The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-04-24
SIXTY BILLS
Reported and Placed, on the
Calendar For This Week.

committe es were reported Tor
place upon the calander. But one
was reported for indefinite post
ponement, that by DR.. Shuler, of
Montgomery, providing for the
establishment of State Board of
Anatomy to distribute among
medical colleges the corpses of un-
claimed dead.
Among the important bills re-
commended were the following:
Smith, of fCleveland--Prescribing
the kind of ordinances that may
be adopted by municipalities, ham
lets and villages, for the purpose of
regulating bicycle riding.
Bloch, OF Cleveland-Prohibiting
the employment in any capacity
of a child of either sex nnder the
age Of II years.
Il substitute was reported for
the Starr bill te sell useless par IS
ofthe canal system, which author
ICES the Board of Public Works
and the Canal Com mission 10 per-
form this duty, after advertise
ment for GO days, and to the high
est bidder.
"Without recommendation" was
the report upon the Parham bill,
providing that one half Of the eX-
cess paid into the state school fund
by Hamilton county should be re
turned to it for the purpose of sup
porting the University of Cincin-
natl. There is no reason TO believe
that the bill will pass.
The committee on Temperance
favorably reported the Deaton bill,
which forbids the establishment or
maintenance of Il saloon or liquor
store within 1000 feet ofany school
house supported bypublic expense.
The Bolln bill, eXempting licens-
ed pharmacists from Jury service,
was reported back with strong
recommendation for its passage.
The Lands bill, providing for a
release of the Hamilton canal basin
property to the occupants, was re-
ported without recommendation.
His bill TO provide for building a
new bridge over the canal in Mid
dletown was recommended.
The Rogers bill, providing that
children living with municipal
ity may attend school therein, al
though their homes are in a-olher
district whose school is outside the
corporate limits of the municipal
ity, was favorably recommended.
1t applies especially TO Madison
vile.
The Hard bill, requiring corpor-
ations for profit doing business in
Ohio to file annuallya list of stock
holders, the officers and general
statement of their condition and to
pay fee in accordance with the
amount of their capital stock, was
recommended favorably.
The Hess bill, giving to County
Auditors eight cents for each and
every description of property fur
nished to the County Treasurer for
making up the tax duplicate, was
reported favorably.
The. committee on Insurance re-
ported favorably upon the Mcbride
bill, applying tile Massachusetts
system of guaranteeing policies to
holders.
The Shry ock Senate bill, which
permits persons occupying fidu-
ciary positions under order Dfd
Court 10 charge their trusts with
the expense sustained in paying
for surety bond for themselves,
was reported favorably, Similar
Endorsement was given to the
Vogt bill, which gives to veterih-
airy surgeons the same exemption
against execution now enjoyed by
physicians. The same committee
recommended the passage Of the
Parham bill, which requires That
alleged idiots shall be given three
days notice of contemplated pro
ceedings against them for the np-
pointment of II guardian; the How
ard bill, emitting the plaintiff In
error TO recover costs on error and |
the Tracy bill, requiring that pub
lie Offices shall be kept open from
0 a. m. until r. III. II also recon-
mended the Smith bill, ipaking ri
felony to tamper with public fire
alarm apparatus for signaling, and
10 interfere with the hose or fire.
men while a fire is being extin-
guished.
TheCommittee on Claims report
ed favorably the bill by Mr.. Ash
ford to pay Sheridan Temple, a
former peniientiary guard, the
81, ,250 for Injuries received while