The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-09
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

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thirty minutes OF It's session in a fruitless dis
cussion Of the errors OF clerks
HOUSE--Mr Clark introduced bill creating
state department OF banks. The department
shall be presided over by a superintendent, to
be appointed by the governor for a term of four
years. who shall receive q salary Of 5000 o
year. The bill also amends and codifies the
building association laws as to bring them un-
der the supervision OF the proposed superintend-
ent of banks Mr.. Lillard introduced q bill
providing for striking out the imprisonment fea.
lures of the law prohibiting the sale of pools
and policies. Mr.. Harshbarger introduced
bill to make one thousand. mile railway tickets
transferable and good for any numter of fares,
not exceed ng five. Mr. Griffin introduced q bill
providing that marriage shall not terminate
woman's guardianship or right to act as ad-
ministratrix Representative Strock intro.
duced a bill prepared by Secretary of State
;. M. Taylor, amending the statutes so as to
require the vote OF three judges OF elections to
reject a ballot after an oath has been taken by
the voter, and further providing that any per
son in the employ Of the state may vote in the
precinct in which he resided at the time Of his
election or appointment
COLUMBUS, Feb. 1.-SENArE-An important
step was taken by the senate Tuesday after
noon toward the taxation of corporate fran
chises. On motion of Mr.. Van Cleaf the com.
mittee on finance was directed to provide bill
or bills providing for the taxation Of all prop
erty. business subjects" not now lis ted fol-
taxation Two important Dayton bills were
enacted into laws. One OF them authorizes the
city to issue bonds in the sum Of 5000, 600 fol-
street improvements. The other extends the
annual sessions Of the city board Of eQualiza
tion TO six instead of four months. Hereafter
the sessions OF the board will begin February
instead OF May |. number Of other local bills
were passed.
HousE-Organized labor fought and won a
notable battle in the house. The contention
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all coal mined shall be weighed before being
screened, Bills introduced Making railroad
companies liable for loss account of fires
originating from sparks along their right OF
way amending section 22S5 so as to provide
that upon payment of special assessments o re.
ceipt from the contractor shall operate as q re-
lease of lein: to correct abuses in the way of re-
tanning wages from minors and to prevent them
from being deprived Of their earnings by un.
scrupulous employers. Several bills were in.
troduced
COLUMBUS, Feb 2-SENATE-Both the sen.
ate and house took things very easy Wednesday
and permitted the wheels of legislation to move
with dignified slowness Several bills changing
names OF persons were passed and few incon-
seQuently local measures were placed on the
books. The senate passed the house bill, max.
ing it misdemeanor to loiter on the grounds OF
the Girls Industrial home or 10 entice away
inmates thereof. The bill is now law. Tho
senate bill permitting referees TO report to the
probate as well as the common pleas court was
passed.
HoUsE-In the house Mr.. Workmans bill
providing for board of arbitration, TO be ap-
pealed to in case Of differences between EN-.
ployers and employees, was passed, and the joint
resolution OF Mr.. Daugherty providing for tho
apportionment by the governor Of commission
TO devise system Of taxation was adopted
COLUMBUS, Feb 3.-SENATE-The senate has
passed the partial appropriation bill practical.
ly as it came from the house, with the exception
of striking out the item of 500 for the exhibit
Of the board Of charities at the Worlds fair,
which it was thought best to put in the general
bill with the other Worlds fair appropriations.
The Abbott BILL requiring street railway COM
panies to protect their motormen from the In.
clemencies OF the weather, by eQuipping
their cars with screens, has passed the senate.
The senate passed the bill introduced in the
house, making the usual appropriations for the
support Of the common schools Other bills
passed: Authorizing the appointment of trus.
tees to execute testamentary trusts where the
wills name no trustees; providing that physi-
clans must give notice within twelve hours to
health officers, Of contagious diseases coming
under their notice, under penalty Of fines Of not
less than $40 nor more than 500
HoUsE-Bills passed: To authorize assessors
to kill dogs when taxes are not paid. Prohib-
iting bankers, brokers, etc, from acting as
notaries in public matters in which they are
directly interested A bill of Mr.. Van Ceaf,
that has passed the senate has become a law
by the action of the house to-day. 1t makes it
mandatory upon county auditors to publish
the delinquent tax lists between the Goth of
December and the second Tuesday in January,
in an English and one German paper.
CoLUM.US, Feb. 4.-SENArE-Friday was bill
day and forty Of them were introduced in both
houses. Only seventeen senators answered tho
call Of the roll in the morning, and consequent
ly but little business was transacted. 1t was
So- Alg-
gested that during the remainder Of the session
the senators should pick out the bills of the
habitual absentees and assign them to the cal.
endar for Friday, and in that way insure
working quorum on that day The only general
bill considered was one by Mr.. Weybrecht, the
unseated member from Stark, which makes
applicable TO township trustees the law pro-
hibiting municipal councilmen from b iving any
financial interest in any contract awarded by
them.
HoUsE-Among the many bills intro uced in
the house were the following: To regulate cleo
trio light companies and compel them to place
wires under ground: to abolish the board of re-
view: to amend the Russell law; to empty jury
wheels once per year: governing the mode of
advertising execution sales; governing convict
labor; to appropriate $4,000 for the publication
Of vol. of the Geology of Ohio; providing
when husband and wife may testify against
each other: providing tina. county commission
ers may allow sheep claims at the regular meet
ings instead OF at the September session only;
TO pay deficiency at the Boys Industrial
school.
JACK MAXWELL, formerly of Cadiz
was working on the Pan Handle track
the other night. A freight passed and
stopped at a street crossing in Jewett
and was cut in two; the rear end of the
train getting away from the brakemen,
ran over Maxwell, who was unconscious
of danger, killing him without warn
ing.
A NEW post office has been established
at the Glen Nell coal works, three miles
north of Coalton, and which has been
christened Wilcox, in honor of Hon.
Robert Wilcox, president of the COM
pany. Wm j. Emmons will probably
receive the appointment of postmaster
PRESIDENT SAUL, of the Ohio South
ern announced the ofher affarnooo