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| and another amendment offered by Mr.
| Cutter. making the contract legal rate seven
| and account rate six. This was also defeated,
and vote taken on the bill, resulting In its do.
feat by vote of 20 yeas to "a nays. Mr.. Ben.
| fer's bill TO provide for uniform valuation OF
railroad raj property Tor taxation ana wiping out
was defeated. The House passed Mr.. Refers
bill amending Section BIS OF the Revised Stat
utes, by striking out the clause requiring pro-
bate judges TO mako record OF cost bills During
the debate IL was developed that In number OF
counties the law was not complied with. and
the strong point urged In favor OF the passage
of the bill was the saving II would result in to
estates, since Judges are prohibited from ohnrg'
paign, attempted 10 get in an amendment com.
pelling probate courts TO keep record OF the
| fees due witnesses, for public inspection This
was lost and after the adoption OF an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Pudney, excepting from
the provisions OF the bill all counties where sal.
nries are paid to probate judges, It was passed.
1t Affects all counties in the State except Cuva-
hoga, Lucas and Hamilton where salaries arc
paid. Bills passed: Authorizing the Superior
Court OF Cincinnati to select q non partisan
| Jury commission. to be composed OF four free.
holders. MIR. Price offered Joint resolution
authorizing the appointment OF committee OF
four-two Republicans and two Democrats-to
investigate the management OF the penitentiary
under the management of Warden Dyer Tho
committee Is also empowered TO inquire into
the management under former administrations,
IL deemed advisable by them, and are empow-
cred to send for persons and papers and in
structed to report their findings to the General
COLUMBUS, Jan. i6.-Senate-The following
bills were introduced: To repeal an act passed
last winter providing for an institution for the
epileptic and epilcptc insane OF the State and
TO create commission to locate the same; to
amend Section 3s33 of the Revised Statutes by
providing that no foreign building or loan cor
poration organized under the laws OF any other
State or Territory lall be allowed to do busi-
ness or sell stock in this State. ANY person or
persons who shall act as agent, officer or en-
ploye OF such corporation, doing business in be.
the law. shall be fined not exceeding Sl,OO0 or
imprisoned not exceeding twelve months, or
both.
Romse-Mr Penuell introduced an important
bill in the House to-day II provides for school
book commission OF six, consisting OF the Gov
ernor, the state school Commissioner and four
other persons, two to be appointed by the Gov
ernor and two by the State School Commission.
er to be OF opposite po itical parties, They
shall meet in ninety DAYS after the passage OF
the act and organize. They shall procure sam
pies OF all books in the common branches now
in use in the State and shall ascertain the
wholes le prices of such books. From such
prices they shall fix o maximum price to be
paid by the commission. They are to receive
bids for supplying such books. After the price
has been fixed and contract made for them. by
the commission, each board OF education OF the
State Is notified pnd shall order books direct
from the publishers. But nothing IN the act
prohibits local dealers from handling such
books provided they shall not be sold above
the maximum price fxed by the commission.
Other bills introduced: Amending Section
73!l so as to authorize common pleas
courts to suspend sentence In criminal cases
after case has been through the Circuit
Court and pending appeal 10 the Supreme
Court; authorizing the commissioners OF Butler
County TO levy tax OF 81 ',O0) TO build bridges;
disqunlifying from holding office any prosecut.
ing attorney who fails 10 prosecute municipal
officers who violate the provisions of the act
prohibiting them from contracting 10 pay out
more money than is appropriated for the O.
partment under their charge; appropriating
$4,000 for the purpose of erecting an Ohio cot
tage at the National Womans Relief Corps
NJ NaIi IalF To fha
salary OF the Governor from IS 0O0 to $40 and
all other State officers, except Auditor. Treas
ing that boards of education shall not EN-
ploy teachers for q longer time than one year.
Bills passed: Authorizing and di. Getting
county clerks TO empty and destroy names
annual drawing OF Jurors; providing that all
vessels containing W mes must be branded, CIV
ing the character OF wine contained; TO compel
telegraph operators, working railroad wires, TO
send commercial messages from any station
without delay or alteration, in case of railroad
accidents delaying passengers. and TO prohibit
the employment OF q drunken railroad locomo-
tive engineer. Adjourned until Monday.
COLUMBUS, Jan. I9.-S|ndte-A bill amending
the pres mt election law of the State intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Shaw. II provides
the secrecy Afforded by the Australian system
and nt the same time has the simplicity OF the
system now in force. There are to be county
boards of four members. appointed by the pro.
bate Judge upon the recommendation OF the
committees OF the two leading political parties.
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board of elections consisting of four members
who are TO have supervision over the county
boards. In any county in which there Is city
now having an election board, the jurisdiction
OF the board is extended over the county. It
provides for registrati on in cities having pop
ulation OF 1000 but it makes no change in the
present law In cities OF from 1000 TO 5000. IL
provides for an ofiicial ballot The ballot of
each party is to be printed on separate tickets.
which are to have an insignia at the top. This
same insignia of the party is to be placed on the
booths Of the respective parties, so that any
liiterate voter who desires 10 vote n straight
ticket can be sure he has the one he wants II
also provides that illiterate voters may ,all in
official TO assist them in pr"paring tn, ir bal
lot II they desire 20 do so. M. Schneider intro
luced n bill to abolish the ONCE OF City Comp
'oller In Cincinnati and 10 provide for q City
Auditor. 10 be appointed by the mayor. 10 serve
Till the next municipal election. This is aimed
at Il. Stephens, the present comptroller. Ad'
iourned.
HouseJThe House convened at four p m and
1t required over an hours time TO read the
journal, u recess having been taken each after.
noon last week, leaving the proceedings OF the
entire week TO be read. number Of petitions
and memorials were presented and several bills
introduced. Mr. Geyer introduced bill which
amends ,he present law relating TO the record
in5 OF mortgages and their release and assign
ment. 1t amends Section 4l3S OF the Revised
st tutes by providing that before any mortgage
shall be recorded II all have indorsed on IL
the words entered for taxation and be signed
by the county auditor II two mortgages are
presented for record on the same ~ which are
properly Endorsed by the auditor-as above pro.
vided-they shall take effect in the order in
which they are presented. II amends Section
Abs of the Revised Statutes by providing that
no assignment or release shall be permitted to
be placed on the margin of the record until the
auditor certlties that the same has been entered
for taxation. The assignment must be accom-
panied by q certificate from the auditor that
the same has been entered for taxation and
such assignment shall date from date of record.
Bills tntroduced: Fixing salary OF members of
boards of education ut s2 for each regular meet.
ing attended; authorizing Council OF Orryi.ls to
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taxation OF rolling stock owned by companies
doing business In Ohio but organized under
laws OF other States, such rs parior cars chair