The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-03
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


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investigate trusts doing business In Ohio.
| Bills introduced Extending time for the kill
| ing OF game. and providing that all game con-
| hscated shall be turned over to charitable in
| stltutions. to abolish capital pun
| ishment and providing for solitary confne-
| ment for prisoners convicted OF first degree
| murder: To provide an additional Judge for the
| district composed Of Athens. Auglaize Mercer,
| Shelby and Van Vert counties. A resolution
| by Mr. Plummer requesting the judiciary COM
mittee to consider the laws OF the various
| states pertaining to the preventing of lynch.
| ing and to report bill on the subject was
| adopted
| HousE-The members Of the house OF repre-
| seutatives evidently spent the past four days
drawing up bills because Monday afternoon.
| when the house convened, bills fairly rained in
| upon the clerk There was scarcely a county
| which did not respond with some sort OF a
| measure. Most OF the bills we're OF general
| character. and many are unique and new SIM
| liar ones never having been introduced before.
| Perhaps as new bill as was introduced was one
| by Mr. Adkins of Allen, which is blow at the
| gold standard and is sure to create stir in
| banking circles. He proposes to declare all
| contracts null and void which contain gold
clause Only contracts calling for payment In
| the legal tender money of the country are to be
| recognized legal All others will be de-
| clared by statute non-enforceable.
| Co,uMBus Jan 26.-SENATE-The following
| bills were Introduced Tuesday: To repeal the
| law granting cOguONlt JuuBHleuts, " appio-
| pirate Sll.SO0 for paying the debt incurred oy
the agricultural board in 1855; to compel en-
| gines travelling public highways TO stop
| wien within 100 leet OF a person driving in an
| opposite direction and wait until that person
| has passed; providing for the education of deaf.
dumb and blind people at the dear
| and dumb asylum AT present per-
sons deaf. dumb and blind are
| not admitted to any state institution, regulat-
ing crossing OF railroads by telephone and teie.
| graph lines under direction OF the railroad
| commits soncr; giving visiting committees to
| charitable institutions the right to charge for
| expenses not exceeding $50 a year; to repeal
the law compelling patent medicine proprle-
tors TO label their medicines as &C tntaining pol
son If it does; repeating acts prohibiting stew
| ards and trustees OF state institutions from
| coming from the county where the institution
| is located.
| HoUsE-The house passed. without debate or
| dissenting vote Smiths bill repeating the
state house improvement law, and Gen Wieys
bill repeating the Torrens land registery and
| transfer law.
| COLUMBUS O.. Jan 27.-SENATE-Mr Pugh's
| resolution presented Monday. which requested
Ohio's representatives in the national senate
| and house to vote in favor OF recognize
ing the belligerency of the Cuban insur-
| gents wa. passed. The barber bill was
| called up and postponed discussion
| on the biennial session question was precip-
| it ted by Senator Williams resolution, pro-
viding for single session of the present legis-
| lature The author said the question ought to
be decided early. The resolution was adopted,
ali OF the senators voting in the affirmative ex.
| cept MIR Pugh. who voted In the negative. and
| MIR Carpenter who declined to vote.
| HoUsE-New bills introduced Wednesday:
| Permitting the state board of health to meet
| at it's discretion instead of but three times each
year; providing that municipal lighting plants
may be placed under the control Of boards OF
three members. elected by popular vote: ex-
empting from taxation the education fund OF
the yearly meeting of Friends; providing for
public vaults in cemeteries to be constructed
| jointly by townships and Incorporated villages;
providing more effective protection from in
fringement OF the union label, and liking
penalty of 500 for Offenders authorizing the
sale of certain canal lands in the city OF Day.
| tom repeating the amendment TO the inter-
county law for reparation of damages by over
flows. and deprivng the defendant county OF
the right OF terminating action; providing gen.
| orally that all political nominations shall be
made by popular vote at primaries under
boards of election.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 28-SENATE-SenatOr
Cromley Thursday introduced bill to redis-
trict the state for state hospital purposes and
| to provide for opening the Massilon Hospital
Bills introduced: Enlarging powers of the
state board Of charities and requiring re-
ports from all kinds OF state institutions
and certain other charities; amending the law
governing the disbarrment Of attorneys so as
TO require those disbarred to pay all costs Of
the proceedings before they can be reinstated.
Senator Diehn introduced a bill which may
make biennial sessions less popular IL pro-
vdes that when there is only one session of
the legislature the salary of the members
shall be 5000. One years salary for one
years service" is the senator's motto.
HoUsE-In the morning session of the house
Thursday three bills were passed in the inter-
est of the wage workers. The most important
was Mr.. Jones bill to provide for the weighing
Of coal before it is screened. Two bills offered
by Mr.. Davis were passed, after somewhat
extended discussion. One provides that
inspectors may require immediate alter
ations in unsafe buildings used for public
meeting places or work shops. The second bill
requires employers TO provide seats for all
female employees, and also provides for other
sanitary arrangements for working women
The first business of the afternoon session OF
the house was the adoption of a resolution
censuring the house printer for his delay in
returning printed bills thus delaying the work
OF the body.
COLUMBUS. Jan. 9.-SENATE-T The senate
was in session only few minutes Friday
morning. and there some DISAPPOINTMENT
and surprise among the Hamilton county peo-
pie. who expecting u debate on the
amended swain reform bill, which was on the
calendar for second reading. The vote on
adjournment is claimed by those who oppose
the bill to indicate that it can not pass in the
senate.
HoUsE-The house clerk was fairly swamped
with bills Friday, and some of the measures
were so unusual and voluminous that the au-
thors themselves did not attempt to explain
their meaning. Among them were the follow
ing: Providing that agricultural statistics
taken by the assessors be returned to the Sec
retary OF state board OF agriculture; providing
that Bates ann n)tated Ohio statutes be made the
authorized edition; to tax leases OF mineral
lands, to be returned for taxation at value of
such sum as would be required at the rate OF
six per cent to produce the royalty secured
The bill makes the tax lien. providing that
when an agreement can not be reached be-
tween municipal authorities and corporations
desiring to operate telephone lines through
streets and alleys the probate court shall act
rs adjudicator.
Ohio Post masters.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 29.-The follow.
ing Ohio pOstmaSters were appointed