The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-02
OHIO LEGISLATURE,


the inspection Of leaf tobacco: amending tht
law TO prevcni fraud IN the sale Of binding
twine SO as tofnake IL operative September
1893 Mr. Taylors bill for the discontinue o
married mashers came up for reference TO The
senate, Mr.. Gear tried to have IL referred 10
the committee on sanitary laws and regulations
while Chl suggested federal relations, but tbC
judiciary committee secured possession after
hard struggle.
HoUsE-Bills introduced Providing for
naval reserve; providing for the effect Of tbt
annexation of parts of townships or specia
school districts; making the theft OF a bicycle
felony: to make unlawful the killing Of opos
sum between March Is and November 1; estab
fishing a state board to assess value Of proper
ty OF express and telegraph companies; estab
fishing q standard for maple sirup; to regu
late the business of insurance companies: max
ing special levy of one-twentieth of mill
and appropriating $4,000 for the Ohio STATE
university: allowing cemetery associations tC
secure land for entrance to their grounds; fix
ing the weight Of bushel OF popcorn at forty
two pounds.
COLUMBUS, Feb 22-SENATE-The senate
Tuesday morning disposed of one of those EN-
barrassing bills. This was Mr. Iden's bill "tc
prevent trusts and combinations from manufac'
turing and dealing in food and fuel products
Senator Won Seggern's bill providing for sub
mission to vote of the people Of Cincinnati of
proposition TO sell the Cincinnati Southern rail.
way was on the senate calendar for third read
iIP, but was postponed until Tuesday next.
The senate adopted Mr. Dodge's house joint
resolution authorizing the governor to appoint
q non-partsan commission to determine The
most practicable system Of road improvement
and the relative cost of transporting farm pre-
ducts TO market by electricity and by wagon.
The commission is to report by December q
next
HoUsE--One Of Tischbein's bills passed Tues
day morning. 1t provides that when sidewalks
are to be repaired notice must be served like
summons in civil actions. When the owner Of
the property is q nonresident or can not be
found 1t shall suffice If the notice be served OH
his agent or rent collector. Mr.. McGrew's bill
extending the provisions OF the fircmens pen
sion fund law, that now applies to Cincinnati
Cleveland and other large places, TO all the
cities of the state. Passed. On motion OF Mr.
Griffin the house reconsidered the vote that de
featei the resolution 10 submit proposal to
amend the constitution by providing for the
establishment of single Legislative districts. II
was made on a special order for March 6
COLUMBUS, Feb. 23-SENATE Mr. Lamp
son introduced bill Wednesday to make
change in the election machinery 1t makes
more explicit the provision that in general cleo
tions the deputy election supervisors shall can
vass the vote 1t relieves them from this duty,
however, In town and municipal elections.
Bills passed Authorizing county commissioners
to make appropr ations for separate county ex-
hibits Of maple products at the Worlds fair:
providing that after January l. 1885, all freight
cars in Ohio shall be equipped with automah. .
couplers and air-brakcs.
| HousE-W ednesday the house passed the bill
| to repeal the CARRIER fee and salary law and
to-day II will be called upon 10 investigate the
open charges that an immense corruption fund
| was raised 10 bring about that result The
| house nearly defeated a resolution placing the
| general assembly upon record as favoring the
| annexation Of Hawaii The ayes were 81 and
| the nays ~ AS it requires 54 votes to make o
| quorum, it will be seen that Ohio escapes mix
| ing in the matter by just three votes bill
| was introduced correcting defect in the Aus
| tralian ballot law as TO spring elections.
| COLUMBUS, Feb. "a -SENATE-Col. Poor
| man will get his 81 0O0 for supervising the last
election. but it was after a desperate struggle
| and considerable straning of the senatorial
| dignity and much wear and tear upon the har-
| monious and brotherly feeling which usually
| marks The conduct of business in the upper
| branch of the Ohio assembly. The senate has
passed Korte's bill, which authorizes the dvi
| sion Of sewer assessments into annual install
ments in the villages Of Hamilton county.
HoUsE-Boodle and corruption was the talk
in the house Thursday, and the fur flew as
| the belligerents began to claw each other II
| was only wind -jamming contest, however
since there was no division Of opinion upon the
main question proposed, to-wit; that certain
| rumors, charges and accusations should be in.
| VeStlgated. Tue dlSCuSS on occupied al OF the
| morning, and they did not get through then.
| When the vote on Dotys resolution was taken
| there we're no dissentcrs. The nine ety-four that
were present declared themselves in favor Of a
| sweeping investigation
COLUMBUS Feb. 25-SENATE-Billsp passed:
| Correcting o defect in recent act extending
the road improvement Law to Portage county;
| to correct abuses existing in the way of retain
ing wages, under various pretexts, from minors
and to prevent them being deprived Of theil
| earnings by observation-disclosures: requiring
the supreme court to report every case decided
providing for the appointing OF two additiona
aides on the governors military STAFF, with the
| rank Of colonel
HoUsE-Bills passed: Amending section 3a6
by permitting incorporated companies to in
crease capital stock without payment in full o
the original amount; extending to electric
light wires toe provisions Of tho wirc-tappine
law rs TO make it an offensc to tap the same
increasing the salary OF the assistant prose
cutting attorney Of Franklin county to $500
creating a similar office in Lucas county, ant
giving TO ne prosecuting attorney of Franklin
county the power 10 appoint; authorizing ham
lets in ,hc state of Ohio TO light streets an,
laucs without special legislation.
THE whereabouts of John Hall, tn,
hardware merchant of Nevada, hav,
been learned. He is in Kansas, gon,
there to locate. He did not leave will
any intention of skipping out, as it i:
claimed, and the report as to his being
badly in debt is incorrect.
NICHOLAS FINLER, Canton patien
of the Toledo Insane asylum became
refractory, and during a scutfi with the
attendants became overhcated, ant
died in few moments after he haC
been lodged in jail
GoTLIEB BoTnNER an inmate of tn,
county in6rmary at Springfield, be
came violently insane at the din
ner table, and picking up tn,
vinegar cruet, he struck Charles Reid
colored, terrible blow over the head
fracturing his skull. Bothner wa
lodged in Jail charged with lunacy.
AY. M. c. A. BUIIDINe, to cost $40,
900, is to be erected at Lima, ant
s25, 600 of the necessary amount ha
been subscribed by prominent bushes,