Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-05-03

'SiV Aihi"hiS idob August hayes was
arrested.
ID. r. LOCKE (Nasby) has again as
sumed the management of the Toledo
Blade.
LESsISLATIVE.
Senate, Aprl ga few bills were
read the second time and referred to
committees. The bill to revise the
Municipal Code was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole.
HouSe.--Less than one-third of the
members were present. A few peti-
tions were presented and two or three
| local bills introduced.
SeHate, Apr1 24.-The bill to revise
the code of procedure in Probate Courts
was passed after lengthy discussion.
| The adjournment resolution was taken
up and after several hours discussion
a motion to adjourn May 13 until Dec.
3 was agreed to. Then the whole mat
ter was referred to joint committee.
HOuSG.-Dalzell rose to question of
privilege concerning newspaper charges
of desertion from the army, and in re-
spOnse thereto sent to the Clerks desk
and had read letter from the Adiutant-
General of the U. S. Army and an hon
orable discharge from his regiment,
conclusively establishing an honorable
record. A number of petitions for the
passage of the School-book bill were
presented; also remonstrance against
the passage of the bill. The bill to re-
wise the code of proceedings before
Justices was passed; also one or two
local bills. A few local bills were in
troduced. The Senate joint resolution
to appoint a committee to consider the
question of adjournment was adopted.
Adjourned.
ioeuute, dprIJ 25.-SaItzgaber and
Curtiss were appointed the Senate COM
mittee under the joint resolution in re-
lation to adjournment The House bill
to authorize Township Trustees to pro-
| cure by purchase or otherwise material
| for road purposes was passed. The
bill to reorganize the Board of Trus-
tees of the Agricultural College was
passed, after a long discussion-20 to 8.
! The bill relating to the manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine was laid on
the table. No ether business of public
| interest was transacted.
HOuSe.-The bill to appropriate $780,
| 600 for the repair of the canals was lost.
| The Judiciary Committee reported
recommending the adoption of the Sem
ate resolution to create a commission
to investigate the affairs of the Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad. During the
discussion Wright charged that money
was spent to carry the $4,000, 900 bill.
The resolution was finally adopted-56
| to 18. A resolution to appoint COM
mittee to investigate the charge that
to carry their required legislation was
adopted-52 to 32. Norton, Wright,
BOIL, Oglevee and Palmer were ap-
pointed such committee, but subsequent
| ly the resolution under which they were
appointed was laid on the table. Wash
| burn, Dodds and Perkins were ap-
| pointed the committee under the
joint resolution relating to adjourn
ment. The resolution TO inves-
tigate charges made in the newspa-
pers against Representative O'Connor
was adopted. A considerable portion
of the session was occupied in Commit
tee of the Whole on the Tax Law Re-
vision bill, without action. The bill
prohibiting from doing business in Ohio
insurance companies who transfer suits
of citizens of this State to United States
Courts was passed. Adjourned.
SenGte, Apru 26.-Petitions for the
passage of local option liquor law and
the Perkins SchoOl-book bill were pre-
sented. The House bill 10 revise and
consolidate the laws relating to pro-
cedure before Justices of the Peace and
Mayors was referred to select COM
mittee. The General appropriation
bill was reported and made the special
order on the 30th. Steedman offered a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate the
charge that money had been improperly
spent to pass the Cincinnati Southern
Railway bills, which, after a lengthy
discussion, participated in by many
Senators, was adopted. The bill pro-
viding for the inspection of mineral oils
was passed. Adjourned.
HOuse.-The vote of the previous day
refusing to pass the bill appropriating
$50, 600 for repairs of the canals was re-
considered and the bill passed. Bills
were passed-prescribing new system
of drawing juries in such counties as
by order of the Courts of Common Pleas
shall adopt this method; prohibiting
the payment of workmen otherwise
than in lawful money. The Tax bill
was considered in Committee of the
Whole and the amendment taxing
church property was lost, only nine
members voting "aye.n The resolu-
ton to investigate the charge that mon
ey was spent in the last Assembly in
connection with the Cincinnati South
ern bills, adopted and reconsidered the
! Il faly off N
lively discussion adopted. Adjourned.
Senate, ApriE -Steedman, Jack
son (Perry) and Wilson were an
nounced as the committee to investi-
Q ate the charge that money had been
paid to secure the passage of the Gin
cinnati Southern Railroad $4,000, ,00C
Loan bill, two years ago. Bills au-
thorizing agricultural societies to mort
gage their property to pay off existing
Indebtedness, and to authorize NotarieS
Public in towns on county lines to eXer
else their functions within the corporate
limits of such towns, irrespective o.
county lines, were passed; also a large
number of local bills. Adjourned.
House. bill providing for tn,
inspection of steam boilers was referred
to select committee. Representativ,
O'Connor made brief speech in refer
? ence to the charges against him, ant
with drew his resignation. The Senat
3 bill authorizing the incorporation o
2 wool warehouses and about dozel
local bills were passed. Vancleat
a Meuser, Norton, Townsend and Car
: penter were announced as the O'COn
= nor Investigation Committee, and Booth
Estill, Achauer, Foster and Thorp "A
. the committee to investigate the charg
G of corruption in the matter of the pas
r sage of the Cincinnati Southern bills
: The Tax-Revision bill was considere
k in Committee of the Whole. Adjourned