The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

| less than 10000, are TO receive two dollars FOR
each regular meeting ut which they are in at
| tendance from "soup to nuts" or from roll-call
| TO adjournment, while the more fortunate ones
who labor In tho cities having population Of
, more than 10000 or less than 2O,UOJ, are to re-
ceive three dollars for the same service SEN
ator Lampson introduced his resolution giving
| the canal commission the control of the quarry
| lands near Columbus, 1t went TO the commit
tee on public works Senator Green was granted
| indefinite leave Of absence, y
HoUsE--Mr. Thomas Monday afternoon intro
| duced bill providing for representation ana
| conference between employers and employees.
| 1t provides that whenever o majority OF persons
| employed or about TO be employed shall desire
10 submit TO their employees any proposition
! relative TO wages, the hours of labor etc, hav.
| ing in view the adjustment in u peaceful man.
ner of any disputed questions, said employees
shall have the right to do all this through and
| by un individual representative or committee
OF their own number Should no conclusion be
arrived ut in three days, said employees shall
| have the right to select an attorney to argue
| their case TO the employers in order to bring
about II peaceful settlement, and should said
attorney fail in three days more he may sug-
| gest settlement by compromise or arbitration
with the consent of the employees.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 95.-SENATE.-Mr Griffn's
| bill, revoluton2ing the present system of man
| aging the states charitable ins stitutions is
very important one. 1t proposes TO abandon
| the present republican regime and substitute
| therefor u bipartisan management Coming as
1t does from the republican side of the house, 1t
| has awakened unusual interest Senator Ro-
| rick has come to the fore with ~ bill which
wipes out all the statutes bearing upon the
| poll tax as it is commonly called, but which
| in reality provides that every male citizen be-
| tween the ages OF twenty-one and nftyfvo
shall contribute two days work upon the roads,
! streets or highways annually, or, in lieu there
| of, pay three dollars into the treasury.
| HoUsE-The house Tuesday morning passed
the following bills: Making appropriations for
support of common schools making appropri
| ations to pay the principal and interest on the
| public debt, the interest on the irreducible
| debt, and expenses OF the sinking fund commits
| sion; to supplement section 2S6 of the revised
| statutes OF Ohio, relating to the release of tho
| deposits made by insurance companies, and to
provide for the Withdrawal of the deposits OF
| insurance companies other than life when
| their risks in Ohio have expired, and their liza.
| bllitics in the state have been liqudated The
| Sunday barbcring bill has been reported back
from the committee on labor, and will be on the
| calendar for Wednesday.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 26--SENATE-The senate
bill increasing the penalties for violating the
law prohibiting barbering on Sunday was
| passed. Mr. Won Seggcrn Withdrew his amend.
ment cxcmptiug Cincinnati. The joint resolu.
/ ton introduced in the house by Mr. Graft and
| passed by that body, which provides for the
appointment VI IL JOllll W NOullS Iut
| fish and game laws and report by the 1st of
| February, was adopted Mr. Carpenter OF
| Mcigs, introduced DILL abolishing the board OF
| trustees of the Ohio State university and Gre
ating board of regents, whose term shall be
seven years each. representative BoXwell in.
| troduccd bin amending fish laws so that senes
! or nets may be used to catch fish from Deccm'
| ber 10 until May 10 each year.
| HoUsE-Twenty-three bills were introduced
| Wednesday, among them the following; Re,
quiring the superintendent of insurance to as.
certain the present cash value of policies of life
insurance and authorizing actions to recover
the same; providing that executors may,
| through the probate judge, make deposit with
cemetery associa tions to keep lots and graves
| in good order; prohibiting judges of the court
| of record from acting as administrators, guard
| lans, trustees or aSSlgnoeS; enlarging the pow
| ers of the state board of health and codifying
| the health laws; restoring The law of 1890, lin.
| iting the conditions under which railroad com
| panies may consolidate; extending the provi.
| Sions of the Dow tax to dealers and manufac.
| turers of cigarettes providing for the payment
| of unpaid premiums at the Ohio centennial in
| 1883, in the sum of IS, ,99G II.
CoLUMBus, o., Jan. 2T.-SENATE-Followi
| bills were passed Thursday: Making it an .of.
! fense to solemnize marriage without license
| or the publication of the bans Providing
that flagmen railroad trains must have had
| two years experience rs brakemcn. Bills intro.
duced: Max ing ii an offense punishable with
from 10 to $50 fine for physician to fail to re-
port 10 the municipal board of health any case
of smallpox or other infectious disease coming
! under his charge. The senate adopted Mr..
Geyer's senate joint resolution, aboishing the
| office of commissioner / of swamp lands and inn
posing his duties upon the canal commission
| without extra compensation. Adjourned.
HoUsE-The smoke nuisance and ear-splitting
| steam whistles are 10 be regulated il majority
| of the senators agree with the representatives,
who this morning passed bill introduced by
| Mr.. Bruck and originally intended to apply TO
| Columbus only, after making 1t general in
| its provisions. 1t gives TO all cities through
the councils, the right TO regulate and compel
! the consumption OF smoke emitted by the burn.
ing Of coal and to prevent injury and annoyance
from the same Ii also gives the councils power
TO regulate and prohibit the blowing or sound
ing OF steam whistles. The house defeated Mr..
Gaumcrs bill requiring applicants from the de-
cisions OF justices OF the peace to pay for tran.
scripts of the record on delivery. The partial
appropriation bill was passed and the house ad
1ourned.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 2S-SENATE-Senator Van
Cleaf offered The following amendment to article
OF the constitutions 1.-The general assembly
shall never authorize any county, city, town OF
township, by vote of the citizens, or otherwise
TO become stock iholder in any joint stock com
pany, corporation or association whatever; o.
TO raise or TO give any money or property oil
loan its money or credit 10 or in aid of any in
corporation association, company or individual
enterprise, or become security for or be directly
or indirectly the owner OF any stock or bonds o.
any corporation, association, company or indi
vidual enterprise. Representative Gayman's
bill passed making valid those Deeds mort
cages and other written conveyances which
were drawn prior to January 20, 1888, and were
not signed and scaled in the presence OF two
witnesses
HousE-rhe house was in session but an houi
and half Friday, but il that time bill.
were fairly thrown at the head of Chief Clerl
Malloy and the number Of embryotic statutes
was appalling. They comprised all sorts O.
bills-from changing the name of Dora Risek t.
Dora Brundagc TO making important changes il
the civil code. Mr. Allen introduced q bill re
Quiring the owners Of hogs that die Of cholert
10 bury them Immediately and also requrin,
owners of animals dying from any other caust
10 bury or burn them within twenty-four hours
penalty for Noncompliance is provided for
Both houses adjourned on being informed of tn,
death OF Hon james G. Blaine.
WILLIAM Roach and Elmer Ramsey
prisoners on u charge of assault anC
battery; Charles Pressell, forgery, anC
Charles Gordon, larceny, broke jail a
Marion and made their escape. Alfred
Bishop, the last of the prisoners, wa.
detected in the act of escaping.
WILLIAM LEMON, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, while walk
ing on thee. L. IL w. track near New
Philadelphia, was caught by north
bound train and frightfully mangied
resulting in his death
Mrs DAVE KIRK of Portsmouth useS