The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-01-25
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


COLUMBUS, Jan 16-SENATE--The senate
was In session Mondsy just long enorgh to have
the journal read and permit Mr. Abbott TO in
troduce the annual measure TO reduce passen.
ger fare TO cents.
HousE--Bns introduced: To turn over bod
les of law-breakers executed by hanging to
physicians for experimental research" 10
amend sections 1853, 1889 and 534l. The pro-
lection OF animals that have grown old or Grip
Piled is the subject Of bill by Mr. Dodge,
which provides that whoever ovcrdrivcs or
abuses an animal shall be fined as for INSIDE
meanor Another bill by Mr., Dodge seeks TO
amend section 1884 by providing that no
person shall be disqualified 70 serve a
witness because Of any interest n the outcome
of q suit but a husband or wife can not be com
PEELED to testify for or a-ainst each other
bill by Mr. Bell, OF Muskingum, amends section
42O2,' and seeks to do away with the chicken
nuisance by providing that misch!evous fowls
that wander into q neighbors garden for
change of pasture. can be taken up as astraT.
Mr. Merton, of Franklin, is the author Of q
measure that is the outgrowth of the economy
sentiment The bill provides that salaries of
county officers shall range from 5000 10 II, 2C0.
according to classification, the salaries of pro-
bate judges, auditor, treasurer, clerk of courts,
recorder and sheriff being uniform.
COLUMBUS Jan l6-SENATE-Bills intro
duced Tuesday: Amending section 44S by
making the term of assessors three years in
stead Of one, and providing that 1.-The duties Of
assessors shall not cease upon making returns.
but that they shall at all times be on the alert
TO discover errors and omissions in the tax re-
turns and new property 10 be placed upon the
tax duplicate" and notify the county auditor Of
their discoveries: repeating the TAX inquisitor
law; amending section aSI7 by providing that
person unable to pay his taxes may give GER
tiflcate TO some one else, authorizing the holder
of the certificate to pay the taxes and making
in effect such payment the placing of a mort
gage on the, property. dozen or SO bills,
authorizing various boards to transfer money,
W ere passed. and the house bill authorizing
the constructing of s25.0OO jail In Highland
county, was passed and is now a law.
HousE-The house consumed the entire
morning session in discussion of Mr. Sleep
| er's bill abolisbing the emergency board. Tie
| question came before the house on q report Of
| the finance committee recommending that the
board be continued, but that it be limited in its
| allowance of $4,000 year. Mr.. Sleeper took
| ground againt the amendment and made long
| and very interesting speech in favor of his bill
| He gave history Of the deficiencies.
! CoLUMBJs O., Jan T-SENATE-But one
| bill was introduced Wednesday. and that was
| Senator Kirchner's bill, which abolshes the
| board Of park commissioners in Cincinnati and
| transfers the powers and duties of the board to
the board Of administration. The senate Wed
nesday followed the example of the house and
| defeated the triweekly adjournment resolu-
| tion. Mr.. Hughcys senate bill prohibiting the
| killing of quail until November TO- 1897 was
| amended by inserting 1895 for 1897, and was
| then passed. Mr.. Harts house bill empower.
| ing county commissioners to fix the compensa-
tion to be paid for post.mortem examinations
| made at the instance Of coroners was passed
| and is now q law.
| HousE-In the house there was but little
actually done. Mr.. Sleeper's house bill, author
Using the appointment as trustees OF state in
| stitution of perso! S resident of the county in
| which the state institution is, was defeated.
Mr. Lane house bill providing that upon the
| request Of the bondsman of anyone held for ap
| pearance in court the prosecuting attorney
| shall issue warrant for the arrest Of the per-
| son SO under bond, was passed. Mr. Bells
house bill making it misdemeanor to use an
air gun, slungshot or nythng else of the kind
within any municipality was passed.
COLUMBUS Jan. 49, l9-SESArE-The commit
tee of the board of state charities which has
been making an investigation at the deaf ant
dumb asvlunl. seems to have paid no attention
to the matter of expenses, and sent in a bill fol
$500 for few days Investigation. There was
| prolonged discussion over the bill but il wa
finally rassed because it was felt that the com
mittec lad involved the state in liabilit,
W hich could not honorably tc avoided. Mr.
Hogg, however, after the passage of the bill
offered a resolution declaring il 10 be the unani
i'm Gus opinion of the finance committee tina
the investigation had cos more than it should
Mr.. Earnhart prevented immediate action b,
| giving notice TO discuss which carried the reso
luton over until Friday. Mr. Ramp Introduce
| the bill that was before the delegation Wednes
day night dedicatinr the canal between Mo
hawk bridge and Broadway 10 Cincinnati TO
use as street.
| HoUsE-The house adopted Mr.. James reso
luton providing for the appointment of com
mittee TO inv est.gaie the right of the Glove
Leaf railroad TO occupy lands which are said /
belong to the state. Mr.. BARRIERS house bill
providing that the creditors of an assigror ma
formally complain 10 til, appointing court @
| incapacity or improper conduct of an assignee
and requiring the removal of assignee if I'll
charges are substantiated, passed the house.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 20 0-SENATE-The senat
transacted considerable amount of routin
business Friday. The following bills were il
troduced Authorizing the board of admin:
tralion of Cincinnati to accept the canal bt
tween Mohawk bridge and Broadway: 10 pre-
hibit hunting by the use of ferrets: requirin
polls in country precincts to be open from i:a
a. m. 10 p m: authorizing the construction G
a turnpike in Brown county. 1t was passc
and is now law. Mr. Earnhart offered a resC
luton directing the finance committee 10 prt
pare tax bill on the following lines: TaXin
the income of a certain kind or class of corpol
ations or inheritances, or both, that will rclcv
from taxation lands, manufac turing indus trio
and personal property. Second deegating I
each county or municipality the mode of raj:
ing its revenues and selecting subjects for tax
alton Third devising some mode of valuin
property that will list ali public corporation
under Section 214i at their fair taxable valu,
Adjourned till Monday.