The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-05-15
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

after attaching an important amendment
lhe bill increased the levy from ten hun
dredths of mill to fifteen hundredths of &
mill for State University purposes, and
for common school purposes reduced the
levy from one mill to ninety-fve hun
dredths of mill. The levies would have
stood for all time. The Senate did no,
thihk the move proper one. and limited
the changes to period of two years. when
the levies are to return TO the old rate.
these bills are now laws: Abolishing
the State Live Stock Commission, vesting
its authority in the State Board of Agri-
culture; providing that where 90 per cent.
OF the voters of any county. municipality,
township or hamlet, petition for voting
machines they shall be installed.
Representative Gains bill providing
that the State Food and Dairy Department
shall furnish the County Auditors infor-
nation that will result in the collection of
the Dow tax from everybody who sells
liquor, passed the Senate.
The Price House bill to create Bureau
OF Inspection and Supervision of Public
Offices was made law by the Senate,
Tuesday. The bill establishes uniform
system Of public accounting, auditing and
reporting under the administration of the
Auditor OF State. The Auditor is author
lied to appoint three inspectors at a salary
OF 1000, and clerk at salary of 81 800
Gears House bill. that levy be made
for Court purposes, instead Of charging ex-
'penses of the judiciary to the general fund,
was made law. The rate is fixed at from
mills to lao of a mill.
Mckinnon's bill providing an official
nag for Ohio was made law. The flag
shall be pennant-shaped, with three red
and two white horizontal stripes and
seventeen white stars around white 20"
in blue field shall constitute the union of
the flag.
The bill creating State Board of Ex-
aminers of Horseshoers, defeated last
week, was recOnsidered and made law
by the Senate,
The House made law of the Chamber
lain bill, which provides for the consoli-
dation of electric lines which are now or
may be conveniently operated from the
same power house.
The Harrison Senate bill extending the
privileges Of public libraries to residents
Of county passed the Senate.
The bill to give the State Fire Marshal
more power and authority was made law
by the Senate.
The Senate Wednesday, adopted Still
wells resolution in memory of Martin
Welker, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
from 1858 to 1850, and who died short
time ago at his home in Wooster, Ohio.
The resolution gives this epit0me Of his
public career:
"The Senate recognizes his long and
most honorable public service as Common
Pleas Judge Of the Fifth Judicial District
of Ohio, as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio,
as aid de camp on the staff Of Governor
DennisOn, as Advocate General Of Ohio,
as Adjutant General Of Ohio, as Con-
gresham for three terms and as a Federal
Judge, all Of which positions he filled most
and with credit to himself, his
family and his country
The House passed the Stage bill to pay
the Second Battalion. Ohio Naval Reserves,
Of Cleveland, s5,s76.07 for bringing the
training ship. Hawk, from Norfolk, Va,
into Lake Erie.
The House passed the bill to pay to
and Cincinnati $4,000 and
81, 900 respectively for the maintenance of
deaf mute day schools.
The House adopted a joint resolution,
Congress to pass the bill to
pay Union soldiers who were prisoners in
camps 50 for each day con-
fined, and if dead to their widows.
The Senate defeated the Bracken House
bill to give the State Food and Diary De-
partment authority to determine when
soap is adulerated.
The Jones bill to appoint State In
;pector to investigate air brakes on rail-
way trains was made law by the Senate,
Thursday. Railroad companies will have
% pay $500 per year to have their own
Inspector appointed.
The Senators passed a bill apprOpriating
800 to have their pictures and biographs
published in book form at the expense of
he State.
The Senate passed Howey's House bill
lmended so that the County Commissioners
HAL assess uOI less tldu ID pei ctIlt VI
more than 25 per cent. upon abutting
owners for road Improvements.
The Willis House bill, to require holders
# stock in national banks in other states
O list the same for taxation was made a
aw.
The bill by Mr.. Castle Of Crawford
,Ounty, to legalize typewriter records
n county and state offices passed the
Iouse. Just now the law recognizes no
ecOrds save those written with pen and
nix. The House also passed the johnson
ill empowering County Auditors or
ersons representing them to examine and
make extracts from the records of any
ounty in the State free of charge.
The Williams bill changing the maxi
mum school enumeration of Cincinnati
70, 10 to 10000 was made law.
Ii, ii fees to the County Auditor
nde, change are to be paid into the
Ounty fee fund.