The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-04-03


moved that committee on judiciary be
relieved ct further consideration Of
he ClevelaaA park board bill. This
IL the bill which gives Mayor John
son, through board, the power to
expend the money recently author
ICED for Cleveland to acquire and i'm
prove park property. The motion pre-
vailed by vote Of A to 2S. and tho
bill went to the committee on labor
Mr.. Price admitted that the Switch"
was made not necessarily for the pur-
pose Of killing the bill, but to bring
certain members into line for certain
legislation.
billie introduced in the house, among
which were the following: To make It
unlawful to feed live birds or animals
to wild animals in cages; to require
county commissioners to advertise
plans and specifications for all public
works before a contract for the same
is binding upon either party; to re-
peal that section OF the law which
forbids bowling alley to be run in
connection with saloon: to stop the
two days labor law on streets and
highways; extending the life OF the
canal commission two years. from
April 2s (the governor being author
lied to appoint two commissioners un-
der the present law); to make void
all contracts for supplies sold to town
ship trustees, boards Of education.
city councils or county commissioners,
unless AFFIDAVIT Is made by the con-
tractor that he has not pooled" his
interests or entered into any collu-
sion with competitors; to authorize
city solicitors to sue for recovery of
embezEled funds or for forfeiture of
franchises when terma Of a contract
have been violated; to prevent perma-
neRt Injunction without trial by jury.
In the Senate.
Senator Longworth introduced o
bill which Is intended to help consti-
tutional amendments carry. It gives
political parties which, at the last
preceding general election, polled 1
per cent Of the total vote of the state,
the right to declare their position
upon constitutional amendments
which are to be submitted to q vote
Of the people. The substance OF the
resolution, whether for or against the
amendment, is to be printed at the
foot OF the ticket, and the voters in
teation, where 10 does not vote upon
the proposition direct, which is to be
printed also in q separate column on
the official ballot, but votes his
straight party ticket, will be regarded
as being In accord with his party's
declaration, and will be so recorded.
Other bills introduced: Appropriate
ing $500 for the purchase Of rs set
tees 70 be placed in tho statehouse
yard; limiting the Jurisdiction Of jus.
tees Of the peace to the townships IN
which they are elected; giving the
stockholders IA installment corpora
tioAs, and taxing out OF the hands OF
the beard of directors, the right to
say when assessments shall be levied
and what amount.
Bills passed by the senate: To limit
number Of justices Of the peace in
Franklin county to three and to con-
fer additional powers On Justices
clerks In Franklin county; to author
lie Brown county commissioners to
have records and plats Of certain vii
lagos transcribed.
Senator Harding introduced joint
resolution providing for the sine die
adjournment Of the general assembly
on Monday, April IA.
Columbus, O., 4.Iarch 26.-The bill
to provide q state board OF examiners
for BARRIERS was defeated in the house
By decisive vote.
The McNamee 10-hour working day
bill for streetcar employees was passed
By tho house and Is now half a law
x 10 said that there will be little op-
position against the measure In the
senate. SO that the final passage Of
the bill Is practically assured. The
bill provides that stroetcar employees,
excepting those who are working on
interurban lines, can not work more
than 10 hours in any "a, and that
these 10 shall be included In any con-
secutive I2 hours. A fine OF $25 is
provided for any violation.
The Franklin county salary bill was
killed and the McNamee bill, to dis.
continue the voluntary relief plans OF
the Baltimore Snd Ohio and Pennsyl-
Vania railways was also defeated. The
Cleveland park board bill was again
switched, being taken from the com.
mittee on labor and assigned hack to
the municipal Affairs committee.
Bills passed: Appropriating 5000
TO 30 expended by the state board OF
agriculture In preventing the intro
duction Of the San jose scale ana
other insects and contagious diseases
Of fruit trees and vines; to prevent
desecratioA OF tho American flag,
making It an offense to use a repre-
sentation Of the national emblem In
any kind Of advertising. political or
commercial; TO provide that Justices
OF the peace shall have Jurisdiction In
cases OF misdemeanors only In the
township for which the justice was
elected; to provide that boards of edu-