The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-05-06
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


ator McMaken secured the passage Of bill |
authorizing the commissioners Of Clermont |
county to issue 10000 In bonds 10 repair the |
COURT ousc in Batavia, The senate adopted q |
Joint resolution providing for the appointment |
Of com mitiec of two from each branch OF the |
general assembly, 10 act with the ad!utant gen.
eral In the preparation OF the specifications |
and the letting OF contracts for the walks |
on the state house grounds, $4,000 having been
| pet 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
lays after the judgment OF order is entered, fle
With the clerk Of the common pleas court q
sritten notice Of intention to appeal, which
must be entered by the clerk on the journal.
)thcr bills passed: Fixing the maximum OF
sunicipal taxes allowed in municipalities other
han Cincinnati and the distribution thereof; 10
ettcr protect wards against unscrupuous or
Areless guardians authorizing municipalities
pissuc bonds for sanitary purposes In case Of
cholera epidemic; providing that trustees
hall turn over 10 the probate court estates un-
himed after five years, TO be held in trust
representative Taylor introduced q bill pro-
Aoiting hazing in oil the colleges, universities
Nd acminaries OF the state, the law TO apply to
women ns we'll as men. Hazing is made a mis-
Ameanor, punishable by a fine OF from one to
hrce hundred dollars, or Imprisonment from
an months to two years, or both.
COLUMBUS, April s6.-SBSArT-The senate
tuesdny night passed the Gsumcr libel bill,
mendcd as to provide that proof of the
| I uthfuness of the charges published against
liy person shall be an ADEQUATE defense in
| i mage suits based on such publications. An
| Il ,urance bill passed and is now q law. 1t
| II AXES it u msdemeanor for any officer or agent
| OF o life insurance company to discriminate
| bc,ween policy holders OF the same class.
| Nj. Holcomb's bill providing for the dis
solution and consolidation CT building and loan
| nsN ocintions, passed, and Is law The bill
| prohibiting hazing In colleges became law by
pa3'agr In the senate Tuesday night Here
| aftcc delinquent or forfeited tax lists are to be
| pub tshod in the German newspapers in each
| county Of the state where there are such news
| papers, in addition to the publication already
| provided for A bill by Mr.. Tischbcia making
| this provision passed and Is u law.
| HopsE-The Newark permanent encamp-
ment bill came up Tuesday. Idens bill, appro-
priating $4,000 to improve the permanent en-
| campnlent grounds in Licking county, which
| passed the senate several weeks ago, after
bitter wrangle, passed. The Abbott pharmacy
| BILL which virtually swept away all restriction
| surrounding the licensing and examinat tion OF
pharmacists, was defeated by two votes. The
! Won Seggern bill, which increased the license
| fee OF hucksters from SIS to c25 per annum, was
] Tuesday night defeated by an overwhelming
vote in the house, the defeat taking the form OF
an incc mite postponement, moved BY The Iai.i-
| ilton county members. The protest of the
| huclssters settled the thing.
COLUMBUS, April 2T.-A number of bills
Of Important general interest will die with
the adjournment One OF these is Sterretts
bill to regulate the practice of medicine and
| surgery. Wednesday morning the legislators
put in the time packing up their personal ef-
fect3 and Wednesday afternoon went to the
| circus.
COLUMBUS, April sa-SENATE---The senate
spent the half day in mutual congratulations
and in gathering up the loose ends of lecisa-
tion. There was general jollying along the
line, and list Of presentationscin recognition
! OF the services tina: are supposed to have been
performed by everybody in the upper house
Democratic senators offered resolutions
complimentary to the officers and they were
thanking Lieut-Gov. Harris, Mr. Forbes
thanking President Pro TEN Lamp
son, Mr. Geyer remembering Chief Clerk Caine
and his assistants, and Mr.. Becbe extending
thanks to Scrreant-atArms r. +. Hay
ward. Senator Spencer. of Cuyahoga county,
on behalf of the senate presented Lieut.. Gov.
Harris n handsome solid silver pitcher. Lieut.
Gov. Harris was unable to express his feelings
ON receiving so handsome n gift. AT 2 o'clock
the senate adjourned sine die
| HouSE-The house Thursday morning con-
CURED in the senate amendments to the Gaumcr
| libel bill and it is Eow u law. Franklin county
intirmary directors will now enjoy Il salary Of
1850 each, the house concurring in senate
|
resolution by Mr. Mct'onica. 10 authorize the
| governor to appoint q commission 10 look into
the question Of lighting the deaf and dumb
and blind asylum by electricity by plant to
be constructed bv the state. II was :l5 p. m.
| by the watches that were running aud after all
the presentation speeches. that Mr.. Bruck IS
bill making it n crime 70 steal bicycle came
, | into the house amended US to provide that
| penalty should not attach unless the wheel was
listed for taxation. The house concurred in the
.npn 10 Itt,nt md md
and is law. AdjouI ned without day.
THERE is nothing in the charges
2 against the head Of the Cleveland in
5 sane asylum. The vcstigating COM
mittee is now through. with its labors.
THE Chickamauga commission has
elected Capt. j. c. M'Elroy, of NIeigs
i county, corresponding secretary, at n
salary of sla5 per m ontl,.
!, MISS JULIA FARRELL, If 800 Columbia
street, Springfield. las i'allen heir to II
: neat fortune of $4,000 ky the death of
e her godfather, j. T. Griffith. of Phila-
9 delphia She leaves as once for Phila-
1elphia 20 take chnr"e OF the rncnev.
WILLIAM SKINNER was released from
: the Ohio ucnitentiary upon the receipt
Of an unconditional pardon. William
| anu Ills trOtner Jack were received
from Alabama in 1852 on eighteen
= months sentences. Tie brothers have
been very popular with the prison Off
> cials, working about ,he front offices
and stable as TRUSTEES. The were not
ed as being the smallest ,ncn in the
$ pen, William being feet ~ inches in
= height, and Jack but halsan inch taller.
They We're sent up for moons Inning.
TIE Cleveland Baseball club defeated
Cincinnati in an exhibition game ut Co.
i, lumbus in the presence o1 ;lout 600
a people. Score, to 4.
g AT Wooster, Thomas u. ll;son. a
. thrifty farmer, has sued l)r, Addison
a Snively for $1,000, on tie { .lrge OF
. alternating his wife's affections.
/. THE Athens county Soldier monu-
!. ment will be unveiled at Athens, July 4.
\ THE board of health at AI-' on has
Z preferred charges against D., \. ID.
A Conlslin of Canton, prcsider1 of the
d state board, and will try To have him
d removed for incompetency ana c', reless'
ness.
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