The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-23
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


CorUMnus, Jan. il.-SENArE- BINS intro
ducco To authorize the council OF Coshocton to
mark ana number the strcCts TO authorize tho
commissioners Of Adams county to construct "a
free turnpilIc TO provide that the defendant in
suit for wages shall pay the attorneys fees:
to provide that the attorneys fees IN suit for
wages appealed TO higher court shall be paid
by the person appealing; to limit the legal
rate Of interest on sums not exceeding $3.50 60
eight per cent; to authorize the clerks OF
courts to ill vacancies Ia struck iurics 70 glvo
the trial judge, instead OF commissioners,
authority to fix compensation OF attorneys.
HousE,-Bills were introduced in the house
rs follows; Relative TO the publication Of OH.
scene advertisements; relative TO the salary on
the common pleas Judge of the eighth judicial
district.
CoLTIiBus, Jon. t2,--STNArE-- following
bill passed: Authorizing the commissioners OF
Licking county to issue $3.50. bonds TO pay for
the q. n. G.. camp-ground. Bills introduced:
To legalize primary elections; to authorize TIE
state canal commission and state board of pub,
lie works to lease land Cor oil and gas purposes;
TO abolish the park commission IN the city Of
Cincinnati
HousE-I5ills introduced: TO provide for the
appointment Of q resident trustee of the Ohio
soldiers ana snilcrS home; to provide for Tee
annexation of part of the territory of u school
district to . city: to provide for the registration
Of labels; to apportion the state for congres
sional elections. Bills passed: To change to
March the time of holding common pleas court
in Morgan county; to change the name OF
Amelia Hecht, OF Cincinnati, to Amelia MYERS:
to authorize Bridgeville township, Lorain coun
ty, to transfer 500 from the ground hog fund 10
the township fund; an act to reimburse Nar
shall a. b. Lander, of GAINESVILLE, AGsAingum
county.
COLUMBUS. Jan 13--SENATl;-Th following
bills were passed: To change the time Of hold
ty,fr ,,ln g.,
March 2s to March Z, 1892; authorizing the couu
Gil Of Coshocton to number and label streets
The following bills were introduced TO provide
proper protection from explosives; to authorize
boards of education in village and special school
districts to levy eight instead Of scyCn.mils for
school purposes John M. Breen, of Chillicothe,
was appointed an additional page. Tho senate
adjourned toto o'clock Friday morning, in order
thnt the senate chamber may be used Thursday
by the state agricultural convention.
HoUsE--The house had lively discussion on
the question OF adjournment. Some members
were in favor OF the tri-weelIly adjournment,
but IL was finally decided that on each Friday,
at noon, the house shall adjourn TO p. m. the
next succeeding Monday. The papers in the
contested election cases OF VIM f. Rowlcn
against b. F. Weybrecht, of Stark county and
Frazier against Paxton, of Clinton county, were
presented and referred. Mr.. Hughes intro.
duced q bill to repeal an act allowing the use of
taries. The house proceeded to sit down upon
the proposed Ohio state conference of correc.
uons and charities A resolution granting The
use Of the hall to the conference for Wednesday
Thursday and Friday night was offered by Mr..
Cunningham, when Mr.. Taylor, of Champaign
said IL was good tilno TO call halt on this
work
CoLUSDUs Jan. 1i.-SENATE-Not in ses.
sion.
HousE.-Bills introduced: To provide for the
redistrcting Of the state for purposes OF con-
gressional elections to empower women to vote
and be voted for at school elections; to require
school boards to keep in repair partition
fences inclosing school grounds; to provide for
a state commission on lunuCy to regulate the
practice of medicine and surgery in Ohio;
to authorize Dresden to issue $4,000 bonds for
general improvements; to allow the state insur-
ance commissioner to use the money collected
for the examination Of companies for the exam
tnation Of other companies: to authorize Near
thur, Clinton county, to issue $1,000 bonds for
the encouragement Of manufacturing to permit
the building of u street railroad between COlurn-
bus and WOrthington without publication Of the
notice in Worthington.
COLUMBUS, Jan. l5.-SENATE.-Thc senate
met, transacted little business and adjourned
until p. N, Monday.
HOUSE-Bils introduced: To authorize Sa-
lincvile, COlumbiana county, to issue $4,000
bonds for water works; authorizing the commits
sioncrs of Franklin county at cost OF $4,000,
to construct bridges over the Ohio canal and the
SciOtO river three miles south of Columbus:
regulating the telephone business Bills passed:
To authorize the council of Coshoctou to REQUIRE
the marking of the streets by names and the
numbering Of houses-amondcd; apprOpriating
5000 for the contingent expenses OF house anu
senate Adjourned until p. II. Monday.