The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-08
the 7wo CENT FARE elLL.
LeslsIatiln Has Been Delayed For
Two Weeks Longer.

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Colur)bus, Feb. 1.-The bills Of SEN
ators Williams and Haffner extending
the tems Of the insolvency court
judges of their respective cities, to
four years, to conform with the
ameHment with the constitution con
cernhg biennial elections, were pass.
cd. )Senstor Hypes' bill to give pro
bat courts concurrent jurisdiction
witt courts OF the common pleas in
mydemeanor cases. was also passed.
Sdiator Williams offered a joint reso-
| lYion for q constitutional amendment,
Yhich seeks to make more plain the
3ction governing the governors veto,
Put 1t does not change present condi-
fons. Senator Berry. of Van Vert,
bfered a straight salary bill, based on
Population for county officers. The
committee on privileges and elections
Of the senate recommended for pas
sage the Howe bill, providing for max
ing the law opening the election polls
at $3.50 and closing them at $3.50 uni
form throughout the state.
With only a desultory and disunited
opposition confronting II, the Kealy
resolution to Lexow Cincinnati and
Hamilton county was Wednesday
tives by a vote of 100 to s. Four of
these were republicans and one a
democrat The general assembly OF
Ohio went upon record as favoring the
election OF United States senators by
q direct vote of the people, when the
house Of representatives. by vote Of
81 to 10 adopted the Joint resolution.
The bill authorizing the searching of
suspected places and the seizure of
contraband liquor, backed by the anti
saloon league. for the purpose of keep
ing liquor out of dry territory, was
recommended for passage by the
house committee on temperance.
Columbus, Feb. 2.--Just eight votes
separated the railroads os Ohio from
two-cent-a-mile frae bill. At least
two weeks Of grace have been gained
by the transportation companies. un-
less the senate should take the bill
up. and. under n suspension of the
rules. rush II through as II did the
Rathburn measure week before last.
Bills passed: Making appropriations
| for the Ohio university and the normal
school connected Herewith. the Mi
ami university and the normal school
connected Herewith. and for the nor
NAL and industrial department of Will
berforce university; to authorize the
commissioners OF any county to issue
bonds to refund the Indebtedness OF
boards OF road commissioners appoint.
ed by the county commissioners there
In, incurred on account OF road i'm.
provements.
The house by unanimous vote
| passed the Harlan bill. This measure
takes away from the county auditors
of the state the / per cent. allowed
them Of all moneys levied for school
purposes and confines them to the old
percentage system in vogue until 1902.
Last year II cost Cuyahoga county
s23,250; Hamilton. Sl4,50O: Franklin,
$1,000; Lucas, s7,700 and Montgomery
$500, a grand total Of s66.550. II the
senate concurs in the Harlan bill this
money will go to education hereafter.
Representative Thomas b. Paxton, OF
Cincinnati, successfully steered
through the house the bill which au.
thorizes municipal corporations to pro-
vide for the treatment of macadamiz.
ed roads with crude oil.