Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-08
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATlVEs
Senate, Feb. 25.-Bills were passed
a substitute for the House Partial APP
preparation bill; to reorganize the Tole-
do House of Refuge; to repeal the Reg
istration law Adjourned.
House. e.-Dempcy and Dalzell, the
minority of the committee appointed to
investigate the case of Representative
O'Connor, presented protest against
the action of the House on the 22d inst.
in excluding the minority report
wherein they reported that they found
O'Connor guilty of deserting from the
the army, guilty of perjury, guilty of
making false statements, that he is not
a regularly y-naturalized citizen, and rec
ommending the appointment of another
investigating oommittee-from the jour
nal of the House. The Speaker decided
the document presented was not pro-
test and could not be entered on the
journal. Dalzell appealed from the de-
cision and proceeded to argue his ap-
| peal. The Chair decided that discus
sion of the reasons given for the decis-
ion was not in order and Dalzell was
ordered to take his seat He refused
and the Sergeant-at-Arms, under orders
of the Chair, compelled him to sit
down. The decision of the Chair was
sustained by party vote. A resolu-
ton opposing the reduction by Con-
gress of the tariff on wool was adopted
Bills were passed-allowing costs to
Justices of the Peace in minor criminal
cases; to authorize State institutions to
receive bequests and donations.
Senate, Feb 27.-Numerous petitions
were presented. The Committee on
Elections submitted unanimous report
| that Baker, contestant for Curtiss' seat,
had failed to establish his claim. The
report was adopted. Hiram ID. Peck
and John c. Morris were confirmed as
Directors of Longwood Asylum. Bills
were passed-to so amend the laws tC
prevent nuisances as to include corpO-
rations and officers of corporations with,
in the prohibitions and penalties; pro,
viding that judgment debtors may use
and occupy for two years, and with
in that time redeem, real estat,
sold on execution or order of sale
requiring clerks of courts to index
all pending suits and executions
not dormant. The bill to author
ize County Commissioners to employ
detectives to arrest horse, thieves wa
lost. The Governor transmitted tn,
following nominations for Directors o
the Penitentiary: Isaac G.. Peetey, o
: Madison; Charles NJ Roose, of Ottawa
S. S. Warner, of Lorain; Daniel Nc
, Conville, of Jefferson, and H. ID. Heff
nerr of Franklin. The nomination
! ! were referred. Adjourned.
House.-A resolution authorizing tn
I State Treasurer TO sell the Tobacco
, warehouse and lot at Bellaire elicite
! quite spirited discussion, and wa
I finally postponed. Bills were passed
s authorizing County Commissioners I
pay rewards for destroying rats, hawk
h and foxes; to prohibit the taking c
: Texas or Cherokee cattle into or throug
4 this State. Adjourned.
a Senate, FEB. 2S.-Bills were passe
d amending the law of proceedings
a attachment so as to prevent proceed
: ings by garnishee to subject the pc
+ sonal earnings of non-residents to pa
II debts; to prohibit County Commission
n ers and Township Trustees from redu
ing the width of roads that have bee
e laid out twenty-One years or more;
d require Township Trustees instead
a Road Supervisors to erect guide-board
u The bill to create Board of Publ
Works for Toledo was lost. The nom
nations of the Governor for Penitential
Commissioners were confirmed with Il
/ exception of S. $. Warner Ohe Repu
e lican nominee). Adjourned.
n HOuse.-Numerou petitions we
presented. Bills were introduced