The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-01-18
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

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COLUMBUS, Jan. o-SESArE. Monday Mr..
| Clark trep), of Cleveland, introduced a bill to
! establish state banking establishment, and
| to revise the laws relating to trust companies,
| etc Mr.. Earnhart (rep.) of Franklin county,
introduced bill 10 repeal Section 7433 of the
revised statutes relating to the care of prison
! ers sentenced to the penitentiary by the Unit
| ed states authorities The senate then took
| recess.
HoUsE-Mr. Grif1n, of Lucas county, gave
| notice Of his intention to offer amendment
! so changing the rules as to provide for q COM
mittee ways and means Mr.. Paxton, of
| Clermont county, introduced bill TO repeal the
| Strehli law. Mr. Kelly, of Ottawa county, in
troduced a bill to amend the Dow liquor tax
| law as 10 take two-tenths of the revenues di.
| vided thereupon from the intirmary fund and
| transfer the same to the school fund in each
| county.
COLUMBUS Jan. fO-SENATE-Mr. Kirshner,
| of Hamilton, introduced bill for the relief Of
| Herman Rose, late corporal of Company /,
| First Regiment of Infantry. o. N G., who was
injured in the Cincinnati riot in 1884, 1t is pro-
| posed to pay Rose s1,00O out OF the state treas
| ury. Gov. Mckinley notified the senate of his
| re-appointment of James Boyle as private sec
retary, and Charles M. Boswell as executive
| clerk. Also, that he had re-appointed his mil
| ttary stan.
| HoUsE-A large number Of bills were intro
duced Tuesday, among them the following: To
| abandon the Columbus feeder of the Ohio
canal, 10 repeal Inc TAX lnQulSltOr Dill. 10 re-
quire pawnbrOkers and chattel mortgage bro
| kers to pay license Of $3.50 and to keep a true
| record of loans made, which record Is to be
! open TO the public The bill is aimed at the
| chattel mortgage sharks: for a new Jail and
| sherif1s residence in Highland county, the
| same to cost $4,000; for 5O.cent license to
honorobly discharged soldiers to peddle goods;
to amend the act to prevent fraud In the sale
Of binding twine; to establish home for Grip
pied and deformed children, and those whose
eyesight and hearing are defective.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 11.-SENATE - Bills intro
| duced: Extending the operations of the me-
chanic's lien law; amending section S39 by
making the terms of county commissioners be-
| gin on the first Monday Of September, next,
| after their election; suprlementing section 2505
by authorizing cities and villages to construct,
extend, own, equip and maintain street railways
| and TO pay therefor by issuing bonds, first put
| ting the proposition to vote OF the people,
| two-thirds of whom must vote aff1rmatively:
Amending Section 500 by providing that county
commissioners shall construct and keep in re-
| pair all roads and bridges except such bridges
| as are wholly in cities and villages having by
| law the right to demand and do demand and re-
| ceive part Of the bridge fund TO build upon
| property therein; and that when such cities
and villages do not demand and receive their
| portion Of the fund the county commissioners
shall have jurisdiction over the bridges.
! HousE-Bills introduced: Amending section
bS3 by empowering magistrates 10 try all ac-
| tlOnS Tor money only IN tne township wherein
| the debt contracted payable. Giving
women the right TO vote at elections of school
officers, separate ballot box to be
kept for their ballots: amending mechanics.
| lien law (Sec. 313D by making it apply TO all
| labor performed in constructing, altering or re-
pairing oil derricks, tanks or pipe lines; amend
ing section 6022 by providing that the marriage
of a woman shall not disqualfy her to act as
| executriX or administrative, whether such mar
riage occur before or after her appointment and
qualification.
COLUMBUS Jan. 12-SENATE-The senate
was in session but short time Thursday morn
ing and no business of importance was taken
in order that the board of agriculture might use
the senate chamber for its session.
| HoUSE-Bills introduced: Appropriating
| S53 40 to reimburse Albert Bass for bedding de-
stroyed during the recent smallpox epidemic
| in Darke county; to amend section s97 of the re-
vised statutes, providing that county commits
| sionioners shall be paid for each
days services actually performed; to reg
| ulate the assessment of corner lots
in Cincinnati for improvement purposes; pro-
viding for the election of municipal officers at
the same time state and county officers are
chosen; providing that township boards of
| health shall meet but once O year unless 1t
should be absolutely necessary for them TO
meet oftener; authorizing trustees of chill.
dren's homes to commit incorrigible children to
the Boys Industrial school, or the Girls Indus.
| trial home
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Friday morning refused to adjourn until Mon
day. Bills introduced: Taxing sleeping cars
$50 year and limiting the charge for a berth to
| 81 between points in the state, and for seat to
fifty cents; authorizing the organization of
| citizens and farmers voluntary associations to
insure buildings, live stock, etc; providing
that chattel mortgages shall be filed and re-
corded in the same manner as real estate mort
cages with the county recorder giving quarry,
mining and manufacturing companies which
own side tracks the right to condemn land for
connection with railroad.
| HoUsE-Several important propositions de-
| veloped at Fridays session, not the least
among them being bill to regulate prohibit
the employment Of aliens on municipal works.
| The bill provides "that the councils of munich
pal corporations of this state are hereby EN-.
powered to regulate or prohibit by ordinance
the employment in any capacity upon any mu'
nicipal work or contract OF any person who is
not, at the time of such employment, citizen
OF the United States, and provide for the pun
ishment OF any person. firm, co-partnership OF
corporation violating the provisions Of such
ordinance
COLUMBUS Jan. 15.-SENATE-With less
than dozen senators present the senate went
through the motions of holding session Satur
day morning. Nothing was done except the in.
PRODUCTION Of bill by that prolific statesman,
Mr. Earnhart, which is intended to reduce the
time occupied by criminal cases The bill abol.
ishes the struck jury system, which the sena.
necessary expense 1t provides that iuryman
shall not sit more than four weeks peti,
jury in any term, the senate holding that after
a man has sat for more than four week he
would convict any man any evidence, espe
cially where the custom prevails, as it does in
some counties, of the giving of banquet to the
jury by the prosecuting attorney. The bill
further provides that the court shall remain in
session at least seven hours in each day when a
jury is in attendance. Another provision is
Hhntt t,aa atxas,, hall
he be physically unable, stand during the exam
ination. The senator who is lawyer, reasons
from his experience that the attorney seated in
his cushioned chair will take great deal more
time in his work Of Interrogation than one who
is standing on his feet The senate adjourned
until Monday at o'clock.
HoUsE-Not in session.
VIII Let Local Organizations Settle the
Wage Question.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 12-The dele
gates to the United Mine Workers con.