The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-04-14
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


Of importance transacted.
HousE-A nag ornamentcd the desk Of every
republican member of tho house Tuesday
morning, giving the chamber Fourth OF July
countenancc The republicans were intoxicated
with the exubcrance, and there was au excess
OF levity Mr.. Paxton, tho democratic member
from Clermont, hoisted q flag at half stan, and
Mr.. Winn was the victim OF o reaction. Tht
legislature recently enacted ripper ntor
Mr.. Winn's county Of Defiance. The
house was demoralized for half day
by election, many members failing TO reach
the city in time to attend the session.
call of the house disclosed the presence o,
. quorum and three to spare, but IL was
hardly working majority. As o result, bii.
by Senator Phillips to provide for c0dihcanon
Of the insurance laws was lost, receiving but
twenty votes. This bill gives the governor the
power to appoint three commissioners, neither
of whom should have any Official connection
with an insurance company, own any stock, %
be interested il the business, except as policy
| holder, who, with the attorney general and in.
surance commissioner should constitute
commission to revise and improve the insurance
| laws. Mr. Doty had an amendment inserted
| limiting the expenses OF the commission to
| e1, 400, and then the bill was defeated.
| COLUMBUS, April h-SENATE-The senate
| spent the whole morning Wednesday In dis
| cussion OF Mr.. Earnharts bill allowing munich
| palities TO construct and operate street rail
roads II two.thirds Of the electors vote to do.so
vocates OF the measure, who insisted that the
| people be allowed to decide for themselves upoH
such IN important matter OF self.government,
| but the senate divided even upon the question,
| Is voting for and 10 against the bill. This same
bill was once before defeated by the senate, re.
ceiving then IA votes. Mr. Whittlesey put in
bill increasing the cigarette tax from &l0O To
$3.50 year. Mr. Clark introduced bill which
is designed to limit appeals from magistrates
courts
Il HoUsE-The house spent the whole morning
in discussing Mr.. Deaton's bill amending the
street vestibule law. In some cities the
| street car companies have put up pieces OF car
vas which they think is n formal compliance
with the law, although IL is required by the law
| that the vestibule shall fully and completely
| protect the motorman from wind and storm. :"
Mr.. Dcaton seeks to prohibit in words the use
of canvas and other tinsy material. and when
the bill came up amendments were offered
making the penalty for violation of the law
more severe.
COLUMBUS, April 6-SESATE--The senate
committee on taxation reported favorably Mr.
McConica's bill to increase the fee for mar
riagc certificate to 81. Senator Hutsinpiller in
{ troduccd bill which extends from ninety days
, to nine months the term of imprisonment OF
those guilty OF bastarly. The senate passed
3 Representative Heiniein's bill TO provide that
: the charter OF corporations formed for the pu'-
4 | pose OF dealing in real estate shall expire by
limitation in twenty five years from the date
OF issue. The senate passed house bill by Mr..
Thomas to authorize the commissioners OF
: Stark county to sell the fair grounds and pur.
e chase another site. "
r HoUsE--Rcpresentativc Dodge's bill to inn
pose direct inheritance tax passed the house
i. | Thursday afternoon by Il vote of ~ to The
- bill provides for n taXus follows: 5000 TO 100
c 0OO one per cent; $4,000 TO SlW,UO. one and
s one-half per cent: 100000 TO 500 0oo two per
~ cent SaOO0O) to $500 900, three per cent: 1900
600 10 $500 900, three and one half per cent
900 10 81 600, four per cent; and when
II the value of the estate exceeds $1,000 GO, five
n per cent. OF this tax seventy-ive per cent. Is
l., to go to the state and twenty-five TO the county
. The Bell bill, 10 establish a department of Ger
- amcs at state university passed. The Ciarl
n lien bill was also passed and is now a law.
Il COLUMBUS, April 1.--SESATE-Thc senat,
is passed u solitary bill Friday. House bill b!
u Mr. Wood, appointing the city of Mariett;
a trustee to take charge for all the inhabitant.
residing in the Ohio Co : purchase OF the ston'
III quarry lot. Senator Mosgrovc introduced
is bill TO appropriate Sl3G 10 Pay the members o
,r the hospital corps of the Third infantry. Com
pany B of the same regiment, Battery h OF tn
First artillery and Company A OF the Nintl
'e battalion, o. n. c., for per diem and subSisi
y ence when called out by the mayor of Spring
IF field, February 10. he senate reconsdere
-, the vote by which it Thursday afternoon indet
nitely postponed Mr.. Lanes bill esiablishin
ie criminal trespass i'll this state and the bill wa
lie recommittcd
n HOUSE Bills introduced: To amend sec.io
ne 1896 by providing that news spaper publisher
a may charge 80 cents a square for the first inse
7, tion, 40 cents for each subsequent insertion an
- 40 per cent additional for advertisements col
OF tanning tabular work: 10 amend section d9ss b
o. providing that action by any person against hi
employer for damages arising out OF accidenti
personal injury must bc brought within tw
years of the accident TO tax sleeping car con
ul Companies tho auditor, treasurer and alto
W ncy general are 10 constitute a board Of NJ
al pruiscrS and assessors as under the NicholG
law This board shall ascertain from report
filed by the companies the amount and value
n the proportion of capital stock OF the companic
H. representing capital and property of such con
co | palr les owned and used in Ohio.