The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-26
THE ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
COLUMBUS, May yfS-SKNArE-Bills passed:
| To require dealers in convct.mado goods from
| other states to secure license from the secre
tary Of state at q cost Of $500; requiring town
ship clerks, Immediately after the township
officers have made their annual settlement, to
enter in the records Of the trustees detailed
statement of the expenditures and receipts for
| the preceding year OF the township, as well as
the board Of education; subjecting foreign cor
porations which may hereafter make applica
ton to do business within the state to the same
| requirements rs those which apply to domestic
corporations in regard to procuring charter
| from the secretary OF state
HousE-A bill introduced bv Mr.. Lewis pro-
hibits any professor Of chemistry at the State
university from accepting fec for analysis. A
| largo number Of local bills were passed Mon.
day, among them the following: To appropri-
ate $500 for the support OF the common schools
in Defiance county, to remedy mistake In
the enumeration; authorizing Toledo TO sell
surplus gas or oil: to authorize the council Of
Toledo to appoint building inspector and to
| provide by ordinance for governing such in.
spection; Mr.. Clifford introduced bill which
provides the same compensation for trustees
| Of hnmlets ns are given to trustees Of town
ships
| COLUMBUS, May le-SEHArE-The senate
enActed into q law a bill by Mr.. Southland, of
Logan, which provides for joint meeting of
| tho commissioners OF two counties interested
in joint ditch to adjust the proportionate cost.
Senate bill by Mr.. Wood to authorize the coun.
cils Of municipalities owning railroads TO con.
| denim and enter upon property necessary TO
| carry out their implied contracts as common
carriers passed the senate. The senate passed
| Mr. Kirchners bill to authorize the council OF
| Of any city village to provide by ordinance
for licensing bill posters, advertising sign
| painters, bill distributors, sample distributors,
card tackers, the senate striking out street cor
advertisers. A bill by Senator Stillwell, which
passed the senate, provides that court may
| decree alimony to either party in o divorce pro-
| ceeding
HousE-The legislature will adjourn sine die
next Monday, the house concurring in the SEN
ate amendment to the Cannon resolution There
was O strong sentiment in favor Of using an.
| other week to clean up but the amendment
| providing for an adjournment Monday, May 81,
| carried by vote Of SO to %. MIR. Cannon's bill
| to revise the law relating to the public printing
and dividing 1t into seven classes passed the
house. The house passed Mr.. Grinin's bill to
| amend supplementary section 3630l, by the pro-
vision that Eve persons may organize for
the purpose Of insuring against accidental
personal injury and loss OF life. The struck
| Jury system is abolished
| COLUMBUS, May 11.-SENATE.-Mr. Wood in.
troduced q bill in the senate some time ago pro-
viding that when sherifs travel TO place to
serve summons on more than one person, max
ing but one trip they shall be allowed mileage
for but one trip. That bill was defeated A
house bill by Mr.. Barbour requiring the reports
OF county infirmary directors to be published
in two papers of opposite politics was defeated,
as was bill by Mr.. Bevis prohibiting the use
OF trot lines in Lake Erie and the reservoirs of
| the state.
| HoUsE-The house devoted itself to local bills
principally Wednesday morning, passing but
one which was Of general application This is
Mr. Elders house bill providing that the term
OF county auditors shall begin on the third Mon
day of October next following their election.
COLUMBUS. May 1S-SENATE-Bills passed:
Taxing beer; it provides for taxing full barrels
ut fifteen cents, half barrels at eight cents,
quarter barrels at four cents and eighth barrels
at two cents, stamps to be obtained from the
secretary Of state and placed on each bung
Bottled beer is taxed four cents on cases Of
quarts and two cents on cases of pints. Beer
to be shipped out of the state need not be
stamped authorizing Cincinnati TO issue one
hundred thousand dollars of bonds to supply
deficiencies in the city funds was passed: pro-
viding that the term of county commissioners
shall commence on the first Monday in Septem-
Der instead of January, and that the present
commissioners terms shall be extended for
eight months.
HousE-Mr Lewis introduced in the house
Thursday morning the bill to establish a court
of insolvency in Cincinnati and secured its pas
sage under q suspension of rules Mr.. Lane g
house bill making apublic park Of the Licking
county reservoir and surrounding grounds
owned by the state was passed The park is to
be known as Buckley park, and fishing is to be
allowed in it at all times. Mr.. McConnelis
house bill prohibiting persons from practicing
medicine who have not graduated from regu-
: lar medical college or practiced for fifteen
years was passed. License to practice must be
obtained from the probate court
COLUMBUS, May l9.-SENATE-The bill to
abandon the Hooking canal for canal purposes
and lease the roadbed to the Columbus, Hook
ing Valley & Athens railroad, became law
Friday morning the senate concurring in the
house amendments indicated. The following
bills were passed: Placing the commissioners
5 of Delaware county on salary of $1,000; pro
viding that auditors may issue peddlers' Ii
, censes free 10 honorably discharged ex-sOdiers;
apprcpriating s1.Tl5 to pay the second regi
l mcnt for services in connection with the lynch
ing at Rushsylvania: providing that after ter
, years service and and an honorable discharge
, officers of the o. N. c. may be retired with
rank, and be permitted to wear their uniforms
] on public occasions senate resolution by Mr.
Iden 10 give the senate attaches ten days extrf
per diem went through with slight resistance
the Phillips bill to codify the insurance laws
became a law Friday morning after numerous
S pos,ponements and defeats.
r HoUsE-The Avery senate BILL providing tina
a chnttel mortgages shall not be foreclosed ex
cept by due process of law in a court of record
passed. The report of the conference commit
, tees on the McMaken railroad bill was agreed
= to Friday morning and the bill Is q law. 1t re
q quires railroad companies to construct tiaducts
i overhead bridges and footwalks twentyon,
u feet in the clear 1t does not affect such bridges
already built, but Is to be applied to those bull
r in the future, or rebuilt, The Mosgrove med
d ical bill was defeated by vote of 45 to 3d. Mr.
, Deaton's bill for q state board of veterinary ex
aminers became law Friday evening. Tn
Abbott senate bill, tonmend the pharmacy law
> was indefinitely postponed in the house.
. Didn't Know He Was Married.
It DAYTON, o., May 19.-Anna Eustlen
D n prepossessing young lady who came
e here in June, 1898, from Washington
It Court House, and who was engaged t,
). marry James A. Crowley, member of
6 plumbing firm here, brought sui
n against her 'affianced Friday for dam
e ages to her affections in the sum O
l. SIS. 900, because of his failure to keel
$ his promise. Crowley is married ant
!. has a family.
Mad Stallion Killed.
70 PoRTsMoUTH,O o., May ia fine Ham
bletonian stallion belonging to Gee
/ Regele, of near Wheelersburg, devel
is oped case of hydrophobia, and wa
y killed after a hard fight. The hors
u was bitten by a strange dog severa