The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-05-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


devoted its time to the Introduction and pass
age of local bills and recessed 10 meet at 80
to take up the local bills on the calendar. SEN
ator McNaken secured the passage Of bill
authorizing the commissioners OF Clefmont
county to issue 10000 in bonds to repair the
courthouse in Batavia The senate adopted
joint resolution providing for the appointment
Of o comm mittee Of two from each branch Of the
general assembly, TO act with the adjutant gen.
eral in the preparation Of the specifications
and the letting of contracts for the new walks
on the state house grounds $4,000 having been
set apart for the purpose in the appropriation
bill
HousE-A bill providing that the court shall
appoint an attorney for the defendant in uncon-
tested divorce cases was defeated. bill which
passed the house provides that the party ap-
pealing to the circuit court SHALL within three
days after the judgment Of order is entered, file
with the clerk of the common pleas court a
written notice Of intention TO appeal, which
must be entered by the clerk on the journal.
Other bills passed: Fixing the maximum of
municipal taxes allowed in municipalities other
than Cincinnati and the distribution thereof; to
better protect wards against INSCRIPTIONS or
careless guardians; authorizing municipalities
to issue bonds for sanitary purposes in case of
cholera epidemic; providing that trustees
shall turn over TO the probate court estates un-
claimed after five years, to be held in trust.
Representative Taylor introduced bill pro-
hibiting hazing In all the colleges, universities
and seminaries of the state, the law to apply TO
women as well as men, Hazing is made mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine of from one to
three hundred dollars, or Imprisonment from
six months to two years, or both.
COLUMBUS, April 6-SEvATE-The senate
Tuesday night passed the Gaumer libel bill,
amended so as TO provide that proof of the
truthfulness of the charges published against
any person shall be an adequate defense in
damage suits based on such publications.. An
insurance bill passed and is law. 1t
makes IL O misdemeanor for any offcer or agent
Of a life insurance company to discriminate
between policy holders Of the same class.
Mr. Holcombs bill, providing for the dis
solution and consolidation OF building and loan
associations passed. and is law. The bill
prohibiting hazng in colleges became a law by
passage in the senate Tuesday night Here
after delinquent or forfeited tax lists are to be
published in the German newspapers in each
county of the state where there are such news
papers, in addition to the publication already
provided for bill by Mr.. Tischbein making
this provision passed and is a law.
HoUsE-The Newark permanent encamp-
ment bill came up Tuesday. Iden's bill, appro
priating $4,000 to improve the permanent en-
campment grounds in Licking county, which
passed the senate several weeks ago, after q
bitter wrangle, passed. The Abbott pharmacy
bill, which virtually swept away all restriction
surrounding the licensing and exanlinati ation Of
pharmacists was defeated by two votes. The
Won Seggern bill, which increased the license
fee of huclssters from SIS to s25 per annum, was
Tuesday night defeated by an overwhelming
vote in the house, the defeat taking the form of
an indefinite postponement, moved By fhe Ham
ilton county members. The protest of the
hucksters settled the thing.
COLUMBUS April G.-A number of bills
Of important general interest will die with
the adjournment One of these is Sterrett's
bill to regulate the practice OF medicine and
surgery. Wednesday morning the legislators
put in the time packing up their personal ef-
fects, and Wednesday afternoon went TO the
circus.
COLUMBUS, April 2A-SENATB.-The senate
spent the half day in mutual congratulations
and in gathering up the loose ends of legisla
tion. There was a general jolying along the
line, and list OF presentationstin recognition
OF the services tina: are supposed to have been
performed by everybody in the upper house
Democratic senators offered resolutions
complim entary to the officers, and they were
adopted by formal vote, Mr.. Van Cleaf
thanking Lieut-Gov. Harris, Mr.. Forbes
thanking President Pro Tenn Lamp
son, Mr.. Geyer remembering Chief Clerk Caine
and his assistants, and Mr.. Beebe extending
thanks to Sergeant-atArms R. F. Hay
ward. Senator Spencer, Of Cuyahoga county,
on behalf Of the senate presented Lieut. Gov
Harris handsome solid silver pitcher. Lieut.
Gov Harris was unable to express his feelings
on receiving so handsome gift. At O'Clock
the senate adjourned sine die
HoUsE-The house Thursday morning con-
CURED Ia the senate amendments to the Gaumer
libel bill and it is now a law. Franklin county
tnfrmary directors will now enjoy salary of
$50 each, the house concurring in senate
amendments. The house adopted senate joint
resolution by Mr.. McConica, 10 authorize the
governor to appoint commission to look into
the question OF lighting the deaf and dumb
and blind asylum by electricity by plant TO
be constructed by the state. 1t was 1:15 p. N.
by the watches that were running, and after all
the presentation speeches, that Mr.. Bruck's
bill making II a. crime TO steal bicycle came
into the house amended SO to provide that
penalty should not attach unless the wheel WAS
listed for taxation. The house concurred in the
senate amendments and the bill was signed
and is law. Adjourned without day.
THERE is nothing in the charges
against the head of the Cleveland in
sane asylum. The investigating COM
mittee is now through with its labors
THE. Chickamauga commission has
elected Capt. j. G. McElroy, of Meigs
county, corresponding secretary, at a
salary of 1925 per month.
MISS JULIA FARRELL, of 800 Columbia
street, Springfield, has fallen heir to
neat fortune of $40, 600 by the death Cd
her godfather, j. #. Griffith, of Phila-
delphia. She leaves at once for Phila-
delphia to take charge of the money,