The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1902-05-08
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Ihese piiis were passed in the House
Friday: To permit hamlets near summer
resorts TO incorporate for self-protection;
10 prohibit the delivery of immoral litera-
ture; To provide for the better protection
OF skilled labor, and for the registration O
marks. names or devices of union work
men; Making appropriations for norma
schools at the Ohio University at Athens
Ohio, and at the Miami University at Ok
ford, Ohio, $SS. 900 for Ohio University
$2S.OOO for Oxford for 1902, and the same
sums for 1903; To change the amount OF
road improvement which can be assessed
upon property holders from 25 per cent
TO 10 per cent; Providing that where
property is purchased in good faith from
an insOlvent person the innocent pur-
chaser shall not suffer.
The Senate Tuesday, adopted the Ran
nels House resolution to amend the State
Constitution so that every county in the
State shall have at least one representative
in the Legislature. At present a number
OF counties do not have the requisite pop
ulatiOn TO enable them to a representative.
Hyphenated districts now include Adams
Pike, Ashland Holmes, CARROLL Harrison,
Delaware Morrow, Fayette Madison,
Hooking Vinton, Geauga- Lake and Nor
gan-NOble.
The Archer fish and game bill is now a
law, the amendments Of the Senate and
House conference committees having been
agreed to by both branches. The farmers
defeated the proposition to extend the quail
shooting season ten days.
These bills were enacted into laws by
the Senate: That where the course of a
stream Is changed through city the COun-
ty Commissioners shall plat the land, and
place the same ON the tax duplicate; To
give the Inspector Of Workshops and his
deputies nOtarial powers in department
business; That passenger train of five
| cars or less shall carry as a crew an en-
gineer, fireman, conductor and brakeman,
and an additional brakeman for train Of
five to ten ears: Fixing the hours of duty
for penitentiary guards at &c each week;
Amending laws of rape so that Court may
hear testimony in mitigation or aggrava-
tiOn Of Offense; Amending the law relative
to the entering Of judgments, requiring
that entries be made Immediately after the
time allowed by law for the filing of a
motion for new trial.
The House made law OF the House bill
permitting insurance companies now
acting under life and accident charters to
sell health insurance.
The House Wednesday, made law Of
the Chamberlain bill, offered by the Sem
ator from LOrain County. 1t amends the
present law permitting street railway
companies to purchase electric lighting
companies, and the law permitting gas
and electric lighting companies to cOnsol-
idate by providing that street car COM
pany may lease or purchase a natural or
artificial gas company or company Oper-
ating lighting by gas and electricity.
The house also made laws of two bills
by Senator Writ of Youngstown. The first
provides for appeals from the Probate
Court to the Common Pleas Court from any
order removing, or refusing to remove, an
executor, administrator. guardian, assign
se, trustee or other officer appointed by the
Probate Court, and applies to all pending
actions. The second provides that Com
mon Pleas Courts may revoke, modify or
vacate an order made by the Probate Court
removing, or refusing to remove, trust
officers.
The Burnham Iedistricting bill was
passed in the Senate. The bill changes
the Third and Twelfth Districts, Warren
County is taken out of the Sixth
and added to Nevin's District. This makes
the Third a Republican bailiwick and
does not affect the political complexion in
IA iwfh EoirEaIA 10 col
the Twelfth and placed in Grosvenor's
territory. This makes Franklin County
district by itself.
Both branches Of the Legislature voted
to adjourn May II.
Among the bills enacted into law Thurs
day were: Amending sidewalk laws as
they apply to Hamilton County, so that
Norwood may take advantage of the
Repeating the habitual criminal
act.
Most exciting were the incidents sur
the defeat ofthe Burnham redis-
tricting bill that had passed the Senate by
the unanimous Republican vote of that
body. The House was IN an uproar and
amid the confusion the Speaker ordered
the roll called upon the motion to reject.
The result was announced as 80 yeas to "a
nays. This killedthe ripper.
Lieutenant Governor Nippert, on retir-
ing at noon, Thursday, as presiding Off
Ger, was presented a handsome silver
loving cup, silver-mounted ivory gavel
and beautiful floral offering by the Sen
ators. The cup is handsome piece Of the
art. On it is engraved this
sentence:
presented to Lieutenant Governor Carl
A. Nippert by the Senators and Officers of
The Seventy-fifth General Assembly Of
Ohio"
When the Senate recessed, Judge
Nippert was obliged to hold an informal
Not only the Senators and
but members Of the House. state
officers and all who have come in contact
with him, surrounded him and wished him
success in his new field. Judge Nippert
left for Cincinnati, where he will take the
path Of ONCE as Probate Judge Of Ham,
ltOn County.
The House passed the COmings bill ap-
5000 for the expense of a
to revise the municipal code
,f the State and report bill to the next