The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-19
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


Senator MeMakca provides that 1t shall be un.
lawful for anyone 10 erect such poles within
that PORTION Of any city whore subways have
been constructed except such poles as may
be required for the purpose OF distributing
wires from said subways 10 subscribers sta
tions, and all such poles shall, so far as pos
sible, be located In alleys. 1t Is provided
that this section shall not apply 10 existing
telegraph companies until such companies
shall have authority and sufficient time TO
construct subways The fine 70. violation
is TO be not more than 800 and not less than
$50 House bill to require railroad companies
TO itcmize and check freight shipped in carload
lots and furnish the shipper with a bill Of lad
ing, when requested, passed.
HOUSEHOLDS introduced. To permit bridge
companies TO construct approaches beyond
original limits, and condemn property for that
purpose. To authorize the board OF city affairs
| at Dayton to Issue $4,000 bonds for bridge At
Warren street Passed To permit the con.
| struction of a bridge over either the Mian. or
| Saltwater, in Montgomery county. Passed. To
| authorize the board of education of Felicity,
| Ciermont county, to issue $1,000 bonds for
| school house. Passed AT the night session
several Hamilton county bills were passed.
| COLUMBUS, May 9.-sENATH The Abbott
| bill, to tnx beer by the barrel. was postponed
| TO next Thursday. The senate defeated a bill
| by MIR Gear to abolish the oflce Of clerk of the
sinking fund. The Sparks bill, to prohibit the
sale OF quail, partridge turtle doves nj
senate passed Senator Idens bill to
create o board of trustees for the electric light
| plant at Newark. The bill passed the house in
the afternoon. The bill to require' notary
publics to pay to the governors private secre.
| tary fee Of fve dollars for . commission,
passed the senate by vote OF IL to II. The
senate defeated, by q vote Of { to l6, Mr.. Earn.
hart's bill TO amend section Abs by providing
that upon chattel mortgages securing n sum
less than Si0O or not given for purchase money,
t1A, Srtn nlyn Ipfp pf
or want Of consideration.
HoUsE-The house, after warm discussion
Of varied merit passed the Ely house bill to
} regulate the salaries of county officers in all
the counties except Hamilton and Cuyahoga.
Mr. Griffin attempted to have those counties
included, but was not successful. The Elk
ley senate bill 10 authorize the appoint.
, ment of commission TO codify the insur.
ance laws was discussed n long time in the
house, and defeated by vote Of AZ to IL
Mr. Elders bill TO fine township trustees
$50 for failure TO make detailed report of
the expenditures as authorized by the trustees
passed. The house defeated Senator Hogg' s
bill TO prohibit officer OF u banking institu-
tion from holding the office of treasurer of n
township, municipality county. The house
enacted into u law Senator Hughey's bill to pro-
hibit the shipping OF quail from the state. 1t
Furnishes by n fine of s25 to $50 any person who
kills quail for the purposes of conveying them
beyond the limits OF the state or shall have in
| MS possession any quail lnlenueu 10 DC Snlppeu
COLUMBUS May l0.-SEEATE-BillS passed.
TO make workhousc sentences cumulative; to
, amend section e3 by providing that the railroad
commissioner shall let the contract for pub
fishing the maps TO the lowest bidder, not less
than five to bid: to establish u state normal
school in connection with the State university:
tax freight line and equipment companies upon
the same basis and upon the same methods as
: are provided for in the Nichols bill. The Pax
ton bill to repeal the Strchli law was taken
, from the table in the senate on motion Of Mir.
Rothert and postponed 10 Thursday Tho bill
was lost a few days ago reconsidered, and the
senate adjourned while it was pending which
! took the bill to the table.
' HoUsE-Mr Bosler called up his bill TO
, change the subdivisions of the Second judicial
district out of its order. The bill constitutes
the county of Butler the first subdivisions Mi
: ami, Champaign Clarke, Darlie and Preble the
: second, and Warren, Clinton, Greene and Mont
. gomcry the third. Passed. The Hogg bill was
. then passed. 1t transfers Monroe county from
l the second subdivision of the Eighth district TO
1 the third subdivision of the Eighth district,
e and gives Belmont judge. The house passed
t the Hard bill TO include foreign stock corpora
tions in the law which requirdd tions to
secure certificate on the payment of q fee tC
/ the secretary OF state.
= COLUMBUS, May H. SrHArE-The Strehl
V law is repealed. The senate took the bill W
Thursday afternoon, Senator Rothert having
Wednesday secured reconsideration of the
vote by which it was lost. The question of ad
iournment was attempted to be settled Thurs
/. day afternoon in both houses, but the senate
amended the Cannon resolution and decided t
adjourn May 21 and the house refused to con
, cur. the majority deciding that the calendar
could not be cleared next week. The Beckhan
l. bill to abolish the office of swamp land com
r missioner of the state has passed the senate
:, and is now law. The senate defeated, by
> vote of la to Q, Senator Clarl's bill to authoriz
:. the adiutant-general to purchase q bronze statue
l. of eX-President Hayes, but on motion OF Mr.
@ Earnhart the vote was reconsidered and tn
!, bill postponed to Thursday.
HoUsE-The Paxton bill 10 provide for tn
u compilation of an Ohio series of schoolbook
" was defeated Thursday The Doty Saturda
l. half holiday bill was defeated in the hous
II after long discussion and several unsuccessful
attempts to amend it. The house bill whic
seeks to put widows equality with hus
y bands and wives in the enjoyment of the bent
). fits derived from the homestead exemption law
a passed bill 10 authorize councils 10 provid
, for the appointment of inspectors TO ties
" meters used for measuring electric curren
passed. DR.. Deaton's bill to provide that hor
orably discharged soldiers may secure license
from the auditor upon the payment of fift
% cents passed.
COLI MBUs, May 11.-SENATE-Mr Grifin'
= house joint resolution for g. 900 manuals of legis
o ative practice was cut down to $500 in tn
!, senate, and the house agreed to the reduction
"a Senator Lawler's bill requiring assessors t
N list all life insurance policies, giving tn
~ amount CT premiums and TO what compan
u paid passed the senate Friday morning TIL
t. intent of the bill is TO information rela
ing to the notes and securities held by the CON
panies, which are now concealed from taxation
that they may be listed and taxed Senate
n Plum introduced Judicial ripper Friday morr
y ing which gives the republican party an at
70 ditional judge in the tenth district.
g HoUSE-Mr Griffin introduced for the ia,
"a mi tyb bn MIL nhn h1u hn
p most important bill of the session, it being
o q measure modelled after The Indiana law on IN
- subject of taxation of railroad property in th
q state. Capt. FELTON, introduced bill to pa
l. the Scventy.fourth regiment and the batter
s,2S2. 40 for services Ut the battle of Mt. Ste
ling when the hobo insurgents were ther,
The house passed. under suspension Of tn
" rules, bills 10 divide ocrnin township, Ros
. county. into TWO voting precincts. and to Great
y u special school district In batavia and Unio
B. townships, tlcrTont county.
N Never To" O'd.
q SPRINGFIELD, o., May la.-Ioc Beard
"a 80 years old. was arrested Friday nigh
v. for Systematically robbing Bosnrt
Il Co.. of $1,000 cigars. lie contesses hi
crime.
Some Ohio Miners Resume.
:, ALLIANCE. o., May 1G-Sevcnty-fiv
y miners employed in Davis, Carr a. Rot
lnson's coal mines of this place, VIII
!, struck two weeks ago met the opera