The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-03-12
LABEL OF The union.
The House Votes to Have 1t On ALI
Printing Of the State.
NO DIVISION on Party LINES.
McKinIey's Birthday Anniversary to
BE a Legal Holiday Ia Ohis.
Bills Passed and ILLS intro
duced La the Legislature.

Columbus, o., March 6.-The hottest
debate of the legislative session en-
tertained the members CT the house
whsn The Pollock Typographical
union label came up for TecOnsidera-
ton. This is the bill which provides
that the label of the union or the Al
lied Printing Trades council must he
on ali sta printing. The bill was de-
regular vote reconsidered. The first
move to defeat the bill was to offer
an amendment which made it discre-
tionary with the state printer, but it
was argued that this did not in reality
change the present statute, as the
printer can use the label now IL he
wants to. The amendment was de
feated and then came some more de-
bate. There was no division on party
lines. The vote on the bill resulted
ayes Sc. nays 80.
The house passed the Fisher bill to
make Jan. 20, McKinley's birthday. q
legal holiday in Ohio. The bill pro-
yides that at least one half CT the day
shall be devoted in the public schools
to instruction for respect for law,
good government and the building up
of high moral character. The Thorn
as bill to prevent the secretary of
state from issuing certificates of in
corporation to companies which have
adopted a name that might be mis-
leading, was passed without discus
sion. The bill also repeats the law
which permits a company to change
its name by application to common
pleas court
In accordance with the Thomas res
olution to investigate the office of the
state treasurer, Speaker McKinnon
appointed the following committee:
Allen of Fulton, Painter Of Wood, and
Ainsworth of Defiance. It is under
stood that the committee will begin
at once and make a thorough inves-
tigation.
General bills were passed in the
house as follows: Mr.. Durham, to
amend the present law so that county
auditors are authorized to pay agri-
cultural societies a per capita of 2
cents without a certificate from the
society that there is a sufficient
amount in the treasury; Mr.. Hagen
bush. to amend present law so as to
provide that where municipalities re-
Quire by ordinance a railway to light
its tracks, service of a printed copy OF
such ordinance upon every ticket or
freight agent of such road shall be
deemed sufficient notice to the COM
pany; Mr.. Gear, to create county
judicial fund and to authorize county
commissioners to levy a tax TO main
tain such fund.
In the Senate.
The senate spent some time dis
cussing the Archer bill, which has for
its object the preservation of the in
land waters. and converting Buckeye,
Indian Lake and Portage Summit
Lake into places OF recreation and
pleasure. An amendment by Senator
oyerturf excluded the state canal COM
mission from any control in the man.
agement OF these parks, and this
amendment provoked the discussion.
II was said the one purpose in exclud-
ing the state canal commission
was to perpetuate its life, and the dis
cussion took ON a canal abandonment
hue. After an hours discussion, how
ever, the bill was put over to Wednes-
day of next week, with the pending
amendment. and was made a special
order for 1880 on that day.
These bills were introduced: Au-
thorizing county commissioners in all
counties having two or more libraries
to levy a tax OF 5-10 of mill for their
support; affording special police Of
ficers the same protection against as
sault as is now afforded regulars, and
| providing the same punishment; au-
thorizing all cities. villages and spe-
ctal school districts to establish de-
positories for public funds.
Bills passed: H. B. authorizing the
town of Wilmington to issue 81. 900 in
bonds for library purposes; II. 3. to
authorize boards OF education OF Ports
mouth to issue bonds for school pur-
poses.
Pledges From Russia.