The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-31
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

council shall have n lien on tho property Cor |
na' ucnt and giving the property owner two |
years III which 10 pay the same. and TO author |
2c the board OF education of lsrookville, Mont |
{omerv county TO ISSUE $4,000 bonds for ~ |
\ bill introduced by Senator |
Chapman, PROHIBITS platform dances within |
two miles OF pioneer or other semisolemn |
picnic ground. Senator Abbott has in process |
Of evolution bill TO protect the unfortunate |
citizen who is liable to be taken into custody at
any time, upon insufficient evidence, on the |
charge OF suspicion, This word has broad |
construction in the minds of those officers who |
may entertain spite against n person.
HOUSE, Bills introduced To equalize the
taxes on mortgaged realty by requiring the re.
corder 10 report to the auditor before April l. |
the number of mortgages filed, the auditor tG
pro rate before June l; 10 exempt from taxa
ton horses and cattle under three years OF age
and sheep and hogs under one year OF age; 10
strike out that portion OF section G,7l0 which
provides that the supreme court shall not be
required to review the evidence: to create the
office of state director of university teachers at
a salary OF $500 year.
CoLuMBUs March 81 -SENATE-Scnator
Ecklcy Tuesday morning introduced o bill, tho
nte.t of which Is TO do away entirely with the
notorious extravaganza in the purchase OF sta
tioncry and blank book supplies by county on.
cials. In his bill Mr. Ecklcy seeks TO place the
entire contract of the purchase of supplies OF
this kind in the hands of the county commits
sioners in all the counties OF the state. The
senate passed Senator kirchncr's bill to au.
thoriZc the commissioners OF Hamilton county
to issue $4,000 bridge fund deficiency bonds;
MIR Kreis' house bill TO transfer funds at Homo
City: Mr.. s .ewart's bill to admit TO the Cincin
natl high school all pupils resident of the coun
ty; Mr. Bells bill to prevent the use of air.guns
became n law. passing the senate.
HoUsE-Tho Feltcu bill to repeal tho Nor
gen,haler tax inquisiton law was defeated in
the house Tuesday evening receiving but -
votes, while 50 were cast in the negative This
house passed q bill by Mr.. Haskell which
makes railroad companies liable for loss occa
stoned by fires along their lines if the fire is
caused by operating the road The existence OF
q fire is prima facie evidence that it was caused
by the road. The act does not apply TO build.
ingS and their contents, but to fences, etc. Tho
house committee on labor decided Tuesday
night TO recommend for passage the Clark lien
bill. n measure in the interests OF labor and ma
terial men.
COLUMBUS, March 2o.-SESATE-Mr. Hirch.
ner introduced . bill amending section 2.So by
extending the definition of the term "invest.
ment in bonds" II is so extended rs to include
all evidences of Indebtedness issued by any
other state any foreign government or by
any town, city, village, township, county or
other political subdivision in other states OF
foreign government or by any private
eleemosynary or other nonpoitical cor.
poraton of unincorporatcd joint stock
company. Section 2731 is amended by rcquir-
ing the listing for taxation of watches. pianos
and other musical Instruments and their value
and the total value of ali other articles of per-
sonal property as the term personal property is
defined in section g73o. The amount of all
credits. invcstn., ,nts in stocks and joint stock
companies and amount of all money invested
in annuities. Mr.. Browns senate bill prohibit
ing employers from compelling their employees
to take out accident insurance policies was
passed
HousE-The house spent nearly all the morn
ing discussing Mr. CIR fins bill requiring boards
of education to furnish school books free of
charge to all pupils of the public schools The
noon recess was taken before action was had.
Mr. Rogers bill allowing telegraph companies
to place their wires underground was passed
The bill is of general application
COLUMBUS, March a3-SENATE-Thc senate
defeated Thursday morning Mr.. Earnhart's
senate bill to repeal the tax inqusitor law, ie-
vote standing yeas Q, nays IL. The bill giving
the trustees of the epileptic asylum the same
jurisdiction over inmates that trustees OF state
hospitals have over the insane patients was
passed after being so amended rs TO allow the
governor to transfer epilcptic inmates OF state
hospitals to the cpileptic asylum. Bills intro
duced: Allowing safety deposit and trust com
panics to make investments in street railroad
and gas bonds; providing that persons hold.
ing mortgages shall pay taxes on the property
| mortgnged to the extent of the mortgage.
spent discussing the Ider senate bill repeating
the Workman law creating township boards OF
education, but no action was taken up TO the
hour of recess. Mr.. Abbott's senate bill allow.
ing the taking in dip nets in the Muskingum
river of suckers, mullets and red horse was dc.
featcd after il had been amended so as TO be of
general application Mr.. Browns senate bill
allowing the detention at the Girls and Boys
Industrial home for one year of any boy or girl
escaping was passed. This detention may be
| made whether the sentence of the offender has
expired or not
COLUMBUS, March n -SENATE-Little onsi.
uess was transacted in the senate Friday. The
senate reconsidered the vote by which Mr.. Nc
| Brides house bill to require law students 10
| read three years was lost, ana postponed con
sderaton. The house armory bill, by Mr.,
| Southland, OF Union, was recommended by the
| senate committee. 1t provides that the state
| shall pay not TO exceed 500 year for the rent
| of urmorieS, the balance to be paid by the coun.
| ty. recent law required the state to furnish
| armorieS, but there is no FUNDS available, and,
| besides, the county commissioners actiug un'
| der former law, had, in many instances, pro
| vided for arIlories.
HoUSE--rhe Griffin free school book bill was
| reconsidered and postponed to Monday. The
| house passed a bill by Mr.. Lane to authorize
| the lcvying of u Il mill tax to build Il work
| house in Columbus Mr. Boslers bill TO con.
| stitute the Dayton and Watervleit Il separate
| road district passed the house. bill intro
| duced by Mr. Taylor, OF Crawford, gives coun
| ~ commissioners wider discretion in the mat.
| ter of Il disposition of the sarpus dog tax, The
| present law requires them to transfer il to the
| school fund, and Mr.. Tayiors bill permits them
to transfer it TO the school, bridge or INDECENT
| soldier fund.
Bogus Letters.
CLEVELAND, o., March 24.-Some OF
the Cleveland letters received by Coyey
at Massillon, Offering him men and
supplies, are bogus. A long search
Friday for the owners of the names
signed to three of these letters demon
strated this fact. There were nc
houses at two of the addresses given,
and ut the third place the people had
not written to CoXey and bore differ
Convicts Fight.
COLUMBUS, o., March 24.-George
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