The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


livans bill relieving railroads from responsi.
bility for personal injuries in case Of acci-
dents due to defects in equipment where the
cause Of such accident WAS created in another
state, and where the person injured is not
resident OF the state, was passed. The bill
sppropfiating A19S9 for the expenses
incident to the Inauguration Of Gov.
Bushnell, was passed. A number Of bills we're
started on the road 90 tho calendar. The most
important of these was Senator Falcons bill.
which is designed to scare Fayette county suf-
ciently to prevent the trial Of Col Colt on the
other two counts pending against that oficsr
In the indictment found against him by the
Fayette county grand jury In connection with
the Washington c. H. riot
HoUsE-Bils introduced Monday: To re-
peal the Taylor Of Guernsey standard time;
to amend section 1920 amended March 49,
1892. by providing that members Of boards Of
education shall be entitled to receive &i.50 per
day for each days regular attendance at regu-
lar meetings to be held on the third Monday
Of April, June, August, October, December
and February: to provide that the governor
shall appoint within 20 days after the passage
OF the act, by and with the advice and consent
Of the senate three commissioners to be known
Is Commissioners for the Promotion Of Uni
formity of Legislation in the United States;"
70 amend Section $685. by providing nat where
Q divorce is granted, the court may order as o
part Of the decree that neither Of the parties
Unall marry 1Of SuCn O tlme. LOt exceeding Two
years, as the court may deter nine.
COLUMBUS, O.. Feb SIS sNATE-Tu csday
Senator Shryock introduced bill empower
ing boards Of education in all but cities of the
first class to refund bonds Senator
Garfeld's corrupt elections bill' was the
chief measure to come up in the senate
Tuesday morning The object Of the bill
as to prevent corrupt practices at elections
and to curtail campaign expenses to o mini
mum. Senator Garfields plan was to limit all
assessments Of candidates by county or GEN.
tral committees according to the number Of
voters. The candidate must make AFFIDAVIT as
to their campaign expenses. If the affidavits
are false. the bill provides for fine Of 81 900
HoUsE-Bills passed: Empowering the city
solicitor to codify the Ordinances Of Spring.
/ field: requiring that all money paid out for the
repair of township roads shall be on the order
Of the trustees. The house resolution by Mr..
Kelly, authorizing the publication and distri-
button of 5000 sets Of Howes Historical Col
lections Of Ohio, was adopted by the house,
with single dissenting vote-Brubaker, Of
| Ashland. The members will each get 80 sets
tor free distribution. resolution was offered
by Mr. Wiley empowering the committee on
taxation to ascertain the value of the catch Of
! fish in Lake Erie, and also II the state derives
any revenue from the industry. Mr.. Wiley 8
| purpose is to license or tax the business.
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb 6-SENATE-The Dow
| law amendment bill. by Senator Dana, which
| is the same as the house bill Of Mr. Goodale,
Of Hamilton came up for passage on report
Of the finance committee. The bill
! raises the Dow tax to $780, Mr..
| Ely, Of Lorain, moved to raise It to $500
! This evoked violent discussion. Sem
ator Garfield charged that the bill was simply
| an attempt to out the Harris bill il it came
! over. Mr.. Williams stood with Mr.. Ely for
| $500, and was joined by senator Clark Senator
Shattuck declared in favo- of 1850 Senator
| 7 amin caia oil lx hat thraa tS
had come to every senator on the floor for
| them to toe the mark, or suffer for 1t. When
put to a vote the 800 amendment carried by a
! vote Of 20 yeas and 10 nays.
HOUsE-The first intimation that the Harris
bill was before the house Wednesday was sug
| gested by flood Of kilograms that poured In
| upon members in obedience, 1t is said, to in
structions sent out by Rev. Howard Rus
sell, Of the Anti-saloon League, to
his colaborers in all parts Of the
state. Nearly every member was in re-
! ceipt of q "bracer' from his constituents. A
| call OF the roll disclosed the following men,
bers absent: Aldrich (dem.), Ashford (rep)
Brorein (dem.), Busching (rep), Hart Gep.)
Kimmel (rep), Kilbourne (dem.), Richardson
(Ham. Co, rep), Smith adams, rep) ant
Smith (Cuyahoga rep) The members who
answered to their names were lO2.
COLUMBUS, Feb 7.-SENATE-Mr. Moore's
house bill to require all establishments, rail
road cars, ETC., selling or using oleomargarint
! to put up their signs telling the public Of it
was passed. The bill amends the old law b.
striking out the word knowingly" and nov
| becomes q law.
HoUsE-There was a slim attendance o
members in the house Thursday morning
Senator Clark's bill increasing the maximum
penalty for grand larceny from to 10 years
and increasing the penalty for petit larcen!
from 30 days in Jail to one years imprison
ment, was defeated in the house. The Eg
gleston avenue investigation will be held In thu
hall Of the house of representatives, and will b.
open resolution will be introduced il
the house to provide for the appointment OF
commission to revise all the fish and gam
laws 1t is proposed to prevent gillnet tishinl
in less than so feet Of water, and limiting gill
nets to lines of eight miles long Song bird
are to be thoroughly protected. Mr., Dodg
will introduce joint resolution providing 10
the appointment by the governor OF commits
sion of ten to represent Ohio at the Mexican
exposition, the members to receive no com
pensation, but to be allowed their expenses.
| COLUMBUS. O., Feb a-SENATE-Bills in
troduced Friday: Reducing the fees OF count
officials by about one-third; amending section
40e2a. 1t provides that boards Of education Q
city districts of the first class may permi
children under twelve years Of age to atten
the nearest school, irrespective Of distric
boundaries. Bills passed: House bill amend
ing the law prohibiting the use OF hctltlou
names in partnerships by requiring count
clerks to index all partnership names recorde
with them, charging therefor fee OF 40 cents
appropriating for Ohio state university pur
poses 100000 for the present fiscal year an
SOL 900 for the ensuing one.
EoUsE-Bills introduced Giving the pro
bate court authority to release MORTGAGES 70
assignees and trustees the same as 1t has tn
right to do for administrators and executors
requiring that all costs in case in lustlc
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