The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-03-10
OUR LEGISLATURE.

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of the Township Trustees.
A bill was introduced in the House for
the deepening of the cannals from Gin
cinnati to Toledo and from Cleveland to
Dresden to a uniform depth of five feet.
The bill defines how and where the
money is to be spent and asks for appro-
priatiOns aggregating s1,500,000.
As check upon all parties concerned
the House agreed to the Cockley bill,
which requires County Auditors to indorse
each instrument filed and the amount Of
fees collected thereon. Another entry is
to be made on the entry itself, so that a
substantial safeguard is provided.
Senator HOuck presented a resolution
calling upon Congress to authorize con-
stitutional convention so that United
States Senators may be elected by votes
of the people, instead of by Legislatures.
Senator Cassatt introduced the State
Bar Association bill, which increases
the term of office of Judges of the Common
Pleas Court from six to twelve years.
Senator Chamberlain introduced a bill
increasing the powers of the Probate
Courts of Licking, Richmond, Perry, De-
fiance, Madison, Henry and COshoct0n
Counties.
A unique measure was offered by Sem
ator Godfrey, Friday. Heproposes to give
City Engines the right to bid on munici-
pal Improvements, and if his bid is the
lowest the contract is to be awarded to
him, and carried out by the Board of
Public Service. The object of the bill is
to prevent ideals" between contractors
who bid on city work and insure low
prices to the municipality.
Senator Heinlein introduced a bill to
provide for the appointment of commiss-
ion to select and purchase lands for a
state sanitarium for the treatment Of tub
erculosis patients.
The Havey bill, which practually re-
organizes the Attorney Generals depart
ment, was passed by the Senate.
The house was in session but short
time Friday morning, and adjourned un-
I'll Monday.
To permit cities to protect themselves
against the annual occurrences of the
dreaded scOurge of typhoid fever by Civ
ing them jurisdiction in the policing Of
the watershed from which their supply
is derived, Mr.. Braun, Monday, offered a
bill in the House. 1t provides that in
stead of ten miles at present the radius Of
jurisdiction shall be twenty miles. 1t is
futher provided that any one permitting
| any pollution of running stream used as
a water supply may be fined not more
| than $3.50.
Representative Thomas introduced a
bill which will require all interurban
railway companies to maintain waiting
rooms at all regular stops outside Of
municipalities.
Senator Hypes introduced bill requir-
| ing the Clerks of the several Courts to
keep judgment docket.
Senator Houck wants human beings
put on at least an equal footing with
sheep in cases of dog bite. The Houck
measure proposes that when person is
bitten by mad dog, and DOCTORS bill is
incurred, statement of the expense may
be presented to the County Commission
ers, and they shall allow such damages
as they see fit not in excess of $500.
Senator Carter presented bill which
proposes to have property of incorporated
and unincorporated banks valued by the
State Board of Bank Equalization.
The Senate Tuesday passed the Lersch
House bill which authorizes Township
Trustees to establish and maintain public
| libraries.
Senat:r Austin's bill giving societies
authority to condemn battlefelds and
memorial sites, SO that they may be pre-
served for park purposes. was passed.
The Senate passed the Chapman bill
which amends the code SO that sewer i'm
provement contracts may lie let when as
Sessments are made, instead of when the
money derives from the accompanying
bond issue is in hand.
The day was taken up in a discussion
Of the canal hill.
The house spent the day wrangling
over the hill which increases the salary
of the Dairy and Road Commissioner
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Both branches balloted for United
.ates Senator. In the Senate Gen.
Charles Dick received q votes to 4 for
John H. Clark. In the house Dick 81,
Clark 81.
If Governor Herrick should sign the bill
women will hereafter be eligible to cleo
tion as members Of Boards Of Library
Trustees. The house Wednesday by
practically unanimous vote passed the
bill of Senator Austin, clearing the way
for future action.
Among the general bills introduced in
the House were the following:
Recommending the appropriation CT
SIC, 900 for monument at Tiffin to the
late w. II. Gibson.
Providing that contractors may get Is
per cent. on contract for the amount Of
work performed when one fourth Of the
work is completed in the construction of
joint country bitches.
To require all chattel mortgages to be
filed with the Record of the county:
Providing compensation to County Sur
veyors for keeping public records by re-
storing fees that were repealed by the law
creating the Board of Public Accounting.
The bill Of Senator Dunlap, Of Picka-
way, to appropriate s25, 900 for live stock
exhibit at the Worlds Fair was killed by
being indefinitely postponed.
Fast and firm for the next seven years
it is henceforth United States Senator
Charles Dick.
For Wednesday with ceremony and re-
ioicing, with flowers and cheers, he was
formally acclaimed as the successor Of
Marcus A. Hanna, and into his hands
were delivered the certificates of election
for both the long and short terms.