The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE
r-ntsInRencer Bureau
Columbus, O., Feb. IL.

In the senate today. MIR. Moore. OF
Jenerson county. introduced a bill au-
thorizing Jefferson county to eNpend
$4,000 for markets along the route taken
by Morgan In that county
The house passed a hill by Mr.. Gil
son. or Jenei son county requiring in
dorsement OF pay vouchers to INDECENT
soldiers by recipient and also providing
That no money shall be paid unless sucn
Moore was passed by the house reduc-
ing the number OF copies OF the geologi-
caL survey to 1900 per annum.
y bill making ali terms except those
OF men guilty OF treason and frst de-
gree murder indetermlnate. was passed
by the house and a resolution was offer
ed providing for submitting 10 the peO-
pie a constitutions amendment for the
election OF state officers for four year
terms one half To be elected at biennial
elections. Also an amendment for the
election or state senators and half 81
the Representatives ia alternate biennial
periods. also Tor the election OF county
officials for four year terms half to be
elected biennially.
There was a night in the house to-day
over the Hoaglin bill, an administration
measure to create a commission 10 SUI
Ncy the educational system OF the state.
Including thea Ericultural schools. The
Till was finally PASSED. however. with
not n vote against IL. although some OF
its provisions were criticized. In the
the rural schools of ohio are a stencil.
that they are thirty-nfth in the Tinted
states In point of efficiency. and tnat
Ia ten years the attendance has in
creased six per cent aud the expense
ia per cent.
other house bills passed follow:
Increasing air brake equipment on
trains from 80 per cent TO 50. and re-
quiring the use of all safety devices de-
scrihed in the federal ryfway act. pro-
viding separate ballot Tor presidential
electoTs-all must be voted for en- bloc.
Increasing the age limit IN fraternsl
benefit societies confined to hazardous
endowment 10 20 wears.
Among bills defeated was one to re-
quire the forwarding TO the secretary or
state OF unofficial Of election
returns In advance or the official count.
The senate has passed the Hopple bill
which provides that service on foreign
companies shall be complete ~ 'opies
are left at their offices or branch Of
nces Hereafter corner lots Will he as
sesSed on both the frontage and the
depth II the house accepts the Heruer
bill a. Iassed by the senate. The senate
has passed the Agler house bill. limiting
the time IN which exceptions may I've
Med ia error cases q" 80 days.
According to the provisions 81 n bin
introduced 10y Senator Wise. Of Stark
county. all election ballots after they
have been counted must Doe strung on a
wire and sealed and then put iu q bag
and sealed Then they are TO be turned
over Co the boa RI Of elections. which
will keep them 40 days. after which tiin-
they may De destroyed unless tho cleo
ton II contested. The bili also includes
other details for the counting Of the
ballots wien an election has been con-
tested
The senate passed among others
these bills
Preventing spearing of FISH. creating
communication to- q q survey %
schools preventing judges from practir-
ing Law or giving COuuScl while holding
offire.
These senate bills were introduced
Extending right 90 cities To- buy AS
well A. lease any light plant cor water
works without ten years Limitation. al
lowing licensed o~steopafhs from other
states to practice lu ohio. requiring
Keeping Of ballots for thirty Jas and
providing for the preservation OF DIS
IIted ballots
The house haS ps-seI tho Cooper
white slave hill. which Corresponds Co
Tho federal white slave act n provides
a PENALTY Or not less tIan three nor
more than 20 wears in the T~enifrntiarv
and n nue Of not more than $1,000. u
will not DO necessary NOW Co prove that
u Eiri he's been forced into tue traffic
AGAINST her VIII
Thursday afternoon the house vii
consider the Kennedy measure. which
defines the crime ~ murder in the first
degree ana fxes the penalty az life i'm
-urisunment unless the jury recommends
punishment without mertf.
The house refused o. repeal fhc laws
WhfrU provide Tor inspection - the re-
ports ~ the county commissioner ans
ruunty treasurer.
handsome portfolios Of ~photogray-