The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

les TO pay their employees at least once 4
month, and is similar TO bill introduced in the
senate a few days ago; 10 fine from 800 TO S508
any county auditor who accepts o railroad pass,
and the same penalty is prescribed for the ON
Ger OF the railroad who presents the pass; pro.
viding that when the county clerk anAauditor
are interested in n suit, q struck jury shall be
selected by disintercsted persons. and that
venrc shall not be thrown out because OF a
single disqualifcatio 10 amend the purs food
laws; authorizing county auditors 10 coyrect
errors in apportioning township taxes.
HoUsE-Bills introduced. ANY person who
purchases for his own use any Intoxicating ltq.
uors from any person after and during the cx.
fstence of the notice to such person not 10 sell
him any Intoxicating liquors as herein provid.
ed shall he guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, in any court of competent
jurisdiction, he shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding 1910 and not less than SO. or impris-
oned in the woriShousc or county jail for period
not less than hve days nor moro Than thirty, or
both" 1t therefore fines the man who gets
drunk. Mr. Hcinlein introduced another bill 10
give the railroad commissioner authority to or
der automatic alarm bells other device TO
take the place OF gates and watchncn at dan.
gerous crossings.
COLUMBUS Jan e4-SESATE-Mr. Brown
introduced bill extending the provisions OF
the collateral inheritance tax law to all devices
and bequests to other than fathers mothers
husbands, wives sisters and brothers and TO
all estates Of moro than II, goo Mr.. Eckley in.
siding in cities that lie in two counties to per.
form official functions in any part of the cities.
Mr. James house bill, repeating the law OF
las. winter rcqu!-ing the general and local
acts to be bound in separate volumes, was
passed.
HoUsE-Nr. Dcntor's bill prohibiting the use
of any measure other than the standard half
bushel in determining the grade of wheat was
passed a long discussion took place over Mr..
Woods bill providing for the pcnsioning OF
it,i, ,l,fl. md
pcnsioning their families when the gnardsmen
are killed. A good deal of opposition TO this
bill was developed and j sentiment cropped out
every once in u while that the national guard
was useless npanage and not deserving of
much encouragement The bill was under dis
cussion when the house recessed
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. % 5-SENATE-Mr Van
Pclts house joint resolution relative tothe APP
pontincnt of q committee TO inquire into the
matter of relieving distress caused by the pres
ent industrial depression and for the relief OF
the unemployed, was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Clark, Of Cleveland, introduced bill 10
pay the chairman of an election board for serv-
ices in transporting the sealed package of bal
lots. The amount which 1t is proposed to pay
is il for each trip, The senate indefinitely
postponed Mr.. Abootts bill to make incurable
insanity ground for divorce.
HOUSE The house, after two hours discus
sion, passed Mr.. Strong's bill to amend section
696i, and providing that "No person shall buy,
SELL offer for sale or have in possession"
any OF the birds game mentioned in sections
tgGOand G,gGl during the time when the killing
thereof is made penal. 1t also provides against
the shooting of birds beyond the boundaries of
the state. The house defeated the amended
senate bill, by Mr.. Hughcy, to prohibit the kill
ing of quail until the 10th of November, 1895,
and every alternate year thereafter, by n vote
OF 81 to42 motion to reconsider was disagreed
| to.
| COLUMBUS, Jan 26-SENATE-Mr Stillwell's
to IA flptlfi
| in Ohio defeated. Yeas, ii; nays, l6 4
| motion TO reconsider was made n consideration
! of the notion and WAS postponed until Tues
| day next MIR. Ecllley introduced thirteen
| bills designed to revoke charters of old insur-
| nnce companies organized prior to the adoption
| of the present constitution. Bills introduced:
| Providing that there shall be only one foreman
| for each separate manufacturing department
| in the penitentiary and in warehouses. and that
none but convicts shall be allowed to manutac--
| ure goods in said institutions: providing that u
| disputes about insurance the probate judge
| shall appoint the third arbitrator.
| HOUSEHOLDS passed Thursday: Providing
| that sheep claims shall be paid at anv regular
| meeting of the county commissioners in cases
| where, in the judgment of the commissioners,
| there Suf1i cicnt funds to pay such claims;
| providing that township boards of health shall
| meet annually. and at such other times only as
| Is actually necessary; providing that If n veni-
re for 4 jury is issued in vacation, service may
| be made by mail; providing that county COM
| missoners may extend levy for turnpike
| roads for a period not exceeding in the aggre-
| gate fifteen years; increasing the penalty for
| violating the 'civil rights law
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 2L-SENArE-Senator Earn
hart introduced n bill Friday that would change
| entirely the rule of property in certain con
| tinEenccs and would deprive Il property owner
OF The right dispose of his estate according to
that freedom that has characterized the trans
| fer and bequeathing of property in this country.
The bill provides that \ man may not disinherit
n child and shall have the disposition of but
two-thirds OF his estate, the remainder going by
| the rules of descent and distribution, ana it
| seeks TO prevent parent from putting in trust
| a bcquest to child, who may, while not dis
qualified by law 10 transact business, be at the
| same time spendthrift Senator Every in
troduced his bill to require professional mid
wives TO undergo examinations 10 their quail
| GcationS.
| HoUSE-Mr Rusler, in his bill Introduced in
| tie house, provides that active teachers only
shall be appointed as county school examiners.
| The house, on the recommendation of the com.
mittee on prisons and prison reforms, indeiiin-
itely postponed Mr.. Tracys bill 10 authorize
| trustees of children's homes to Commit incor.
rigibles TO the DO Us industrial school or girls
industrial home. a bill by Mr.. Haskell makes
railroad companies responsible for the damages
from fire caused by sparks from locomotives,
and provides that attorneys fees must be paid
by the defeated party in case of appeal
There Was No Wedding.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Jan. 2G-Phil
. Baker with n license, in his best
clothes and with ring, went to the
residence of Margaret Doud, daughter
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