The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE
Seyenty.thirA Session.


enacted into law the bills by Mr.. McKinnon Of
Ashtabua and Allen of Athens, making
available the money raised under the Hysell
law and its companion pieces for the benefit of
the Ohio university, the Ohio State
university, the Miami university and
the combined normal and indus
trial department Of the Wilberforce uni
versty. The senate Monday afternoon indef
nitely postponed and then reconsidered and
deferred until Wednesday the bill by Mr. Grif-
fifth. of Union, making it compulsory with
township boards of education to pay the high
school tuition of graduates of the public
schools.
HousE-A bill has been placed in the hands
OF the Franklin county legislative delegation
by the Retail Clerks association of Columbus,
which is designed to prevent the keeping open of
business houses on Sunday. a fine of S25 is pro-
vided for for the first oifense and $50 or not
more than 800 for each additional offense
and Imprisonment not less than Ave
days nor more than 30 days 1t does
not apply to work of necessity or
charity The following bills were introduced:
Providing money for the distribution of teach
ers examination blanks: repeating the statute
preventing school examiners from teaching in
normal schools. Making teachers certificates
valid in every county of the state; fixing the fee
for catching q drift log at 80 cents per log: re-
quiring that the issue or transfer of any mort
gage must be recorded with a county recorder
within 100 days to be effective
COLUMBUS March 2.-SENATE-The senate
passed bill requiring owners or lessees OF
workshops and factories to provide adequate
means of extnguishing fires on every floor
of such buildings. A bill introduced
in the senate by Mr.. Voight, OF
Hamilton, amends the game laws
so as not to prohibit the killing of tame deer
Many weary hours were devoted by the senate
Tuesday to a consideration of the question of
two-cent railroad fares. 1t came before that
body with the bill by Hon H. E. Valentine, OF
Crawford county. which is practically inden-
tical with the Bracken measure now pending in
the house.
-lousE-Among the bills passed by the
house was the one by Senator Carpenter, au-
thorizing the printing of $500 copies Of the
'Ohio Statesmen and Hundred Year Book. "
Another authorizes Springfield to issue bonds
for water works purposes, and a third measure
provides for an official stenographer in Han
cock county. just before adjourning the house
passed Mr.. Cables senate bill, approprating
S3OCOD for improvements Mt the Athens state
hospital. The bill of Mr.. Smith, of Delaware,
amending the statutes to make the statute Of
limitation apply to W bounty claims. was
lost after u protracted debate. Mr.. Monter, of
Hamilton county, will introduce bill in the
bouse at an early date providing a reduction in
telegraph tolls. 1t will seek to fix the rate at
l5cents for the first ten words, and one cent for
each additional word.
COLUMBUS, March 3.-SENATE--One Of the
greatest victories ever achieved through the
legislative department of this state is now a
part of the statutes of Ohio The bill by Hon.
John p. Jones, of Stark county. to require the
weighing Of coal before it is screened became
q law by passage in the senrte Wednesday af-
ternoo.. BY its enactment the hopes and pray
ers of many thousands of toilers have
benn realized. Senator Long in ntroduced a bill
authorizing school boards to purchase manuals
for the regulation of their proceedings; Mr..
Carpenter, Of Meigs, introduced in the senate
his bill mentioned at length some days ago
providing that all life insurance policies shall
have II surrender cash value, after two annual
payments have been made Adjourned until
Monday.
IoUsE-Mr. Waddell's bill regulating the
price to be paid for the maintenance Of lunatics
or idiots by sherifs was amended and passed.
1t now provides that the county commissioners
shall not allow more than so nor less than 35
cents per day for the maintenance of such pris-
oners. Bills introduced: Reducing telegraph
tolls to Is cents for the first ten words and one
half a cent for each additional word; requiring
suits against the estates of decedants to be
begun within six month, after death; holding
the father of an illegitimate child for support
OF u chill / until the child is 16 years Of age;
providing u penalty OF ten years in the peni-
tentiary for persons convicted of breaking into
| any field yard or lot with intent to steal.
COLUMBUS March 4.-SENATE-Within five
| low house bill amending the law providing for
| the appointment of notaries public, so that
women may qualify in that capacity, Gov
| Bushell had issued commission to Miss Grace
| A. Adams. The bill became law by passing the
| senate TSursday afternoon. The new law
| does not mention the word female or woman
| but simply amends the old statute by striking
| out the provision limiting the appointment tc
| "Qualified electors" and inserting the CLAUSE
| "persons over 2l years of age" The senate
| defeated Mr.. Riley's bill to bar steam engines
| off of driveways and roads, except when ex'
treme precautions are taken to prevent the
| frightening of horses by them.
| HoUsE-The committee on elections report
| ed without recommendation Senator Pugh.
| bill requiring persons signing nomination pc
| titions to pledge themselves to vote for tn,
| candidates petitioning. In the house Thurs
| day the committee finance reported with
out recommendation Mr.. Cliford's bill re
| ducing the legal rate of interest from to 5pe
cent. Mr. Rankin's bill requiring that all taXe
| and penalties must be offered the purchase
before suit can be brought to quiet tax title
was recommended for passage by the Judiciar'
| committee. The same committee recommend
| ed for passage Senator Longs bill providing
that justices of the peace shall have four day
IN which to set aside verdicts.