The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

COLUMBUS. Feb 90 cO--SENATE-Scnator Phil.
lips contemplates the introduction Of bill to
wipe tho state board OF charities from the map.
Senator Phillips believes that the institution
Is ON expensive luxury OF questionable merit
The Deaton house bill to prohibit the use OF any
measure other than the standnrd half bushel In
determining the grade OF wheat was postponed
10 Wednesday. 1hc senate, on motion OF Mr..
Gear, adjourned out Of respect to the memory
and public services OF Col. w. L. O'Brien, OF
Cincinnati, and DIR. Toland Jones, OF Delaware.
HousE-Mr McConica introduced bill to
abolish city boards OF election In the smaller
cities having registration, and entail the duties
upon tho county boards. MIR. Thomas, OF
Stark, introduced bill to amend the act Great
ing o state board Of arbitration by providing
that when witness fails to attend upon the
board he shall be fined for contempt as in other
cases bill by Mr.. Dunn, OF Morgan, seeks
to amend section 1900 by allowing commission
ers In partition or the assignment Of dover
sl.50 day instead Of &i, and where they are
compelled TO visit different county in the dis.
charge of this duty, they ore to receive g. in.
stead of Si50, os under the present law.
COLUMBUS, Fob 2l.-SENATE-Senator Eek
| ley's bill to amend the insurance laws SO that
companies organized under section 36i1 may
insure against loss by theft and damage by &C.
cident was postponed in the senate to next
Tuesday. The senate recommitted to the com.
| mittcc on pcnitentinry Senator Ely's bill TO re-
peal the Harshbargcr law requiring the label
ing OF convict made goods. resolution by
Mr. Avery, to purchase for the use OF the sen.
ate u Webs ter's unabridged ut o cost not to ex.
ceed $40, was adopted
; HoUsE--The house committee on corpora.
| tions decided Tuesday night, after heated dis
cussion. 10 recommend for passage the Paxton
| bill to repeal the Strehli law. MIR. Strong, the
author of IL bill similar to that introduced by
Mr. Paxton, urged the recommendation of the
Paxton bill us calculated to accomplish the
In ed In IN ner
nit boards of education to levy additional
( taxes where the levy Is not sufficient for Ger
tain purposes passed the house. The house
adjourned at $780, There were hardly twenty
members present
COLUMBUS, Feb. e-SENATg--one insignifl
cant local bill was introduced in the senate
i Wednesday morning, and one Of tho same
! character was passed. That constituted thu
labors of the body for the morning, and reces!
was taken until o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Wednesday was the day that was set last weel
for the disposal of the biennial session question
4 now pending in the senate, but as several mem
bers are absent and will be absent all week. i
has been decided to defer action until mex
week when, it is hoped, all the biennial session
members can be got together.
HoUsE-The house passed Mr. Ecllleys sen
ate bill, which allows insurance companies Il
invest in bonds issued by any county or munic
ipalty in Ohio. MIR. Locke's house bill, which
provides that courts may allow 500 to attor
ncys designated to prosecute disbarment pro
ccedings, was passed. Mr.. Palmer offered .
resolution providing for adjournment from
Thursday until next Monday, and it CAM
within three votes of adoption.
WAsHlNGToN, Feb. %. --SENATE.-The stat
uary group, My Jewels" which stood in from
of the Ohio building at the Worlds fair, is to b.
placed on the High street side of the capito
grounds. The senate has passed the house bill
TO that effect. a bill providing that persol
who pays the tax on real estate owned by on
who is unable to pay the taxes shall have
lien on the realty to the amount of the take
paid, was also passed Representative Strong
bill prohibiting the having in possession at an,
time of quail or Virginia partridge was defeat
ed by the senate
HousE-Bills passed. Allowing the presi
dents of election boards to go after the of1lca
ballots and deliver them 81 for such services
requiring law students to study three years be
fore applying for admission to the bar; provi6
ing that the terms of county recorders shall be
gin in September instead of in January: at
thorizng courts to allow attorneys $3.50 for dc
Tending persons indicted of murder in the frs
degree.