The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-03-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of the Gem
eral Assembly.

Columbus, MarCn -%.--StHdbS-DA4Ao P"SSNN'
Granting war claim of Joseph NJ Hillhouse;
Permitting allowances to attorneys appointed |
BY courts for defendants; extending the scope |
Of the state board of health; reforming police |
court Jury system of Cincinnati; regulating |
fees Of Stark county oficials dividing Madison
township, Hancock county, into two voting pre-
cincts.
HousE-Bills passed Providing for fire.
mems vacation in Cincinnati. Reconsidered,
amended and passed; to pay councilmen OF
Dayton s. per session; to abolish contract prison
labor for election Of senators by vote OF the
people.
Bills introduced: General appropriation Dill
carr wing So 3l2 75s for 1898; creating board OF
hospital trustees in Springfield; placing JUS
tices OF the peaceof Youngstown upon salary
Of 81 200; creating special school district IN
Cynthiana township, Shelby county
Columbus, March 23 23-SENATE-Bills passed.
Allowing owners Of tame deer to XIII them ~
will; also prohibiting the killing OF Mongohan
pheasants before the year 1908; to provide bet
ter school facilities for Warren county; pro-
viding that the yearly enumeration of youths
OF school age shall be taken in May; regulating
compensation Of county officers in Stark couh-
ty; to authorize municipal councils to prohiolt
use of steam Whistles within the corporatloh'
TO set apart Lewiston reservoir as public lake.
build market house in Cleveland at cost OF
1875 900: creating the Office Of official stenogra-
pher in Logan county. '''
Bills passed both houses: Relieving Canton
township trustees and clerk, Stark county,
from reiunding overdrawn salaries; approprl-
ating $40 900 for sewer for the Cleveland state
hospital
Senator Leet offered a resolution calling
upon the national administration to preserve
the system of civil service as it now exists, un-
impaired. The greater part of the morning
was spent in discussing the revised two-cent
fare bill 1t was postponed until Thursday.
HOUSE. Bills passed: Allowing owners OF
dogs to recover damages for injuries done TO
the animals; permitting probate courts to act
as guardians for children in public benevolent
institutions; permitting an issue OF SlO.OJO
bonds in Massillon for free library purposes
and to levy tax for the same; allowing the
council Of Mt Vernon to do away with town
marshal, at discretion, and appoint chief OF
police; authorizing township trustees TO i'm
prove public highways and levy tax therefor;
allowing q sheriff five cents per mile each way
for conveying an insane person to the hospltal
for the insane also Is cents per day for sub
sistence and necessary carriage hire; providing
that contests of wills must be filed within TWO
years from probating, except when contestant
fine Of $50 for attempting to fraudulently OBJ
tain money or other valuables less than SS5 in
value by mail or letter; compelling admins
traitors to render an account within IL months.
Columbus March 2.-SENATE-Two impor-
tant railroad bills we're passed. One was the
amended Valentine BILL requiring railroads to
place on sale 5O0-mile mileage books at two
| cents per mile to be used by members of the
| purchasers family or business firm, If the
names are written upon the cover The book
| may be taken up by the conductor II used by
| an unauthorized person. and an amendment
| relieves the road or conductor from an action
| for damages. The Sullivan bill, prohibiting
railroads from charging an excessive amount
| for the mileage book, to be refunded on the
return Of the cover was also passed. Other
| bills passed were Extending the life of the
| canal commission for two years; abolishing
| the state live stock commission and vestng Its
| powers in the state board Of agriculture-it Is
| now half law; applying the laws governing
| Joint township bitches to joint county dltches
| raising the age Of consent to IS; prohibiting
| importation of diseased cattle; authorizing re-
| funding; amending the act relative to hllni
| chattel mortgages so as to have the priority
the liens determined at time Of filing, and re
auiring them to be filed with county recorder
The senate adopted the resolution requiring
|
within week. An invitation was presented
10 the general assembly from Cleveland askini
| that the centennial in 1893 be located in tha
| city.
HoUsE-The house passed the Bracken two
cent fare bill amended to suit the bills passe'
in the senate. AS amended the fare whcl
may be charged by railroads remains at tn
present fgure-three cents mile-with tn
exception that the sale of 800 and l,OOO-mil
mileage books at two cents mile is provide
for.
Other bills passed were: Authorizing tn
construction of an S150,0OO bridge across tn
Ohio river at Steubenville; allowing tax t
be levied in Ottawa county upon the person
benefited by the dikes, for the maintenance G
the same removing muskrat, otter and min
from the protection Of the game laws; amend
ing the law relating to mob violence, by givin
IA jury discretion as to the amount OF damage
. 10 be assessed for the victim of such mobs
permitting corporations to be sued whereve
service may be obtained on officers
The salary bill for Tuscarawas county of
cials has passed both houses and is now Law
, Columbus, March 25.-SENATE-Bills intro
duced: Providing that deeds made by heirs {
persons dying intestate shall not be a convey
| | ance Of title to land OF which the deceased die
seized, until after the probate court shall frs
=
, salary Of the secretary Of the state medici
1 board from 81 500 to al,000 and cutting of ii
40 per day pay Of members of th
board, allowing them only expenses; q
2 | loving county commissioners 10 lev
d tax Of lilo mills per year, to n
replace condemned bridges; changir
annual meeting Of township trustees from FIR
, TO third Monday in March; authorizing munic
I palities to refund bonded Indebtedness at
. rate not exceeding AZ per cent; prohibitiT
dlsorderly houses within l2)O yards Of sta
institutions to reorganize the penitentary.
t Bills passed: Providing for custodial care
= adult imtecileS by the state providing for II
;. repair and improvement Of free pixies und
the two-mile assessment law exemptil
school officials and employees from the oper
: tion of the Burns law
a HoUsE-Representat Jones introduced
resolution instructing the governor to appoi
= a commission, consisting Of one coal operate
Il one miner and one mining engineer, to e
anime into the unnecessary loss Of coal
|, mining and marketing. The commission is
!. be paid 81 q day and to hold office two yea
; The resolution calls for an appropriation
'' 10000
e Columbus. March 9s-SENATE-It took on
IS is minutes for the senate to get through
session to-day, there being but II membe
. | pTcSeut, anu al AO'AO"Ou viz
y PRODUCTION OF several local bills. resoluti
u was introduced thanking United States Sen
n tors Proctor, Gallinger and Thurston for th
e labors in investigating the conditions prevn
N, ing in Cuba.
= Among the bills introduced was one allow
l. officers of the law to enter places where tn
suspect gambling is being cal rled on and to
D. rest those found therein and compelling tn
4 to take away such paraphernalia as may
a found
IL HousE-Bils introduced Amending S
is tion Sl9 so as to provide for eight classes
le state printing providing that savings and Il