The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-04-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

,!gced: To regulate the weight of bread by re-
guiring that it shall be baked in loaves TO weigh
sixteen ounces. Mr.. Moores house bill TO re-
ouire township trustees 10 give bond in $500
with sureties passed the senate. II. p Grouse,
editor of the Findlay Republican, was cou-
frmed by the senate Monday afternoon as a
trustee of the blind asylum for five years from
April |, to succeed John Hankey, of Bowling
Green.
HoUsz-The bill to tax sleeping cars was in
definitely postponed Monday Mr. Tracey, Of
Tuscarawas, introduced a bill which requires
county commissioners to publish their annual
report in pamphlet form instead of in the news
papers, the pamphlets to be delivered to the
treasurer, who will distribute them to the tax
payers when they call to settle with the coun-
ty. bill introduced by Mr.. Hunter seeks to
amend the compulsory education law, by pro-
viding that the cost of prosecution shall be paid
by the county commissioners Mr. Bevis in
troduced a bill to require the commissioners to
make the embankment at the Elizabethtown
suspension bridge, as authorized by an act
passed in 1899
COLUMBUS, March 2S-SENATE-Mr. Kirch.
ner introduced in the senate Tuesday morning
the bill transferring to the credit of the Cncin-
natl board Of administration s65, 900 which was
on hand when the park board was abolished.
The senate passed the house bill by Mr.. South
ard, of Union, which authorizes the adiutant
general to pay $4,000 year for the paying OF
expenses of maintaining armories Of the o. N g..
HoUsE-A bill was introduced by Mr. John
son, which provides that justices Of the peace
shall receive one dollar for each civil and Grim
inal case in which defense is interposed
bill by Mr.. McMaken, giving municipalities
right to regulate the price Of material and serv-
ices furnished by undertakers: to establish
charges for hearses and carriages at funerals
and extending the corporate jurisdiction in this
matter six miles beyond the limits OF the cor
poration. The bill Of Mr.. Kelly, Of Ottawa de-
signed to prevent the spread Of yellows, dis
ease affecting peach trees, was passed
COLUMBUS, O, March 20. SEN NArE--Two bills
were introduced Wednesday morning increas-
ing the list Of exemptions. Mr.. Avery intro
duced one. II exempts the property used ex-
clusively for armory purposes by independent
military companies which are subject to the
call Of the governor. The following bills were
passed: To pay for moving the bodies Of and
coffns for unclaimed dead In Hamilton county
between August 1885, and January, 1885, author
izing the commissioners Of Clermont county to
construct free turnpike. Senate bills passed.
Repeating the law which gives boards OF health
power Of enumeration and supervision over
the inmates Of orothels; authorizing the com.
missioners Of Stark county 10 issue e25.000
bonds to supply deficiencies in the county
funds
HousE-The house defeated the bill by Mr.
Kelly, Of Ottawa, amending the Dow law by
providing that two.tenths Of the tax that now
goes to the poor fund shall go to the school
fund. The proposition to submit to the electors
Of the state an amendment to the constitution
comforting the veto power on the governor was
defeated in the house Wednesday morning
when Mr.. Webb's house joint resolution was up
for action.
COLUMBUS, March 30 8o-SENATE-The senate
passed the house bill by Mr.. Cummings to
| authorize the board Of education of Caesars 8
creek township, Greene county, to issue $500
| bonds to meet deficiency in the tuition fund:
senate bill by Mr. Phillips to authorize the
| auditor of Adams county to make sale in May,
| 1894, Of forfeited lots and lands in Adams
county; senate bill by Mr.. McMaken to author
| ize the council Of Georgetown, Brown
county, upon petition of twothirds of
the electors, to issue $4,000 bonds
| for an electric light plant The
| Adams county and Georgetown bills
were messaged to the house and both passed
by that body. The penitentiary viii not be in.
vestigated by the present legislature, the stand.
ing committee on prisons and prison reforms
| having decided after a fortnight of superficial
| inquiry, confined to the persons who were tC
be placed upon the rack, that there was not
! sufficient foundation in the reports unanimous
ly condemning the management to warrant
| the appointment of special committee un
| der the Winn resolution. This report wa:
submitted Thursday morning and agreed to by
' party vote.
HoUsE-Section of senate bill No 1853, by
/ Mr. Plum, which passed the house Thursday
afternoon, repeals sections 2932 and 1888 of the
revised statutes. The object Of the repeal o.
sections 2932 and 2933 is 10 do away with the ex
ofhcio judges and clerks of elections Section
| of the ballot act in section l was also repealed
Section 5, which was repealed in the act o
April 25 1893, is re-enacted in different form
The house passed Senator Stillwells bill Il
amend section 1901 by providing that II a judge
dies or becomes disabled before signing bill o
exceptions his successor may sign it If satisfied
that 1t is proper
COLUMBUS, March 3l.-SENATE-The senat
was in session but little while Friday morn
ing, and after a couple Of bills were introduced
it adjourned until o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. johnson introduced a bill amending tn
Dow law by providing that six-tenths OF tn
tax and fines for violations Of the law collecte'
may be, by the township trustees, placed to tn
credit Of the poor fund.- school fund, or town
ship fund, or pro rated among those FUNDS.
HousE-Friday morning the bill making ma
chinery was started up and run at good gai
for an hour or 80. Most Of them were, OF course
purely local OF the few general measures wer
these: Amending the statute OF limitations b
recurring that actions to recover damages 70
personal injury or death be brought within on
year; prohibiting the employment Of convict
at the penitentiary in manufacturing stove
and holowware authorizing the guardians G
minors to lease property with or without priv
ilege Of purchase.
Hamilton County Recruits for the Pen.
COLUMBUS, O., March 31.-Crimina
Bailiff Bowman Friday brought to tn
penitentiary four Hamilton count
! convicts. They were Adam Smith, tn
! Lockland wife murderer, who gets te
years; John Meeks, who debauched HI
, own daughter, and got thirty-tw
months sentence. Milton TOWNSEND
,, the murderer of Link Slattery, who gc
I five years for cutting to wound, an
+ William Tompkins, grand larcen.
5 three years Tompkins stole carpe
Bowman asked him Friday if he ha
. time to shake that carpet, and Tom
. kins replied with a grin, well, IN
object was to get dust out of it
i Turnkey Lew Heine was Bailiff Bow
9 mans assistant.
+ An Expensive Turkey.
e LANCASTER, O., March 31.-Mr. Jacc
Il Il B. Dovel, of Violet township, is defen
d ant in a $40 600 damage suit institute
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