The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-03-09
THE LEcIsLArURE.
Proceedings Of Both Branches of the Gen
eral Assembly.

eral Assembly.
Columbus, March 2-SENATE-Bills passed:
making 1t the duty OF county surveyors to do
MI work in surveying required by county COM
missioners and making 1t obligatory upon the
commissioners 10 employ such county survey
ors; reducing the salary Of oficials Of Guern-
sey county. The senate passed the Jones bill
TO require coal 10 be weighed before screening
and 1t is now law.
Bills introduced: Placing street railroads
under control OF the state railroad commission:
allowing general exceptions from courts
ruling; declaring depth OF seven feet to be
necessary for water to be regarded as nav
igable; requiring insertions Of legal advertise
ments In papers Of opposite politics
HoUsE-Bils passed: Providing for the an
nual examination Of the books OF the board Of
education Of Cleveland; transferring the con-
troll Of joint sub-school district No. Q, composed
of Wayne, Patterson and York townships, In
Darke county, to Wayne township school board.
The following bills became laws: Authoriz-
ing the commissioners Of Cuyahoga county to
pave roads and streets with steelrails stone or
brick; authorizing an issue Of S25O O0) in bonds
to provide Germantown, Montgomery county
with waterworks system.
Senator Foraker visited the state house and
addressed the senate and house of representa-
bOOA
occasion to praise the conduct Of the national
administration In regard to the Maine disaster
and said that the countrys honor would be
upheld.
Columbus, March a-SENATE-Bills passed:
For the better protection Of trainmen on steam
railroads; providing for the creation Of q po-
licemen's pension fund in all cities Of the state
where the tenure Of office is during good be-
havior; granting protection on insurance poll
| icies TO debtors to the amount Of such policy
| that $3.50 can buy; allowing the sherin OF o
| county to take prisoner to any county jail In
the state II the home jail Is in danger Of being
broken into by a mob; permitting women to
| become notares public-the bill is now law.
Bills introduced: Providing penalties for
| employers who force retail clerks to work on
Sunday; abolishing right of appeal from COM
mon pleas courts; giving state insurance COM
missioner full power to approve the form OF
| policies making representation of an insur-
| ance agent to prospe tive policy holder bind
| ing on the company; authorizing incorpora-
| tion OF joint stock companies to operate on the
| mutual plan with but S25, 900 capital giving
/ the same property and debt exemptions to wo-
/ men whose husbands are in insane asylums as
widows enjoy; requiring duplicates OF common
| pleas pleadings to be furnished opposite par
| ties in cases Senator Williams introduced q
bill affecting the organization Of accident and
casualty insurance companies. They may be
Incorporated by IS or more persons to insure
| the guaranty Of contracts other than insurance
policies, indemnifyng bankers, insuring steam
boilers glass. etc. The bill, If 1t becomes Q
law, will settle dispute between accident and
marine companies, as to which kind OF COM
pany has the right to insure boilers on vessels
The Sullivan bill amending the libel Law
passed the senate by bare majority
Senator Nichols introduced his state super
visor Of elections bill The board Of four is Il
meet in March and September to draw $40 Z
day, and to exercise all the powers now in thu
hands Of the state supervisor.
HoUsE-The morning was spent In discussing
the bill which proposed to submit to the vot'
OF the people OF Ottawa countya proposition Il
change the county seat from Port Clinton Il
Oak Harbor. After several hours debate, thu
bill was indefinitely postponed, thus PRACTICAL!
killing It, The house assented to the senate
amendments to Mr. Davis three labor bills
which had passed the senate The amend
ments took final jurisdiction in cases of in
fraction OF the law from Justices courts, ant
such cases may be tried in any court Of com
petent jurisdiction.
Bills introduced: Amending compulsory edu
cation law by raising age to Is years, and re
| Quiring school attendance for full term; re
ducing rate OF telegraph toll to Is cents for tel
words; providing that person convicted O
bastardy shall be RI quired to support the child
Columbus March 7-SENATE-Scnator VII
liams bill providing that at least three OF tn
incorporators Of company organized 10
profit must be residents of the state was passed
Bills introduced: Authorizing an issue O
$4,000 In bonds 10 build new court house a
Port Clinton, Ottawa county; giving state pris
on guards fees and per diem for taking pris
, oners to distant towns to testify in cases \
= court
| HOUSE Representative Ashford offered
resolution providing for sine die adjournmer
on April IS The resolution went over.
: Representative Wiley offered resolution
declaring it to be the sense OF the house tina
, the action Of officers Of railroad companies Il
appropriating sums OF money ranging fror
5000 to $4,000 under the name OF salaries
each year. while the ,rainmen and trackme
labored in danger Of their lives at pitiful pit
,ances is shameful maladministration. Th
: resolution went over
I Bills introduced: Authorizing city, villag,
township or town water companies to apprC
, pirate lands, water rights or easements fc
: purposes of improving water supply; givin
: probate judge authority TO appoint guardian
| for inmates Of childrens homes: providin
that towns which have bicycle restriction ord
y uances must post same on public roads at CT
4 frances TO city; prohibiting employers fro
. | combining 10 fix price OF labor, defining sue
combination as a conspiracy and punishable
II felony; amending bribery law so as to prt
vide that either bribe taker or giver may
be compelled to testify.
q Clever Swindle.