The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1898-02-03
sOLONS IN SESSION.
WORK Or THE STATE lEGiSLA-
TURE.
-sas-Ns
An Impartial Record of the Work
Accom- plished by Those Who Make
Our Laws-How the Time Has Been
Occupi. I'd During the Past Week.
The Lawmakers.

The Lawmakers.
In spite of the fact that the House de-
clared that it would not pass any more
local bills providing for the issue of bonds
which have no place on the calendar be-
cause of the existence of a general law
covering the subject, it recalled and
passed Thursday not only Mr.. McCur-
dy's bill permitting the Board of Educa-
tion Of Piqua to issue bonds, but also Mr..
HaZlett's bill of a similar nature as well.
Other bills were passed as follows:
Authorizing Trustees of Dry Run NJ. L.
Chapel, in Union Township, Ross County,
to transfer to the Trustees of the town.
ship certain grave yards; for the relief OF
ID. V. Heck, Treasurer of Clay Towns
hip; amending the factory law. 1t makes
the proprietor of a shop liable for dam
ages for nom compliance with instructions
of inspectors to make alterations or re-
pairs for the greater safety Of employees.
Failure to comply is regarded as prima
facie evidence, and the employer is made
liable for injuries to employees resulting
therefrOm.
The following bills we're passed by the
Senate: Repeating the Dana law, which
prevents the name of any candidate from
appearing on more than one ticket; to
authorize the trustees Of Dover Town.
ship, Cuyahoga County, to make an addi-
tional levy for the school library; pro-
viding that in Rchland County, not moro
than two members of the Election Board
shall be residents of Mansfield: allowing
the State Board OF Charities 10 increase
the salary of the Secretary and extending
its jurisdiction in penal Institutions; pro-
vidlng that party acting in fidueiary
capacity need not be required 10 give ad-
ditiOnal bond when appealing a suit;
simplifying the manner of appealing
cases from magistrates court by restoring
the law of 1893.
Both branches of the Legislature met
Friday, but adj djOurned without transact
ing any business, owing to the meeting in
Columbus OF the Republican League Of
Ohio.
The Senate, Monday, passed the fol-
lowing bills: Allowing cities and viii
| lagos which do not do so 70 have police
justice appointed by the mayor and con-
| tirmed by two-thirds vote of the city
council; making it misdemeanor to
abandon or work old, MANNED or sick an
imals. BY the wording of the bill it is a
! crime to abandon cat or dog; requir-
| ing assessors to report farm statistics to
| publication.
Among the important bills introduced
| in the House were these: Increasing
| cigarette license, wholesale $50 to $50, re-
tail $3.50 to $500, raising age from Is to Is
years; providing for the payment of fees
10 corOner's constable: requiring persons
filing mortgage to submit both as to actual
money and notes in which mortgage is
| based; providing that creditors must pre-
| sent claims against estate OF deceased
Within two years after decease; provid-
ing that parents or guardian absent from
| county may appear before court OF record
and give consent to issuance of marriage
license; to limit counties, townships and
municipalities from issuing bonds in ex-
cess of per cent. of taxable valuation OF
property.
| The House put in the day: Tuesday in
a discussion OF the deficiency appropria-
tiOn bill, which, after few amendments,
| was passed.
Represen tative McKennon's bill appro-
priating $780, for the State University
in 1898, and SlS5,000 in 1899. was also
passed, as was Representative Aliens
bill appropriating sS3. 900 for the Ohio
University, 1000 for Miami University
and $4,000 for WilDerfOrce University
The Senate refused to confirm the ap-
pointment of former Congressman Jo-
seph III. Outhwaite of Columbus, as Trus-
tee of the Mansfield Reformatory.
The following bills we're passed: To
place a Montgomery County cemetery
under charge Of board of trustees; re-
quiring fees and costs in pure food cases,
as we'll as fines, as is now the law, to ac-
crue to the Food Department, and not to
the county, but they must be covered into
the State Treasury. They cannot be used
at the caprice OF the commissioner, but
may be SO used when specially appropri-
ated; changing the corporate name of the
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio so
as to include churches outside of Ohio.
Wednesday was Woman's day in the
Senate. Leading representatives OF the
Woman's Suffrage came here from many
sections OF the State for the purpose OF
presenting arguments upon the joint res
Olution offered in the Senate some time
ago by Mr.. Finck of Perry, to submit TO
vote of the people two years hence con-
stitutional amendment under which
women would be given the right to vote
the same as men upon every question SUBJ
mitted to the electors.
The Senate took recess to hear, as a
| cOnlmilteo OI tuc WHuic, Nuob thC iuhiCo
had to say.
A few unimportant bills were intro
duced.
The House spent the greater share OF
the day debating MIR. Davis bill to regu-
late the employment of minors in the
mines of the State. The measure as
passed provides that no child under the
age OF IL years shall be employed in any
factory or other establishment. No boy
under Is and no girl under 16 is to be em-
ployed ip any capacity when the public
schools are in session. This provision
does not apply TO females doing house,
hold work. The employment of a boy
under 16 and a girl under Is in the night
time is prohibited, and a ten-hour day Is
prescribed for boys under Is. fine
of from s25 to $50 or Imprisonment for
from ten to thirty days is the penalty pre-
scribed for infraction OF the law.
Mr.. Boxwell's bill providing for the
abandoning of special or JOINT sub
school districts by popular vote was
passed. So was Mr.. Swisgle's bill al
lowing Marguerite Dilz of Roseville
Muskingum County, s2O.62 for services a'
school. teacher during three weeks wher
her certificate had been allowed to elapse
ALL SORTS.