The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

COLUMBUS. Fcb, 6-SESATE-Tlc general
assembly after n much-nccdcJ rest which be.
gan last Thursday. and was disturbed by n
junlict to the intermediate peniicntary on Fri.
day resumed At o'clock Monday afternoon. A
bill was introduced by Senator Earnhart hich
makes the forgery OF an abstract OF title a
penal oncnsc. win II maximum penalty OF al, 900
and one year in the reni,cntiary Another bill
by Senator Earnhart provides that the owners
OF onc-twcnticth OF the stock OF corporations,
In case no dividend has been declared for two
of t.-e last preceding years, may go into court
and ask for an accounting and demand disso.
luton.
HousE-A bill introduced by Mr. Cannon sup.
plcmen,s section i.2i by providing that when
body is not claimed by friends, or delivered TO
medical college. the coroner shall bury 1t, the
expense TO be paid out of the fund provided for
the expense OF holding inquests. Mr.. Dunn, of
. Morgan. and Mr.. Barber, of Guernsey, present
cd petitions in the house for the repeal OF the
standard time law. A hill by Mr.. Boslcr, of
Montgomery, uppropriates $4,000 TO the sup
port OF the State university, this amount being
raised under the Hyscl law making levy
of one.twcntieth OF u mill. The house adopted
Mr.. Woods resolution to give the tablet COM
memorating the first settlement in Ohio and
which was placed at the entrance OF the Ohio
building ut the Worlds fair to the 'Woman's
ans Worlds Fair association, OF Marietta.
COLUMBUS, Feb 4 - SENATE-Bills inro-
duced: Granting the right of way over and
across ccrtaia land owned by the state of Ohio.
In Scioto, Pike, Ross and Picliaway counties,
to the Ohio Southern Railroad Co; appropriate
ing s2so.s9 TO pay expenses incidental to the in
auHuration OF the governor. authorizing the
commissioners of Mercer county TO purchase
and improve lands on which are held county
| fairs, and TO issue bonds Therefore Mr. Paxtons
house hill 10 amend an act authorizing and di-
| rccting the commissioners of Clcrmont county
| to improve a road and build approaches TO
| bridge was passed.
HoUsE-Representa Strong on leave in.
troduced bill to repeal the Strehli street rail.
| road law. He tried to secure suspension of
| the constitutional rule, in order that the bill
| might be read n second time for the purpose OF
| reference, but was prevented from doing so by
| objection on the part of Mr.. Grnin and others.
| Mr Elders house bill TO authorize the trustees
| OF the Ohio State university to refund certain
certificates OF indie ebtedness was passed.
| COLUMBUS, Feb. s.-SENATE-A bill which is
| far.reaching was introduced Wednesday morn
| ing by MIR. Laning. 1t supplements Section
lli4 starting out by requiring that the residence
| of every mortgagee shall be noted on every
mortgage left for record. The county recorder r
shall keep record of all these addresses and
| furnish u list of mortgages 10 the recorder Of
each county i'll which the mortgages reside.
Mortgages are made liable FOR the payment of
| taxes upon the money secured by the property
mortgaged and when they are not paid By the
| owner of the property. the mortgagor and 9th
| er debtors must be notified by the county audi
| tor upon receipt of which notice the liability
| of the mortgagor and other debtors, II any, be-
come liable for the payment of the taxes.
| HoUsE-Bills passed: Providing for the as
| sessment for street Improvements of all the
| frontage on both streets of corner lots. Appli'
| cable only to Day ton; authorizing infirnary di-
| rectors to require persons receiving charity to
| perform labor on public Improvements to pay
| for the charity given. A senate bill was passed
| which amends Section 1856 relating TO assessing
the cost of constructing free turnpilies upon
| property lying within two miles of the road.
| The amendment provides that instead of uni
| form assessment the assessment shall be cpon
| persons residing within the two mile limit in
| proportion to the benefits received.
| COLUMBUS, Feb. a-SENATE-Thursday Mr..
Phillips introduced bill amending the election
laws. 1t requires that challengcrs shall he
qualified electors of the precinct in which they
| act and that the witnesses to the counting OF
| the votes shall have the same qualifications.
The bill provides that before the official alb
stracts are completed all ballots returned by
| :he Judges of election of the different town
| ships and precincts shall be separated, exam.
| ined and their legality passed upon by the
board of deputy state supervisors of elections.
which shall count such ballots as they find to
be legal Another amendment disqualiGes can
ddates from acting as judges or clerks of cleo
| tion, and prohibits committees from filling va
cancies on tickets with the names of persons
who are the candidates of other parties
HoUsE-Mr. Sleeper's house bill amending
the age of consent law by substituting the
word person for child was passed Mr. Wood
tried to have the bill amended so as to raise
the age of consent from fourteen TO sixteen
years, but the house would not have il thai
way. Mr. Harshbarger's resolution providing
for the appointment of q committee 10 investi
gate the canals with Il view to recommending
whether they had better be sold. leased or i'm
|
duced
| COLUMBUS, Feb. 0-SENATE-1he senat,
held short session Friday morning and trans
acted but routine business Mr.. McMalIen in
troduced bill restoring TO the probate cour
of Butler county jurisdiction in misdemcanors
etc. He had bill passed few days ago talk
ing away this jurisdiction. Mr. Avc;y intro
duced resolution which calls or the chemis
of the Ohio State university TO take II sample
| OF air in the senate chamber OF the close of III
afternoon sion and analyZc it and report tn,
component parts thereof in language such ~
can be comprchended by the ordinary lcgsls
tor The senate adjourned until o clock Mon
day afternoon.
EoUsE-Bills introduced: Amending section
1910 by decreasing the penalty for publishir
Or having in possession lewd pictures or deal
ing in unmentionable things; II Cquiring the heat
ing OF street cars in cold weather. providing
that in corporations in Hamilton county eacl
department of the municipal government shai
pay for any public improvements made in from
of property used by the department" creating
a state board OF medical examiners, etc.