The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-03-08
THE sucx1yn LEGISLATURE.
House Of Representatives Voted To
Repeal the inheritance Tax.

Columbus, Feb Ex-senator Hub
bard introduced three bills, one OF
which provides that If foreign insur-
ance company or enterprise doing bus
mess in the state be found doing husi-
ness in violation of the law II may be
assessed a penalty equal to 20 per
cent. of all the premiums secured IN
the state for the next six preceding
years. The second bill provides that
the appointment Of a warden IN the
state insurance department whose
business II will be to make investiga-
tions for the state oommissioner His
third bill provides tn2t whcn mutual
fire insurance companies fr0n other
states have not flied their waiver so
chat any AGENT m be served with
process from the state. the Insurance
commissioner may set service upor
any other member of the company.
The house voted, 16 to 25, to repeal
the inheritance tax law. The senate
previously passed bill repeating the
law but 1t was killed by the house
committee on taxation to which II was
referred The passing of repeal
measure was brought about through
the amendment of bill that had been
favorably reported raising the exemp-
tion under the law It is expected the
house bill will now he accepted by the
senate. BY narrow margin the house
defeated the Bronson primary reform
measure.
Columbus, March IAN important
bill was presented by Senator Carter,
of Wyandot county, which makes 1t
mandatory for probate judges to keep
mp their index. This duty would be
imposed upon them without extra COM
pensation, as they will be paid sala
ries The Maheffy bill, which amends
the present law governing the support
of parents by their children so that II
does not affect children who were
abandoned by their parents I'm infancy,
has been reported with favor by the
judiciary committee of the senate. A
measure passed upon with favor by
the senate prison committee was that
of Representative Wertz abolishing
contract labor in the penitentiary. II
would have the prisoners work upon
material for the construction OF roads.
Senator Gayman's bill, providing for
the regulation of the juvenile court,
giving more power over the parent,
vas passed Senator Schmidt's bill,
for the establishment of state nor
nal school at the Baldwin university
at Berea, passed.
The house by vote OF So to 40 de-
feated the Metzger bill. which propos.
ell to give the people OF Ohio cities
the right to vote franchises for street
railways without the consent of prop.
erty owners on the streets wherein the
franchises were sought. The bill was
urged by Mayor Johnson. of Cleve-
land, TO aid his project for a three
cent fare street railway In that city.
Columbus, March 2.-Ballot reform
In Ohio took its first substantial stride
when the Ohio senate, by vote of 27
to G. made half law Of the bill OF
Senator Arthur Espy. OF Cincinnati, to
abolish the device that enables the
voter to cast straight ticket by max
Ing a single cross In a circle The
senate assisted in making law by
passing Representative Spicer's bill
providing that the compensation of
commissioners to cOurthouses and 9th
er county buildings shall not exceed
two and half per cent. of the amount
received from the sale of bonds is
sued for such purposes. Senator Ma
haffey's bill, which amends the law
relating to the punishment of chill
dren for neglecting to support their
parents, also went through. His
amendment provides that children who
were abandoned by parents in infancy
shall be exempt.
Bills passed In the house: Provid-
ing for the extirpation OF yarrow, wild
carrot, ainlanthus trees, sumac bushes
and other noxlous plants. trees and
weeds; including In fence line laws
owners of life interest In estates, OF
rights of way not over two rods In
width which are used as farm outlets;
providing that where township schools
have been centralized, children resid.
ing outside of civil township lines,
shall not be transported to and fro at
public expense.