The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-02-01
The Law-Makers.

Dayton.
The House passed the PartingtOn bill al.
owing requests to he made to count,
'hildren's homes. The bill was drawn tt
oermit the acceptance by the Shelby COun-
y Children's Home OF a bequest to estab
ish manual training school.
Mr.. BrOerin, in the Senate, introduced
primary election bill. 1t is proposed il
he bill to bring all primary elections un
Ter the regular ballot laws and have then
conducted by duly authorized officers. witt
Ill the rules and restrictions governing
Elections in general.
Senator Cohen introduced bill amend
ng that section of the taxation statut,
which provides that a penalty of 80 pei
:ent. be added to all taxable property dis
covered to have been willfully and fraud.
llently withheld from the assessors. TIL,
Senator's amendment provides tha
when property so discovered can be shOwr
% have been inadvertently omitted with.
,ut intent to conceal or defraud, ther,
'hall be no penalty added.
Senator Marchant introduced bill pro.
iibiting telegraph companies from charg.
ng double tolls in Ohio.
The Senate passed Mr.. Hurst's bill au.
hOrizing the Trustees of Goshen Town
hip. Tuscarawas County, to transfel
'unds.
In the House, Friday, by vote of 81 tt
Z, the bill of Aaron Price, making it pos.
iible for attorneys elected to the bench tt
hi hn Of fhoit. fnr
Up to the time of their assuming the du.
les of judge, was defeated.
The following bills were introduced: Ts
permit the employment of children ever Ii
instead of ID years Of age in coal mines
authorizing county treasurers to deposit
or collection in banks for not to exceed
30 days checks or drafts received in the
course of business: bill to establish State
formal schools.
Adjourned until Monday.
Monday afternoons session Of the Sen.
,te was very brief one. Three bills were
Introduced as follows: Prohibiting tn,
'ale or giving away of cigarettes or cigar
Ute paper under penalty of s25 for the frs
)ffense and 500 for subsequent offenses
Sermitting the incorporation of assOcia
ions for professional purposes; permitting
he officials Of any county or city infirmary
n the State to contract with the manage
nent of the institution for deaf mutes il
cincinnati to care for their deaf mute in
mates at price not to exceed the cost O.
heir maintenance in the infrmaries from
which they come.
The following bills were introduced il
he House: Creating the position of Stat'
Architect, that officer to be appointed by
he Governor and receive 5000 a year.
,bOlishing the State Live Stock Commits.
'iOn and vesting its duties in the STATE
Board of Agriculture; authorizing tht
state Printing Commission to purchase pa
Der in the open market to prevent cOmbi.
ration: to require assignees in assignment.
or the benefit Of creditors, trustees anG
eceivers to list property for taxation: pro.
riding that Probate Court may appOim
guardians for persons mentally affected
o authorize administrators and executors
o sell real estate during the pendancy o.
proceedings in partition; permitting attOr-
leyS who are nOtaries to swear their clients
o pleadings: providing that interurbar
always may condemn the right to the joint
lSe of tracks of city roads. not to exceed
i've miles.
The attack on the canal system was re-
iewed by Representative Merton. intro
iucing resolution declaring it to be the
tense of the Legislature that they are nc
Onger factor in transportation, and that
hey are "a menace to public health" The
'eSOlutiOn declares in favor of the gradual
abandonment of the canals of the State.
The Senate, Tuesday, unanimously
passed the bill to ascertain and mark the
position Of Ohio troops in the battle OF
shiloh. The bill providing for greater
scOnOmy in the organization of the Senate
It the opening of the session. was passed
tfter being slightly amended. Also the
dill providing for special appropriations
or the maintenance of State institution.
md departments.
Chairman McKinnOn of the House Com.
httee on Finance, on Tuesday, introduced
he partial appropriation bill, covering the
asst three quarters of the fiscal year ending
Nov. ], 1900, and the first quarter of 1901
.nding Feb 10.
Other bills introduced in the House are
Is follows: Providing the coroner may
,fficiate in any part of the county and re-
eealing the ten miles limiting his juris-
iictiOn; requiring under penalty of fine Ol
rom $500 to $500 the placing of guards
around all dangerous machinery; requir-
ng road supervisors, instead of land-Own.
.rs, to provide for cutting weeds in the
public highway.
The proposed amendment to the cOnsti.
NtiOn, contained in the joint resolution b
Mr.. Ross, claimed attention in the Hous,
as special order at II a. M. Wednesday
The proposed amendment gives the people
ihe right to present bills in the Legisla.
iure on petition, and is step in the direc'
ion of the initiative and referendum.
was referred to the Judiciary COmmitte,
by a vote of 80 to 40.
Bills passed in the House as follows:
Creating special school district in PER-,
and Walnut Townships, Gallia County
authorizing Trustees of Pleasant Town
ship, Seneca County, to expend s2.5OO il
erecting soldiers monument; authOriZ
ing the Trustees of Auglaize Township
Paulding County, to transfer bonds: ap
prOpriatiEg out of funds under Hysel
law. money for support of the Ohio Stat
University: making appropriations 10 pa.
principal and interest on funded debt
making usual appropriation for common
schools, the total being s3,570,sO
The following bills passed the Senate
Providing for issuance of sl35,OOo bond
for the repair and extension Of the levee il
Montgomery County: giving justices o
The peace, police judges and mayors juris
diction in cases of the pure food laws
providing for the redemption and pay
ment of bonds and interest on the mort
gage debt upon the State Fair Grounds
providing for the transfer of deaf-mutG
from infirmaries to Central College; pro
yiding for the establishing of a new schoo
district, to include partitions of Perry ant
Walnut Townships, Gallia County.
Births.
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