The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-03-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of the Gem
eral Assembly.

spent the greater part of the dav listsrino ~
oratory for and against Senator Finck,s nro-
posed amendment To the constitution giving 20
women the full election franchise The reso,us
tion was amended, the time OF submitting the
proposition to amend the constitution IN n non.
ular vote being postnoned from 1909 N 1900
The senate refused TO recede from It's amend
ments to the partial appropriation hill and a
committee OF conference was annointed The
senate indefinitely nostnoned the hiIl niv,ro N
prosecuting ATTORNEYS the power To recover
from the commissioners of the county sums In
his opinion illegally expended The resolution
providing for popular vote ON n constitu
tional amendment, giving to women the full
elective franchise failed To pass. The vote
was, yeas II, nays H. Less than the two-tbirds
majority required.
Bills introduced Permitting appeals from
justice courts in attachment and garnishee
suits; creating Jefferson township in Crawford
county; codifying county ditch law prohibit
Ing sale of liquor on Memorial day: for COM
pulsory arbitration OF building and loan asso-
citation disputes; authorizing one-tenth of a
mill tax for county fairs.
HOUSE The Jones resolution was adopted,
with an amendment giving to the house COM
mittee on taxation the right to investigate the
manner In which corrorations In the state have
listed their property for taxation 1t was
charged on the floor OF the house that millions
of dollars OF property In this state are escap-
ing taxation because OF dishonest listing for
tax purposes Senator Sullivan's bill, making
1t mandatory upon railroads to carry bicycles
with all attachments on was passed
Columbus Feb. 24-SENATE-The republic
ans Of the senate to-day elected H. L. Musser.
OF Warren, as reading clerk of the senate
Frank Wilson was the caucus nominee of the
democrats, which party had a majority, but
two democratic senators were absent and the
republicans elected their man. Imm ediately
the news Of his election was telegram ed to
him and he took the oath OF office before no.
tary public. At a democratic caucus in the
afternoon the democrats decided to abolish the
office. and Musser will therefore be an officer
out Of job The bill amending the present
school laws was passed. The bill requiring
examination of BARRIERS before license shall
be issued to them to follow their trade in this
state was passed. but so many amendments
were tackled on it that it will be practically in
operative, even II it Passes the house The bill
requiring that the advertisements of property
to be sold at Sherif's sale shall give the street
number Of property to be sold was passed The
bill permitting sherifs to hire assistance in
taking insane persons to hospital was also
passed
Bills introduced: Giving extra fees to dep
uty superintendents OF insurance: giving com
mon pleas courts full jurisdiction in mortgage
foreclosure cases growing out OF assignments
when case is pending at time of assignment;
granting Edward Higgins $40 for canal boat
burned by Gen John Morgan requiring all
street improvements to be made by general
tax; requiring tho election of members of
board of education in East Liverpool at large,
instead of by districts; to issue 81 900 900 in
bonds for the building of sewage system in
Cleveland: diverting from county poor fund
to townships, villages and cities two-tenths of
DOW tax.
senator Finck introduced resolution set
Ting torth That preponderance of the evidence
SHOWS that the battleship Maine was blown up
Dy Spaniards, and expressing to the Ohio con-
gressmen. United States senators and Presi-
deht Mckinley that the sense OF Ohio people
was that the time for interference on behalf OF
Cuoa mad come. The resolution seeks to pledge
to the administration its unqualified support
with men and money to accomplish the desired
ends, be the consequences what they may. The
resolution was made special order for next
Tuesday.
HoUsE-The report of the conference COM
mittee on the appropriation bill was accepted.
ms gives to the state dairy and food depart
ment So,OO ON the partial BILL all increase of
$500 over the amount as it passed the house
and 5000 less than the amount asked by the
department The bill which repeated the law
granting q modified suffrage to women failedto
PISS the house. 1t occasioned a hot debate.
Ihe Dill making the county solicitors OF coun-
Ties having such an onicer the legal adviser Of
boards OF county commissioners instead of the
prosecuting attorney, was passed Repre-
sentative Howard's bill, making the purchase
OF supplies for county offices by the competi-
tive bid system compulsory, was also passed.
Columbus, Feb 25.-SENATE-Bills intro
duced: To reorganize the government of Zanes-
vile and make it federal in form, with BIZ
partisan board at the head; compelling all
school children to attend the full term Of
school In their district. also giving the truant
oficer the right to arrest truants who have
been warned two days previously; making 1t
a misdemeanor on the part of a conductor of
railway train TO refuse to accept mileage in
exchange for transportation: providing an Off
cial stenographer for the supreme court; au-
thorizing the commissioners OF Lucas county
to issue $780, 900 in bonds to build new Jail
ana Sherins residence; compelling corpora
tions owning bridges to light the same; reduc-
ing the rate OF legal advertising TO 70 cents per
square 1or Inc hrst insertion anu ~ cents for
subsequent insertions authorizing two mills
TAX lor eIucatlonal purposes In the city OF
warren
nousE- bh'S pasSeu' MAKING more stringent
tne reputation OF bakeries and placing their
inspection IN the province OF the state inspector
OF WORKSHOPS ana factories and his deputy dis
'rlct Inspectors requiring proprietors ofwork-
Shops wnere emery wheels are used to protect
Sucn wneels oy blowers In order to save the
nealth OF the operator; requiring SKINNED
cneese 10 contain at least ~ per cent OF butter
Iats' instead OF lO per cent as at present. ap-
propriatlng SS4Vo'OoO for the support OF the
common SCHOOLS ana d, ,looooo TO pay principal
ana interest on tne 1unded DEBT OF the state,
ino OIL making SATURDAY afternoon half