The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-07
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

himself, through medical examination, of the
probable pregnancy Of the complainant Mr..
Nichols offered Joint resolution expressing the
sense Of the Senate that the State Constitution
should be so amended as TO avoid double taxa
ton, and TO permit the taxation OF corporations
and franchises.
HousE-Bills introduced; To provide better
protection against Texas fever in cattle by hav.
ing separate pens for animals shipped from
other States and cared for at stock.
yards; to authorize the various counties
OF the State 10 raise money with which to bid
for the location OF the Ohio Experimental Sta.
ton; TO provide for an equal distribution OF the
Dow tax by giving o per cont to townships;
providing for the cleaning OF roadsdes; provid
ing for the destruction OF white daisies before
they go to seed providing for the punishment
OF persons who malicouly kill trespassing ami
mails; abolishing struck juries
COLUMBUS, Jan. T.-SENATE-Sevoral local
bills were passed. Bills introduced; To repeal
Section 80 Of the Russell law, providing for the
payment OF licenses for vehicles; to fix rail-
road passenger rates at two cents q mile; to
provide that to wnship clerks must post the re-
port OF their receipts and disbursements at
least ten days before the April election; to reg.
ulato railroad freight rates; to empower county
commissioners to make reduction Of the com.
pensation OF county oflcas TO provide for the
organization, regulation and inspection of build
ing and loan associations, and 10 repeal certain
laws; TO give justices OF tho peace final juris-
dioton in certain cases; to make the office OF
justice OF the peace Ia Cincinnati q salared OF
fee; to require manufacturers to provide sepa.
rate toilet-rooms and closets for female EN-.
ployes.
HoUSE-Bills introduced: To relieve justices
OF the peace from binding over defendants in
cases of misdemeanor where a plea OF guilty is
entered; to compel county commissioners to
advertise for bids for all stationery, printed
blanks and sundries OF every kind for all coun
officers. for IN Of
for guardians for nonresident minors, etc, so
as TO be the same as for resident wards; giving
o salary to members of the Pardon Board; fa.
cllitatinR the giving OF bonds; providing for the
issue OF S35000O additional bonds for the COM
pletion and furnishing OF the Cincinnati City
Hall.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 2S.-SENATE. passed:
To authorize the village council of Bryan, in
Williams County, to borrow So, 500 for the pur-
pose of discharging the ERE and other indebted.
ness OF the village to authorize the commission.
ers OF Paulding County to borrow 81, 500 for cur
rent expenses; to authorize the commissioner
Of Butler County to build a bridge over Four
mile creek, on what is known as the Elliott
turnpike; to prevent trusts, pools and other
combinations to control the products and limit
productions to require foreign building and loan
associations to make deposits with the State
Treasurer. Bills lntroduced TO facilitate
prosecutions for bribery; to authorize the coun-
Gil of wyoming, Hamilton County to loan the
credit OF the village.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Appropriating sl,26O
to Nelsonville, Brown County as reimburse
ment for money spent in repairing the Hooking
canal in 1884: providing for repositories of
county funds.
COLUMBUS Jan. 29.-SENATE.-Bills passed:
Giving probate judges power to order an ad-
ministrator or executor to receive an cash in
settlements of an estate or 10 order the sale of
notes before due, and final settlement before
nm p1arrnp f3Y,fro tn1t
ing Wooster to issue bonds for a railroad; maxi
ing partial appropriations for the fiscal year
during 1s91-02; fixing salaries of Franklin Coun-
ty and abolishing fees; adjusting the claims for
killed sheep by township trustees; giving coun-
| ty commissioners power to parole INDECENT pris-
oners; providing for female toilet-rooms, ETC.,
on every floor of factories, etc.
| HOUSE. Bills passed: Authorizing division
| OF corporation funds Of Brooklyn, Cuyahoga
| County; transferring funds OF Milford, C1er-
mont County; permitting spearng Of mulletts
| suckers and red horse in streams flowing into
| Lake Erie. The bill TO abolish the Board Of
Pardons was defeated also the bill to abolish
| the comptroleT's office at Cincinnati.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 3O.-SENATE-Bill passed:
| To authorize Commissioners of counties which
| have no warehouses; to parole INDECENT prison
| ers Bills introduced: To provide that the
| State, instead of the city, shall pay the eX-
penses of Public Employment Bureaus estab.
| lfshed in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus To-
| ledo and Dayton; to provide that any member
| of the General Assembly, or any State judi
| cial, county or city officer, or any trustee
| agent of the State who accepts a railroad pass
SHALL upon conviction, be fined not to exceed
J $1,000 or sent to Jail for not longer than siJ
months; to give the Commissioner of LabOt
| Statistics authority to require manufactuTers
| TO furnish statistics for his annual report. Ad-
| journed until Monday.
HOUSE--Bills introduced: To provide a more
afn Sfo +4v,r-
| ficials; to authorize telephone companies to
| place their wires under ground with the consent
| of the proper authorities; providing for non
partisan form Of Government Of the city OF
| Cleveland; providing that the Prosecuting AT.
| torney shall be notified of applications for par
| don so that he might have an opportunity OF
protesting; extending the provisions of the lien
| law to monument and cemetery works;
authorizing council to appropriate land
| for park purposes when the neighborhood resi-.
dents pay half the cost
THE farmers of the Fifth Congress
sional District met at Lima in conven-
ton few days ago. There were 159
delegates present, representing the diff
ferent farmers organizations of the
district, which is composed of Allen,
Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Putnam and
Van Vert Counties. The object of the
meeting was to form permanent or
| ganization, which will petition the Leg
| islature from time to time on proper
laws to be enacted. VIM. Russler, of
Allen, was chosen president; d. NJ.
Bliss, of Allen, was made secretary,
with an assistant from each county.
The committee on resolutions recon.
mended measures preventing dealing in
futures, suppression of the liquor traffic,
adulterations in food; in favor
of amending the tax law; making
mortgages bear their pro-rate OF
tax, and relieving mortgaged real estate
of that amount; amending the game law
to make game personal property. The
resolutions were adopted after much
! discussion, except the one relating to
the suppression of the liquor traffic.
The resolutions will be embodied ir
! petitions and circulated to obtain sig
natures Of farmers and then forwarded
to the Legislature. A resolution pro.
testing against the bill introduced by
Representative Cunningham, to increase
the salary of the common pleas Judge of
| the district to $4,000, was adopted. The
bill was denounced in strong terms.
j. CALVIN BUsHEY, married, who
eloped from Holmesville, Holmes Coun-
| ty, with Miss Scott, is in Jail at Union
town, Pa, and the girl has been return
ed to her home.
WHILE carelessly handling gun.
| William SaDnbnrn 1;vinrr Mons, Con