The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-02-22
OHIO soLoNs.
Doinss In the General Assembiy-
Drfef summary Of the Proceed
ings I'm House and Senate.

Columbus. O., Feb. I.-Senate-Bills
were passed as follows: Amending hotel
Of non-negotiable paper in payment for
board or lodging prina facie' evidence Of
intent to defrand protxd'nbR sba lnSe be- retrn
ed at their real value In money insteau OF
face value as at present required; ex-
padaE snbpordnate trom lodges of ods @ fellows and
similar societies; permitting the IN lnhcorpp- onep-
ration Of companies to establish aha oPrp rp
years years. instead Of the present decenniall
Of fp. peauaiization shall be composed Of one
member from each congressional district
instead of one from each senatorial dis
the question of sanity of person charged
with a crime, but not indicted or con-
Is be Ternt 5ary Of ot
the same to be decisive, relieving the pro-
bate judge. Of the sole responsibility; max
ly represent himself to. be spirit medi-
um, or claim to be clairvoyant, astrol-
oyer, fortune teller or palmist .,
passed the Satin bill abolishing contract
labor in the Ohio prisons. The bill pro-
tions shall be employed only in the manu-
facture of articles for use In the charita-
BILE and benevolent institutions ana the
several departments of the state.
called ripper bill abolishing the board of
city affairs in Cincinnati and substituting
a vote of Is to 10, the contest being de-
luton doing away with the prison con-
committee on finance by vote of 16 to
1S. This committee Is known to be hostile
to the measure and 1t VIII probably never
see daylight again.
House-Bills were passed amending Sec
tion 5107 of the Revised Statutes SO as to
provide. that an attorney may verify an an
sssy pr nGstFs Ssa'nss 70 pay prn
pal and interest on the mortgage debt
of the state fair grounds; fixing the sal
aries of the officials. of Miamai county;
appropriating sSs, 900 for the Ohio uniyer-
600 for The normal and Industrial depart
ments of the Wilberforce university.
Bills We're introduced removing the one
mile limit in the tax laws for the purpose
of paying damages. assessed against. cit
les, providing for the appointment of de-
not VI
Columbus, o., Feb. le.--Senate-The SEN
ate passed the bin introduced in the house
S @hda Mr. the license ouny
and re-enacts the laws formerly in force
bill by Mr.. Phare, giving to township
the right to
law. Senator Dunham's bill. creating a
fund for the Improvement of pupiic parks
house. Mr.. Marchant introduced bill
which limits the life of a real estate mort
gage to Is years The senate so committee
the Roberts bill, requiring license OF
stationary engineers
| House--The following bills were passed
Authorizing township trustees to appoint
and pay police; authorizing Belmont coun-
| ty to levy a special tax of one mill to pay
interest and principal of bonded debt, ex-
empting from taxation homes for aged
infirm and dependent women referring es-
pecially to Clark Old Ladies' home, al
| Springfield. Following new bills were in
| troduced: Raising the age of consent
from 16 to Is years; amending inheritance
laws so as to put brothers and sisters oi
half-blood on same equality as brothers
and sisters of full blood; appropriatins
$225, 900 for new buildings at Ohio state
law SO as to give material men lien or
all real and chattel property of owner fol
materials furnished; providing no mutua
life insurance company without capita
stock shall be incorporated until at leas
S500,000 of insurance is subscribed by no
less than 200 persons.