The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
THE SEVENTY SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ADJOURNS.
The Last work of the session-A Num-
ber of Bills Became Laws During
the Closing Hours by Final Pas
sage-a Resume of fLegisIation.

closing session as follows
Senate bin providing that an assignee
or trustee can plat lots and sell jhem.
Senate bill providing that officers OF
banks or corporations shall make re.
turns to the clerk of court under the
partnership law.
Senate bill providing that when prose.
cutting attorneys defend the commits
sioners in civil action they shall receive
compensation.
Senate bill giving the court power 10
fix the bond in the attachment of prop.
erty in suits for damages for death or
personal injuries.
Senate bill creating a hospital and
signal corps for the Ohio national guard.
Senate bill providing for the abandon.
ment of the Working Home for the
Blind
Senate bill providing for the abolish
ment of sweatshops.
Senate bill providing against dupli.
eating names of incorporated companies.
Senate joint resolution, cediug to the
United States the right of the state to
land at Fallen Timbers. Fort Meigs and
Putin. Bay, where monuments are to
be erected.
Bills were passed in the senate. tho
closing session, as follows:
House bill prohibiting saloons within
one mile of the Soldiers home at San.
duslIy.
House bill appropriating $4,000 to
widen and deepen the Miami river in
Logan county.
House bill relating to the standard
barrel dry measure.
A resume of the work Of the past
session shows that, while there was no
legislation of great importance. mass
of bills became laws
In the way of temperance legislation
the Dow tax law was raised $3.50 by the
bin of Mr. GoOdale, n most valuable
revenue measure. A quietus was pnt
upOn extreme temperance legislation
early in the session, when the Haskell
bill was killed. The passage of the
GoOdale bill was the extent of temper.
ance legislation, If that can be consid.
cred temperance measure.
In the interest of social purity, among
the bills that have become laws are tho
Swingle bill, forbidding the keeping Of
male or female children over 4 and
under l6 years Of age in disorderly
houses; Mr. Avery's bill, forbiddiug
the harboring of girls under Is in dis.
orderly houses, and the bill by Mr.. Sui,
Ivan, fixing the age of consent at l6
years
Among the sanitary laws enacted are
the following DR. Deaton's bill regu-
lating the plumbing business and re.
0niring plumbers to take out licenses {;
Mr.. hker's clean bakery bill, COMPEL.
ing bakeshops to observe sanitary rules
and regulations. and forbidding their
location in cellars or Easements; the
hill of General Wiley, prohibiting the
transportation within this state of
hogs infected with cholera bill TO
prevent the adulteration of vinegar, by
Senator Brown; Senator Whittlesey's
bill to prevent frand in the manufacture
Of cheese; Senator Snllivan's measure
prohibiting the contamination of ami.
mails used for human food the bill Of
Senator Hankey. to prevent the pollu-
tIon Of rivers, lakes and ponds.
Another law is the Kummell bill. Gre.
atiug n state medical board and regulat.
ing the practice of medicine
Laws to prevent fraud are numerous.
Prominent among these measures are
the Killbournc sterling silver bill. for.
bidding the sale of articles stamped MS
sterling or rniu silver unless nine hup.
| dred and twenty-five thousandths part
! Of the component parts Of the metal is
pure silver, and Mr.. McBrides bill to
! prevent the adulteration of linsced oil
Protection for tho poor and nnfortu.
| nate Is afforded by MIR Parham's bill,
compelling chattel mortgage sharks to
| keep records of loans made by them.
Among the laws of patriotic nature
are the Cummings bill. requiring boards
! Of education to fly the stars and stripes
| from all school houses in fair weather /;
| the bill Of Mr. Wilhelm, forbidding the
playing Of any public game on Decora.
| tinD day dnTing the rendition Of the
program within radius Of one mile OF
| the sneakers stand and Senator Spark s
bill prohibiting the display Of foreign
tiags on public buildings.
Several laws for tho protection OF
human life are the anti. lycching bill of
Mr. Smith which compcls county in
which lynching occnrs to pay TO the
heirs Of the person lynched 81, 900: Mr.
Mo Brides bill. providing for inter.lock
ing hxtpTes at railway grade crossings
and on swing and draw bridges, and
Mr. Walion's bill requiring passenger
coaches TO carry portable fire exiting
uisheTs
The most strikingly original bill thai
passed was the Fosdick bill. which pre-
, vents the wearing Of high hats il
theateTs
For the protection of tho hallotbo,
| the most prominent bills that became
, laws were the Garfield corrupt practici
hill the Hard bill. fOrbidding judges O
election to mark the ballots of voter
unless the Latter are unable 10 do so b!
reason of blindness. paralysis, cxtrem
old age or other physical infirmity, ant
MY Sicwart's hill forbidding lettering
within 75 teet Of any primary election
polling place.
Several revenue measures that passed
in addition TO the hill increasing tn
, Dow tax, weTo the Goodale bill, levyin
| az excise tax ON electriG light, gas
natural gas. street railroad and pip
limo companies; Mr. Means bill re
T QUiTIng all state and county officers an
Q CoDmon pleas. circuit and suprcm
l. judges Ia pay fee of s. to the secretaT
Of state before receiving their commis
sions; Senator Whittlesey's hill taxiD
: freight line and equipment companiC
according TO the market value of thei
stock
Bills Of a miscellaneous character tha
became laws were Mr.. AldTich bill fol
bidding Gypsies 10 camp on highway
without the consent of the adiaceI
property owners; MIR. Grifiith's bi
making judgment by confession
lien from the date ON which IL IL Ell
tered ON the court Journal; the Roger
fifty-year street railroad franchise ei
tension bill providing for the inspe'
tion of county commissioners and board
of health of private aud public hosp
tails refOrmatOrV homes houses of deter