Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-30

Legislative.
! In the Senate, on the goth, the death
OF Senator Haines was announced. AT
twelve o'clock vote was taken for U. S.
Senator. Stanley Matthews received
twenty votes. The Democrats all voted
blank. Resolutions relative to the death
| of Senator Haines were adopted and as
a mark of respect the Senate adjourned
-. In the House bills were passed--au.
thorizing Probate Courts to fill vacan.
cies caused by the death of assign.
ees; to prevent the changing of cleo
tion precincts within five years
from the time they were created.
Election of United States Senator be-
ing in order, Hon. Stanley Matthews was
nominated. No other nomination was
made. A ballot was had UiUd Uoce, and
Mr.. Matthews received 90 votes, Alfred
Gather @, Frank Hurd l. Thirty. four
Democrats voted blank. The Senate
resolutions relative to the death of Sena-
tor Haines were received and adopted,
and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 21st, bills were
passed-providing that when any special
subschool district has been created by
the Legislature it shall not be altered un-
til after three years from such organiza
ton; to SO amend the Civil Code as to
allow notice to be given by publication
in proceedings to set aside, vacate or
modify judgments; authorizing incorpora-
tion of associations, of ten or upward, for
mutual insurance against fire. Several
local bills were also passed and number
of new bills introduced. A joint resolution
to so amend the Constitution as to provide
for holding all State elections in Novem-
Der was ordered printed d. . In the House
the Senate joint resolution indorsing the
course and policy of President Hayes
was adopted by a party vote. The bill
authorizing cemetery associations to ap-
propriate land within 200 yards of a
dwelling house, upon obtaining consent
of the owner, was passed.; also num-
Der of local bills. In Committee of the
Whole the Codification law was consid-
cred. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the nomina-
tion of Gen. Wolcott for reappointment
as a director of the Ohio Penitentiary
was confirmed. Bills were passed-to
provide for recording fractions of land;
to regulate the letting of contracts for
widow dies intestate, leaving no chill
dren, her property shall be equally di-
vided between her heirs and the heirs of
the husband; prohibiting payment being
made for the publication of county statis-
tical reports in newspapers; substituting
the Acknowledgement for the Comptroller
as Commissioner of Printing. A num-
ber of local bills were also passed. In
the House, bills were passed-to re-
strict the power of the State Board
for the Equalization of Bank Shares as
to their authority to increase the aggre-
gate of assessments reported by the
local assessors; providing that only hold
ers of paid-up stock shall vote on the
question of the consolidation of rail
roads; for the conversion Of toll roads
into free roads, upon the application of
three-fourths of the stockholders; re-
quiring private banking companies to
publish periodical statements of their
business and condition. Several local
bills were also passed. On motion to
take up the Carnahan Temperance bill
no quorum voted, and the House ad-
journed.
BoTH houses adjourned on the 23d
until the 9th, after brief session, in
which no business was transacted.