The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-27
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. le.-s8xArE-Bills
passed: 10 re-create the state canal commits
sion, which expires on April 10, was passed
unanimously; to prevent the sdulteration OF
vinegar, and providing for the labelling Of vim.
egsr in baskets and BOTTLES. was passed;
to require teachers to pass an exsmins-
tion IN civil government; to allow pupils |
under l2 years old IN townships to go to
city schools: to authorize additional school |
levy for Putnam county; to pay Asbury H. |
Neal salary ss common school teacher which |
he could not draw owing to the expiration OF |
his certificates: to create q special school dis. |
tr1ot of parts OF Cambridge and Jackson town |
ships Guernsey county. |
HoUsB-Bnls introduced: To amend Section |
4S07 by providing that no additions shall be |
made to the tax duplicate by boards Of eQualt. |
cation without the board having given reason |
able notice to the persons whose property Ii |
affected and the valuation added and an op- |
portunity for them to appear; to amend Section |
l55S so as to provide that it shall be the duty
Of the trustees Of each township TO examine
oil township bitches within their respective
townships once In every two years - to the
necessity Of cleaning 'em: to amend section
5242 by providing that when all the parties to
contract are living and competent to testify
to the death or disability Of Q subsequent
holder Of such contract 1t shall not bar either
Of the parties to the contract from testifying
in relation to any alleged fraud perpetratsd at
the time Of entering into such contract In an
action thereon.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 10. .-SENArI-The Goodsle
Dow tux bill has passed the senate by Q vote
of 81 to Is. A motion BY Senator Garfield
to incresve the tax 70 $500 was voted
down, and motion to reconsider was
lost Senator Sullivan introduced . bill
exempting foreign fidelity and cas-
uslty insurance companies from depositiEv
$4,000 with the state when the purchase oom-
panies have s20o. 900 on deposit in their own
state Mr. Piuemer's bill for Cincinnati, pro-
viding for the creation Of a sinking fund. the
investment OF sinking funds, aud the refudtng
of the existing Indebtedness Of Hamilton cOun-
ty, has passed the senate.
HousE-Elder's bill. authorizing Springfield
to issue $4,000 bonds for park purposes passed
the house. Mr.. Fosdick will introduce bill
amending the Rawlins law. deducting raw ma
terial from the fnish product In taxation.
and providing that sto shall be taken once
each year. instead of 80 days.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 2Q-SINArE-Mr. Box
wells house bill, appropriating 900 for gen.
eral assembly expenses. passed Mr.. Clark
introduced joint resolution for the purchase
Of the plates Of Whitelaw Reids book. ohio
in the War" The cost will be about olS,.
Oo0 The Pennsylvania railroad company
now gets twenty cents ton for
transferring the cars of the Bal
timore and Ohio along the levee, which
amounts to three or four dollars . car. bill
will be introduced providing fixed rate OF
Sl.oO per car. IL lS Sa1O tQ2t ClnClnn6Cl m0r.
chants have had to pay the 20-cent rate, and
the ostensible saving to the h O. will be Q
saving to the merchants who have freight
come in over the B. g. o. The senate passed
Mr.. Clark's bill giving prosecuting attorneys
power to appeal from the decisions Of the cir
cult court in criminal Gases to tho supreme
court
HousH-The house passed M. eumminR'o
bill requiring that the United States national
flag be displayed on al public school buildings
The house committee On elections Has decided
upon . report in the Franklin county contest.
Of Merryman (rep) and the unseatinf Of Davis
(dem.). Davis was elected by eight majority
on the face of the returns, but the committee
will report enough changes to seat Merryman
by majority Of 10
COLUMBUS, O., Feb 2l.-sBNATE-Bills In
troduced: Providing that technical error In
q contract between the city and an electric
light or gas company shall not invalidate tho
contract providing that type-writt wills
! shall be valid: giving treasurers three-fourths
/ Of the penalty In delinquent collections and
! per cent in regular taxes; providing that In -.
| signment cases preferment OF creditors shall
act as an assignment and the transfer Of prop.
| erty OF such debtor. The senate concurred In
Mr. Dodge's joint resolution fer the appoint-
ment Of a commission to represent Ohio ut the
| Mexican exposition. Mr.. Lanings bill, maxi
ing banks, outside county seats, which are
|
In their care.
| HousE-The house passed Mr. Rutherford's
bill sppropriating sl5S6O0 to pay the deticisn-
cies growing out Of services rendered by the
national guard during the miners strike In
1894. Banks had advanced the money and they
! will be reimbursed. There were 80 bills on
| the house calendar Thursday for the third
reading and 80 for the second, most of which
! were local bills and which the au-
thors desired passed under suspension Of
the rules. To get these bills out Of the way, .
majority signed call for night session
| The Spear investigation cost the state about
$500 Representative Murphy, Of Paulding,
| will introduce bill providing for the election
by the people of county lnfirmary directors
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb 22.-SENATE-No busi-
ness of importance transacted
HousE-Mr. Rogers introduced a bill giving
the street railroad companies Of Cincinnati the
right to consolidate and the board OF admins
tration power to extend their franchises to 50
years The companies consolidating are to
give transfers. Other bills introduced: Pro-
vioing for the appointment Of a state purchas-
ing board Of three members, to receive 1900
per year each and give q 100000 bond They
are to purchase ali Of the supplies for the
state institutions; another ripper for Toledo
with the provision that the proposition be sub
mitted to a vote of the people: increasing the
penalty for procuring O criminal operation
from seven to 20 years: enacting the Massa-
ohusetts law regulating the rights OF policy
holders in life insurance companies. and
providing that where the policy has lapsec
after two payments, the company shall issue Q
pad-up policy for the cash value and, pro-
vding further, that the cash value must b'
stipulated in the policy. The purpose Of the
the premiums they have paid; reducing th'
salaries of the members Of the legislature.