The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-04-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE


Cot .As 81. =. al 6.-->ENAiE. The Riley
bill i.tti ttitinr !. war loan OF si.VWOD. passed
the scuatr sen tor Cromlev. Tor the hnance
conl..!t-e e. r., rte The bill uttcta Conference
with Ia, governor, attorney general. adlutant
general .nd Chairman Jones. Of the house
finance committees Telescope Of the bill was
enlarged To iucludc cquipbng the naval militia
and volunteer troops, as well as inc ONO Ma
tioual guard but none OF the proceeds OF
the bond issue are 10 he used Tor arms. as
these. both Tor infantry and artillery. VIII be
furnished by the federal government The
sonn.c passed the Riley bill. Furnishing
assault bv maximum sentence OF life
imprisl ument. and minimum penalty oil
five Years The bill MS originally intro
duccd provided the death penalty. Senator
sullivan " tl failed by Just single vote TO Sc
cure the al. .liShment ot the death penalty en-
1irCly.iu Quo. scored a partial victory 10y Sc
curiug the amendment OF the Riley bill so as
to substitute lite Imprisonment Tor the death
penalty.
NorsE-- The house passed Tuesday Mr..
.JoNgC's oil amending the statutes governing
CORPORATIONS by allowing stakeholder To vote
in y. r., n oVbv proxy the number of shares
owuCu Dy him for aS many persons as there are
directors To- bc elected. Or TO cumulalc his
shares and give any one candidate as
many Vut as the number OF directors
multiplied ny the number OF shares OF
storl. shall equal or to distribute
using the Amcricun flag for advertising pur-
poses was az opIcd IN the senate we'll as the
house Tuesday. Mr. Parker : h!i tcGuiHtlng
the -runtiu- of marriage liccus"' Which has
been the subject OF much humorous comment,
WAS defeated by the house
COLUMBUS. April 7.-SENArE-Bills passed:
To prevunt the prevalent dodge oil escaping
Jury service bv becoming n contributing mem-
Der vt the Ohio national guard: requiring pro-
c,cdiuES to be begun in reversal or vacation OF
Judgments within three months OF the rcudl-
tion of the hnal order complained of:
iorhiddiug the use OF trading stamps.
rur,ks and similar gilt enterprises to
dr., custom. The heavy line OF $1,000 or
lail imprisonment for six months. or both. is
altNyG. The proposed Miller amendment to
the constitution abolishing The double LIABILITY
or corporations was recommended by the SEN
ate judiciary committee. senator Noicott 5
Joint resolution proposing the submission to
vote of an amendment was DISAGREED TO, This
was the proposed amendment permitting local
control of local taxation.
doUsE-Thc first decisive step toward add
ing room for state officials to the capitol build
Ing was taken Wednesday, when the house
passed the Hazlctt bill II creates state
board consisting Of the governor. attorney
general and three other persons. to supervise
the work. An appropriation of siJJ.OO0 for the
building mas already been made The building
is 10 ad Join the state house. If available prop
erJy can be secured otherwise the struc-
ture Is TO be erected on the east side OF the
state house. The house committee on ludicl-
ury has recommended Mr. Stewards anti-lynch
law. The committee on fish culture and'Eame
has recommended Senator NoiGh, and Sena-
tor Mays general game laws. Representative
Stewart introduced bill authorizing natural
gas companies of springfield to charge rental
for gas meters.
COLUMBUS, April s-SENArE-The general
nj, an, in n
election OF United States senator by popular
vote The senate passed the Boln joint reso-
luton memorIalizing congress to support SUCH
O constitutional amendment The senators did
not think they were taking slap ut the stars
and Stripes. but some people may so think OF
the Brorein bill requiring flags on school.
houses only on national holidays instead OF all
the time. Byron Lutz. soldier OF the civil
war. alone voted against the bill. The senate
is growing industrious and will work all day
Friday. This indicates the beginning OF the
end. The first Of next week Senator Cromley.
for the finance committee, will report the house
Joint resolution. amended to have the final ad-
journment April 25
HoUsE-The Stvers tobacco inspection bill
passed the house Thursday morning after
protracted and lively debate. The house pass
ed Representative Goards bill amending the
law governing the Mansfield reformatory. The
principal changes are 70 take from the su.
perintendent the power Of absolute appoints
ment and requires that his recommendations
for appointment shall be approved
by the board and providing a method for
recommendation by the board to the governor
OF applications for parole or pardon. Only
local bills were considered at the night ses-
sion, among those passed being Mr.. kemper's s
bill making primary elections compulsory
in Hamilton county. The bill probably
will be amended by the senate.
but as it passed the house all
conventions are abolished, even congressional
can :idates being nominated by direct vote at
primaries. The bill does not affect state con-
ventions The primary election bill, which was
drawn by Secretary Of State Kinney. and in
troduced in the house by Judge Reynolds Of
Lake. will be favorably recommended by the
committee on elections Friday
COLUMBUS, April 9-SENATE-The senate
failed to push through the general appropria-
tion bill Friday, as had been expected. Sena-
tors May and Burke protested, and led fight.
which resulted in postponement until next
Wednesday This delay may block the carry.
ing out OF the programme for 2'th inst ad-
tournment The Stivers bill Is dead. This bill,
which. according to the tobacco men OF
Cincinnati, would ruin the Cincinnati to-
bacco market. passed the house Thursday.
But it came to grief In the senate by being re-.
ferred to the committee on municipalities No.
J. This reference was prearranged ana q
majority of the committee agrees In saying
the bill will never again see daylight The
senate passed the Mccormick bill. which
thereby becomes a law. and which creates Q
tax commission for the city Of Portsmouth.
HoUsE-Representative Kempers BILL re-
ducing the vehicle tax in Cincinnati about one
fifth, was passed BY the house and will be q
law when the senate concurs. Under suspen-
sion Of the rules the house passed bill intro
duced by Representative Bartlow, authorizing
the Issue OF S75,000 bonds by the commissioners
of Butler county to construct bridge acrpss
the Big Miami. The bill is emergency
measure made necessary by the recent flood.
Boarding house keepers suffer almost as
much as hotel proprietors from board-jumpers.
and in order to give them the same protection
under the law, Mr.. Kempel introduced bill in
the house extending the inn-keepers' law SO as
to make it apply to boarding house-keepers "A
bill introduced by Representative Barlow
gives the property owners of Hamilton, But
Ter county, the right to vote upon the mater
tal to be used in constructing streets.
w. j. Bryan's Offer.
COLUMBUS, O.. April 9.-President