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

While busy politically, the General AS
gembly did but little in business way
Monday. The House did abs lutely moth.
ing. The session OF the Senate was short
but full of meat. The bill to abolish
spring elections was introduced by Sena.
tor Chapman. Senator Harris introduces
bill to appropriate 81. 251 900 for the sun
port of the common schools of the State
The bill provides that this sum shall b.
appOrtioned to school districts on a basi.
of $40 annually for each school you'll
enumerated.
Senator Ricketts, presented bill whic,
changes the law as appl bile TO Sinkin,
Fund Trustees. The bill amends tn.
mum nal code so that these trustee,
will have cl arSe of all funds of munici-
r'lify. Ii gives them authority to bor-
row money on the strength of a special
assessment and is aimed to generally
economize in sinking fund lines.
separate ballots will he taken in the
House and Senate of the Ohio Legislature
at noon on Tuesday. March l, for the
election of successor to the late Senator
Marcus A. Hanna and a joint session will
be held at noon Wednesday to dec are the
result. This is provided in a joint reso-
luton introduced and adopted in the
Senate after message containing official
notification of the death of Senator Hanna
had been received by the legislature.
The resolution did not reach the House
before adjournment but its ratification by
that body is regarded as certain.
The senate, Tuesday, passed the bill
adding two more judges to the third judi
cial district.
The Senate passed the bill making a
levy of fifteen-hundredths of a mill for
the Ohio State University is Columbus
The Senate spent most of the day in a
discussion Of this bill.
The senate passed resolution provid-
ing for the admission Of Mrs. Joseph X.
White, nonresident, to the Massillon
State hospital.
The house passed the Bassett bill regu-
lafing the use Of automobiles ON public
highway.
The house passed a bill permitting the
consolidation Of all kinds of municipal
public service corporations.
Minor bills were introduced as follows:
To pay village council members So a
meeting; Permitting the county COM
missioners to build a bridge at Ashtabula;
Providing for court stenOgraphers; Pro-
vid ng that township trustees may have
the poll tax worked out on any road in
stead Of on pixies as now; Providing that
owners of road engines must use wood in
them and make them liable for fire dam
age done.
Governor Herrick notified the Senate,
Wednesday, that he had signed the Saw
yer bill, which provides for the appoint
meDt Of Special Trustee to administer
the property of persons who have been
Of and are believed to be dead.
A bill by Senator Carter, of Wyandot.
provides that no action may be brought
by child after becoming of age against
the parents estate to recover for services
rendered by the offspring for the parent,
unless there is a contract between the
child and parent.
The efforts of some sentimentalists to
do away with the drastic law enacted two
years ago, making burglary of inhabited
dwellings punShable by life imprison-
ment, were defeated in the House.
Though the Committee on Judiciary
Of the House gave it favorable recon-
that body refused to pass the
Roll bill modifying the bribery law for
elections.
Chairman KimbalI OF the School Com
mittee, introduced bill, which provides
that hereafter the plans for all school
buildings must be approved by the State
Board of Health. The stated object is to
insure proper sanitation and light.
Representative Jones offered bill
making it a misdemeanor for any one to
furnish liquor or narcotics to prisoners in
ails or penitentiary. CuriOusly enough
here is now no regulation Of this char
icfer