The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-03-23
HE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF Both Branches of the Gen
eral Assembly,.


duced: Repeating the law requiring bond Of
trustees under wills for minors, idiots, imbe-
Giles and unatics; authorizing incorporation
Of mutual insurance companies 20 insure ship
ment Of valuables; creating new state house
commission to erect separate building at
cost OF 100000; requiring foreign assessment
insurance companies to comply with same pro-
visions as those governing home companies;
creating standard for baking powder; per-
mitting refunding OF municipal bonds by cities
not having sinking fund; prohibiting trading
stamps and checks and gift enterprises;
The senate adopted the resolution calling for
the recognition of Cuban independence Acopy
will be sent to the two Ohio senators and all Of
the Ohio congressman
Bills passed: Providing that marriage
licenses shall be fled with the probate court
within ten days after marriage has been per-
formed; placing restrictions upon the issuance
OF marriage licenses. and providing for the coll
lection Of vital statistics; allowing waterworks
trustees In Warren to take charge OF electric
light plant
HousE-Bills passed: Allowing appeals to be
taken from the decisions Of judges of common
pleas courts sitting In chambers; appropriate
ing 81 900 for the relief Of George Douglas, Of
Co. !. Sixteenth regiment, O. N. g., Of San
dusky county, for sickness incurred during
service; requiring vinegar placed on sale to be
properly labeled; defining trusts forbidding
their existence in the state and Imposing pen
alties upon persons connected with them; al
lowing persons injured in business by trusts to
| recover twofold the amount of the damage.
Mr. Bowman's bill providing for the payment
| OF expenses OF arbitration by the city in which
controversy arises, and providing salaries for
members Of the state board of arbitration,
failed to pass the house. The bill increasing
the salary of the state school commissioner
| from S2 900 to S3 900 was also defeated, us was
the bill prohibiting the insertion OF clause
| demanding payment in gold in business con-
tracts The Schaefer senate bill repeating the
Dana election law was defeated in the house
| by o strict party vote
The house adopted Gen. Wiley's resolution
| declaring that the act Of railroad officials in
paying themselves large salaries and paying
| employees starvation wuges was maladminis-
| tration OF the funds Of such roads
Columbus, March l6.-SENATE-Bills intro
duced For taking the school enumeration in
| MAY: to prevent adulteration of pottery; pro-
hibiting "scalping" Of railroad tickets; requir-
ing issue OF practicing certificates to druggists
| with ten years practice; for change Of venue
in justice courts permitting assessment com
panies to do tontine as we'll as death assess
ment business; permitting all municipalities
which own and operate electric light and
waterworks plants to levy an additional tax
| OF five mills.
Bills passed both houses: For bond issue
to erect a town hail at Grand Rapids, Wood
county.
HOUSEHOLDS passed. Imposing penalties
for throwing garbage on public roads: extend
ing until 1900 the time allowed railroad COM
panies to equip cars with automatic couplers;
providing that county surveyors shall take
charge OF county ditch work
Bills introduced: Providing that majority
instead OF two-thirds OF the voters of munic'
ipality may authorize the issue of bonds FOL
building engine houses; authorizing township
trustees and free turnpike directors, upon pc
tition Of six or more freeholders, to maintaiI
on public highways watering places for persons
and animals; authorizing the board CT educa
tion Of Youngstown to levy an additional tai
| Of three mills for school purposes; requiring
railroad companies. through their ticke
|, | agents. to issue Photographic identification
certificates the owner of which shall be en-
titled 10 ride ut the rate OF two cents mile.
Columbus, March lI-SENATE-The senat
passed the bill permitting the city OF Akron t
purchase portion of the Ohio canal whel
, same is abandoned by the state
Bills passed both houses: Allowing munici
palites the same powers in acquiring electri
light plants as they now have concerning ga
S plants
q Bills introduced: TO perpetuate the evi
dence Of the title TO real estate; providing 70
q new city hall for Cleveland at cost OF II
100000; allowing physicians S2 fee for exam
lining insane persons; for burial at public eS
| pense of wives, widows and daughters of sol
diers and army nurses. If INDECENT
q The Otis bill reorganiZing the municipal GOV
: crnment Of Cincinnati passed the senate.
G House The house defeated two-cent pc
1 F,-. l1s1 lV, NsafA ApfA IN
against it.
+ Bills passed: Providing for the submission {
a the question of placing the officials of Wayr
@ county on salary to vote Of the people, plat
cling officials Of TuScarawas county on salar!
D authorizing Cleveland to issue sl.OOO,OO)
q bonds to widen and deepen Cuyahoga river
Columbus March 18-SENATE-Bills passed
Authorizing Belleville Richland county,
issue bonds for an electric light plant; provit
t- ing for the cleaning out OF bitches; authorizir
4 Niles to make special school levy; prov.dir
that general exception may be taken cove
y ing nil errors in the trial prejudicial to Il
n party.
n Bills introduced: Providing that 10 per cen
:, Of the wages of employees shall be subject
y attachment for debts contracted to secure u
u necessities OF life; making 1t explicit in Il
e ballot law that curtains must be hung befo
l. the booths TO screen the voters while markil
n their ballots, from observation: providing III
' wnen circuit court judges are called out OF the
district TO hold court they shall be paid IS p
A. day for expenses; prohibiting the use OF JUL
or refuse bottles the bill provides fine
N from $40 to S5U; providing that when constit,
z, tional amendments and other propositions a
as to be submitted to the voters, the propositi
20 shall be added at the bottom Of the Australia
ballot and not put on separate tickets
"a HoUsE-Bills passed: Limiting to two yea
Of the time in which claims against the estate
IN a decenGent may be fled limiting the salari
of county ofiicals Of Licking county; limit
salaries OF 1uscarawas county officials.
Columbus. March 21.-SENATE--Senator VI
~ entines bill to prohibit trusts passed the sc
Nv ate to-day.
y Bills introduced: Requiring railroad CO..
or panies to permit persons escorting women q
)n childrens to trains to 60 inside gates to tri
v. sheds; permitting flags on school buildings oil
~ on legal holidays.
HOUSEHOLDS passed: Creating an Ohio co
is mission for the Omaha exposition; providi
vacations for fremen in Cincinnati
Bills introduced: Providing that the co
in cases appealed from justice courts shall
ST. included in the judgment; providing Il
no | claims for taxes shall precede claims for lal
he on ass gnors property granting three days
:, grace to sight drafts; authorizing IN increi
- in the tax levy In Ashtaoula county OF elg
n; tenths OF mill for the purpose of buildin
IL bridge across the C-nneaut river in c.
neaut; establishing the justices OF the peace
Columbus as one court and placing them OF
salary; placing the officials Of Knox county
no salary; creating q state commission to
county fees and salaries; dedicating six
uV along oil public roads for sidewalk purpos
ST. placing the oficials OF Morrow county Of
IN salary; enlargirg the powers Of the super
tendent Of insurance so as TO give him powe
. compel attendance Of witnesses and product
of papers in investigations; prohibiting ins
ct ance in companies not authorized 10 do b.