Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-05
BUCKEYE LAWMAKERS.
A Review of the Work Of the Ohio
Legislature.
PROSPECTS FOR LEGISLATION.
The Ohio Solons Almost as Able
Time-Killers as the Legislators
at Washington-A Summary Of
the Legislative Developments
of the Past Week-Points Of In
terest.
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COLUMBUS, O., March As a time
killer the present Republican Legisla-
ture is breaking the record in Ohio.
Action upon the few important meas
ures that have been proposed, is post
poned from time to time, aud so far the
air-gun, ferret and chicken-hawk bills
have mostly engaged the attention Of
the two Houses. However, few meas
ures mat are Of some interest have been
disposed Of.
The farmers will be interested in
knowing that the Rogers binding Irvine
bill has been defeated in the House.
The Irvine trust soaks the twlne in
cheap oil, so that the farmer finds he
must buy a pound Of cheap oil for every
pound Of Irvine he buys to use in har-
vest The House, by its action, says
to the farmer, the principal Of CGUedt
cmptOr must apply.
The Senate has passed Senator Eek
ley's bill providing that insurance of
live stock against theft and accident
shall be legal in this State, and it will
probably pass the House.
LIQUOR LEGISLATION
bobbed up last week, and the House
took a stand, rather timidly, however,
on the saloon question. This was on
Haskelps bill to permit either party TO
a suit under the law fOrbdding minors
10 enter to be discharged and made a
witness against the other. The law
could not be enforced without this
amendment. The bill passed the House,
securing just a constitutional majority.
There was great surprise when Repre-
sentative Hutcheson, of Columbiana, a
disciple of Francis Murphy, made a
speech against the bill aud then re-
fused 20 vote.
Senator Whittlesy introduced bill
in the Senate 70 increase the Dow law
tax on saloons sos per annum and add
10 TO the building fun OF the Reform
atory at Mansfield.
Senator Wood has introduced a bill
providing that niue jurors may return a
verdict in all cases, civil and criminal,
except in that for murder in the first
degree. 1t is not likely that so import
ant a change in the old established jury
system will be made.
Another important liquor measure is
the Iden bill, repeating the law forbid
ing the sale OF liquor in bottles, which
passed the Senate last week. A similar
measure by Mr.. Dye, of Cincinnati, was
recently defeated in the House.
FARMERS AND WHEAT DEALERS
will be interested in knowing that the
Deaton bill, making it unlawful to
use any other measure than the stand
ard half bushel in determining the
weight OF wheat.
Senator Lawler has introduced a bill
to require the State to pay the expenses
OF the regimental armOries of the State.
The counties must pay them as the law
stands.
Representative Briton mas received
letter from John Lytle d Son, promi-
uent pottery manufacturers of East
Liverpool, asking him TO support the
Bell bill, to create a department Of
ceramics and clay working at sthe State
University.
Considerable comment has been
caused 10y the failure of the Senate 10
note in any way the death Of Hon. w.
l.. Curtis, of Marietta, which occurred
last Wednesday. lie was a Senator in
the 57th Ohio Legislature, and broth
er-in-law Of General Don Carlos Buell..
The Emergency Board bill of Sleep
er's will come up in the Senate on We'd
nesday. The Senators who are in favor
of biennial sessions are opposing it.
The result is doubtful. ItnOw looks as
though Governor McKinley's recon-
meudatiOn Of the biennial session prop
ositiOn, would Ue rejected by the Legis-
lature. The two branches have been
wRANGLING
over the matter nearly two months
Senator Lanning has introduced In the
Senate and Representative in the House,
a resolution providing for short annual
sessions. The compromise will probably
90 through.
The acknowledgements contest for
the Seneca county seat will be settled
on Tuesday next SpOoner, Republican,
will sure TO be seated.
SIeepers bill TO require foreign In
surance companies TO pay an annual
license equal 20 Pa per cent OF their
gross receipts, has passed tina House
Harshbarger has introduced reSolu-
tien 10 the effect that Governor Nc
Kinley shall appoint two commissioners
20 cooperate with similar commission
ers from other States, in preparing
bill for presentation TO Congress, to
solve the contract labor problem.
Mr.. Walton has introduced in the
House a bill providing that public print
ing in each county shall be let 10 the
lowest bidder. Senator Lanning's bill,
to elect assessors for three years and
give them iuquistorial powers, has
been defeated.
Representative Ely has introduced
bill that will excite the county officers
Of the State. Ii cOntemplates revising
their compensation scale, but applies
only 10 counties having a population
less than 100, 900. The details are te-
dious, but the fees are abolished and
salaries cut way down.
Mr.. Lane has introduced a bill to
make LickiRg reservoir a State park.
Senator WhittleSly has introduced
bill to extend the provisions Of the
Nichols law ~ dining car, sleeping car,
freight line and street car companies.
Trolley Men Strike.
CLEVELAND, O., March All the
emploves of the electric railways at