The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-03-11
Bill to Amend LOngworth Act
Defeated in Senate.
LACKED NECESSARY MAJORITY
Measure, Making Second offense for
Selling Cocaine Punishable by I'm
prisonment for from Sixty Days to
Three Years, Passes House.
COLUNIRTS.

viding for limitation upon the
amount of public funds a city council
might expend. The vote WAS 16 to II,
lacking a constitutional majority.
Both branches adopted the Joint res.
olution of Senator Mather. providing
for a recess from Tuesday until Fri.
day.
The house passed the bill making
the selling of cocaine on the second
offense punishable by a sentence Of
from so days to three years. This is
done at the request of the physicians
of the state and the state board Of
pharmacy.
House bill by Mr.. Gibbs creating
police courts in four cities (omittins
Chilicothe, which was in the bill as
passed before), passed the senate.
To Buy Site Of coIlinwood School.
Substitute house bill by Mr.. Schae-
fer. to buy site of Collinwood school
TO protect from building uses. cost
$1,000. passed the senate.
Senator Crawfords bill establishing
police court in Canton and providing
tice law in courts other than their
own. passed the senate.
House bill by MIR. Anderson. provid.
ing an additional common pleas Judge
in the Ninth judicial district, passed
the senate.
House bill by Mr.. Calvey. forbldding
women to be employed where dust.
creating machinery is used-fnes to
be given to tuberculosis hospitals.
passed the senate.
Amended substitute house bill by
Mr.. Lewis. compelling school boards
having third grade high schools to pay
tuition Of graduates at second and first
grade high schools for two years,
passed the senate.
The Alsdorf bill, providing for agri-
cultural and domestic science work
under the direct!-n Of The Ohio State
university, passed the house by a
unanimous vote.
To Provide Medical Inspection.
The bill Of Senator Mendelson, back.
ed by the Cleveland chamber of com.
merce, providing for medical inspec
tion in the public schools, was passed
by the house.
The house passed the bill OF Senator
Cameron enlarging the powers of dep
uties in the department Of dairy and
food commissioner in the handling Of
liquor cases. It gives the department
added machinery with which TO ferret
out dealers who attempt to escape pay.
ment of the 81 900 Akin tax.
The house passed the Hawkins bill
which adds a jail sentence Of from 60
days TO three years TO the existing law
providing a fine for interfering with
telegraph and telephone companies
Senate bill by Mr.. Cetone, authoriz-
ing care and equipment OF memorial
building at Dayton, passed the house,
House bill by Mr., Bense, providing
procedure by petition for draining
marsh lands passed the house.
House bill by Mr.. Tidrick, for print
ing report of state mine inspector,
passed the house.
Senate bill by Mr. Crawford per
mtting police court judges of Canton
and Youngstown to practice In other
courts, passed the house.
House bill by Mr., Phillips making II
duty OF state food commissioner to
enforce milk test law and giving police
courts jurisdiction OF milk cases, pass
ed the house.
To Give Trial Judge Discretion,
Amended house bill by Mr.. Bower.
sox, giving trial Judge discretion to
sentence from to 30 years when plea
of guilty OF burglary of Inhabited
house is entered passed the house,
House bill by Mr.. Brenner, that
county commissioners may extend
time OF paying taxes from December
20 to third Monday in January, passed
the house.
House bill by Mr.. Shankland, that
special election may be held for pur
chase OF site or building for township
hall. passed the house.
House bill by Mr.. Donson, permit
ting city council to raise from one mill
TO two mills the tax for city hospitals
passed the house.
Senate joint resolution by Mr. Tut
tie, for appointment or commission oi
four members TO act with city com
mission for celebration Of centennial
of the capital OF Ohio, was adopted by
house.
Amended house Joint resolution by
Mr. Crawford, authorizing sale Of state
land TO village of Athens for railroad
switch, was adopted by the house.
Bill for Appraisement Of Property.
II the bill Of Senator Rathburn
amended with some of the features o
Senator Mendelsons bill, is passed
by the house Of representatives al
easy as It was by the senate, Ohi'
will be one OF the last states in thu
Union to fall in line for the appraise
ment OF property oftener than ever!
10 years.
The house passed the initiative AM
referendum bill, SO to II. 1t provide
for an amendment to the constitution