The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-25
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Through Strategy the Inheritance
Law Was Changed.


Columbus. Jan. 1S.-Senator Pol
lock. Of Stark. presented two bills,
both of which create new boards. One
is to provide for boards of review In
the country sections of the state and
the other seeks to establish a prison
commission and to abolish convict la
bor The boards of review are to con-
sist OF four members, of one. two,
three and four years. II Is TO be non
partisan, and the salary is not TO ex.
ceed 81 per day or more than 800
per month. The appointments are to
be made by the county auditor on a
petition made by % free holders. The
proposed prison commission Is to be
composed Of three members, one OF
which is to be a mechanic. appointed
by the governor, at salary of $4,000
per annum. This measure, Mr.. Pol
lock claims. has the support of the
National Federation of Labor.
In the line OF changing the laws Of
practice Representative Woods, of Me.
dina, offered a bill which authorizes
the prosecuting attorney to carry
cases in which the state is involved
to the supreme court instead of the
circuit court, as at present. Then he
is given the right to examine and GER.
tify all bills presented to the county
commissioners. Yearly he has the
right to examine the records of town.
ship trustees and boards of education
and to approve or disapprove OF the
same. Expenses are to be allowed by
the commissioners and the trustees.
Representative Huey, of Mahoning, of.
fered a bill that public officials serv.
ing as trustees under q will shall re.
ceive the same compensation now paid
to administrators and executors.
Columbus. Jan. 19.-The action of
Senator Harper. democrat, of Hamil.
ton county, defeated the repeal of the
inheritance tax in the senate and sub
stituted the amendment of Senator
Rathburn. of Meigs. which places the
exemption at 10000. instead of $4,000.
The efforts to create a licensed sta
tionary fireman was renewed by Rep
resentative Yost, of Monroe county.
who offered a bill to that end in the
house. II provides that no boiler car
rying over ten pounds of pressure to
the square inch may be stocked by 9th.
er than licensed fireman, who has
been examined by the state depart
ment of examination of steam en-
gineers. Exceptions are made of por-
table boilers and those placed in posi-
tion for temporary purposes, which
viii exclude farm engines. Represen-
tative Harlan. of Morrow. introduced
bill providing for the consolidation
Of libel suits along the lines OF a bill
introduced in the national congress
and other state assemblies. Represen.
tative Crist, of Delaware county, Of
fered a bill creating a commission of
three members to secure a monument
to r. b. Hayes at a cost not to exceed
$4,000 for the city of Delaware. Re
ferred to committee.
Columbus, Jan. 20-Through a clev.
er bit of parliamentary strategy the
democrats of the senate, who Thurs.
day were defeated and humiliated by
the refusal of that body to repeal the
inheritance tax law, became the vic.
tors Friday on a reconsideration of
the vote. Senator Beatty's bill to put
that measure out of existence went
through with a whirl. II was the adop-
tion Of the amendment of Senator
Rathburn, 20 raise the exemption OF
the inheritance 20 $4,000. that caused
the republicans to jollify at the close
VI AhN oNhaNt Sudys DuN having
neglected TO reconsider the vote and
thereby clinch the victory this oppor.
tunity was taken advantage OF Friday
by the democrats. who won handily
II Is announced from Cleveland that
attorneys representing banks and bro
kers are engaged In drafting a bill to
prevent the repetition of the gigantic
forgeries Of l.. w. Prior Of municipal
bonds. 1t is proposed to require that
all blanks for public securities-state,
county, city. village and township
shall be uniform, and shall be printed
under state control. Senator vii.
liams, Of Cuyahoga county. introduced
bill in the senate extending the
terms of judges Of the common pleas
court to conform with the recent
amendment to the constitution. They
shall end with December 81 next sue.
ceedlng their elections.