Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-03-01

the Governor to appoint a Drainage
Commission of five persons to examine
and report the means and legislation
necessary to drain wet lands in Ohio
was referred. The bill to reorganize
1ongview Asylum caused lengthy
discussion, and without action the SEN
ate adjourned.
House. petitions were
presented. Bills were introduced
so amend the Militia law as to increase
the allowance to be paid and to author
ize counties to provide armories; to al
low judgment debtors to redeem real
estate sold in execution at any time
within one year after sale, upon pay
ment of the price at which the property
was bid off, and interest; to limit .the
power of Prosecuting Attorneys to enter
nolle proSegui. The Penitentiary bill
was received from the Senate, and all
of the amendments concurred in except
the two which increase the pay of
guards. A resolution was offered to
provide for an investigation of the
charges of cruelty in prison manage
ment made by newspaper correspond
ent; laid on the table under notice
of discussion. The bill TO exempt 5000
worth of property of each taxpayer
from taxation was lost. Adjourned.
Senate, FEB. 2I.-The bill to reorgan-
ize the Longview Asylum was, after a
lengthy discussion, referred to the Com
mittee on Benevolent Institutions. The
Senate resolved to insist on its amend
ments to the Penitentiary bill and n
committee of conference was appointed.
frI,.. 81
for Boys passed by party vote. Adj
journed.
HoUSe.-Numerousp petitions were pre-
sented. A resolution instructing Ohio
members of Congress to oppose re-
duction of the tariff on wool was re-
ferred. Bills were introduced-am
ing the Ditch law; requiring private
banks to make and publish semi-annual
statements; re-enacting the original
Adair Liquor law; repeating the act of
May ?, 1877, to provide for the collec-
ton of delinquent taxes. A committee
of conference on the Penitentiary bill
was appointed. Bills were passed.
amending the Homestead Exemption
law so as to permit the judgment debtor
or other person to have reappraise-
ment of the homestead once in two
years for the purpose of reducing the
rent; to authorize married woman to
sue in her own name to recover any
legacy left her; to authorize County
Commissioners to levy taxes and issue
per cent. bonds to replace bridges
hereafter destroyed by casualty. Ad-
journed.
Senate, Feb. 2.-Remonstrance
against the School-book bill were pre-
sented. The joint resolution instruct
ing our Senators and Representatives
in Congress to vote for the bill granting
pensions to survivors of the Mexican
war was adopted. The bill to regulate
the compensation of physicians called
to attend pauper patients was passed.
The bill compelling landlords to pro-
vide tire-escapes was lost. Adjourned.
HOuSe.-Bills were introduced-to
amend the School law by providing that
no pupil shall be compelled to study
other than the common or English
branches when the parent or guardian
objects; recognizing the Institution for
Imbecile Youth. Majority and minori-
ty reports of investigation of the record
of desertion of Representative O'Con-
nor were presented, and the former, eX-
culpating o. 'Connor from willful deser-
ton, was adopted. The minority re-
port says the committee had not suffi-
cient authority to investigate thor
oughly, but enough facts were devel-
oped to justify the record of desertion.
Bills were passed-to repeal the Regis
tration law of 1877; to provide for the
reorganization of the Cleveland, Column
bus, Dayton and Athens Insane Asy-
lums.
Senate, Feb. pa number of bills
were read a second time. Bills were
MISUNDERSTANDING Coroners' ju.
ries; for the reorganization and better
regulation of the Asylum for Imbeciles.
Several local bills were introduced.
Adjourned.
HOuSe.-Bills were passed-tO au-
thorize cities of the second class, having
a population of less than 5000, to con-
tract with corporations for water sup
plies for fire and other purposes; to
regulate insurance companies, other
than life or accident, issuing fire poll
cies, by providing that policy-holders
may cancel their policies at any time
and recover the balance of the premi-
ums. A few local bills were passed and
the bill to revise the municipal code was
further considered. Adjourned.
Senate, Feb. 25.-A resolution to ad
journ sine die April was referred. The
Tax-Commission bill was further con
sidered in Committee of the Whole. The
report of the Committee of Conference
on the Penitentiary bill was agreed to-
Adjourned.
HOuse.-Bills were introduced
amend the Registration act; to require
school boards to construct fences be
tween school and private property; tC
compel owners of hedges along parti
ton lines or highways to keep then
trimmed to a height of six feet Bills
were passed-ixing the maximum com
pensation of Township Clerks or Trus
tees in any one year at $3.50; prohibit
ing the use of seines above lOw-watel
mark in the Ohio River; extending the
time of bringing suits under mechanics
liens from one to two years. Adjourned
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