The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-03
rHs ELECTIONS Sill.
The Measure was Amended 0y ths
Committee.

Columbus, Feb 25--Senate-The SEN
ate committee on privileges and elec'
tions Wednesday reported, through
Senator Harvey, the Chapman bill to
abolish spring elections. The bill was
amended In committee 80 that elec.
tions Of members Of boards Of educa.
tion are carried over to the fall, the
same as are municipal and township
elections. The senate finance commit
tee voted to table the bill Of Senator
Austin, Of Toledo. which proposed to
increase the pay Of superintendents OF
free employment bureaus. Chairman
Kimball, Of the school committee, In.
troduced bill, which provides that
hereafter the plans for all school
buildings must be approved by tho
state board Of health. The stated OBJ.
ject is to insure proper sanitation and
light.
House-Representa williams In.
troduced a county salary bill. II pro.
vides that the common pleas judges
shall determine the amount to be ex-
pended in each office for clerk hire.
The various county officers shall col.
lect all fees and turn them into the
treasury. They shall appoint the dep.
uties and issue vouchers for their sala-
ries After these are paid the county
officers shall receive salaries out OF
the residue based upon the popula.
ton of the county. A minimum with
$50 for each additional thousand over
25.0O0 up to a stated maximum is pro.
vided. The figures fixed are as fol.
lows: Auditor, $1,000 to $4,000; treas.
urer $4,000 to $4,000; probate Judge,
$2,50O to $4,000; sheriff. $4,000 to &c..
600; county clerk. $1.750 to $4,000; re-
corder. $1,000 to $1,000; coroner, ST..
0vO to $4,000; surveyor, $1,000 to $2..
500; prosecuting attorney. $1,000 to
$4,000; county commissioners, $1,000
to $4,000.
Columbus, Feb. 6.-Senate--Sena
tor A. ]. Cassatt, of Cincinnati. intro
duced bill to extend the terms of the
Judges of the supreme court from six
to twelve years. Senate bill to appro.
pirate 3725 to reimburse Company b,
First battalion of engineers. for losses
sustained In the Armory fire of Feb.
ruary 20. 1903, passed. Mr.. Pollock. OF
the senate committee on labor. intro
duced a bill which seeks to prohibit
firing or blasts from being made in
coal mines except at the end Of work.
ing shifts. The senate enacted into
law the house bill by Mr.. Worthington.
making appropriations to pay the in.
terest on the irreducible debt and ex.
penses Of the sinking fund commits
sion.
House-Representat Shuler intro
duced bill in the house Thursday aft.
ernoon to appropriate $1,500,0O0 for
the improvement of the Ohio canal sys-
TEN. Representative Bassett intro
duced bill aimed at loan sharks. II
provides for the repeal of the law
which authorizes rate of III per
cent per month on chattel loans. Rep.
resentative Osler introduced bill
which authorizes the boards of educa.
tion to set aside sum not exceeding
Q per cent. Of the contingent fund for
teachers pensions. A bill by Repre-.
sentative Farmer provides that firemen
shall pass state examination.
Columbus, Feb. 27.--The legislature
adjourned Friday morning to Monday
at p. m. without transacting any
business. Speaker Thomas announced
the appointment of w. E. Rhinalt, OF
kichland county, to succeed Evan ].
deceased, as superintendent
OF the stenographers' room.