The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-14
PREPARING FOR ADJOURNMENT
the Ohio soIons VIII Rush Through
Their Work.


Wednesday This is . little bill that
extends the terms Of members Of city
boards Of election until July 2, 1904.
The senate Judiciary committee report
ed favorably the Cassatt bill, which
extends the term of Office Of supreme
court judges from six to twelve years.
A bill by Senator Overturf passed pro.
viding that electric railways, outside
of cities. shall have the same right to
cross steam roads that are now exer-
cised by the steam roads. II the rail-
road and electric railway can not
agree then the common pleas court Is
to have final power.
House-Bills passed: Changing the
amount of reserve funds that fire In
surance companies Incorporated under
the laws of Ohio must hold back from
dividend declarations. Requiring Ohio
accident insurance companies to file
their reports. covering each calendar
year, with the state insurance commits.
sion before the 1st Of March following;
giving the insurance commissioners
power to inspect an insurance com.
pany whether he suspects II or not;
making reduction of assets of 20 per
cent. or more an impairment sufficient
to stop the company from doing busi-
ness; permitting the valuation Of life
insurance policies by any other ai.
thority than that of the American en-
perience table, providing that the val
uation shall not be less than that re.
Quired by law.
Columbus. April S.--Senate-The
Ohio senate is preparing to adjourn on
April 25. Thursday night the senate
finance committee virtually adopted
the resolution to adjourn on the 25th.
Bills passed Limiting the number of
garnishee actions that may be brought
by any one creditor against the same
party to three each month, and pro-
viding that not more than three gar.
nishees may be brought against any
one debtor from whatever sources in
the same month; requiring all manu-.
facturers of commercial food stuffs to
procure a license at a cost of $25 for
each brand of such food manufactured
the enforcement to be in the hands Of
the state board of agriculture. Pen
atty for violation $40 to $50 for the
subsequent offenses.
House-Bills passed: Amending the
statutes relating to nuisance: estab
ISHlnS all ODllOldl SNSttIII vi JuNtHliC
courts: authorizing county commits
sioners to furnish memorial tablets for
the graves of deceased soldiers. sail
ors and marines of the United States
providing for the Improvement OF
roads: authorizing villages to levy an
extra tax for FREQ band concerts.
Columbus, April 9-Senate-Bil'
passed: Providing for the publication
of proposed constitutional amendment
in newspapers throughout the state;
providing for the release of sureties
on bonds of unknown or nonresident
parties by the probate court: authoriz
ing city councils to assess against the
abuttirg property any part of the cos,
of drainage, curbing grading or the
construction of docks, wharfs and re
tanning walls; increasing the state al
lowance for armory rents to the ma
tional guard, now 5000, to 5000 a year
by giving each armory 5000 additional
giving boards OF public service in cit
les power to plant and control shade
trees in streets. alleys, public grounds
and places.
House-Two political ripper bills
were introduced In the house. This
first seeks to make the Fifth district
composed of Williams, Van Vert. Put
nam, Paulding, Defiance and Henry
counties republican instead Of demo
cratic. by taking Putnam county from
the Fifth and adding II to the Fourth
already democratic. In It's place Full
ton county. heavily republican. 10 ia
ken from the Ninth and added to the
Fifth. The other changes the first anG
second subdivisions Of the Seventf
common pleas district. Athens. Wash
ington and Monroe are to constitute
the first subdivision; Fairfield, Perry
Hooking. Vinton, Gallia and Meigs. the
second subdivision, and Jackson, Law
renee. Scioto, Pike and Adams the
third subdivision.