Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-04-26

! phone companies; TO authorize the in.
| corporation of companies to deal in
wool; also two or three local bills. Con.
sideration of the Municipal Code bill
occupied the greater part Of the session.
House.-The General Appropriation
bill was passed. The resolution re.
scinding the resolution providing for
two-days' adiournments was reconsid-
cred and indefinitely postponed. A
large number of local bills were passed,
also the following: To prescribe the
form of keeping in blank form mill
tary record in the Adiutant-Generar $
office; TO authorize Township Trustees
to procure, by purchase or otherwise,
material for road purposes; to author
ize associations to become incorporated
and manufacture life-boats and life-sav-
ing apparatus. Adjourned.
Senate, AprH 1.-THE Governors :
nomination of w. l.. Higgins to be
Register of the Virginia military lands
at Mansfield was received. The bill
to revise and codify the laws relating
to civil procedure was passed. An
Amendments providing for publishing
Sheriffs' advertisements in German
newspapers unless otherwise ordered by
the court was disagreed to.
House. Petitions for the passage of
the School-book and School bills were
presented. The Cincinnati Southern
Railway S2,OO0,00O Loan bill and the
bill providing that, in cases of assign
ment for the benefit of creditors, every
claim not exceeding $500, for labor per-
formed within twelve months next pre-
ceding the assignment, shall be paid in
full before the other claims are paid,
were passed. The bill making an ap-
preparation to keep the public works in
repair was considered at length without
action. Adjourned.
Senate, ApyH IS.-A memorial was
presented from the officers of the Ohio
National Guards, asking that an appro-
priation be made to uniform the militia.
The nomination of w. l.. Higgins to be
Register of Virginia military lands
was confirmed. A joint resolution di-
recting the Attorney-General to discon-
tinue proceedings in the courts against
the lessees of the public works was re-
ferred. The bill to create a State COM
mission to prepare cheap textbooks for
use in the public schools was read the
third time and postponed until the oath.
The House bill providing for the organ
ization of special school districts was
passed; also few local bills. A bill
providing for the inspection of mineral
oil was introduced. The bill to revise
the Municipal Code was referred to a
special committee. Adjourned.
HouSe.-The usual number of petit
rrl
providing for the levy of taxes for
special purposes by any county, city,
village, board of education, or other
local authority, and any balance of
funds collected from such tax remain
ing after the purpose has been accom-
plished and payment made may be
transferred to the general fund; to pro-
vide for the Incorporation of associa-
tions for the administration of property
given for the promotion of science, art,
and like purposes, and to protect the
same from waste; also one or two local
bills. A few new bills were introduced.
Adjourned.
Senate, AprI I9.-No business was
transacted: Adjourned to the 23d
Ho~se.-The following preamble and
resolution were offered:
WHEREAS, 1t is charged that John O'Con-
nor, member of this House from the county
Of Montgomery, has been an inmate of the
Michigan Pententiary; therefore,
ReSOtUed, That committee Of five be ap-
pointed to investigate the said charge, with
authority to send for persons and papers, and
report to the'House at the earliest time posi-
Bile.
Laid on the table under notice of dis
pI1SSiOn AdiOI1rnad tO tho 09d Tho
Speaker stated that he held the resig-
nation of MIR. O'Connor, which was
filed with him the previous day, and
would be presented for acceptance when
there was a full attendance in the House.