The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-23

Columbus, Jan. 22-Membera or tn .
lower branch OF the Ohio legislature
Introduced nearly 100 bills. among
these being measures fothered by the
state administration and the delega-
tion from Cuyahoga county. The most
most important bill among the latter's
batch WAS offered nv Representa-
tive Stage Of Cuyahoga county. It
seeks to amend the present laws reg
ulatiag taxation so as In conform with
the taxation plank OF tho Democf attic
platform. All corporations will be
Obliged under Its provisions to Hle an.
Rually a complete report Of all prop.
erty, real and personal. notes, bonds,
securities, etc.. owned and controlled,
together with the value in money VI
each. The same bill creates n state
revision hoard consisting OF the treas.
urer OF state. the attorney general and
the commissioner OF railroads and tel.
egraphs. who are to meet on the flrst
Monday In April and adjourn from
time to tine until the work Of exam
lining all these reports will have been
completed. Another CuyahogR county
bill. changing the statutes to this
plsRk. is by Representative Melsel, rs.
curing special reports from steam and
electric railroads. except that these re-
ports are 10 he more complete in de
tail. This report will be filed on or
before Sept of each year.
Other bills introduced by the Cleve
laAd members were one to make a 2
ceat railway fare bill except for dis
taBces Of eight miles or less, and on
ether providing that all applications
for street railway franchises must be
sabmitted to popular vote. Represen.
tative AcNRmee OF Franklin intro
duce1 a bin to provide that street rail.
way employees can not be employed
mere than 10 hours In any one day
State administration bills were intro
a0ced by Representatives Willis OF
AardiR and Cole OF Hancock. Mr.
Coles bill proposes To amend tho ex.
Siss law and the bill by MI Willis
sesks tn reqaire regular reports Of
esrp@rati ions. and that : foe be charged
for the alinE OF these. thua avoiding
the constitutional provision that cor.
RsratioRs can not be taxed All these
bills will be referred to the taxation
COP nittee,
Ameag ths ether bilis presented
wsro the following: Ts exempt par.
ssnage property from taxation; TO Au-
therias agricultural societies to pur-
chase land for the purpose OF erecting
engine houses for the protection Of
ths buildings against Are: to require
smeinsers and hremen operating en-.
Gines or boilers Of more than Is horse.
power to secure state license; to pro-
vide fer school examiners in email
cities; providing that assessors shall
SnumeFate each year all the deaf and
dumb, blind. insane or physically de-
formed rssidents In all families or In.
hrmaries; making the cutting and sale
Ot ice to be done under the supsrvis.
len Of the boards OF health: making
. penalty for the introduction of
Christian science" IN diseases Of chill.
dren; making Jan 30. McKinley's
birthday. legal holiday In Ohio:
making it a capital offeuse - assault
high state official and defining and
restricting anarchy.
House Standing Committees
Speaker McKinnon announced the
standing committees OF the house The
following Is the personnel OF each OF
the important committees:
AgHcuture-Mr Fisher OF Medina. chair.
unan: Evans Of Jackson. Tenner o. Miami.
Msrrick of Hamilton. Moultou OF Scioto.
Pool of Logan. Howsy OF cuyshoga.
Deuune OF Franklin. Wells Of Wayne
Common Schoos-Mr Seese Of summit.
chairman: Ankeney Of Greene. klmbal OF
Gsauga-Lake. Arthur OF Uuloa. Crist Of
Columblana, Rowland of Hamilton. Brum.
oaugh Of Darke, Gold sf TuscarawaA. Carrie
u Seneca.
Corporations-Mr. DuvaI OF Jefferson.
chairman; Allen ~ Fulton. Cole 81 Han.
eock, Williams OF Hamilton. Collier 0; Ash.
tsad-Holues. Alnsw0rth Of Defiance Seller
Of Cuyahosa.
Dairy and Food Producta-Mr Mauck OF
LavFsn"e. chairman Chapman Of Mont.
gOnery, Berghegxer Of Hamilton, Fisher oi
Medina. AnngeH OF Allen. Brown Of Mercer
Kinney Of Cuyahoss
Ditches. Drains and Water Coursss-Mr
Browa of Pau ding. Chairman; Fraser nj
LuoAs, Tyler OF Ssndusky. walters 9f Var
Vert, Gear OF wyandot. Cannon Of Frank
lin, O'pouRell Of Putnam.
Biectisns-Ir. Pool sf Logan. chairman
Painter OF Wood. Brown Of Pauldlng, Pol
teck OF Stark, Durham II CuVahoga, Aims
wsith OF Defiance. Devaui OF Monroe.
piRanca--Mr. Crafts u Portage, chair
nsA; HaE"nbuch Of Champaign, Walters OF
Vas Weit, DuTal OF Jefferson. Aukeney OF
Greene, WoCthIng'on Of Rsinont, MetzRei
Of Stark, willis OF Fayetts. Knsman OF
TPnmbuil Ainswsrth 0f Defiance. Wells oil
WayRe. Gear OF WyapdOt, Meissl OF Guy
AheEA
Fish Culture and Gams-Mr Jepes ot
Delaware Msrrov. chairmsu: Mcdonald OIL
ASatgsnery. Guaria Of Erie. Kinsman ei
TrSHbun, Bell Of Licking. Wells OF. Wayne
O. age W Csyahoga.
issnraBcs--Ar Willis OF Hardin. chair
1an: Willis VI Payette. Myers Of Hamilton
hsizgsr Of %ark. Binekley of Perry
Ryp~ 81 Clark. Guthrie Of Adams Pike
Coughhn Il Cuyahoga. Bharp OF Fairfield.
Jsdiclary-Nr Painter Of Weed. chair
seaR: AsNeai Of Marion. DeBmaa Of Lucas
sshnstoA Of Galila. Lochary Of Aelxs
Arthur Of Unisn. Williams of Hamilton
Williams u Ashening, ClyburA Of High
IsHs, Duaiap 81 CuyahoGa, Brumbaush si
Darka
Labos-Ms Rsw,asa Of Hamilton, chair
u0aa; " edlsAwAvt Of WasbiAEtsh. Poilocl
~ stark. nraSnock VI ClernsAt, Simpson
~ Guernsey. HuRmas Of Butler. Dualap ol
CSyahosa.
haBufaotuFeS and Conmsree-hr silbSr
Oerg st msnllteA. eAairmAH; Myers d
Haatitsn.. haue& Sf LawEsaoa. Crafts oi
PSrtsRs, yanssn OF CuyahsEa. Collier ei
AsAisnd- -KoiAcs, 0utpriS Of Adams Pike.
hUAieipai ARGipa-Nr. CSminES Of L.
r4iAs. chairman; DsAAAA Of Lseas, GusrlI
81 Brts. Saith - na.Ai,sa. Prdos Of AtA
sas. BusAisI Sf suamlt nusmAA Sf But
tsf. csaGhAa ~ CnyaASSa. YOrk Il OF