The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-20
OHIO LEGlsLATURE

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CoLunDus. a, Tsh ii-sBxAxD-Ssnato
Whittlesey Introduced bill Monday afterA
noon which sesks 70 make II more difnculs for
drusgists 70 90 saloon business Y dry towY-
shipA A Wss slaim ssrned up In the sen-
sts n Ne shape q . bill eent IN ey eeAs
otor EAlloou. n gives o1o " Eoway4
tiggins, Of jacksonville, % Indemnity for the
loss ef his canal boaA which VS. burned b
ssme Of MofgaA's men In isA Ths scnaee en-
sctsd into law the Rochester house bin. NhisA
amends the law regulating the incorporation
of villagea The amendmens permits . VII
lege 70 incorporate territory right up 70
ne Tine Of city. which formerly was pro-
hlbited
Houss-Mr Mcbride introduced bill
which taxes eli sales in tobacco. WAcisssiSrp
ere = pay ol5e annually, end retailers 10
Another bill b. NJ McBride provides that ~
adjutaut general, in cases where regimeutob
veteran organizations have no monument,
shall authorize the expenditure Of not - ea.
csed $1,000 TO erect monumsne TAe eM
u modelled sfter the Connections law 0eA
Wiley introduced . bill to compel quaAnsl
electors 10 exercise the franchise under penalty
Of 90 70 oiO0, tho fnes to 20 into the road fuAd
ana the elector aAed not 70 have the benene of
me exemption law A bill introduced ~ -
Aldrich gives the commissioners Of SanAusev
county . day, for not to exceed two sessions
Q month, and nve cents mile
COLUMBUS, Feb. 12-SENArH-Senstor 0Np.
fields bill to prevent corrupt practices In eleo.
tions was passed, after being amended % -
70 include nominations, whether In oauoue
or convention. II Is thought the bill VIII
meet with q struggle in the house The bill
provides fixed amounts for campaign ex-
penses, according to the number Of voters,
and that any treasurer Of Q central committee
who does not make report Of all moneys OF.
pended shall be fined not less than eS0 nor
more than $500 False returns are to be pun.
ished by an imprisonment Of 80 days
HousE-Senator Valentines bill, making
the bondsmen Of contractors responsible for
labor and material. passed the house Tuesday
morning, Mr.. Mayors bill. reducing Cinctn-
MATHS contingent fund from 100000 to $4,000
per annum, was on Tuesdays calendar, but
was put over one day. owing to the absence Of
the author Representative Dutton will In
troduce joint resolution providing for the
appointment Of a committee to revis3 al the
fsh and game laws, and report by February
~ no expense to be incurred.
COLUMBUS, O.. Feb 1a-SErATE-Ldtsle
business Of importance transacted Wednesday
and an adjournment was had ct noon until
Thursday.
HousB-The bill introduced by MI. GoodaAs,
increasing the Dow tax from $3.50 to $3.50 came
up Wednesday morning after the reading Of
the journal, as q special order Mr.. Geo0als
spoke at length on the measure and at tAs
BY. offered an amendment that providsd
against the trafnc in distilled spirits by drug
gfsts without paying the Dow tax. This was
one Of the features OF the late Harris Dill 1no
proposition Of Mr. Hess was promptly voted
down-52 to 43 Representative Williams, OF
Licking, offered ON amendment increasing the
tax to $780, Boxwell, of Warren, favored the
amendment because It would close up .
greater number of saloons than smaller tax,
aad the state might a. well get Gil 1T can. II
the business is to be continued in Ohio
COLUMBUS Feb. MISUNDERSTANDING service
bill was introduced Thursday morning BY Ser
ator HERON. The bill provides that civil serv.
ice for all subordinate efioials. clerEs, ETC.. In
cities OF ell classes shall be submitted to .
vote Of the people Two bills were introduced
by Senator Dana making "greonback4"
tsxsble property. both for tndividuao
and state banks. Mr.. Goodale's Dow t. bill.
which passed the house Wednesday, was read
. second time and won't 70 the finance cqgn-
mittee Senator Ely's BILL providing that In
sane persons shall be taken to On asylum by
sttendants from institutions and not by sher.
ids or deputies, was passed The senate COM
nittee on medical schools and colleges report
Cd back the Kimmel medical bill and recon-.
mended its passage.
HousB-Senator LaninS's bill, giving pro-
bette courts the right to change the names Of
persons was reconstdered in the house AND
passed, the object being to stop legislation OF
this kind by the general assembly. The cost "
fixed at ss Representative Rutherford intro
4need bill in the house sppropristing elbs.-
S66.41 to pay the expenses OF the national
guard incurred in 1894 during tho miners
strike A motion to have II passed under
suspension Of the rules was voted down MI.
Clendening introduced bill providing that
reports of committees on alleged crookedness
IN county ofiices shall be published
CoLpMBus, Feb 1h-SENATE-The sSpsts
WAS h session only an hour Friday morning
snd then adjourned until Monday. Senator
HsrYops civil service bill was referred
10 the committee on municipal af-
fai,A Senator Johnson's bill repeating
the law prohibiting members Of the lsgislt-
ture serving as trustees Of state institutions
WAS passed Senators Heron and Cromley
ere trustees of Miami University and the Boys
Industrial school, respectively. which disqusl-
ihed them rs legislators.
HoUsE--Among the important bills intro.
duced were the following: To require dealers
in Intoxicating liquors to lille certificates Of
character with the county recorder; making
barbering on Sunday misdemeanor, and i'm
posing fine Of $2S to go; to take Adams coun.
ty out Of the Seventh judicial district and
place 1t in the Second. and providing foI
the election Of an additional judge; legisiatins
out Of ONCE the old board Of county
fair directors in Butler county and
providing for the election Of Q new
one from each township; to require druggists
to keep an open record Of liquor sold on pre-
scription: exempting from prosecution wit
nesses testifying against state or county ON
cisls in criminal cases. A novel bill was intro.
duced by Mr.. Starr It requires owners Of
dogs to chain or lock them up at night rs Q
protection to sheep Adjourned until Monday