The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-01-15
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
sixty-Ninth General Assembly. Adjourned
Session.

sixty-Ninth General Asssmbly, Adjourned
Session.
COLUMBUS, Jan 6-SEN ArE--The Senate met
t( p. M, with utenantN3overnor Marquis
IN the chair. In the absence Of minister, SEN
ator Pumrhreys pronounced the invocation.
Tie usual preliminaries were disposed Of. SEN
a'ors Gaumers and Nichols were appointed
members Of the joint committee to notify the
Governor that he General Assembly was con.
vened and awaiting the presentation OF his mes.
sage. The first bill on the calendar was The
House bill by Mr.. Sanford. to prevent unlawful
cunning and bunting on lands and remises OF
smother without permission. Referred to Com.
mittee on Agrio lture. Tho Sens'e show cd
the proper respect TO the deceased Senators. A
committee was appoini ed to attend the funeral
OF Senator Rob rtson tomorrow. ut Sidney.
The Governors message was received and
read. Bills introduced: To limit the maximum
RI 'e OF taxat on In cities OF the second GLASS,
third grade. to eight mills on the dollar; to pro
vide for submitting TO the electors Of the State
at the election next N vember o proposition To
hold a constitutional convention; to abolish
the Board Of Pardons: to change the period In
which squirrels may be shot from July I. Sop.
tember IL, TO Jure1 September IL; TO provide
that where q county treasurer is also q city
treasurer. his b, nd as city treasurer must
whom accepted, be put in the proceedings of
the city council and made part OF tho record
Adjourned until Thursday out Of respect 70
bonator Robertson.
HOUSE, PRAYER was offered by Represents
tive Phillips, Of Morrow County. The custom.
ary committees were appointed 70 notify the
Sennte and Il Governor that the House WAS
ready to proceed to business etc The two
new members, Clement r Lsntis, Of Preble,
and Chas. Flumerfelt Of Seneca were sworn in.
Bills introduced: Apprspriating "a, 900 for tho
erection Of . monument to General Thomas L.
dnmer. in Georgetown, Brown County: appr'.
10 fNR n Anx.Is MAI An Tvrx1A H.
geant J. @. Lloyd. OF the Thirteenth o W.;
10 avoid conflicts between township trustees
and county commissioners In reGnrd 70 ap-
proaches 10 bridges; regulating the approaches
TO bridges; making partial appropriations for
the various State departments and institutions;
putt ng municipalities and tow nships on the
same footing In regard 10 paying the expenses
Of election boards; changi & the insane asylum
districts; amending the law passed last winter
in reference to inventories Of estae, 40 as to
exempt from arpraisement household goods
and furniture where the testator so requests In
vi !; requiring the superintenoents Of insane
asylums to visit county infrmaries giving au.
thori 70 township trustees 10 paw road dam.
aaos out Of township tressuries; m, king the nrst
Monday In September Labor Day the same
~ the first day OF he " eli for all purposes;
still further providing that Un'n veterans
shall have ofncial preferences In state. county
and townships. After adopting esoiutions In
BraDt and Senators Zimmerman aud Robertson,
the House dicu""" until Thursday myrDing
cut Of respect thereto.
COLUMBUS Jan. S-SENArE.-T Q Senate
disposed of the ca .ndar, seven bills boz g read
the second time, and all measures for third
read ng or final action being re erred back 70
committees or postt oned to a day certain. Mr..
Adams offered . resolution providing thst,
when the commlt tee appoin ed to pre- rare reso-
lutions on the death Of Senators Zimmerman
and Robertson makes its report, tie Senate
no d appropriate memorial s"rvices 1t was
adorted The Senate recessed to lo:65 q. m.
At that time motion carried to invite ministers
OF In Gospel Of Columbus to open The Sennte
with prayer each day. Tho Senate went in q
bo y to the House, to be present ut the can.
vussing Of the votes cast at the recent election.
Al Bp. m. the Sennte resumed business A
House j,int resolution was nd cpted providing
that each member Of the General Assembly
shan receive 1--WE copies Of Volume eof the
Ohio geological report The Senate then ID
journed. N
HoUsB-The following bills were introduced:
10 relieve farmers from paying taxes on mort
Cages on their property: aut, orizinR the mu.
nicipality OF Olmstead Fails Cuyahoga County,
70 Issue II 700 natural gas bonds Passed. An
thor,sing the Commissioners Of Paulding Coun.
~ TO issue sloo 900 Of bonds 10 pay current In
debtedness: creating noa-partisan Board Of
Public Library Trustees for Columbus. Tho
following bills were passed.: Requiring the Az
torney General TO give advice TO Prosecuting
Attorneys in criminal matters only; prohibit
ing manufacturers from deducting employer
wages for damages, etc., without consulting
them.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 9.-SENATR-Mr. Adams of
fered resolutions Of coincidence and sympathy
with Senators Howells and Buchanan in tho
loss Of their wives. The resolutions were adopt
cd. Bills were introduced as fol ows: To do.
fine the duties OF the Auditor Of State as nom.
ber OF the State Decennial Board of Education;
fixing salaries and fees Of county auditors. Mr..
Lowry submitted tho report of ho Committee
on Mileage, which was agreed to. Adjourned
to p. m. Monday.
HousR.-Bnls introduced: Prohibiting 10.
Gtious and gambling transactions In
agricultural commodities and stocks aad
bonds; regulating the stamping and oertinca-
ton Of certificates Of Indebtedness, etc OK.
smpting from taxation the amount Of losses
paid by life insurance compsn es; providing
that dover" shall mean fec simple instead OF
life estate; exem oting from taxation
the property o. inoorporsted companies that
pay sick and funeral benefits from taxation to
an amount not sxcesdhg 5000; exempting
amount Of the mortgage; preventing the en-
ployment Of conductors on railroads Of loss than
two years experience; providing that School
Boards shall provide free clothing - well -
books for INDECENT children; prohibiting per-
sons under eighteen years OF ago from entering
saloons; raising the ago Of consent from four
teen to sixteen years; adding to the list Of pro.
tscted birSs the 70 lowing: Tnrtle-dovs, mead.
ow ark, linnet boboiink, kinglet, kildesr. snow
bird and hummingbird; providing for the caro-
Of insane persons In the Ohio 6oldiers' Homo;
repeating section 6oS7 r. g., which prohibits the
killing OF rabbits with ferrets Several bills Of
local nature were passed and the House sd.
journed until Nohday4p. m.
The following fourth-class postmast-
ers were appointed the other day in Ohio:
Berne, Noble County, E. Taylor; Cali
Ian, Guernsey County, j. s. Calihan;
Holland, Lucas County, A. w. Files;
Hunter, Belmont County, d. F. McNich-
OILS; Kennonsburg, Noble County, N. G..