Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-05-30
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, Nay 2O.-After the reading of a
number of messages from the House and re-
ceiving the amended report of the LOngview
Investigating Committee the Senate ad-
iourGed.
Howse.-Bills passed: Senate bill allowing
applications for new trials to be supported by
atiidavits and oral testimony; providing that
prisoners who escape before they are sent to
the penitentiary shall, on being recaptured,
serve out the full term for which they were
sentenced; the codifed school law.
Senate, Hay 81. - After sundry amend
meuts the militia bill was passed. Another
attempt was made to confirm Muscroft
trustee of Longview Asylum, but as only
fifteen votes in its favor could be OBJ
tanned it failed for want of sufficient
majority. House bill revising the laws
relative to drainage was passed, The Gov
ernor sent in the names of Messrs. Greenleaf
to be trustee of the Central Insane Asylum,
and Houk to be trustee of the Dayton Asy-
lum. Both were referred to the Committee
on Benevolent Institutions.
RouSe.-No business of general interest was
transacted.
Senate, JIay 22.-Bills passed: To amend
the act of May Z, 1873, in relation to procedure
in Probate Courts, so as to allow written no.
tice by an administrator to take the place of a
summons by Sheriff to notify parties inter
ested when land is to be sold by order of court (;
House bill to allow the Prosecuting ATTORNEY
Of a county to transferpapers in criminal cases
from the Probate to the Common Pleas Court
and Uice versa; House bill providing boundary
monuments between Ohio and Pennsylvania
HOltSe.-Bills passed: To provide for the
purchase of books for common schools; au-
thorizing the Board of Pubic Works to lease
the water of the canals to flood ice ponds; the
turnpike bill.
Senate, Nay 23-The following bills were
passed To allow persons interested in an
estate to have construction made in wills by
the courts in case the executor refuses to do
so requiring notices to be given of the Dro-
batting of wills, whether they have been de-
posted with Probate Judges or not; provid-
ing that assessors shall collect statistics of
deceased soldiers in counties having no monu-
mental associations; providing that munich
pal corporations shall not charge license fee
to the manufacturer for selling products in
this State. A number of local bills were
passed.
HOtSe.-The bill providing that City Coun-
ellis may extend the grants of street railroads
on the expiration of their charters was passed.
A bill was introduced prohibiting any citizen
OF this State from holding by appointment or
election more than one of the several offices
at the same time.
Senate, May A.-The Senate refused TO con-
cur In the House amendments to Senator Ben
sons bill providing that fishing with the
hook and line may be done at any time of the
year
nOuSe'-lne Dill authorizing the erection OF
toll-gates on the National road in the coun
ties through which the road passes was
passed. The following bills were introduced /.
Re establishing the Board of Public Works of
Cincinnati and repeating the act creating the
Board of City Commissioners of said city; TO
provide for the appointment by the Governor
OF three commissioners TO discover, reclaim
and recover the waste lands belonging to the
State. House bill regulating the Gales of
trees, plants and shrubs was laid on the table,
Senate, Nay GA number of bills were
read the second time A call of the Senate
was then had, and but sixteen members being
present, less than a quorum, the Senate adj,
iOurned.
HouSe.-A number of bills were read the
second time and appropriately referred. Mr.
Wright introduced a bill relating to the cleo
tion of members of Conaress Adjourned