Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-15
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE.
Senate, March GA bill to amend
the Liquor law was amended so as to
restore the Imprisonment clause of the
old law and further discussion post
poned. The nomination of G.. W.
Boyd, OF Brown County, as Director of
the Penitentiary was confirmed. Bills
were passed--to authorize the State
benevolent institutions to receive be-
quests and devised donations; allowing
defendants to have reappraisements for
rent of homesteads exempt from eXecu-
ton. The bill to make silver legal
tender was amended to make subsidiary
coin legal tender for five dollars and
passed, but the vote was reconsidered
Adjourned
HouSe.-Petitions for the Adar and
Local-Option Liquor law; remonstrat-
ing against the repeal or suspension of
the Burns law, and against the passage
of the School-book bill were presented.
Bills were introduced-requiring teach
ers in the public schools to undergo ex-
animation on the metric system and in
U. S. history; providing that prisoner
sentenced to work out u fine in work
house shall not be entitled to release
under the Insolvent-Debtor act; cstab-
fishing a soldiers and sailors widows
home. The Municipal Code bill was
further considered in Committee of the
Whole. Adjourned.
Senate, March 6.-The Tax Codifica-
ton bill was passed; also the following
bills: To punish newspaper proprie-
tors for publishing advertisements of
divorces procured; authorizing married
women to sue in their own names
for legacy; to reorganize the Asylum
for Imbecile Youth. The House reso-
luton in favor of a repeal of the Re-
sumption act was passed by a party
vote-24 to 10. Adjourned.
HouSe.-A large number of local bills
were passed; also the CuyahOga County
Fee bill and the bill authorizing guard
ians of imbeciles to sell the property of
their wards. Adjourned.
Senate, March Numerous peti-
tions were presented. Bills were intro
duced-so amending the act to restrain
cattle from running at large as to make
it apply only to counties of 10000 in
habitants and upward; to revise and
provide for non-forfeiture of life-insur-
ance policies for non-payment of pre-
MUM after policy has been in force
three years, so long as the interest of the
insured will continue the premium.
Bills were passed-to authorize courts
to appoint an assistant prosecuting at
torney in counties containing cities of
the first class; to amend the Free Bank
ing law of 1851. The bill cuts off all
relating to issuing a circulating medi-
um by free banks. A resolution ap-
pointing a joint committee to report
what time the Legislature can adjourn
was adopted. Adjourned.
House.-Bills were introduced-re-
pealing the Homestead Exemption law;
making Feb. 22 legal holiday; author
izing contracts for interest at any rate
agreed upon by the parties; to appro-
pirate $4,000 to put the public works
in repair; for the registration and Ii
cense of places where Intoxicating
liquors are sold and repeating the eX-
isting liquor laws. The bill to author
ize the Agricultural College to test the
weight and commercial value of meas
ured bushels of grain (corn and wheaO
raised in various counties was passed.
Ivory gavels were presented to Speaker
Neal and Speaker pro tenn, Norton. Ad
jOurned.
Senate, March S.-Immediately after
the reading of the journal an adjourn
ment was taken until the 18th.
House. The bill to appropriate $780,
600 for putting the canals in order for
navigation was referred to the Comit-
tee on Public Works. A bill providing
for further security in all cases wherein
Justices of the Peace are required to
take undertakings in civil actions was
introduced. A preamble and resolu-
ton reciting that the State is and has
been overburdened by unnecessary and
expensive legislation; that no part of
the State is suffering for the want of
general or special laws; instructing the
Finance Committee to ascertain and re-
port the amount necessary to carry on
the State Government for two years;
that the Legislature pass the same and
such law as will preserve the public
works and the interests of the State
therein, and then adjoNrn sine die, were
offered and laid on the table for discus
sion. Adjourned to the 18th.