The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-26
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Proeeedings Of Both Branches Of the Ohio
General Aaaembly,

OF signing the petltlOn 0DIgate themselves TO
vote the ticket Also providing that names
found on two or more petitions shall be stricken
| OF whenever so found. The following bill was
passed: 1t provides that street railroads shall
not be permitted to consolidate, except upon
| the condition that under the consolidation no
more than one fare shall be offered for one
continuous passage on the same route.
House. Speaker Mason appointed the COM
mittee to investigate the alleged attempt to
bribe Representative Otis, Of Hamilton county,
to vote for Marcus A. Hanna for senator, The
committee is composed of Representatives
Rutan of Carroll county Spellmyer. Of Ham
ilton; Boxwell, Of Warren; Rankin, Of Fayette,
and Kenney, of Mercer Spellmyer and Kenney
are democrats The other three members are
republicans
| The chairmanships of the following commit
tees we're announced by Speaker Mason: Rail-
ways and Telegraphs, Bramley Of Cuyahoga;
Insurance, Joyce Of Guernsey; Municipal Af-
| fairs, Otis OF Hamilton; County Affairs. Rutan
Of Harrison Carroll; Corporations, Bowman Of
| Cuyahoga; Fees and Salaries, Bossard Of
Montgomery; Public Works, Allen of Athens;
Common Schools, Leeper of Washington; Fish
and Game, McKinnon OF AshtaDula; Labor.
Davis OF Cuyahoga; Dairy and Food, McCurdy
Of Miami; Mines and Mining, Howard Of Bel
mont; Manufacturing and Commerce, Boxwell
hoga Blind Asylums Beatty of Portage; Boys
Industrial School, Swingle Of Muskingum;
Deaf and Dumb Institutions Stewart OF Ma
honing; Girls Industrial School, Means Of
| Jefferson; Epileptic Hospitals, Waddell OF
Lawrence; Institutions for Predetermined
Youth, Davies Of jackson; Prison and Prison
Reforms Clifford OF Cuyahoya; Soldiers and
Sailors, Meacham of Cuyahoea; Claims, Bald
win OF Lorain; bitches, etc, Smith Of Adams;
Elections, Reynolds OF Lake; Medical Colleges,
Love OF Erie; Military, Norris of Wood; Pub
lie Printing, Roberts Of Cuynhoga Library
| Ashford Of Columbana A bill was introduced
| abolishing all contract work in prisons in this
state
| Columbus, Jan. IS 18-SENATE-Thes senate had
Q very stormy session to-day. The list OF COM
| mittees was handed in, and the name Of Sena-
| tor Burke, one OF the anti-Hanna republicans,
| appeared on q large number. Senator Alex
| ander offered written protest drawn III very
severe terms against placing Burke's name on
the committees. An effort was made by the
democratic senators to have it expunged from
the records Of the senate. The chair overruled
| this, holding that senators had right to frame
| their protests in such manner as they saw fit
| The chair was supported in this by vote Of %
| ayes to IL nays. Senator Burke voted aye A
resolution declaring that the senate did not in
1
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Requiring steam
railway companies to erect telegraph lines
| along line Of their tracks. when more than ten
| miles In length: permitting ladies to qualify as
| notary publics authorizing municipalities to
| appropriate realty for street railways and to
| issue bonds and make special levy to pay for
the same; allowing service to be secured on
| corporations wherever president or chief ofi-
| Ger may be found
Columbus, Jan. lQ--SENATE-B Bills intro.
| duced: Authorizing thL governor to appoint o
| commission OF three to make Typographical
| survey OF the state, the commission to serve
without pay, but O0J is appropriated for ex-
penseS-- total cost OF survey to be 1900 900; for
| biding school directors TO appoint as teachers
relatives within fourth degree of consanguini-
ty authorizing county auditors to correct mis-
takes in school levies; permitting city councils
to prohibit or license the sale OF cigarettes; re-
| quiring securities for costs In all attachment
| proceedings; giving circuit courts fixed juris-
diction in cases involving 300 and less unless
constitutional questions are involved, or titles
| to real estate; allowing decisions Of common
pleas judges In chambers to be vacated or re-
versed on error; prohibiting horses or teams
on bicycle paths; advancing on docket personal
Injury damage cases, when the injured one OF
heirs Of deceased are dependent on daily salary.
an tJteIupJ WAS Lnduc ny tl6 t1dnnd
members Of the house to reorganize that body.
| A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Ashford
doing away with the services OF eight porters
1t was we'll understood that II that resolution
had carried, the next move would have been to
do away with the speaker and the anti Aanna
| organization of the house. The resolution was
tabled by vote of So to Al. The usual appro-
priaton bill, appropriating $50, 900 for the con.
tingent expenses OF the house, was passed Mr.,
Ross offered resolution providing fol- the
necessary action by the general assembly to
submit to the popular vote an amendment to
the constitution, taxing the franchises OF cor
porations Mr.. Ross states that in the event
that this step is taken, about 500 900, 900 will
be added to the tax duplicate Of the state.
Bills introduced: To relieve the sureties OF
Jacob N. Yoder. treasurer OF Columbiana vii.
lage, who was 81 200 short on account of bank
failure: to fund the irreducible debt OF the
state, amounting to t4,6OO.O0O, by issuing per
cent bonds and distributing the money to the
counties; increasing the salary of the state
commissioner OF common schools from q. 00O
to "a, ,0J0; TO repeal the act granting suffrage on
school questions to women; extending the
charter Of the Lutheran church to all parts OF
the United States: 10 distribute the poor fund
share OF the Dow tax to townships instead OF
to counties; to prohibit hanging strapa OF
similar devices in street cars.
Columbus Jan 20 0-SENATE-B Bills intro.
duced Requiring street and number to be
given in description OF property sold by sher-
IFS; prohibiting the granting Of more than one
new trial Of case on the weight OF the evil
dence against the same party in the same case
also forbidding judge to penalize litigant
by granting new trial II judgment is not re.
duced: requiring notification by service anC
not by publication Of defendants In attach
ment cases before justices Of peace, when de-
PENDANTS reside in the state; making certain
changes In the congressional districts Of the
state. Bills passed. Removing the protec.
ton Of the game law from rabbits
HOUSE Bills intvoduced Requiring county
commissioners to purchase supplies by COM
petitve bidding every six months, upon esti.
mates furnished by county oflcials; requiring
school children to attend nearest school, pro
viding they live within ~ miles, and are resi-
dents OF the county; providing for erecting an
addition to The state house, providing penal
ties for failure to erect safeguards arounC
dangerous machines; requiring all persons o.
banking companies receiving money from
counties, cities or villages to give sufIicien
bond reducing by one-half the per capita taI
on dogs; reducing the rate Of legal advertising
: from II TO 80 cents; furnishing incest or rap,
under the age OF consent by emasculation
making compensation OF judges and clerks o
election SS per day, and regulating duties.
The house passed the bill making 1t mis-
demeanor Unable from $50 to $500, for failur
, to provide means OF exit and safety devices Il
case OF fire or other disaster, when ordered b.
the state inspector, in public halls, theaters
churches, schools, colleges, hospitals, infirm
aries, children's homes, medical institutions
etc.
Sued for $4,000 Damages.