The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-05-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

their wires under ground. Mr.. Rogers adds
telegraph companies, and an amendment by
Senator MeMaken provides that IT shall be un-
lawful for anyone to erect such poles within
that portion Of any city where subways have
been constructed, except such poles as may
be required for the purpose of distributing
wires from said subways to subscribers sta
tions, and all such poles SHALL 80 far as pos.
sible, be located in alleys. 1t is provided
that this section shall not apply to existing
telegraph companies until such companies
shall have authority and sufficient time to
construct subways. The fine for violation
is TO be not more than $500 and not less than
$50. House bill to require railroad companies
to itemize and check freight shipped in carload
lots and furnish the shipper with bill Of lad
ing when requested, passed.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To permit bridge
companies to construct approaches beyond
original limits, and condemn property for that
purpose. 10 authorize the board OF city affairs
at Dayton to issue sl2, 600 bonds for o bridge at
War; en- street Passed To permit the con-
struc ion of q bridge over either the Miami or
Stillgater, in Montgomery county Passed. To
authorize the board Of education of Felicity,
Clermont county, to issue $4,000 bonds for q
school house Passed. AT the night session
several Hamilton county bills we're passed
COLUMBUS, May a-sENATE.-The Abbott
bill, to tax beer by the barrel was postponed
to next Thursday. The senate defeated bill
by Mr. Gear to abolish the ONCE of clerk Of the
sinking fund. The Sparks bill to prohibit the
sale CT quail, partridge or turtle doves at
any time OF the year, passed The
senate passed Senator Iden's bill to
create o board of trustees for the electric light
plant ut Newark. The bill passed the house in
the afternoon The bill to require notary
publcs to pny to the governors private secre-
tary q fee of FIVE dollars for q commission,
passed the senate by a vote Of IL to H. The
senate defeated, by a vote of to l6 Mr. Earn
harts bill to amend section 4,155 by providing
that upon chattel mortgages securing sum
less than 800, or not given for purchase money,
the MORTGAGE may make the defense Of usury
or want Of consideration.
HoUsE-The house, after q warm discussion
of varied merit, passed the Ely house bill to
regulate the salaries of county officers in all
the counties except Hamilton and Cuyahoga.
Mr.. Griffin attempted to have those counties
included, but was not successful The Elk
ley senate bill to authorize the appoint
ment of a commission TO ,codfy the insur-
ance laws was discussed q long time in the
house. and defeated by a vote Of AZ to H.
Mr.. Elders bill to fine township trustees
$50 for failure to make a detailed report Of
the expenditures authorized by the trustees,
p&ssed The house defeated Senator Hogg' s
bill to prohibit an officer Of banking institu-
tion from holding the office of treasurer Of a
township, municipality or county. The house
enacted into law Senator Hughey's bill to pro-
hibit the shipping of quail from the state. 1t
Furnishes by fine OF $25 to $50 any person who
kills quail for the purposes of conveying them
beyond the limits OF the state or shall have In
his possession any quail intended to be shipped.
COLUMBUS, May l0-SBNATE-Bills passed:
| To make workhouse sentences cumulative; to
amend section 63 by providing that the railroad
| commissioner shall let the contract for pub.
| fishing the maps to the lowest bidder, not less
than five to bid: to establish q state normal
| school in connection with the State university;
| tax freight line and equipment companies upon
49, hn1o q
sre provided for in the Nichols bill. The Pax.
ton bill to repeal the Strehli law was taken
| from the table in the senate on motion Of Mr..
Roihert and postponed to Thursday. The bill
| was lost few days ago, reconsidered, and the
senate adjourned while It was pending, which
| took the bill to the table.
HousR-Mr. Bosler called up his bill &c
change the subdivisions Of the Second judicial
district out Of its order. The bill constitutes
the county Of Butler the first subdivision: Mi
ami, Champaign, Clarke, Darke and Preble thu
second and Warren. Clinton, Greene and Mont
| gomery the third. Passed. The Hogg bill wal
then passed 1t transfers Monroe county from
| the second subdivision OF the Eighth district Il
the third subdivision OF the Eighth district
| and gives Belmont Judge The house passed
the Hard bill to include foreign stock corpora
| tions in the law which requirdd corpora ttons
secure q certificate on the pay ymeut of fee Il
the secretary Of state.
| COLUMBUS, May I.-SENATE-The Strehl
law is repealed. The senate took the bill VI
Thursday afternoon, Senator Rothert havinl
Wednesday secured a reconsideration Of tn
vote by which it was lost The question of ad
journment was attempted to be settled Thurs
day afternoon in both houses, but the senat
amended the Cannon resolution and decided t.
adjourn May 2l, and the house refused to con
eur, the majority deciding that the calenda
could not be cleared next week. The Beckhar
bill to abolish the Office of swamp land CON
! mil nj n ha
and is now law. The senate defeated, by
vote of IL to O Senator Clark's bill to authoriZ
the Acknowledgement to purchase a bronze statu
of ex-Presdent Hayes, but on motion OF MI
Earnhart the vote was reconsidered and tn
bill postponed to Thursday.
HoUsE-The Paxton bill to provide for tn
compilation of an Ohio series of schoolbook
was defeated Thursday. The Doty Saturda
half holiday bill was defeated in the hous
after long discussion and several unsuccessful
attempts to amend it. The house bill whic
seeks to put widows on an equality with hus
bands and wives in the enjoyment of the bent
fits derived from the homes ead exemption law
passed bill to authorize councils TO provid
for the appointment of inspectors 10 ties
meters used for measuring electric currer
passed DR.. Deaton's bill to provide that hoI
orably discharged soldiers may secure license
from the auditor upon the payment of fift
cents passed
CoLU MBUs, May I.-SENATE-Mr Griffin
house joint resolution for 600 manuals OF legi
lative practice was cut down TO $500 in tn
senate, and the house agreed to the reduction
Senator Lawlers bill requiring assessors
list all life insurance policies, giving th
amount CT premiums and to what compan
paid passed the senate Friday morning. 1h
intent of the bill is TO secure information rela
ing to the notes and securities held by the con
panies, which are now concealed from taxation
that they may be listed and taxed Senate
Plum introduced Judicial ripper Friday morI
ing which gives the republican party an az
ditionai judge in the tenth district
HoUsE-Mr. Grimm introduced for the Ia,
alta committee what will probably be tn
most important bill Of the session, n being
measure modelled after the Indiana law on tn
subject of taxation of railroad property in III
state Capt. FELTON, introduced bill to pa
the Seventy-four regiment and the batter
a, 2s2. 40 for services at the battle Of Mt. Ste
ling when the hobo insurgents were ther,
The house passed. under suspension Of tn
rules. bills TO divide Colerain township, Ros
county, into two voting precincts, and to Great
special school district in Batavia and Unio
townships, Clermont county.
| Never TOO Old.