The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-04-27

Both Branches VIII Adjourn Next Thurs
dny-SeyernI New laws Enacted.

Both branches VIII Adjourn Next Thurs
day-Seyernl New Laws Enacted.
CoLUMBUs, o., April 2.-The sine die
adjournment of the Scventieth general
assembly will occur Thurday noon,
April 81 Both house aud senate have
adopted a resolution 60 this effect. The
senate passed llolcomb's bill to tax
cigarette dealers $500 per year, and it is
now law. This will increase the
states revenues. There was great
deal of confusion in the house as every
member realized the end was near and
he tried TO get some pet measure through
The Carpenter bill to require foreign
corporations to pay $ij fee for license
to the secretary of state was passed in
the house with minor amendment, and
is practically a law. 1t will also in
crease the states revenue. The Britain
resolution to submit the tax amendment
to the constitution to the people next
November was also adopted and is now
reality.
The conference committee on the gem
eral appropriation bill reported back to
the senate and house and the report was
adopted by vote OF 76 to 4. The re-
port makes the total amount appro-
priated $2,44S,3t6, an increase over the
amount of the house bill of $S1, ,463 aud
reduction of the senate amendments
of $4,000. The bill increases the al.
lowance for carrying on the work of the
food and dairy commissioner from Sl0,-
600 TO $4,000. The appropriation for
the Gallipolis asylum for epileptic in.
sane for new buildings is reduced from
$3.50, 600 to as fixed by the senate at $S6,
900, but $50, 600 is appropriated for fur
niture and 5000 for current expenses
The Mansfield reformatory appropria.
tion is made $l32, 900 instead of $l25, 900.
The Appropriation for the Eastern In.
sane asylum is cut from $4,000 to $50,
600, but a clause is added allowing the
trustees to make contracts for $50, 900
more. The total amount now appro.
priated by the Legislature is 1891, $50.
A conservative estimate of the reve-
nues places the amount at between
$500, 900 and $4,000,0OO. The confer
ence committee report was presented to
the senate and was unanimously adopted.
Bills we're passed by the senate as fol.
lows: House bill, by Mr.. Clark, amending
section $3.50 so that whoever with intent
to defraud illuminating gas companies
taps their service pipes without permis.
| sion shall be fined or imprisoned; senate
bill, by Mr.. Phillips, providing the in
sane convicts may be removed to the
Columbus insane asylum on certificate
of prison physician, and order of the
board of managers.
Again the house defeated the claim o
Mr., W. b. Brooks of this city for 81, ,50l
for the canal boat destroyed by the
| Morgan raiders, The boat was burnet
near Jacksonville with several others, but
the state never paid for this one, 1T moi
being known at the time that it hal
been pressed into the service of the gov
| ernment The matter was discussed ~
some length, but the bill received only
81 votes while 1t needed ~ to pass it.
The house passed the bill of Mr.. Ely.
amending the Welsh school law of las
| winter. The Welsh law permits pupils
living more than one and one. half miles
| from the school building III their dis
| trict TO attend the school of an adjoin
ing district. provided they had les,
distance to travel. The Ely bill make.
| the authorities Of the township where
| such pupils ale residents pay the sxces
| levy If there be any