The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-04-05

Number Of Bills Made Laws at the
r Final Session of the General Assem-
biy-One Oil inspector on a Salary.
Compensation of State Officials.
Other Matters.
Columbus, o., April 3.-The Thomas
state bank inspection bill and the
Bronson primary election measure
both failed at the closing session o
the Legislature, which adjourned Mon
day evening until the first Monday IN
January, 1908. The senate refused TO
agree to the conference report on the
Bronson primary, and the bill there
fore was lost
Failure to get the banking bill pass
ed. new banking bill for inspection
only of state banks was introduced
and passed by the house under suspen-
sion of the rules, but the senate voted
16 to 10 against suspending the rules
to consider it, which killed the bill for
this session.
The senate passed the bill by MI
White abolishing the two state oil in
spectors and creating instead one In
spector at salary of $4,000 per yea.
all fees to be covered into the state
treasury.
On adoption of the conference re-
port by both houses state salary bill
was enacted fixing the governors sal
AIRY at $4,000, and the salaries or
other officials according to the senate
amendments with one or two minor
changes. The bill raises the salary
of clerk of supreme court to $3,50O,
that of the dairy and food commits
sioner to $4,000, and the state labor
commissioner to $4,000
The house passed the Pollock SEN
ate bill authorizing councils to grant
a bona fide interurban railroad COM
pany the right to condemn the r-sj
OF existing tracks in a municipality.
In order to reach a terminal, hut may
not do street railroad business.
Senator Huffman's bill granting
state central committee the power now
possessed by secretary OF state to de-
eide disputes as to recommendation
for appointment of members OF boards
of election, passed the house
House passed the following: II. Il,
Mr. Whitney, amending the law re-
garding the care of jail prisoners so
that the sheriff may secure his allow.
ance on all prisoners held; II. b.. Mr..
Shanliland providing for the prepara'
tion of uniform question lists for
county teachers examinations by the
state school commissioners and send
ing of them to the county boards; II.
b., Mr. Harper, making it an ofrense
TO have In possession any illegal de-
vice for taking fish, punishable by
line OF from $25 to 5000. and imprison-
ment from 30 days to q months, II. H.,
Mr.. Tinker, to prohibit the letting OF
any city contrast that involves the usa
of patented article; II. b., Mr Whit
ney, appropriating s7.675,72 for the ex-
penses of the militia in quelling tbs
riot at Sprlngheld; II, b., Mr.. Philips,
making the standard weight of a gal
Ion of maple syrup eleven pounds; III.
b., Mr.. Elson, fixing the size OF
meshes In tishnets and the minimum
si2e OF fish that may be taken.
The senate passed the house bill by
Mr.. Watson to increase the salary OF
members OF the legislature, amended
to fix the salary at $1,000 per year.
The house coneurred In the senate
amendment fixing salary OF legislators
at $1,000
Senator Duyall's bill fixing = mini,
public schools was reeonsidered by the
house and passed.
A Joint resolution was adopted by
both branches sympathizing with
Governor Pattison because OF bis IN,
mesa.