Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

in the Adair law. A bill WIS introduced to
give to Boards of Health the appointment Of
| inspectors of meat aud milk. The Commit
| tee on Federal Relations reported recoffl-
mending that the Urbana resolutions be
| returned to the mover-concurred in....
Bills were passed-to provide that all bills Of
| Commissioners for their per diem as well as
| for all other compensation shall be audited by
| the Attorney General and Probate Judge; the
| House amendments 10 the bill to abolish sec
ond trials Adjourned.
HOUSE. sE.-Remonstrance were present
ed against amending the Adair Law. Bills
were introduced--to increase the salary of the
Clerk Of the Penitentiary TO 81 500; to allow
deductions to be made from term Of sentence
for good behavior; to permit persons to serve
| as jurors whose opinions are founded on
| newspaper reports of testimony; requiring
| banking associations 10 make four reports each
| year to the Secretary OF State; allowing
change OF venue where Judge Is related by
| blood or marriage to either party; TO amend
the act preventing domestic animals from
running at large; TO amend Sec. 3l3 OF the
| Civil Code; to prescribe the mode Of collect
| ing delinquent taxes; to provide that execu-
| ton in capital cases shall not take place until
| two years after conviction, and then only
upon warrant issued by the Governor. .Ad-
| journed.
SENATE, Feb. S.-A bill was introduced
to include Infrmary Directors among county
officers required to repo.t to the Auditor of
the State the amount OF fees received by
| them. The Committee on Medical Colleges
reported back bill to create State Health
Commissioner with substitute, which was
ordered printed Bills were passed-amend-
ing the School law by striking out the section
which provides that teachers shall receive
| pay for the time the schools are closed to at
| tend the Teachers Institutes; fixing the price
I IFEla sa,W,
| insertion and fifty cents for each subsequent
| insertion, 240 ems to constitute a square au-
thoriZng Trustees of Children's Homes to
provide for teaching the inmates of such
Homes industrial pursuits. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced-pro.
viding for the removal of executors, admins
| traitors, guardians and other trustees who be.
come iDsolvent; TO authorize cemetery associ-
ations to locate cemetery ground within 200
yards OF dwelling house, when the owner of
such house consents; to authorize the erec
ton OF swing bridges across the canals in
| cities and villages without consent oflessees;
providing for more general distribution of
public documents; to prohibit members, Of
ticers and employees of the Legislature accept
ing free railroad passes .. The vote by which
the bill to abolish capital punishment was
lost was reconsidered and the bill laid on the
table. Adjourned.
pENAlE, Il Gu. O.-DlllS WcIc pdSSCu-
authorizing the erection Of pest-houses by
municipal authorities; providing for the cleo
tion of Treasurers in cities; to regulate the
eXtradition OF criminals; authorizing Town
ship Trustees to appropriate not exceeding
$500 for free turnpike purposcs authorizing
lnfrmary Directors to use a contingent fund
Of $500. In the afternoon, bill was intro
duced prohibiting the payment from public
money for publishing in newspapers statistics
Rnl tah AS md fuF isl nod h1y An
ditors. "A resolution was offered directing
the Committee on Fees and Salaries to inyes-
tigate the subjects of clerical expenses in the
State House and the care of the State House
and grounds, and report by bill or otherwise
Adjourned.
HoUsE-PetitionS were presented for
compulsory education and for an act regu-
lating the sale of wrapping-paper -. Bills
were passed-to allow villages TO surrender
their corpora te franchises upon a majority
vote of citizens; making a verbal amendment
to the act of 1869 relative to voluntary a;Sso-
luton of copartnership; to authorize sale
OF lands for taxes in cases where such lands
will not sell for enough 10 pay the taxes lev
led thereon; to allow bankers and brokers
and their employees to serve as Notaries Pub
lie; to authorize Police Courts to allow sec
ond trials, and to make such courts of rec
ord; to require Road Supervisors to keep the
roads from thistles, burdock and cookie -burrs;
granting the consent of the General Assembly
to the Government of the United States to ac.
quire by purchase or otherwise lands within
the State of Ohio needed for the improvement
of the navigation of the Ohio River;
to authorize Township Trustees to collect
| special assessments; to authorize the Trustees
| of adjoining townships to unite in keeping
buryiDg-grounds in repair, and to levy taxes
| therefor; to punish embezzlement by eX-
ecutors and administrators; to reduce the
foac of Ntftn lie Nt-arn iFatr
duced-to authorize deputy clerks of Pro-
| bate Courts to issue marriage licenses; to
punish incestuous rape and rape OF child
under twelve years OF age by Imprisonment
| for life; to so amend Sec OF the act of 1873,
| relating to Fire Commissioners, as to author
| ize the appointment of fire wardens in addi-
tion to Chief Engineer and his assistants; to
| authorize InGrmary Directors to furnish
| libraries for the use of the inmates of inhrma-
| ries; prescribing the course of the descent OF
the property OF woman dying intestate,
where said property came TO her from the
estate of her deceased husband or was puT-
chased with the proceeds of his property; to
| authorize Justices of the Peace 10 act as
| Coroners in holding inquests in case OF a
vacancy in the office of Coroner by reason
| of death, resignation or expiration of term of
| office, or where a Coroner shall be absent
| from the county or disabled by sickness, or
other causes; providing that the officers and
| Directors of railroad company formed by
| the consolidation of any such company of
this State with any company or corpora
| tion of another State may be residents
of any other State, and the offices may
| be kept within or without this State;
| for the suppression of nuisances created by
| the keeping OF hogs In connection with any
! distileries. Resolutions were presented
| denouncing Senator Sherman for his position
on the Louisiana question and calling for his
resignation; recommending an appropriation
| for the Nebraska grasshopper Suifeters-both
| of which were tabled under q notice of dis.
| cussion A resolution was adopted provid-
| ing that no quarterly reports need be made by
| officers OF public institutions who are by law
required to make monthly reports. Mr..
| Hoagland was appointed q member of the
Canal Investigation Committee in place of
Mr.. RObb, disabled by sickness. Adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. 10-The substitute of
Mr.. Goodhue TO the County Officers Fee bill
was disagreed to after debate by 10 to 90 ...
The afternoon session was wholly occupied
by the discussion upon the same bill. Mr..
| Ferralls substitute was agreed to and the
bill passed-T to 9 Adjourned
HoUsE-Petilions were presented fav.
oring compulsory education and for a reduc-
ton in the pay of county officers.
The bill to prohibit irregular physi.
clans from practicing was lost-14 Ia
60. The Reese Liquor bill was taken
up. After disposing of a variety Of amend
ments the previous question was ordered and
the bill passed-yeas 81, nays 81, as follows
Ayes.-Messrs. Archer, Baker Of Coshocton
Baker of Fairfield, Baker of Perry, Barnett
Bowen, Bryce, Brunner, Cole, Cooley, COnk'
lin, Eshelman, Geghan, Gordon, Green, Haag
Hardy, Hatfield, Heitman, Hill, Hoagland
Hodge, Holt, Husto.., Inman, Kemp, Lewis
Light, Mark, Mccoy, Mckinley, Mesloh
Miller, Moorehead, Norris Murlin, Myers o.
Ashland, Nelson, Newell, Norton, Parker, Pat
tison, Pearson, Poe, Richmond, Safer, Sher
Of Montgomery, Wei6ie, West, White, Speak
er, Noes-Messrs. Armstrong of Belmont
Armstrong Of Guernsey, Beatty, Blake
Brooke, Carnahan, Chapman Of Cuyahoga
Chapman of Meigs, Ford, Gowen, Grosyenor
Haven, Heron, Holloway, Rowland, John
son, Loomis, Mack, Mann, Martin, McLain
Munson, Myers Of Fssyette, HNea, oren, Ram