The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-03-22

Occupied During the Past Week.
| The Law-Makers.
| The Senate, Thursday, pass the fol-
lowing bills: Holding employers liable
Tor damages resulting from the insufficient
guarding of machinery; allowing a levy of
seven mill for Wiltshire special school dis
lrict, Van Vert County, for school pur-
poses; investing justice Of the peace with
corOnal powers during any vacancy in the
cOroners Office; authorizing four mill
levy in the Bradford special school dis
irict, in Darke and Miami Counties: au-
thOrlzing the construction OF two pub
he buildings in Sandy Township. Tusca-
rawas County, at a cost OF $1,000; author
zing the issue of Sl5O, 900 bonds for bouIe-
ward purposes in Toledo.
| Bills passed the House: Providing that
4 surplus of the Dow tax in any fund may
be transferred to the school fund or other
fund needing 1t; increasing from 81 600 to
81, 200 the salary of the Supreme Court
| stenOgrapher: to amend Section 5573 BY
providing probate Judge may grant an in
junction in cases where the common pleas
Judge may not live in the county seat:
| authorizing municipal councils to license
| scavengers: proving that money arising
from the sale of certain State lands be-
| tween the two Miami Rivers. in Warren
County, shall be placed to the credit of the
| irreducible debt of the State: fixing the
maximum compensation to be allowed
road supervisors at from $35 to $75, based
OH population in township.
The Love bill, permitting the State
Board of Health to hold as many meetings
annually as required, to be determined Ly
| circumstances, was recommended for
passage in the Senate, Friday. Another
bill by DIR. Love, fixing scale of salaries
for the officials of Erie County, passed the
Senate and became law.
Senator Nippert's physical culture bill
was referred TO the Senate Committee OH
Common Schools.
The following bills were passed in the
House: Authorizing GAINESVILLE to issue
S., 800 in bonds for water works improve
ments; protecting lumber dealers by pro-
viding that their trademarks shall be filed
with the County Clerk; authorizing
youngstown Township, MahOning County,
| to transfer $500 from the cemetery and
1900 from the Justices funds to the gen.
eral fund; authorizing the Commissioners
of Lucas County to appropriate 5000
toward erection of soldiers monument.
In the House, Monday, Mr.. Manchester
presented joint resolution, providing that
no general bills shall be considered which
shall have been introduced after March 23
The opposition to it was led by Mr.. Grif-
FIN nf hot;
might sndanger some of the Toledo Cen
tennial bills. Mr.. Griffin and Mr.. Goard
Of Ashland, INDUCED in passage at arms,
which finally became so bitter that the
Ashland member threatened the 81 ,OO0. 900
Centennial appropriation bill with defeat.
The resolution was at last defeated-yeas.
50; nays, 80.
Mr.. Brumbaugh introduced bill pro-
viding that heavy traction engines shall be
taken over bridges only at the risk of their
owner.
Inasmuch as all appropriations lapse
after two years, those made two years ago
for the new addition for the State-hOuse
are re-enacted under a bill introduced by
Mr.. Gee.
Mr.. Myers Is the author of bill intro
duced changing the system of appOrtion-
ing State school funds from basis of
population to basis Of property valuation.
Despite great hue and cry in favor of
an early adjournment, eighty-twO newlbills
were introduced at a session of the House
lasting until nearly midnight.
The House, Tuesday, by vote of 81
yeas to 81 nays, passed the Love medical
bill to regulate the practice of medicine.
Despite the protests of number of the
most able and fair minded members, the
measure went through in such form as to
make it possible for the State Board OF
Medical Examination and Registration
to discriminate against that school OF
practitioners bearing the title of OsteO-
paths, whose methods of treatment is SIM
liar to that of massage application.
Other bills passed as follows: IncreaS-
ing per diem of decennial appraisers in
Cuyahoga County from So to s. per day:
changing the mode of practice in justice
courts in Toledo; placing justices of the
peace in Youngstown Township, Mahon-
ing County, on annual salary of 81, ,2OO.
The following bills passed the Senate
and became laws: Providing that the Au-
iitOr, Treasurer and Secretary of State
shall comprise fee commission to regu-
late fees charged by county officers; fixing
he scale of salaries of officers of Ottawa
County as follows: Auditor, $l,sOO:
Treasurer, 81 800; Probate Judge, sl,.Oo;
I lerk, $l,301; sheriff, l,50O; Recorder,
81, 200; Prosecuting Attorney, 500; lnfirm-
ary Directors, 500: commissioners, SyO I;
authorizing the village of Greenfield to is
sue 81, 1000 bonds for street and ever pur
fOses; correcting the defect in existing
laws, so that the property of nOn-residents
Of the State is subject to attachment.
The Clark local option bill was defeated
IN tie Senate, Wednesday, by vote OF Is
10 l6. The defeat was made a permanent
,ne 10y the refusal of the Senate TO recon- |
sider the vote by which it was defeated.
Bills were enacted into laws in the Senate |
As follows: Providing for three justices Of |
The peace in Toledo, instead of two; pro- |
..ding that copies Of the Revised Statutes |
shall be introduced in evidence the same as |
original copies: granting the State School |
Commissioner power TO order examina- |
ions of school funds whenever he fears |
hey may have been mlsappropriated with |
)ut formal charges HAVING been fled; per-
hitting the State Board Of Health TO meet |
Is often as required by circumstances; in
.reasing the saIary of the Supreme Court
from $1,000 to 81, 90; fixing
ne term of City Solicitor of Toledo at four
!, ears.
The day in the House was taken up with
he Appropriation for the Ohio Centennia
Exposition at Toledo. The Finance I1m-
nittee's report cutting the appropriate.
lOwn to s50O,O00 was rejected, and by
'Ote of to to 40 passed tine original bill TO.
of SI,OOO,OOD.
How soon the soul starves. when il
begins to look at everything through
money.
Suspense that Kills.
Ten De FOote-There doesn't apleai
to be much lawlessness about YOU
town.
Cactus Cal-No. We don't stand fu
il 'roun' here.