The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-22
THE OHIO LEGISLATORS.
Bill Providing For Local option on
Sundays In Open Districts.


Columbus, Feb. 15.--A bill was Of
fered in the senate by Frederic c.
Howe, of Cleveland, which In its title
carries the announcement that its pur
pose is the repeal of the state levy
upon real estate and personal proper
ty and to provide a revenue for state
purposes. Its effort will be to pro
vide a complete revolution in taxation
methods as they have stood for so
years, for 1t seeks to raise the reve.
nue. by taxing the franchises Of quasi
public corporations. Bills passed:
Prescribing the forms of notice OF
bridge contract lettings, amended so
that where the cost is less than 5000
notice may not be even bulletined;
emending the law relative TO the re-
moval of driftwood. etc, from rivers
and water courses; authorizing county
commissioners to contract for concrete
eubstructures in bridges.
Measures passed in the house: Max
ing hazing in public and private
schools and colleges a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not exceeding
5000 or Imprisonment in Jail not ex.
ceeding six months, or both. Teach
ers and heads of such schools who
knowingly permit hazing to be prac-
ticed are also to be deemed guilty OF
q misdemeanor and are punishable by
O fine not exceeding 5000. The senate
Joint resolution memorializing the
president of the United states to ne
gotiate a treaty with Great Britain for
the preservation of Niagara Falls. The
resolution will be forwarded to Wash
ington as soon as 1t Is engrossed. A
Joint resolution congratulating Repre-
sentative Nicholas DonGworth and
Miss Alice Roosevelt on their ap-
preaching marriage. This Is the first
time 50 far as members recall that
Official notice has ever been taken by
the Ohio legislature of wedding Mr..
Iongworth served one term In the
Ohio house and two terms In the SEN
ate.
Columbus. Feb. 16.-The senate de-
feated a bill introduced by Senator
Howe. of Cleveland, and said to be
fostered by Mayor Johnson. II pro-
yided for uuadrennial assessment or
real property for the purpose OF taxa
ton and for equalization. Senator Ar
thur Espy. OF Hamilton county. offer
ed his school board plan bill. 1t pro-
vides that In cities the board shall be
composed of seven members. elected
at large. Three are to be elected to
serve four years and four two years.
At the expiration of their terms their
successors are to be chosen every four
years.
The house. by a unanimous vote, en-
acted into law the Williams bill.
which extends the term of the govern
80 hn
and state officers elected last year un-
III 1908. II has passed the senate, and
now only awaits Gov. Pattison's sig
nature to become a law The first
positive step toward primary election
reform was taken Thursday evening,
" hen the committee on elections OF
the house of representatives recon-
mended for passage the Bronson Dill.
Columbus, Feb. 17.-Senator Edward
IIafner, of Hamilton county, introduc-
ed bill in the senate providing for
local option on Sundays in open dis
tricts or such districts as are not now
covered by either the Brannock or
Beal laws. Its real purpose Is to give
electors the right 10 declare nj the
polls in municipalities whether intoxi-
cants may be sold In their sections OF
the municipality on the Sabbath. w1ich
Is being agitated in many sections OF
the state and especially In Cincin-
nati. II is similar to the Beal law
Ia many respects, but refers to Sun
days only. The committee on labor
of the senate directly after adjourn
ment Friday met and decided to rec
ommend for passage the Brandt bill,
providing that complete vestibules be
placed on electric cars and that the
same be heated during the cold wealth
or. 1t was amended, however. reduc-
Ing the penalty from 800 to S25 per
day for violation.
Representative Sherman Thompson.
of Champaign county, has drafted a
Joint resolution providing for the ad'
tournment OF the present session on
March l5. He finds that there will be
many members who will support 1t.
Others favor an adjournment about
April |. Speaker Pro Tenn. Eagleson,
of Guernsey. is OF the opinion that 1t
will be the last named date. The De-
YER bill, providing that where there Is
no room in courthouses, as provided
for in Section 2679, Revised Statutes,
places outside may be rented In which
to establish law libraries. 1t now
awaits the governors signature.