The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-04-19

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 Royer providing
that investment companies must make
their security deposits with the state
out of their capital stock.
A bill by Mr.. Painter forbidding the
combination Of insurance companies 10
fix the commission rates of agents.
A 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
A bill by Mr.. Griffin providing that
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 30 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 it a
misdemeanor to hunt or fish 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-
tion of New York the colors of the
Seventy-second o. V. /.
Admitting to the State Home for
Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors of
Cornelio Vargo, 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 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 10000
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 a commits
sion to fix the damages to fishermen
under the late fish laws.
Defeated Measure.
Several of the most important meas
ures under consideration in the gen
eral assembly at this session did mo-
become laws. Among the we'll known
bills that failed to receive the required
constitutional majority were the Clarl
bill to give to wards and municipali
ties the right of local option in the
sale of Intoxicating liquors-defeatet
by but single vote in the senate af
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stantial majority. The municipal cod
| Dill prepared by commission ap
pointed by the governor under a reso
luton of the last general assembly
which was first passed by the senate
the branch in which it originated, ant
then on reconsideration of the yot,
defeated, and the Brorein primar.
election bill which was lost in th
house after easily passing In the uppe
| 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 tha
failed were these:
Senator Cohen's bill to punish an,
one fraudulently representing himsel
to be Spiritualist medium.
Representative McClinchey's bill I,
give the state board the power of com
pulsory arbitration.
Senator Madden's bill to authoriz
inverted life insurance.
Senator Marchants bill to secur
family and firm mileage books at
cents per mile.
| Senator Middleton's bill to stop chill