The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-04-06
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches OF the GEN
eral Assembly.

as village councils; making q 50-day limit for
taking cases to higher court on exception-be-
gins at time court files findings; authorizing
county executive committees TO fill vacancies
on tickets; authorizing Cleveland to issue
Sl,5OO.OOO bonds for city hall: providing pen
alties for running boys under l8 years Of age
closing saloons on Memorial day, May SO
amending the corrupt practices act, so as to
limit its operations to villages and cities Of
more than 1000 population; requiring the hold
ing OF bodies Of paupers and criminals SO hours
for possible reclaiming by relatives before turn
ing them over TO medical colleges.
The bill providing for the erection of a new
state house was defeated, also the bill vesting
the right of direct legislation in the people o.
political subdivisions in the state.
Senator Garfeld's civil service bill was de-
feated for the second time in the senate to-day.
Bills paS1ed both houses Authorizing Mas
sillon to levy tax OF one mill for library pur-
poses authorizing a bond issue for public
library in Massillon; authorizing an issue Of
100000 in bonds for repair of levees at Dayton.
HoUsE-The house refused to pass Senator
Sullivan S newspaper libel bill Representative
Bramley's bill repeating the Garfield corrupt
practices act was also defeated
Bills passed: Providing for the education of
blind deaf mute children at the deaf and dumb
institution in Columbus: appropriating $1,000
for various legal expenses of the state; abol-
ishing the Franklin county board Of elections
and vesting its powers in the Columbus city
Doaru-also lncre eaS1ng the salaries OF the latter
board.
Columbus, March 3O-Senate- Bills passed.
Creating state fee and salary commission to
devise uniform system offees and salaries for
county officers; forbidding the declaring OF pre-
ferred credits within 90 days Of an assignment
The Shafer school book law was defeated
and the Sullivan bill, abolishing capital pun
| ishment after very acrimonious debate
HoUsE-Bills passed: Authorizing township
| trustees of the various counties in the state to
| submit to the electors proposition to macad-
| amize township roads and to levy tax of
| three mills therefor; empowering township
boards OF education to establish township or
| joint township high schools, and to discontinue
| sub-district schools when the attendance falls
| below IL.
The greater part Of the day was spent in the
| discussion Of the general salary bill 1t was
made special order for tomorrow.
The house fined Mr.. william Marmet, Of
| Cincinnati, the costs of the procedure, for his
contempt OF the house in refusing to testify be-
| fore the house committee on taxation Mr.
| Marmet is q coal dealer and declined to make
answer to certain questions on the ground that
| an answer would interfere with his private
business The costs will amount to about $3.50
A resolution was offered to fine him 1900, but
the substitute given above was finally adopted
Columbus, March 3l.-SENATE-Bills intro
duced: To pay deputy supervisors Of elections
in Montgomery county g. each for each pre-
cinct at each election; giving the Cincinnati
court Of insolvency jurisdiction in appointment
| Of receivers, In tax injunctions. in repleviT
| against an assignee; making secretary Of statt
| sole authority TO change names of corporations
| The republicans in the senate split on tn,
| question OF indorsing the course Of Senato
| Foraker in regard to Cuban matters A resolu
| tion to that effect was introduced by Senate
Burke and was adopted by the senate. Repub
| lican senators voting against 1t were: Alexan
der. Blake Cable Crandall, Garfield, May ant
| Williams
HoUsE-The discussion Of the general salar.
| bill and the final appropriation bill occupet
| the time of the house to-day.
Bills passed: Providing for the appoint
ment of commission to revise the municipa
code: allowing q laborer to recover at civil sui
| the true value of his services, regardless OF tn
contract under which he was employed appro
priating -, 900 to pay the running expense
Of the state; fixing the salary of each count
officer in every county in the state.
Bills passed both houses; Authorizing Pix
county commissioners to build roads: provid
ing that cheese must have 50 per cent OF but
ter fats TO be pure; requiring handrails o
stairways in public buildings: refunding direc
inheritance tax; authorizing bonds for foo
damage in Wood county; authorizing bonds 70
food damage in Ross county: authorizing $50,
| 900 bonds for improvement Of Doan creek, Guy
ahoga county.
nn1 Ill Crx,
duced: Authorizing expenditure Of Il 1000 90
for the purpose Of placing the Ohio nations
guard on war footing; providing that com
panies which guarantee titles need deposit Sc
curity in only 100000, instead of S25O,0 an
need have only S250,000 capital stock, instead c
S5OO,OOO as now required.
Bills passed: Prohibiting reinsurance in fir
risks In companies not authorized to do bus
ness in Ohio; authorizing the expenditure
$1,000 900 for park improvement in Cincinnati
House - Bills introduced: Appropriatin
| Il 900 0O0 to place the Ohio national guard on
war footing, and to support the federal govern
ment in case of war with Spain; providing fo
official stenographers in all circuit, commo
pleas superior, insolvency and probate court
in counties containing cities OF 10000 or over
providing that election tallies must be re
corded on single sheet OF paper; prohibitin
the erection Of bowling alleys in places wher
liquor is sold: providing penalty Of 800 fc
violation Of the Dow tax law, one-half OF tn
fine to go to the informer; requiring Judge
and clerks of election to take oat
to support the constitution during the
term Of office instead of for the single election
to prevent the employment on Sunday
stores, factories. etc. of any person over 1
save those who observe some other day Of tn
week as Sabbath; requiring all banks to r6
port annually to the secretary OF state an
auditor OF state the names of all depoSitoi
whose balance has remained unclaimed fC
seven years, and to pay these balances into tn
state and county treasures every II years
providing for the sale OF IS acres OF state Ian
near the Newburg asylum to the city Of Clevt
land; giving the sheriff poundage on tn
amount of all sales made by him; ncreasin
the salary OF the official stenOgrapher Of Err
county from S5l0 to 81 900; to re-enact the ol
contractors lien law and to require the ownC
of a building in course Of construction to po,
in the building the amount he owes the COZ
tractor, with the date and place he will pay 4
giving the workhouse board OF Green count
power to parole prisoners; fixing the salary
the clerk to the commissioners of Cuyahol
county at II 800 a year, increasing the salary
members Of the Cleveland board OF election
| 1000 year, and of their clerk to al, 900 yea
Bills passed: Authorizing the state board
agriculture 10 issue 100000 bonds to purcha,
additional land and improve the state ia
ground
Fatally Burned.
Van Vert, April 5.-While the littl
6-year-old daughter of George l.!
barge, who lives on farm about 81
miles east of Van Vert, was playinp /