The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-04-01
THE lEcIs, ATuRE
Proceedings in Both branches of the OhfI
General Assembly,

fund, He said he had learned that the senti-
ment among these corporations was against
the bill and that through their state organiza-
tion they had asked that it be not passed. Ac-
cordingly the bill was indefinitely postponed
Bills passed: Adopting the electric method
OF infiicting capital punishment; providing for
the destruction OF the Russian and Canadian
thistle, wild lettuce and other noxious weeds
UsE-Represcutative Fosdicl's high hat
bill was defeated in the house to-day, The
measure as amended made it misdemeanor on
the part of any lessee or manager of q theater
who permitted high hat to be worn in place
OF amusemont-the bill was afterwards recon-
sidered and passed, The measure making it
mandatory upon school boards to furnish free
school books was defeated
The house adopted resolution memorializ-
ing Ohio's representatives in congress 10 vote
for the pending bill to create q commission to
devise means for botterng the condition Of the
roads of the country
Bills passed. For the relief of Charles M.
Warwick, treasurer Of Valley township, Scioto
county; 10 relieve G. w, West and his sureties
as treasurer of Coal township, Perry county; for
suppression Of mob violence: providing for the
taxation of freight line and equipment COM
panies; providing that township trustees shall
open a turnpike road when permitted by county
commissioners prohibiting net fishing in the
inland waters OF the state,
COLUMBUS. March 5-SENATE-B Bills passed.
Fixing the fees of county treasurers by giving
them three-fOurths Of penalty on delinquent
taxes collected by them and when collection is
made by other person under contract, one-tifth
of penalty; making maximum fee Of auditors
for placing on duplicate property properly
omitted at per cent, and for Dow tax collec-
tions per gent; requiring all fines and fees
aA.,I1 IL 4 I.
paid into the general revenue fund, and that
itemized accounts of attorneys fees shall be
made in annual report to the governor; au-
thorizing boards of education of Marlboro
township Stark county, to pay Combs Bros.
$780, authorizing the public library board of
Cleveland to issue S250.0JO in bonds to erect
public library building; providing that officers
or members of militia on active duty, if loss of
life occurs, shall not be indicted or tried by
civil process but by court-martiGl; providing
for appointment of chief signal officer with
rank Of first lieutenant for each regiment, and
for increase of signal corps to four men to each
battalion and of hospital corps to eight men
and acting hospital steward for each battulion.
HoUsE-The house passed the bill providing
for naval reserve of the national guard also
the bill providing for quarterly instead
of annual payment of sheep claims; to prevent
feeding OF swine with the flesh of dead ami
mails for the relief of persons who had given
mortgages to the state for the loan of surplus
revenues to extend the life of the canal COM
mission two years; to repeal the 20 per cent
co-insuranco clause: to prevent the display Of
foreign flags on public buildings; authorizing
sinking fund commissioners Of Hamilton coun-
ty to issue refundlng bonds
COLUMBUS, March .-SENATE-Bills passed;
Creating new sub-school district in Ottawa
ownship, Putnam county; authorizing com
niSsioners of Preble county to issue bonds to
meet deficiency in county funds; authorizing
Akron to issue 100000 in bonds for public
library purposes; increasing levy for farmers
Institutes from two TO three mills dividing the
Iund between the state and county, and in
crcasing maximum number of Institutes which
may be held in each county from three to four;
authorizing commissioners OF Meigs county to
Issue bonds to pay floating Indebtedness; limit
ing liability Of hotel keeper for property in
trusted to his care to $3.50, unless the guest
obtains receipt showing value in excess of
that amount; codifying and amending the laws
relating to fish and game; providing that affi-
davlts alleging bias to disQualify judge must
be filed ten days before the date set for trial,
and hearing had before nearest judge in the
district; placing commissioners OF Muskingum
county on q salary of 1900 per annum: for the
relief of Charles M. Warwick treasurer Valley
township, and sureties from liability for loss OF
public funds In bank failure; for the relief Of
g. W. West and suretics on his official bond as
treasurer OF Coal township. Perry county, pro-
viding that parties holding lands in trust may
under order OF the court plat and lay of same
Into lots.
HoUsE-The house devoted nearly the entire
dnu n n diCcn scion Of
tion bill which was finally passed. The amount
distributed is S2,7i52l6
COLUMBUS, March 27 - SENATE Bills
passed: Giving courts discretion to fix the
amount OF security for costs in suits for dam
ages or personal injury through negligence;
providing for the election Of county solicitor
for Cuyahoga county; authorizing trustees of
Dover township, Cuyahoga county, to levy an
additional tax for library purposes; dividing
Pleasant township Putnam county, into two
election precincts; providing for the destruc-
tion of Russian thistles by township authori-
ties; authorizing Urbana to sell or lease nat
ural gas plants; placing commissioners of Stark
county on salary of 81, 800 per annum.
HoUsE.-A bill was introduced providing for
the sale or lease by the board OF public works
OF any canal lands not paying expenses
The bill repeating the Cleveland city hall law
locating 1t on the public square, was passed.
About 2lO measures were reported back to the
house by the committees Among those recon-
mended for passage are the bill providing that
where the same person is nominated by several
parties the name Caunot appear on the ballot
In more than one place; authorizing Judges to
prohibit divorced parties from marrying for
not more than two years. to pay Col. Colts
trial expenses; regulating bakeries: amending
the pharmacy law
CoLUMBus. March 3l-SENATE- Gov Bush-
nell sent to the senate the following appoint-
meats, which we're confirmed by n unanimous
Vote: A V. Rice, Putnam county, trustee
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home. to sue
cced himself. Thomas I. Dill Richland counts
trustee Soldiers and Sailors Home at San
duSky, to succeed Hiram d. Peck, resigned.
H. B, Brown, Muskingum county, trustee Sol
diers' and Sailors Home ut Sandusky to sue
ceed himself George X. Nash, Franklin
trustee of Ohio State hospital for epileptics
vice G. G, Waite, deceased.
Bills passed: Providing for the establish
ment OF naval militia; authorizing SPRING
Held cemetery trustees to issue s. 00) in bonds
to buy cemetery lands; authorizing cemetery
trustees to hold 800 acres OF land for cemetery
purposes; amending the cumulative sentence
law for misdemeanors so as to make II consti-
tutional and effective, and providing that tho
maximum sentence upon fourth conviction
shall not exceed Is months, instead of three
years.
HousE-Bills introduced Amending exist
Ing law so that in villages the first class side
walks may be improved by council and the cost
assessed upon abutting property; authorizing
council OF Martins Ferry TO erect and operate
electric light plant; allowing regular army SOL
dierS OF late war to enjoy benefits OF the indi-
gent soldiers fund; reducing compensation Of
election clerks and judges from SS to ~; restor-
ing the issuing OF marriage licenses to county
clerks; fixing standard for dry measure bar
,els, each to contain 3lH gallons authorizing
Cleveland to issue s5OOOOO in bonds to deepen
and straighten Cuyahoga river