The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-03-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


friends person adjudged insane, for convey
ance 10 the asylum. Senator McMaken intro
duced four bills relating 10 Butler county and
the city of Hamilton One of these extends the
jurisdiction OF the probate court by giving that
court jurisdiction in divorce, alimony foreclos-
ure Of mortgages, ana the custody Of children
A second bill amer d. q law recently passed
which authorized the expenditure Of 800 900 for
o bridge at High and Main streets by providing
that IL two bridges can be built for this amount
the commissioners shall have power to divide
the fund Another bill authorizes the commis.
sioners to issue $4,000 bonds for deficiencies
that have resulted from overdrafts, and makes
the Burns law, which prohibits the authorities
from drawing upon an exhausted fund, appli-
cable to Butler county.
HousE-The Winn resolution to investigate
the penitentiary was given life in the house,
Monday afternoon and finally consigned to the
standing committee on prison and prison re-
forms. Mr.. Winu wanted to postpone con-
sideration to Tuesday, because Of the fact that
Mondays the house was never full, bnt there
was enough politics in the proposition to cleo
trify the penalty OF the majority. The discus
sion, which took up the greater part of the
evening session. resulted in reference to the
standing committee, and resolution by Mr..
Winnn that this committee report within eight
days, was adopted. resolution by Mr.. Lane
instructs the house committee on buildings
and lands to provide q consultation room for
the supreme court so that that body can sepa-
rate in divisions as contemplated by the act Of
April Ii, 1892 under which an additional judge
was provided for, making a court of six
COLUMBUS, March l3.-SENATE-The senate
has adopted the Avery biennial session resou-
tion by the DECISIVE vote of 10 ayes and 10 nays.
When the resolution came up in order on the
calendar Mr. Avery moved TO strike out all
the preamble, which left the resolution in this
shape: Resolved by The general assembly of
the state Of Ohio, That its present session
shall be ended by adjournment without day."
This was adopted. Two democrats voted
against the resolution, Messrs Gear and john
son. Three, Messrs Lawler, McMaken and
Stillwel did not vote The republicans oppos-
ing the resolution were Messrs. Abbott, Brown,
Earnhart, Hogg, Hutsinpi,ler, Iden, Ohl.
HoUsE-1he house promptly adopted the
Avery biennial resolution by vote of 90 ayes
to Is nays leaving 81 members not voting at all
Most of them were present The resolution
was hustled from the senate right over to the
house and as quickly handed down by Speaker
BoxwelL When Clerk Malloy had finished the
reading, Mr.. Winn, the democratic member
from Defiance, offered an amendment providing
for sine die adjournment on April 9. This was
voIed down by vote of 20 yeas to 80 nays.
The vote on adopting the resolution was then
taken.
COLUMBUS, March h15-SENATE--Bills passed:
Repeating the law requiring the branding of con-
vict-made goods; requiring railroad companies
to pay employees monthly was passed. If the
companies fail to pay an employe he may de-
mand his wages from any agent of the company
in the county in which the employe resides, and
failure to pay then gives warrant for action by
the prosecuting attorney to place the road in
the hands of o receiver providing for codifica-
ton of the insurance laws. Bills introduced:
Increasing the fee for filing case in the su-
preme court from IS to $50 and the fee for dock
citing motion from 81 to IS: increasing the fee
f~~ rrio ennfo 20
the additional s. to be paid into the state treas
ury: amending section 5399 by allowing courts
to direct either mastnr commissioner or the
sheriff to sell real estate.
HoUsE-The house spent the greater part OF
the morning in discussing Mr.. Woods house
bill allowing women to vote for school oficers'
There was large attendance Of ladies in the
gallery, who followed the arguments closely and
applauded those who pleaded for the cause OF
female suffrage. The house recessed before
reaching vote. The deficiency bill was
passed and one more step taken toward the end.
COLUMBUS, March l6-SENATE-Thursda
the bill prohibiting township and county treas
urers from acting as offcers of banking institu.
tions was passed Two other senate bills that
were passed were Mr.. Clark's bill prohibiting
any person, firm or corporation from being or
having in possession any oil barrel, tank or can
belonging to another, and Mr. kirchner's bill
appropriating 81, 900 TO be paid to Herman Rose,
was injured in the Cincinnati riots. Mr.. Clark
introduced bill authorizing the directors Of the
state board of comm rec to elect Off GERS, and
Mr.. Lawlor put in one requiring assessors to
note all life insurance policies and make re-
turns thereof to the county auditors. Mr.
Browns senate bill, extending the provisions OF
the collateral inheritance tax law was again ex.
amined briefly and recommitted to the judiciary
committee.
HoUsE-The house had the general appro.
priation bill under discussion nearly all
morning. Mr., Griffin moved to strike ont the
$4,000 appropriation for electric lighting the
state house, but the motion was not agreed to-.
An appropriation Of 5000 for purchasing uni
forms, overcoats and blankets for the national
guard was added on motion Of Doty, chairman
Of the finance committee. An effort was made
by Mr.. Merton, of Franklin county, to strike
out the appropriation of $4,000 for the south
ern division Of the Ohio canal He spoke of the
smallness Of the revenues from that division
and disparaged that end Of the canal generally,
but the house refused to strike out or reduce
the appropriation. An effort was made to re.
consider the vote by which the female suffrage
bill was defeated Wednesday, but it was un-
availing
COLUMBUS, March 1z-SENATE-The senate
enacted into law Mr.. Harts bill to amend the
INDECENT soldiers act, by the provision that
when the widow Of an ex-soldier remarries and
again becomes widow, she shall be entitled to
assistance under the act Mr.. Shuler's house
bill to authorize the board of education of Ger
mantown, Montgomery county, to issue $1,000
bonds for a library building, passed
HoUsE-Mr Haskell introduced bill to re.
quire assessors, at the time of the annual as
sessment Of 1894. to make list Of all those
who served in the Mexican and civil wars,
designating their rank. company, regimen t,
battery or vessel in which they served. These
lists are to be furnished to the county auditors,
who, in turn, furnish them to the adjutant-
general, who Is to consolidate them alpha
betically, and publish-when the egislatur3
makes an appropriation for that purpose
5000 copies in book form. The house judiciary
committee recommended for passage substi-
tute for Mr. Winn's bill to require the submis.
sion ia a vote of all propositions to issue bonds
for township or municipal purposes. The house
committee on railroads and teegraphs recon-
mended Mr.. Hart's bill to require railroad com.
panles to count or check all articles sent in car
load lots and furnish the shipper with bill OF
lading.
Ex-COnvicts Accused.
COLUMBUS, O., March 17.-During the
last few weeks ticket repairing" OF
changing the dates on expired tickets,
has been systematically and continu-
ously practiced on the Norfolk and
Western railroad. The detectives are
now investigating the case, and it il