The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-02-08
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 80 30-SENATE-Senator Wood
introduced a bill which provides that sheriffs
shall only receive pay for one service where
more than one witness juror lives on the
same road and the sheriff Is not compelled 10 go
out of his way to serve the additional men. The
senate enacted into % law Representative
Jacobs bill to amend section 6122 as amended
The new law provides that the marriage OF a
woman shall not disqualify her from acting as
administrators or eSecutrix whether such
marriage occur before or after her appointment
qualification"
HoUsE-Mr. Harshbarger introduced resolu-
tlons looking to the nppon tment OF u joint COM
mittee to investigate and ascertain as nearly
as can be estimated the condition OF the canals
at the present time so far needed improve
ments are concerned: to ascertain the approx
mate cost (pcr mile of water way) of an electric
plant Of sufficient power and extent to propel
canal boats when equipped with the proper
electric appliances; to determine the possibility
and advisability of making such improvements
in the canals that their usefulness to the people
may be increased; to obtain their estimated
value and franchises for electric and steam
railroad purposes.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 30-SENATE-Mr McMack-
en-, introduced railroad bill Tuesday It
contains two provisions-one that the
expense of running the railroad COM
mssioners' department shall be as
sessed upon all the railroads of the state in
proper tion 10 their net earnings and the other
requiring railroads 10 tile annually with the
commissioner n list OF stock holders, their post
ONCE addresses and the amount Of stock owned
by each The Vanpclt resolution sent over
from the house was again defeated by tie
vote This resolution calls for the appoint
ment OF joint committee to investigate into
the distress existent and endeavor to provide
means Of relief.
HousE-The house spent all morning In the
discussion Of Mr.. Woods bill to allow the
trustees of the Ohio State University to fix the
salary OF the president An effort was made 10
have a Limitation OF o., coo year inserted but II
failed and the bill passed.
Mr. Gears Senate bill appropriating about
$4,000 to pay for publishing the proposed
amendment to the constitution was passed
COLUMBUS, Feb. l.-SENArE-No business OF
importance transacted.
HoUsE-The house promptly passed the
Locke biennial session resolution Wednesday
morning, not one vote being cast against It.
Bills were passed by the house allowing hus
bands or wives 10 testify against each other II
case of the neglect or cruelty Of either to theil
minor children under ten years of age; au
thoriZing boards OF education Of villages tina
may be annexed to Cincinnati to convey 10 tht
city unused school land, to be set apart fol
park purposes; allowing children in Hamilton
County outside of Cincinnati to attend the higl
schools. Mr.. Hrgheys senate bill prohibiting
the killing of quail until November 10, 1895 anC
COLUMBUS, Feb. .2-SENATE-Senator Johh
| son (dem.), Of Mercer county, has introduced
bill to so ameEd the eight hour law, which ap
| plies to railroads, manufactures and mines
that the provisions of the law shall extend t,
all men working upon public works. whethe
for municipalities or the state, or directly TO
| the government under contract The bill
| also provides that in all such work unless th
| person working is an apprentice, the minimum
rate of days wages shall be 81
HoUsE-The following bills were introduced
| Two bills 10 repeal the Weitzel law; authoriz
| ing infirmary directors and township trustee
| who relieve peasons not inmates of intirmarie
to require such persons TO perform labor in pub
lie parks, highways, etc, TO pay for the relic
| given them; requiring companies organized I
indemnify employers against damages for pei
| sonal injury or death caused by employees, I
| file with the state superintendent of insuranc
o bond in the sum of SiOO 900, to secure paymen
| of losses: allowing the appointment of wome
as notaries public: prohibiting the employment
of free labor in tho manufacture OF goods in tn
GAINESVILLE work-honse.