The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of the Gen.
eraI Assembly.

house bills were passed: For appointment OF
police justices in cities and villages not now
provided for; granting bounty to Ephraim De-
wolf, Prairie Depot, Wood county; authorizing
transfer OF funds. Greenville Darke county:
10 have assessors report farm statistics TO state
board OF agriculture; providing penalty for
abandoning or working old, manned or diseased
animals Bills introduced: Allowing circuit
judges $40 day expenses when called out OF
their circuits; regulating passenger railroad
rates, abolishing rebates, mileage tickets and
discrimination based on length OF haul
HoUsE-The session was largely of q routine
nature. Among the bills introduced were: Re-
ducing telephone rentals to 80 for residences
and S4S for business houses; authorizing the
governor to appoint commission to revise
the municipal code: increasing cigarette
license wholesale $50 to s5), retail from SIS TO
200. raising age from 10 to IS years: providing
Tor the payment OF fees to coroner's consta-
Die same as justice court constable: provid-
| Ing Tor admission to the bar Of graduates OF
common law schools who have not graduated
from college or common schools providing
that creditors must present claims against es-
tates OF decedent within two years after de-
cease; providing for public weighing and in
| spectlon OF grain; providing penalty for maxi
| ing false entry In private banks-also for re-
ceiving money when bank is known to be
insolvent; providing for the election OF trus-
tees OF gas, waterworks and electric light
plants owned by municipalities
Columbus, Feb, 5-SENATE-The senate
passed the bill amending the charter of the
| evangelical Lutheran synod Of Ohio and ad-
lacent states so as to give it national jurisdic-
| ton 1t is now q law
Bills introduced: To allow incorporation Of
| morse thief protective associations and give
them police powers; authorizing treasurers of
L NJ thn,. ~
vide the county into from two to six tax dis
ltricts and designate a different month for COL
lection in each The idea Is to obvate the Gre
alton OF scarcity of money among the people
| Dy all Delng required to pay taxes at the same
| tlme; aDolishing civil case juries, except where
| demanded The person making the demand
shall deposit Is or make affidavib that he can
not raise that sum; declaring associations for
the purpose Of furnishing news are trusts and
| illegal; providing that any paper doing
business in the state is entitled to service and
forbiddng discrimination In the matter Of
| rates; amending the game laws, fixing the
| time for killing game; fixing the salaries of
| members Of the legislature at 5000 when an
nual sessions are held, and 5000 for biennial
| sessions: providing that judgments in lien
| cases on real estate must be recorded.
HoUsE-The entire day in the house was
| spent In discussion of the partial appropriation
Dill Several minor amendments were made
On motion OF Representative Bolin, OF Pick
away county, horizontal cut OF 10 per cent
was made in the salaries OF all officers and
clerks OF the state. After heated debate, this
amendment was considered. Bills passed
Making appropriations for the Ohio State uni.
Verslty the Miami university and for thu
normal and industrial departments OF th,
Wllberforce university; authorizing COUNT
commissioners to insure fair ground buildings 4.
appropriating 5000 to build feeder to Buckley,
lake, appropriating 1925 900 for part OF the e1
pense OF the state for the fiscal year.
Columbus Feb. 16-SENATE-Bills passed
Taking from JUSTICES Of the peace final juris
diction In fish and game cases; prohibitin,
corporations from dealing in real estate; au
thorlzng city or village councils to control o.
prohibit the sale of cigarettes cigarette wrap
perS or their substitutes; reducing the salar,
OF gas trustees from VI 900 per year to SO De
day when actually engaged in transacting busi
ness of the office. Bills introduced. Facilitat-
Ing sales of delinquent tax property; making
widows and widowers dowers in fee simple
instead Of a life interest; providing salaries
for Stark county officials; creating q federal
salary commission.
HoUsE-Most Of the session was occupied by
hearing delegation Of women from the vari-
Gus counties Of the state, In favor of Senator
FGncks proposed amendment to the constitu-
tlon, allowing women to have the full elective
franchise. The vote by which committee OF
conference on the Swayne bill-the Cincinnati!
ripper-was granted, was reconsidered. This
seems to kill the bill
Bills passed: Regulating the employment OF
child labor 1t forbids the employment OF
any child under l5 years of age and fixes an
educational qualification for the employment
of boys up to II years of age, and girls up to Is
years; providing for the dissolution of special
school districts by vote OF the people.
Columbus, Feb H.-SENATE-Both houses
OF the legislature passed resolutions OF condo.
lence for the victims OF the disaster to the bat
tlcship Maine Bills passed: Authorizing the
commissioners OF Van Vert county to issue
$4,000 in bonds; redistricting the state for In
sane hospital purposes; providing for the
opening Of the Massillon state hospital
Bills introduced: Forbidding reinsurance o,
Ohio business in foreign companies: assessing
a per cent. tax on foreign fire insurance COM
panles and companies controlled by foreign
corporations; forbidding discrimination in
freight rates for full car loads and
rebates for mechanical loading devices;
dividing Madison township, Hancock county
into two election districts refunding S15,OOt
certificates OF Indebtedness of Ohio university
The partial appropriation bill was amended
In the senate by the addition Of SIC, 200 of new
appropriations. The total is now $3.50 $50
The McCurdy bill which gave to justices Of
the peace final jurisdiction in cases Of viola.
tions OF the pure food laws was practically
killed by the senate judiciary committee
which recommends that the bill be indefinitely
postponed The bill had passed the house
without opposition.
HoUsE-Bils passed: Increasing the salary +
OF the city solicitor Of Dayton to 81, 500 and
making 1t payable monthly; making the ex-
pense OF weed cutting along public roads tax
upon owners OF contiguous lands, II such own
ers do not cut the weeds upon direction OF
township trustees; providing that teachers
certificates obtained In either Of two adjoining
counties shall be valid in joint school district
composed Of portion of each county. 80.
Columbus, Feb. l8-SENATE--Both branches
OF the legislature adjourned until February %,
In honor Of Washingtons birthday. Senator
Dickle introduced bill nullifying mortgages
which are not made out in the names OF the
real parties at interest ..-
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Creating an ad-
ditional voting precinct in Guyan township,
Gallia county; providing for the levy of an
additional tax to SUPPORT hospitals in Youngs-
town; authorizing church trustees to transfer
cemetery property. to, township trustees; to
prevent the use OF boats or any water craft for
gambling purposes; placing Summit county
officers on salary making Il misdeneanor to
charge more than per cent on chattel mort
cages, punishable by So5 to $500 fine, or 90 days
in jail, or both removing muskrats mink and
otter from protection of the game laws; in
creasing from | to ~ cents per capita the
amount to which agricultural societies may be
aided by county commissioners
Plums for Frease and BaIdrIch.
WASHINGTON Fab 10 .-Thh ,,rae;daU4