Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-09
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

SENATE, March 29.-The report of the
Conference Committee on the General APP
preparation bill was concurred in.. Several
nominations heretofore made were confirmed.
-. The bill to repeal the local-option clause
of the Municipal Code was reconsidercd and,
after an amendment giving authority TO pro-
hibit disorderly houses had been voted down,
the bill again passed as 1t came from The
House The bill fixing the time for the
election of officers of county agricultural So
| cicties was lost ... In the afternoon a motion
| to recedc from the amendments to
the Butler law was lost and a
committee of conference appointed. Bills
were passed-malling an appropriation to pur-
chase a farm for the Soldiers Orphans
Home; requiring the Trustees of the Ohio
| University to collect rents due the institu-
| tion; to restrain vagrancy and begging In
the evening the Gcghan bill to enforce sec
tartan instruction in State institutions passed
-19to 13. 3. The bill passed requiring Coun-
| ty Commissioners to make monthly report of
| their transactions The customary resolu-
ton of thanks to the President, Clerk and sub
ordinate officers were adopted. AT midnight
the Senate was still in session.
HoUsE.-A motion to reconsider the
vote asking a committee of conference on
| the Potter bill was tabled. The report OF
the Committee of Conference on the General
| Appropriation bill was concurred in.. The
| Geghan bill to enforce seetarian instruction
| I'm reformatorv and penal institutions was
taken up, and after debate passed -53 to Sa
The bill to purchase 800 copies OF Nc
Yey's digest was lost The report Oh the
Penitentiary Investigating Committee was
submitted; also a report OF the In
yestigating Committee into the man,
agement of the Reform Farm; also the
report of the Investigating Committee into
telegraph and express management. Inc
Wood County Investigating Committee SUB
mitted report covering the following reso
lutions: Resolved, That George l.. Converse
Hiram Murlin and James S. Gordon are eX
onerated from all blame in the matter in ques
ton. ResolUed, That John Baker, I. j. Whit
and E. NJ. Walker are deserving of censure b.
this House for their conduct in the matte
of the Wood County bill. ReSOlUed, That th
committee recommend that John NJ. Haa!
and John NJ. Cooley be brought before III
bar of the House and be severely repri
manded by the Speaker, for their eonduc
in connection with the Wood County BILL
The first resolution was adopted almos
unanimously. The resolution to exonerat
Mr.. White was agreed to-57 to 13; to exon
crate Mr.. Baker-46 to Is; to exonerate MI
Walker-47 TO 2S. In the third resolution Tn
words "severely reprimanded" were strlcke
OUTS to 25. Mr.. Haag was eXolerated-4
to so, and Mr.. Cooley-4S to Tin the ever
ing a large number of Senate messages wer
read and amendments to House bills cor
CURED in Several Senate bills were passed
-. AT midnight the House was still in sci
, sion.
SENATE, March 9O.-The night sessio
+ of the previous day was prolonged unit
three a. m. The Conference Committee G
the Potter bill made report recommendin
numerous amendments supposed 10 nave u
4 effect of excluding Cleveland and Cincinna
: from its operations, and these amendmen
: were agreed to. "A resolution TO submit IL
p question of a license amendment to the Coz
stitution was adopted-22 to ll-and sent
, the House for concurrence. "A larl
y amount of routine business was transact
Z A recess was taken at three a. m. uni
d seven q. m. On reassembling the Go
y ernor sent in message nomlnatlr
f Messrs. Fisher, KlippaTt and Cummings
Fish Commissioners which nominations we
a confirmed. -, a resolution of coincidence al
4 sympathy for Senator Sheppard, believed
" be at the point of death, was unanimous
adopted A resolution was offered to e
q tend the session but it was promptly table
4 ~ Resolutions were adopted-to pay u
1t pages a dollar day in addition TO their re
e ular pay; to pay the subordinate oincers
a the five days Of the holiday adjournment.
- The usual resolutions OF thanks and comp
~ ments to the President, Clerk and subordina
10 officers were adopted. AS the time OF a
Is iourpment approached the last batch OF G
q. rolled bills was handed to the President {
signature and, after signing them, that oilic
spoke a few well-chosen words OF parting a
declared the Senate adjourned sine de.
~ HousE.-The House met at $50 a. n
a. having had recess Of five hours .sevel
a Senate messages were received and act
O. upon. E.. The vote on refusing to agree to t
of report of the Conference Committee ON
~ Potter bill was reconsidered-45 to 80. d
"f cussion ensued, and at the last moment
.. % bill was abandoned by common consent.
ri small qratuities were voted to the subor
,h nate officers, and the customary resolutlC
ed Of thanks adopted. AT ten the Speak
ne with slight formality, dropped his gayel a
or declared the House adjourned sine die.