The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-04-27
NUMBER "a.

reports Of the county commissionsrs
rs published to be itemized.
bill by Mr.. Middleton adding coun.
ty surveyors to those whose bondsmsn
may be released on request.
BY Mr. Raub, to compel commission.
ers to 60 over the whole course when
viewing a ditch.
A bill by Mr.. Hanna providing that
public officer may be interested in q
public contract that Is let BY competi-
tive bidding.
bill by Mr.. Wightman fixing the
minimum fine for a public oflcer who
becomes interested In public contract
at $50.
bill providing that IRE insurance
companies of this state doing business
In other states, shall be exempt on
their foreign business from the Ohio
law requiring them to have a reserve
fund of 2 per cent.
A bill providing that bond and in
vestment companies must make their
deposits with the state as required for
the security of their patrons, out of
their capital stock and not the deposits
of their patrons.
bill by Senator Middleton provid-
Ing that before an Ohio insurance
company reinsures its risks in any
other companies the state insurance
commissioner must be notified, make
an examination of the companies and
the contract and approve It.
A bill by Senator Long providing
for the insurance of property In
| transit
A bill by Senator Roger providine
that investment companies must mako
their security deposits with the state
out of their capital stock.
A bill by Mr.. Painter forbidding the
combination Of insurance companies %
fix the commission rates Of agen4s.
bill by Mr.. Hanna creating the
Office of state fire marshall.
| Crime.
A bill providing that the governor
remove from the state prison to the
girls industrial school girls sentenced
to the state prison who are under II
years Of age.
junk dealers who buy and sell from
wagons shall be exempt from the law
which requires such dealers to hold
the goods they purchase for 80 days
before selling it.
Authorizing the payment of attor-
neys fees out of the county treasury
in cases of prosecution by the humane
societies for cruelty to children.
A bill by Mr.. Arthur making Il .
misdemeanor to hunt or flsh on private
ground or waters without consent of
the owner.
Joint Resolutions.
The following joint resolutions Of
general interest were adopted:
Authorizing the adjutant general to
loan to the Grant Monument assOcia-
ton of New York the colors OF the
Seventy-second o. v. I.
Admitting to the State Homo for
Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors Of
Cornelio Vargo, a Porto Rican boy,
who accompanied the Fourth o. v. I.
home from Porto Rico.
Authorizing the governor to appoint
a state commission to the Paris expo
sition.
Ceding the right of way In front Of
state property in Columbus for the
construction of a street railway loop
for the use of the inter-urban rail-
roads.
| Memorializing congress in regard to
certain desecration of the United
States flag.
Authorizing the publication of 1900
sets of Howe's Historical Recollections
of Ohio.
Authorizing the printing Of the ros-
ter of members of the legislature and
the committees of the two houses.
By Senator Mitchell for q commits
sion to fix the damages to nshermen
under the late fish laws.
Defeated Measures.
Several of the most important meas
ures under consideration In the gen-
eral assembly at this session did mot
become laws. Among the we'll known
bills that failed to receive the required
constitutional majority were the CLARK
bill to give to wards and municipali-
ties the right of local option In the
sale of intoxicating liquors defeated
by but a single vote in the senate af-
ter having passed the house BY . sub
stantial majority. The municipal code
bill prepared by a commission ap-
pointed by the governor under Q reso-
: luton of the last general assembly
which was first passed by the senate
the branch in which 1t originated. and
then on reconsideration of the vote
defeated, and the Brorein primary
election bill which was lost in the
house after easily passing in the upper
branch.
Probably no other measure except
ing only the Clark local option bill
called out so many letters and peti-
tions from the people as the cigar
cite bill.
: Among other bills Of interest that
failed were these:
: Senator Cohens bill to punish any
one fraudulentiy representing himself
to be Spiritualist medium.
Representative McClinchey's bill to
give the state board the power Of COM
pulsory arbitration.
: Senator Madden's bill to authorize
: inverted life insurance.
Senator Marchant's bill to secure
family and firm mileage books at 2
cents per mile.
Senator Middleton's bill to stop child