The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15

A Senate Committee VIII Do the Lex.
owing at Cincinnati.

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Columbus, Feb. 7.-The investiga
tion OF Cincinnati and Hamilton coun
| ty affairs will be conducted by con-
mittee Of the Ohio senate. More than
that, II is likely that only majority
of the committee will serve. This
condition Of affairs was produced
through the decision OF the Cincin
natl senator's. backed by a democratic
caucus, to defeat the Kiely resolution
as 1t came from the house, and to
adopt q resolution which creates
committee made up Of members OF
the senate alone.
After 90 years effort by organized
labor In the state of Ohio to abolish
contract convict labor In the Ohio
penitentiary, the house of representa-
tives passed the Wertz bill, prohibit
ing the competition of prison labor
with free labor, and providing for the
employment of prisoners in jails and
In the state prisons upon the manu-.
facture Of crushed stone and supplies
for the repair and construction Of pub.
lie roads and for the manufacture Of
supplies used in state institutions
The bill now goes to the senate. The
house. by vote of 104 to 1 passed
the Premier two-cent fare BILL which
was substituted for the Rathburn bill
passed by the senate. The senate. 1t
is said by leaders OF that body. will
accept the Premier bill. which goes
into effect 30 days after 1t is signed
by the governor.
Columbus. Feb S.-To the surprise
of the members of the general assem-.
hA t,,t, xatl
mittee of the house of representatives.
1t was announced at the meeting of
that body that the representatives of
the railroad and shipping interests in
conference had practically agreed up
on a bill to create a state railroad
commission. Senator Pollock. of Stark
county. offered a bill providing bi.par.
tisan boards of six members for all
state hospitals instead of boards of
trustees of FIVE members as at pres
ent. Senator Mather. of Summit coun-
ty, has prepared a bill the object Of
which is to repeal the Dongworth act
regulating the placing OF constitution.
al amendments on the ballot He
ates by the present system the con-
stltution is being riddled.
BY practically a unanimous vote.
the house passed the Trott bill, max
ing II murder in the first degree for
any prisoner to kill a guard or attend.
ant while effecting escape from any
jail or penitentlary. The committee
on cities Of the house virtually agreed
upon bill to create Independent
boards Of health in the cities of Ohio.
Civil service is TO rule.
Columbus, Feb. 9.--Among the bills
passed by the senate was one by Sen.
ator Williams. fixing the terms OF
judges of the supreme court to con.
form with the constitutional provis
ions relating to biennial elections. An.
other by Senator Hypes extends the
time until April /. when the state may
assist counties in repairing their high.
ways. and also relieves the state of
any damages that may arise in the
changing OF grade or line of the high
ways constructed by counties under
the highway laws. SIN another by
Senator Hunt gives authority to su.
perntendents OF street cleaning de.
partments to sell street refuse and ap-
ply the funds to use in their depart.
ments. Senator Hafner. of Hamilton.
offered bill that will prohibit life
insurance companies from entering In
to the business of flduciary as well as
employers liability Insurance.
Two salary bills made their appear
ance in the house, one in each branch.
One by Senator o. F. Hypes. OF Spring
field, fixes the salary of the governor
at $4,000 per annum: lieutenant gov.
ernor, $1,5O0 judges of the supreme
court. attorney general. secretary of
state, auditor and treasurer. $6,5OO
each; clerk OF the supreme court and
commissioners Of schools. $500 each,
and members of the board Of public
works. $4,000 each. All of them are
practically the same as they now re-
ceive from the various boards, with
the exception OF the attorney general,
which Is slight increase. The sec
ond. by Representative Erwin. OF
Meigs. provides these figures: Gov.
ernor, $4,000; secretary to governor,
$4,000. executive clerk. $1,800 adju-
tant general, $4,000: lieutenant gov.
ernor. $1,000; supreme court judges.
$1,000 each: supreme court reporter,
$4,000; secretary Of state. $6.500: state
treasurer, $500: state auditor, $6,5O0;
attorney general, $4,000.
Columbus. Feb 10-But n handful
OF membens were in the house Friday
morning and adjourned
The senate passed Senator Hunts
Dill making 1t mandatory upon county
commissioners to appoint apary in.
spectors where foul brood" appears,
and adjourned to Monday at s d. m.
AS soon as the Freiner 2-cent fare bill
had passed the senate. Senator Beatty,
OF Wood county. announced his inten-
tion OF Introducing bill to make the
salaries Of members OF the legislature
500 a month, or $1,000 for the whole
two years OF term. and to allow in
addition for the necessary travelling
expenses.
Death Of Judge Lewis n. Pike.
Toledo. O.. Feb. l0.-Judge Lewis