The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The House Votes to AdIourp Sine Die
On April t8.

Columbus. March 31.--Senate-Sen-
ator Houck introduced an important
bill amending Section 3793 of the Re.
vised Statutes OF Ohio, providing that
secret, benevolent and fraternal insti-
tutions. or any two of them. may con-
solidate and that the real estate be-
longing to them will vest title In the
consolidated organization. This Is to
cure any defect that may exist in the
title to any real estate owned by such
organizations
House-It was found impossible
Wednesday to present the appropria.
tion bill which the committee on H.
nance OF the house of representatives
had thought was ready to be handed In
Wednesday afternoon. Instead the
only report made was the Johnson res.
olution to adjourn without day. Origi-
nally it provided that the date should
be April %, with the week preceding
being spent in recess to give Gov. Her.
rick an opportunity to veto and sign
bills The committee amended II by
making the date April IS, and in this
shape 1t was passed by the house Wed.
ncsday evening.
Columbus, April 1.-Senate-The
senate passed the Rowland bill, au-
thorizing county commissioners to Is.
sue bonds for the purpose of extending
the facilities Of Longview asylum The
Smith bill, providing for extending
the time in which railroads are COM
PEELED to equip their cars with auto
matte couplers and air brakes, was
passed. Tax inquisitors will be abol.
ishei in Ohio If a bill introduced by
Senator Judson Thursday becomes a
law. Under a suspension OF the rules
the senate passed the Bassett bill. pro.
viding for deputy state auditor. The
Reynolds bill. requiring fiagmen and
hostlers of railroads to speak the Eng.
lish language, passed.
House-The house spent the entire
morning wrang'ing g.over the proposed
prosecutors bill, by Mr.. Shuler. Of
Dayton. Hollis Johnston offered an
amendment to the bill providing that
prosecutors in counties with 10000
nopulation or less shall receive 5000
per year. and for each additional 1,00G
population, $40 additional until the
maximum salary of $4,000 per annum
Is reached. This amendment was car.
ricd. After a long debate the bill was
overwhelmingly defeated. The house
passed the Paine bill, which seeks by
general law to provide for the appoint
ment and pay of assistants to the coun-
ty prosecuting attorneys.
Columbus. April 2.-Senate-A ses.
sion lasting a little more than half an
hour was the senate's tribute to All
Fools day. A famine of senators
was caused by the absence of the
finance committee on its tour OF the
institutions north of the fortieth par
allel A radical change in the insur-
ance laws is sought to be affected by
Senator Houck. in proposed amend
ment to Section 2S4. relating to the
filing of annual certificates. Mr. Houck
proposes that every insurance com.
pany doing business in Ohio shall he
required to file at least once year
in every county in which the company
has an agent a certificate from the
superintendent of insurance that the
company has complied with the law.
HouSe-The house passed bill cor.
recting the code so as to permit cities
TO buy land and erect station houses.
one constitutional amendment was
proposed and number of new bills
we're introduced. The house commit
tee on cities has recommended for pas.
cage the Corrothers bill, which, in eff
feet wipes out the entire civil service
or merit provisions OF the present
code as applied to the fire and police
department Twenty-Five bills we're
reported back TO the house and recon-.
mended for passage Friday morning
One of the Paine bills, intended to
abolish the custom of publishing i'm
provements notices in the newspapers
was reported.