The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-03-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

n sworn statement as to his debts, ana the
amount OF the debts shall be deducted from the
credits.
HoUsE-BIls introduced: To appro
pirate from the money which may be paid into
the state treasury on account of the direct tax
bill the sum OF $780, 900 10 be used In construct
ing the intermediate penitentiary; providing
Tor tne appointment Of receivers for corpora
tons when they have not paid dividend in Eve
years and one-twentieth OF the stockholders
demand the same; requiring railroads TO allow
physicians to ride on freight trains
IN discharge OF their professional
duties; allowing insurance companies
70 insure against explosives; TO provide
for election OF boards OF trustees Of improve
ment funds In the villages OF Guy ahoga county;
providing for safety OF street railroad passen-
gers by requiring that cars must stop ten feet
from crossing; to provide for the construction
OF new insane asylum in Eastern Ohio, appro-
priating $500, 900 out OF the direct tax fund just
allowed by congress; allowing mutual fire in
surance companies without reissuing policies;
extending laborers' preferred claims 30 as to in
clude all insolvences and applying the law TO
all employees Several bills, not OF general in.
terest, were passed.
COLUMBUS, March s.--SENATB. Bills passed:
To provide that the recorders fee of ten cents
| for indexing o deed or mortgage shall be paid
| by the person filing the instrument; providing
that suits between foreign companies, not AZ.
| fectlng the rights OF any person or persons In
this state, may be transferred by mutual con-
sent from the state to the federal courts. Bills
| introduced: To provide that when circuit
| court reverses the decision OF a common pleas
| court in state case, the state, as well as the
| defendant may appeal; to authorize the city
commissioners OF Dayton TO borrow $4,000 to
| complete sewer in the southeastern part of
| the city; to provide that county commissioners
shall not maintain in county infrmaries any
| children who under the law are entitled to ad-
| Ia lOmp
HOUSE The house passed Senator Adams
bill providing that where the title OF an estate
comes to person seeking partition, by descent
| or devise, upon the death of an inhabitant OF
| the state the partition shall not be ordered by
the court within one year from the death Of the
| inhabitant, unless the petition shall set forth
! that all OF the debts and claims against the es-
tate have been paid or secured to be paid, or
that the personal property OF the deceased is
sufficient to pay the debts. There consid-
cradle discussion in the house following the
third reading OF Senator Brady's bill requiring
| that the polls should be opened at q. III. at ev-
cry election precinct in the state. At present
the polls are opened in the registration cities
at that hour, but outside it is optional with the
officers to open at any time between and 10 a.
m. The bill received Just enough votes to pass
it, and it Is now a law.
COLUMBUS, March .-SENATE Bills passed:
To give the consent Of the state of Ohio to the
|
for public building in Lima and to authorize
! the commissioners Of Allen county to make a
deed; to provide for the appointment OF an in
terproter for the Cleveland police court; to
| change the method Of keeping warrants under
the Cleveland depository act; toprovide for the
| construction of trunk sewers in the Millcreek
valley, Hamilton county; 20 authorize the vii
lage of Sabina, Clinton county, to borrow 5000
to be used In sinking natural gas wells. The
| Senate refused to concur in the House amend
ments to Senator ShaT's bill to require the re-
cording OF all the states deeds to lands
throughout the state
HousE.-After the hottest and longest debate
of the session, the house by vote of GO to 81
passed Mallons bill making valid the famous
contract of Isaac ]. Miller for street railway
route No. 23. Cincinnati. By vote of 81 TO 10
the house adopted Mr. Gears joint resolution
providing that the governor shall appoint six
representatives, three from each party, and
four senator's two from each party, to represent
Ohio at the commercial congress of the West
ern states, called by the Kansas legislature to
be held at Kansas City on April 15 majority
of the house municipal committee have agreed
to favorsbly report back Rooney bill requiring
electric light wires to be put under ground.
The bill applies only to Cincinnati and Cleve-
land.
COLUMBUS, March 5.-SEEATE-Bills passed:
Providing that guardians may sell the property
of imbecile wards for their maintenance and
support when consent is given by probate
Judge; raising from IA to lG years the age Of
children subject to the provisions of the tru-
ancy law; limiting the amount that may be al.
lowed auditors by county commissioners for la.
Dor performed under the Dow law to one-half OF
per cent OF amount collected providing that
judgments secured in suits to recover money
lost in bucket shops shall constitute lien
against the property in which the buck
q shop is located; authorizing and
81 81
20 levy tax of ;35 coo to construct n turnpike;
creating depository commission in cities Of
the second class, third grade, and establish
ing q depository for school funds in such
cities.
HOUsE.-Bils passed: Senate bill providing
for the appointment of inspectors OF rifle prac-
tice by regiments and battalion of o. n. g.; to
prevent the importation of armed men into the
state for the purpose of police; prohibiting the
employment of children under fourteen years in
factories, workshops or establishments wherein
the manufacture Of any goods Of any kind is
carried on.
COLUMBUS, March SENATE. Bills passed.:
Providing that when township trustees refuse
to establish road on petition OF the property
holders, appeal may be made to probate court;
making professor of physics at the Ohio state
university state sealer ofweights and measures
and inspector of meters, and providing that
apparatus in custody Of the secretary OF state
|
pository commission, and to provide a deposit
tory for the public and school funds of Cincin-
natl; providing for the removal of bodies from
an abandoned cemetery in Circlcville. Bills
introduced: Authorizing county auditors power
10 correct the tax returns Of banks, as they now
do those of individuals; to divide Pleasant
township Putnam county, into two election
precincts.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Amending section 6TG
OF the revised statutes so as to authorize trus
tees OF township cemeteries to petition fol
roads to cemetery grounds amending section
$50 of the revised statutes, as amended April ID,
1889, so as to provide that in cases where com
mon pleas judges related 10 or preiudiced
against any party to a suit do not voluntary de-
cline to sit when attention is called to the fact
affidavit may be fled and hearing had before
another judge as to qualifications; providing
that all county Offices by March each year,
shall submit estimates to the auditor, of the
the stationery required for the department, and
the latter shall advertise for bids aiid purchase
all supplies on contract amending an act of
March 49, 1890 to provide against railroad ucci-
dents so as to prohibit railroad companies from
requiring or permitting railroad conductors,
engineers, fremen, brakemen, or telegraph
operators, who have worked twenty consecu.
tive hours, to again go on duty until they have
had eight hours rest.
THE trial of John Rose, at Athens,
for the murder of Lewis Davis by strik-
ing him on the side of the head with a
baseball bat in December resulted in a
verdict of manslaughter
AT the Methodist church, Akron, the
other night, the twenty-ffth annivers-
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