The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF Both Branches of the Ohio
- General Assembly.

- General Assembly.
Columbus, Jan. 4.-SENATE Bills intro
duced: Creating an additional common pleas
judgeship in the Tenth judicial district; amend
ing the Workman school law so as to give the
local directors, the chief directors and the
two sub-directors the power to hire teachers
The management Of the schools is left By 1t In
the hands OF the township board
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To remit taxes
paid under the inheritance tax law; for the
performance Of all public Improvements with
out the Intervention OF contractors; TO provide
for the enforcement of building and factory in
spection laws; to enable factory inspectors to
make necessary improvements within 30 days;
providing for rails on stairways in public build
ings; to repeal the act providing for the en-
largement and fmproyal of the state house pro-
viding for the payment Of all expenses arising
out Of change OF venue by the
county from which change Is taken;
embodylng the precepts OF the initiative and
referendum: providing that municipal councils
shall have power to designate justice Of the
peace to conduct police court In cities having
no police court amending the game laws by
taking protection from rabbits; to repeal tho
law which provides that names Of candidates
shall not appear on two tickets; providing for
an additional judge of common pleas court in
providing for selection of two alternate jurors
In civil and criminal cases; an amendment to
the Nichols law. which taxes the earnings Of
express telegraph telephone and other COM
pnnies. was introduced so as to include street
railways, electric light and power, equipment,
artificial and natural gas, pipe line, messenger,
sleeping car and other corporations.
Columbus, Jan. 8. SENATE - Bills intro
duced: Providing that where the committees
Of nominating conventions selected to I'LL va
cancies are specifically instructed to negotiate
for fusion the name Of candidate can appear
for the same office on two or more tickets on
the ballots; limiting the operation OF the fell
low servants doctrine in damage cases. Ac-
cording to the holding of courts now an en-
ploye who suffers injury due to the fellow em-
ploye cannot recover damages from the em-
ployer This bill proposes that where the
negligence is proved to be on the part Of an
inspector or superintendent the employer
shall be held liable for the damages resulting
to any employees making 1t obligatory upon
county commissioners to negotiate with bank
Ing houses with q view to depositing surplus
county funds in bank depository, instead Of
keeping 1t all idle in the county treasury. The
general assembly met in Joint convention and
canvassed the vote cast at the recent election
The assembly then adjourned until Monday.
HOUSEHOLDS introduced: Providing for the
examination and licensing Of stationary engi-
neers; making Hamilton county separate
circuit court district, numbered nine: making
incurable insanity, existing for three years,
cause for divorce. A resolution providing that
the speaker appoint eight additional pages was
adopted.
The feature Of the day in the house was the
passage by unanimous vote Of the bill re-
mailing tho Ia fOr ha rra ~ ~
franchises to street railways. This repeal
ing bill was introduced by Representative
Bramley, of Cleveland After Bramley spoke
for his bill Mr.. Boxwell replied and charged
Bramley with using this bill for buncombe
BoAwell said he voted for the 50-year fran
chise law at the last legislature and was sorry
for It, but he did not then understand the
measure, The debate became general Other
proceedings In the house were merely routine
Columbus. Jan 10-SENATE-The bill to re-
peal the 50-year franchise bill was discussed
and an attempt was made to pass 1t under a
suspension Of the rules, but 1t was referred to
special committee ana made the special
order for 10 O'Clock the following day. There
was an effort made to limit admission to the
lobbies and galleries by tickets during the
senatorial balloting, but it was lost The sem
ate took recess until | p. m, when Lieut.
In A message was received from Gov. Bush
nell officially advising the senate of the resig-
nation Of John Sherman as senator for the
term ending March g. 1e99 and Of the appoint-
ment Of Marcus A. Hanna to fill the vacancy.
The following bills were introduced in the sem
ate Providing for two-cent railroad fare;
for free public libraries In cities Of the fourth
grade, second class.
HoUsE-A resolution was introduced asking
that congress be asked to so amend the consti-
tuition that United States senators shall be
elected by direct vote Of the people. Bills
were introduced as follows: Providing that
mercantile establishments provide seats for fe-
male employees: providing that no child under
10 years old shall be employed in factory or
workshop during school months, and under 10
during vacation; providing that no female un-
der IS, or male under IS, shall be allowed to
work more than eight hours per day. to extend
the factory child labor law to mines requiring
that miners be paid for coal before it shall be
screened; appropriating 100000 for salary,
mileage and expenses of the legislature.