The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

bIehn fhllrOAuSs hIueuulnR inc laws IclutlnR 10
the inspection OF leaf tobacco; amending the
law to prevent fraud in the sale Of binding
twine 80 as to make II operative September !,
1909 Mr.. Taylor's bill for the discontinue OF
married mashers came up for reference to the
senate, Mr. Gear tried 10 have IL referred to,
the committee on sanitary laws and regulations
while OH suggested federal relations, but the
judiciary committee secured possession after q
hard struggle.
!, HousE-Bils introduced Providing for
naval reserve; providing for the effect Of the
annexation of parts OF townships or special
school districts making the theft Of bicycle
felony to make unlawful the killing OF opos-
sum between March is and November 1; estabs
fishing q state board to assess value OF proper
" Of express and telegraph companies; estab-
fishing n standard for maple sirup 10 regu-
late the business of insurance companies: MAX
ing q special levy Of one-twentieth Of mill,
and appropriatng $4,000 for the Ohio State
university; allowing cemetery associations to
secure land for entrance to their grounds; flx-
ing the weight of bushel Of popcorn at forty.
two pounds.
COLUMBUS, Feb 22-SENATE-The senate
Tuesday morning disposed OF one of those EN-.
barrassing bills. This was Mr. Iden's bill ito
prevent trusts and combinations from manufac-
turing and dealing in food and fuel products" ="
Senator Won Seggerns bill providing for sub
mission TO vote of the people OF Cincinnati of o
proposition W SCH lnB IlnClnnaLl DOuIneTn rall-
way was on the senate calendar for third read.
ing, but was postponed until Tuesday next
The senate adopted Mr.. Dodges house Joint
resolution authorizing the governor to appoint
non-partisan commission to determine the
most practicable system of road Improvement
and the relative cost of transporting farm pro-
duets to market by electricity and by wagon.
The commission is to report by December 81
next
HoUsE-One of Tischbein's bills passed Tues
day morning. 1t provides that when sidewalks
arc TO be repaired notice must be served like
summons in civil actions. When the owner of
the property is a nonresident or can not be
found 1t shall suffice If the notice be served on
his agent or rent collector. Mr.. McGrew's bill
extending the provisions of the flremens PEN
sion fund law, that now applies to Cincinnati,
CleYolaad and other large Places to all the
cities Of the state. Passed. On motion of Mr.
Griffin the house reconsidered the vote that de-
icatCd the resolution to submit proposal to
amend tho constitution by providing for Ehe
establishment of single Legislative districts. 1t
was made on u special order for March
COLUMBUS, Feb 23.-SENATE,-Mr Lamp
son introduced bill Wednesday to make a
change in the election machinery 1t makes
more explicit the provision that in general cleo
tiona the deputy election supervisors shall can.
vass the vote. 1t relieves them from this duty
however in town and municipal elections
Bills passed: Authorizing county commissioners
10 make appropriations for separate county ex-
hints OF maple products at the Worlds fair
providing that after January I, 1893 all freight
cars in Ohio shall be equipped with automatic
couplcrs and air-brakes.
HoUsE-W ednesday the house passed the bill
TO repeal the CARRIER fee @ud salary law, and
to-day 1t will be called upon to investigate the
open charges that an immense corruption fund
was raised to bring about that result The
house nearly defeated q resolution placing the
general assembly upon record US favoring the
annexation of Hawaii. The ayes were 81 and
the nays IL AS it requires 81 votes to make a
quorum, 1t will be seen that Ohio escapes mix
ing in the matter by just three votes. A bill
was introduced correcting a defect in the Aus
tralian ballot law as to spring elections
COLUMBUS Feb 24-SENATE-Col Poor
man will get his $1,000 for supervising the last
election but it was after n desperate struggle
and considerable straining of the senatorial
dignity and much wear and tear upon the har-
monious and brotherly feeling which usually
marks the conduct of business in the upper
branch of the Ohio assembly. The senate has
passed Korte's bill, which authorizes the divi-
sion of sewer assessments into annual INSTALL
ments in the villages of Hamilton county.
HoUsE-Boodle and corruption was the talk
In the house Thursday, and the fur flew as
the belligerents began to claw each other. 1t
was only q wind-iammipg contest however,
SlllNc tutTS NbS lO ulNlSlOu Vi ODllllOu upon
main question proposed, to-wit: that certain
rumors, charges and accusations should be in
veStigated. The discussion occupied all of the
morning, and they did not get through then.
When the vote on Doty's resolution was taken
there were no dissenters. The ninety-four that
were present declared themselves in favor OF q
sweeping investigation
COLUMBUS, Feb. 25.-SENATE-Bills passed:
Correcting defect in recent act extending
the road improvement law to Portage county
to correct abuses existing in the way of retain
ing wages, under various preteXts, from minors
and to prevent them being deprived of their
earnings by unscrupulous'employers requiring
the supreme court to report every case decided
providing for the appointing of two additional
aides on the governors military staff, with the
rank of colonel.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Amending section 3262
by permitting Incorporated companies to in
crease capital stock without payment in full of
the original amount; extending to electric
light wires the provisions of the wire tapping
law, so as to make it an offense to tap the same;
increasing the salary of the assistant prose-
cutting attorney of Franklin county to ~, 500,
creating q similar office in Lucas county, and
giving 10 lhe prosecuting attorney Of Franklin
county the power 10 appoints authorizing ham
let's in the state of Ohio TO light streets and
lanes without special legislation.
IHE whereabouts of John Hall, the
hardware merchant of Nevada, have
been learned. He is in Kansas, gone
there to locate He did not leave with
any intention of skipping out, as it is
claimed, and the report as to his being
badly in debt is incorrect.
NICHOLAS FINLER, a Canton patient
of the Toledo Insane asylum, became
refractory, and during a scutll e with the
attendants became ovcrheated, and
died in few moments after he had
been lodged in Jail.
GoTLIEB BoTHNER, an inmate of the
county infrmary at Springfield, be-
came violently insane at the din
ncr table, and picking up the
vinegar cruet, he struck Charles Reid,
colorcd, terrible blow over the head,
fracturing his skull. Bothner was
lodged in jail charged with lunacy.
A Y. NJ. c. A, BUILDING, to cost $40,
900, is to be erected at Lima, and
s25, 900 of the necessary amount has
been subscribed by prominent business
men
THE Upper Sandusky board of health
has ordered the Waterworks Co. to
drain the wells from which they pump
their water supply.
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