The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-03-01
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


COLUMBUS, Feb. 2o.-SESATE-Senator Phil
lips contemplates the introduction OF q bill TO
wipe the state board of charities from the map.
Senator Phillips believes that the institution
is an 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
to Wednesday. The senate, on motion OF Mr.
Gear, adjourned out OF respect to the memory
and public services OF Col w. L. OBrien of
Cincinnati and DR.. Toland Jones, OF Delaware
HoUsE-Mr. McConica introduced bill TO
abolish city boards of election in the smaller
cities having registra ion, and entail the duties
upon the county boards. Mr.. Thomas, Of
Stark, introduced a bill to amend the act Great
ing a state board Of arbitration by providing
that when a witness fails to attend upon the
board he shall be fined for contempt as in other
cases. A bill by Mr.. Dunn Of Morgan, seeks
to amend section 1900 by allowing commission
ers in partition or TIE assignment of dover
sl.50 day instead of II, and where they are
compelled to visit different county in the dis.
charge of this duty, they are TO receive Sc, in
stead Of $780, under the present law.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 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 ac-
cident pos iponed in the senate TO next
Tuesday. The senate rccommitted to the COM
mittee on penitcntiary Senator Elt's bill to re-
peal the Harshbarger law requiring the label
ing of convict-maGe goods. A resolution by
Mr.. Avery, to purchase for the use Of the SEN
ate Webster unabridged at a 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 Strehi law Mr. Strong the
author of bill similar to that introduced by
Mr. Paxton, urged the recommendation OF the
Paxton bill as calculated to accomplish the
oh i,1to lai Inn r. fn nor
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 $3.50. There were hardly twenty
members present
COLUMBUS, Feb 2s-SENAre-On insignif.
cant local bill was introduced in the senate
Wednesday morning, and one Of the same
character was passed That constituted the
labors of the body for the morning, and recess
was taken until o'cloclk Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday was the day that was set last week
for the disposal of the biennial session question
now pending in the senate, but as several mem
bers are absent and will be absent all week, it
has been decided 10 defer action until next
week when, it is hoped, all the biennial session
members can be got together.
HoUsE-The house passed Mr. Eckley's SEN
ate bill, which allows insurance companies to
invest in bonds issued by any county or munic.
ipality in Ohio. Mr.. Loclie's house BILL which
provides that courts may allow 300 to attor-
neys designated TO prosecute disbarment pro-
cecdiugs, was passed Mr. Palmer offered a
resolution providing for adjournment from
Thursday until next Monday, and it came
within three votes of adoption.
WASHINGTON, Feb 30 e. -SENATE.-The stat
uary group "My Jewels which stood in front
of the Ohio building at the World fair, is TO be
placed the High street side of the capito
grounds. The senate has passed the house bill
to that effect bill providing that person
who pays the tax on real estate owned by one
WHO is unable to pay the taxes shall have 6
lien on the realty to the amount Of the taxes
paid, was also passed Representative Strong's
bill prohibiting the having in possession at any
time of quail or Virginia partridge was defeat
ed by the senate
HoUsE-Hills passed: Allowing the presi
dents OF election boards to 60 after the officia
ballots ard deliver them, 81 for such services
requiring law students to study three years be
fore applying for admission to the bar; provid
ing that the terms of county recorders shall be
gin in September instead Of in January; au
thorizing courts to allow attorneys $3.50 for de
Tending persons indicted Of murder in the frs