The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-03-31
OHIO LEGISLATURE.



passed the Valentine antitrust bill. but or
dered the reprinting of the bill in such Q
manner that the house will accept 1t as q
substitute for the Swain bill The Valentine
bill was special order for 5 o'clock and was
passed without dissenting vote. The senate
is tired Of long speeches, and Monday adopted
Senators Walcott's resolution providing that
the author OF any measure may speak only 10
minutes in its support and any other senator
can speak only ten menutes
HoUsE-Bills introduced Granting return of
costs to defendants in justice courts in ap-
pealed judgments in reversal; giving tax claims
precedence over claims for labor upon proper
ty held by assignees; granting three days OF
grace in the collection of sight drafts; pro-
hibiting building association stockholders
from voting by proxy; enlarging the
powers of the superintendent Of insurance
SO as to give him authority to summon wit
nesses and compel them to testify; preventing
residents of Ohio from taking insurance in
companies not licensed to do business in this
state; compelling railroads to run two passen-
ger trains each way every week day. stopping at
every ticket station; constituting the auditor
and secretary of state and attorney general
commission to define the fee system for county
officers.
COLUMBUS. March %. - SENATE-A large
number of minor bills were passed Tuesday.
among them the following: Authorizing the
commissioners of Ross county to levy special
tax for constructing free turnptes; dividing
Madison township. Hancock county, into two
voting precincts: authorizing special tax for
free turnples in Paulding county; author
izing Wayne township Champaign county.
to levy n special tax for the erection
of a township house; paying the family OF
Charles j. Mcfarland. company A. Fourteenth
regiment o. N c., 5000 by reason of his
death having been contracted in military
service appropriating s,665.75 to re-equip
company G, Seventeenth regiment, o. NJ c.,
for damage to armory by fire. Bills intro
duced: To give county commissioners in the
construction of bridges, authority to regulate
also the approaches of the same.
HoUsE-Blls introduced Allowing SUBJ
guards of the Ohio penitentiary one-half pay
while not on duty; providing that each town.
ship in Clark county elect two members of
the agricultural board: creating board of hos
pital trustees in Springfield The house passed
Bossard's bill providing that members of the
Dayton city council shall receive not to
exceed Sl30 per year for their services; Mr.
Clifford's bill reducing the legal rate of inter-
est to per cent, and limiting interest to per
cent, was defeated in the house by u vote of %
ayes to 81 nays.
COLUMBUS, O., March 24-SENATE-Bills
passed: Changing the time for taking the emu
meration of school youth from July to May, in
order that they may be the more easily found
assembled at their studies; to abolish
the penalty for killing tame deer;
refunding the outstanding bonds of
the state university: providing that counties
having an agricultural society which gives
fairs may levy u special tax Of two-tenths of
mill for the encouragement of their exhibits.
The committee on judiciary Of the senate
Wednesday evening recommended for passage
the Burke bill prohibiting the use Of trade
stamps by which it is said some merchants are
enabled to effect cooperative monopoly.
HOUsE-The house Wednesday passed thirty
bills, among them the following: Providing
that guardians may be appointed for inmates
of children's homes; authorizing township
trustees by vote Of the people to levy tax
of three mills and improve roads, providing
that nonresidents Of the state must contest
will within two years after it is probated; pro-
viding that sheriff may have an assistant in
conveying patients to state hospital and
use a carriage when necessary; giving courts
the power to determine whether patroniZing
conferences are contributing to the support Of
colleges or schools as per contract; providing
that residents Of another comfy can not be an
nexed to q school district without the consent
of q majority; providing that judgments rem
dered in federal courts shall be filed with coun.
ty clerks
COLUMBUS, O., March Is - SENArE-The
two-cent railroad fare so far as the legislature
is concerned, was practically settled by the
passage of similar bills in the house and SEN
ate. One or the other Of these bills will almost
certainly be passed by the branch opposite to
that in which it originated, and thus will be-
u
Drostes bill authorizing Delhi township,
Hamilton county, to issue $500 school house
bonds. Senator Voight's bill cutting from
100000 to 81, 900 the Cincinnati water
works bond issue was reported favorably in
the senate Senator Robertson refused to sign
the report. Senator Robertsons fifty-year re-
funder, authorizing the sinking fund trustees
to refund bonds before maturity, also was re-
ported favorably.
HoUsE-The house passed Representative
Parker's bill providing for the maintenance of
public schools for deaf and dumb in Cincinnati
and Cleveland and carrying an appropriation
of $3.50 annually for each pupil. The house
passed Representative Kemper's bill reducing
from 7-lO to 4-1O of a mill the trunk sewer
levy in Cincinnati.
COLUMBUS, March 26-SENATE Senator
Harper introduced bill applying the New
York law to assessment life and accident in
surance companies doing business on the stip-
ulated premium plan. Senator Robertson in
trod uced similar bill. but restricted to life
assessment companies. Both require o re-
serve fund equal to the net unearned premi-
um. The wheelman's dry.strip bill passed the
senate after q word or two of explanation
by its author, Senator Voight. There was no
opposition whatsoever An effort will be made
to hurry its passage through the house. This
applies to Cincinnati and Cleveland. The sem
ate passed Senator Plummer's bill authorizing
counties to improve free turnpikes-under the
tune attended Senator Alexander's comprehen-
sive bill allowing the state to colonize adult
imbeciles and prevent their marriage.
HoUsE-A bill introduced by Mr.. Swain
(by requesD abolishes all offices of justice of
the peace In Cincinnati save one, and creates
two additional police court judges, vested with
the jurisdiction now exercised by magistrates
and two assistant city attorneys The latter
are to be appointed by the mayor, subject to
confirmation by the b. Of L., and their duties
will be TO assist the city attorney,
now the police prosecutor. The follow
ing bills were passed: To create spe-
cial school district in German township,
Montgomery county; to issue $780, 900 In bonds
for bridges In Cleveland; providing for expen-
diture Of income Of railroad bonds owned by
Cadiz township, Harrison county; to create
and regulate the board Of education of sub
District No. 10 of Cynthian township, Shelby
county; the house Indefinitely postponed the
Cox bill providing that no insurance company
should be allowed to cancel any policy in the
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