The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-04-21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY


ernor. TO revise the laws relating to municipal |
corporations, the members OF the commission |
TO receive each $40 u day, and clerk "a n day. |
The governor made the following appointments |
Monday afternoon, which were confirmed by |
the senate: Parks Foster OF Lorain county,
trustee OF Toledo State hospital; r. NJ. Rownd |
OF Columbus and Daniel Hartnet OF Henry |
county, canal commissioners, pursuant to
the act of March i3, extending the life OF the
commission.
HousE-A large number of bills, mostly OF o
local nature, were introduced Monday. Among
those of general interest were the following:
To authorize courts to relieve the trustees OF
unclaimed funds, TO make monuments and
heads tones personal property and give dealers
authority to enter upon the premises and take
the property for unpaid bills; TO prohibit the
use of fictitious names in partnerships; 10 au-
thorize common pleas, circuit ana the superior
courts TO appoint an additional bailth TO pre-
serve the peace on the application of the sher-
in; to authorize commissioners to clean also
lateral bitches: TO redistrct the state for judi
cal purposes with twenty-scven subdivisions
ard twenty-six judges; to provide that 'honora
bly, discharged soldiers may secure licenses TO
pedde without the payment of fee.
COLUMBUS, April 1L-SENATE-Woman SUI.
frage occupied the attention of the senate Tues
day. nearly the entire morning session as well
as % greater part of the afternoon being con-
sumed in its consideration. Mr.. Clark briefly
explained the provisions OF the BILL which is in
tenueu To give women lnc flpnt 10 vote, anu
make them eligible to be voted for in school
elections. The bill passed by n vote of 20 10 O.
as follows Seas-Abbot, Avery Brown. Chap
man, Clark, Earnhart Eckley, Ely, Gear, Har'
desty, Hughey, Hutsnpiller, Johnson, Laning,
McMaken, Mosgrove Oil, Ramp, Rorick, Whit
tlescy-20. Nays--Hogg kirchncr, Phillips,
Plum, Sparks, Stiilwcll--6 The senate passed
N bill by Representative Taylor, of Crawford,
to prohibit the construction of barb wire parti.
ton fences unless the consent of the owner or
lessee shall have been first obtained.
HoUsE--The house Tuesday passed severa!
Hamilton county bills MIR. Hard. for the com.
mittee on taxation, introduced bills to provide
for excise tax on express companies and to
supplement that section which relates 10 the
fees to which the secretary of states Office is
entitled. The first bill imposes an excise tax
of two per cent on the gross earnings of ex-
press companies, the tax to be imposed upon
the business done exclusively in this state. The
machinery of the bill is the same as that under
which il is proposed 10 tox sleeping car COM
panes. The second bill requires foreign cor
porations which are not now doing business in
this state TO conform to the same law as to the
payment of fees, etc, as that which controls
the domestic corporations. Both bills were
drawn by Attorney General Richards, who has
done valuable service for the committee.
COLUMBUS, April 2,-SENATE-Senator Ian
ing is going to anticipate the action of congress-
which proposes 10 authorize the organization Of
wildcat state banks by removing the ten PER
cent tax on their issue. He introduced two
bills Tuesday morning, which repeal all the
laws which provide for the organization of
state banks. Mr. Plum introduced n bill which
amends section CSC. making it an offensc to
throw stones at railroad trains. 1t is made TO
include the stoning of electric cars dwellings,
schoolhouscs and churches The senate refused
! to pass Mr. Ohl's bill allowing the commissions
! ing of women as notaries public The one OBJ
| lection to it was its unconstitutionulity. Mr.
| To q
| coloring of distilled vinegar except by
the grain from which it may be made was
passed.
| HousE-Mr. Clarli's senate bill increasing
the salary of the food and dairy commissioner
to g., 900 q year and extending his term from
May, 1896, to February, 1897, was passed. A
| bill was passed which amends the law author
! i2ng the incorporation of not less than fifteen
| citizens of Ohio TO apprehend horse thieves by
! authorizing these associations to apprehend
and secure the conviction of persons commit
| ting felones, nisdemeanors and other cifcnscs
/ 1t is Il house bill by Mr. Boser. The Haskell
local option bill was on Wednesday morning s
calendar, being special order for lO:3O O'Clock
| 1t was not taken up, however, another bill be-
| ing before the house al that hour, and will not
be reached until the afternoon. strong pres
sure is being brought on every member to vote
| for the bill.
COLUMBUS April 13-SENATE-Two of Sem
ator McConicaS measures.were disposed,of, One
| increases the fees for marriage licenses from
| sevcnty-five cents to - The other increases
| the fee for filing petitions i'll error in the SUI
preme court from Is TO go. and th9 fee for filing
! n motion from & 10 $40. The state is to get the
| benefit Of the increase of fees in each case. a
| bin by Senator Plum CRcp), of Logan county,
| imposes Il fine of not more thun $500 nor less
than 80, or Imprisonment from six months in
/ the county jail to three years in the peniten.
iury for stoning dwelling houses, schoolhouses
and church buildings.
HousE-The Haskell option bill remains un-
voted on in the house. Ii was talked over all
morning and shortly after noon the house re-
ccssed with motion by Mr. Sleeper pending,
TO postpone further consideration for two
weeks. MIR. Spooners amendment providing
for rciilling physicians prescriptions for liquor
vas defeated. A patriotic measure introduced
in the house by MIR. Heoffer authorizes Green
vile, Darkc county, TO eXpend 500 each year in
decorating soldiers graves. 1t was passed By
the senate. A lot of bills of an unimportant 10
cal nature were also ground through the mill
COLUMBUS, April l4-SESATEMr Hard's
bill to impose collateral inheritance tax the
Dodge bill to impose direct inheritance tax
Mr.. McConicas bill to pay tax of $40 . mile
this fund TO go 10 the support OF the ONCE OF The
commissioner of railroads and telegraphs an(
the state militia, and Mr.. RoriclS's bill to re
qure notaries public 10 pay s. fora commissio,
were reported the last named without recon-
mendation and postponed to Wednesday. Sen
ator Sparks introduced a bill that seeks to pre-
vent entirely the killing for sale of quail or tur
tie doves in the state. The bill will doubtless
receive great opposition from the sportsmer
of the state. Mr.. Ohl's bill TO make womer
eligible to appointment as notaries public was
reconsidered in the senate and postponed tc
Tuesday.
HoUsE-Capt FELTON,, of Franklin, Friday in
troduced resolution to the effect that tht
legislature adjourn on Monday, April 20, unit
the fourth Tuesday in January next. and con
tinue in session not 10 exceed forty dn $, whcl
II shall adjourn sine die The committees or
taxation of The house and senate repcrted sew
eral important bills Friday, and next Wcdnes
day will be memorable as taxation day in Tho
house, as most of the bills were made u specia
order for that day. The Griffin substitute fol
the Hunter bill to tax sleeping cars was re
ported and made special order for 1l:i0 a. m
Wednesday, and Mr.. Hunters motion TO refer
with instructions to amend was also postponed
TO that day.
Recovered His Speech.
ATI,cA, o., April 12.-About two
months ago Frank Sachs was suddenly
stricken speechless, since which time
he has not spoken a work. Early
Wednesday morning u tannery, belong
ing to his father, caught fire. He wa:
the first one to discover it and at once
screamed fire" at the top of his voice
He can now talk as we'll as anyone.