The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-01-27
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


seventy-third session.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. DISQUALIFICATION the
Bramley bill repeating the Rogers 5o-year
franchise bin was passed last THURSDAY
by the senate and became law 1t wiped out all
legislation relating to street railroad fran
chises. Monday afternoon In the senate Mr.
Leet moved that the rules be suspended and
his bill to re-enact the street railroad legisla-
tion which existed before the Rogers bill was
passed be pl iced on its passage. The motion
was carried and very short but spirited de-
bate followed. The bill passed without dis.
senting vote. Mr.. Alexander introduced bill
to provide for the creation and maintenance OF
. police pension fund In every city in which
the tenure Of office Of members Of the force Is
during good behavior.
HousE-Bills introduced: For uniform sys.
TEN Of fees and salaries for county oficials.
and also q uniform system OF bookkeeping; for
the abolition Of prison contract labor and the
nulliHcation Of prison labor contracts on Sep
tembeI |; repeating the Torrens land Law; re-
pealing the antt-lyuching bill, amending the
law for the appropriation Of hand for cemetery
purposes; providing for the payment Of the
salary of the city solicitor Of Dayton every
month instead OF quarterly. Speaker Mason
announced the standing committees,
COLUMBUS. O., Jun lo-SENATE--Among the
most important bills Of the session 10 one in
troduced by Senator Voight Tuesday morning,
by which It is made illegal for assignors to
give preferred credits Senator vOight also
has come 70 the rescue Of the btcyclers with
bill which incorporates the point for which
they have contended for some time, the
preservation Of the dry strip" The bill for
bids sprinkling more than half the width OF a
street at time. 1t applies to all cities OF the
first -class. Senator Kennon introduced bill
permitting roads to be graded and not ct the
same time macadamized. thus changing the
law Of 1906
HousE-Biils introduced Permitting women
to act as notaries public: increasing the
amount OF school taxes that may be levied
from to 10 mills; authorizing municipalities
TO appropriate property for elevated and under.
ground railways over the line Of existing street
railways; TO give justices OF peace In
townships in which municipality Is
located concurrent jurisdiction with the mayor
in cases OF ordinances; making owners OF fac
tories liable for personal injuries. where the
orders OF the state inspector for improvements
and safety devices have been neglected; giving
the third party holders OF negotiable paper no
more rights thun the original parties To the
paper; 10 legalize bowling alleys and repeating
the Law against nine.pin game
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. aO-SENATE-The fol.
lowing bills we're introduced Wednesday: Pro.
viding that courts may allow addittonal COM
pensation TO appraisers In assignment and ad.
ministration cases when expert technical
knowledge is required; providing that muntcl-
pal councils OF cities and villages may regulate
by license or prohibit traffic In cigarettes:
giving circuit courts hsal jurisdiction In cases
involving not more than $500; providing that
judgments or orders made by judges In cham.
bers may be reviewed, modified or reversed.
HousE-Bils introduced To compel street
railways to furnish seats TO all passengers by
sbolishing banging straps In cars; authorizing
county commissioners TO purchase all supplies
for county officers; to make telegraph com.
panies liable for damages for errors In trans
hitting messages; to limit the maximum
Of county contracts let by commissioners from
o. 600 to $50: to include water works In Nichols
corporation tax bill;.prevent corporations from
contributing money to elections. He would
fine 81 900 for the first and $4,000 for the second
offense; to place townships having saloons on
an equal footing with villages having saloons.
His bill would give the township half of the
Dow tax for the use Of the general revenue and
poor fund.- extending the authority Of the
Evangelical Brethren synod from ohio and ad.
jacent states" to cover the United States TO
repeal the woman's suffrage law applying to
school elections.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 2l-SENATE-Bills in
troduced Thursday: Providing that in attach
ment proceedings before o justice there must
be personal service and also publication OF the
suit; providing that the common pleas court
shall not grant more than one new trial on the
ground that the verdict is contrary to the evi-
dence; providing that in advertisements OF ju-
dicial sales in cities in which streets are num-
bered the street and number Of the property
offered for sale shall be given; providing for
the publication of additional copies Of the
book, "Ohio Statesmen and Hundred Year
Book" written by w. A. Taylor. The senate
adopted Senator Fink's resolution declaring
that the senate would not consider bills to
change the names Of persons, power to do so
having been conferred upon the probate court
Adjourned until Monday.
HoUsE-Bils introduced: Requiring proper
precautions against accidents in the operation
of factory machinery; requiring surety bond
from all persons having the custody Of CITY,
county or township moneys. This will apply
TO banks and bankers; reducing the per
capita tax on dogs one-half: fixing the
price of telephone service at S75 per year
for pay station $50 for a business house or
office and 800 for private residence; reducing
the rate for legal advertising in newspapers
from 81 to 80 cents per square Providing that
in cases OF criminal assault upon children or
females within the Levitical degree the person
convicted be confined one year in the peniten-
tiary, and no reasonable doubt having been
raised Of his guilt shall be sent by the board Of
pardons TO some hospital and subjected to the
operation of emasculation. Adjourned until