-
sued. The previous question being then de-
manded the substitute by Mr.. Monnot was
voted on, and lost by AZ nays and 90 yeas
COLUMBUS, Feb. 12.--SENATE. "A number OF
local bills were passed. Bills introduced: To
amend the Russell law; to authorize the SUI
preme Court to employ stenographer at five
dollars day; to repeal that part OF the Tryon
road law which authorizes the owners OF land
III lOWuSupS, WIN consent OF Ine trustees, to
pave side walks and plant shade trees at the
outer side of the walks on public roads; to re-
quire persons filing deeds for record te pay for
indeXing the deeds; to fix the salary of the
Secretary of the Board OF Pententiary Mana
gers at 1870 year, and that of Superintendent
of the Penitentiary kitchen at the same; to
provide that only ninety per cent OF a debter's
wages shall be exempt from garnishee when
the debt is for labor or necessaries, and to make
debt for labor or necessaries u lien upon
property.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Requiring the Ohio
Food and Dairy Commissioner to give bond in
the sum of 81, 900; requiring the filing of an ap-
peal bond within thirty days from the render
ing of the judgment, instead of thirty from the
end OF the term OF court; making the house
breaking law apply to greenhouses, hen
houses wagon houses, lighthouses, grain.
houses and sugar-houses; disqualiiying for the
office of School Commissioner any person con.
pected with or interested in u select or special
School for the instruction of teachers; permit
ting the arbitration OF claims against estates in
probate, instead of common pleas courts.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 10 SENATE. Among the
bills passed were the following: TO authorize
the village council of zaleski, Vinton County,
to transfer funds; TO require proprietors OF
boarding schools to furnish their houses with
fire escapes to appropriate 81 SsS 49, go for the
support of the common schools Bills intro
duced: To provide that actions in bastardy
must be brought within ten years after the
cause Of action to author 10 an additional levy
in Cincinnati for the cinnati Hospital; to
provide for the appointment of a State In
spector OF Rife Practice and of an assistant in
spector in each regiment of the Ohio National
Guard. The Senate adjourned to p. M. Mon
day.
HOUSE, Bills passed: Authorizing Delaware,
Delaware County, to transfer 81, ,1l5.47 from the
natural gas to the cemetery fund, $3Si53 from
natural Dn n prna Ia fnTo .,,l
from the natural gas to the street improvement
fund; submitting to a vote of the people of
Miami %wnship, Cuyahaga County, the question
of relieving their Treasurer from the payment
of money OF which he was robbed; authorizing
Kenton, Harding County, to make street i'm
provements under the Taylor law. The House
adjourned to p. m. Monday
THE House Finance Committee has
recommended the adoption of the reso-
luton by Mr.. Taylor, of Champaign,
submitted again to the people the con-
stitutional amendment as to taxation,
which was defeated in 1889. Messrs.
Boesel, Bense and Critchfield dissented
from the report.
HENRY LAKES, a miner at the Ridge
way-Burton Companys mines, Canton,
while blasting the other night, was
killed by fall of coal. His horribly
mangled body was found by companions
next morning.
The Governor, the other afternoon,
appointed h. Ham blin, of Meigs County,
to be trustee of the Ohio University
at Athens, vice Robert Rice, resigned.
THE Standard Oil Company has filed
its answer in the uuo rranto nrocaed-