Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-04-11
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, AptH 1.-The following bills were
passed: To repeal that portion OF the law re-
iating to Assessors, requiring them tn be
elected in each precinct or ward; to revise
and consolidate all the laws relating to cleo
tiOns; providing that suits to garnishee rail
road mems wages must be brought i'll the
county wherein the same was contracted;
House bill consolidating the laws relating To
public buildings. The Committee of Confer
enCe through Mr.. Curtiss, reported back
Mr.. Tyler's senate bill and recommended its
passage with the amendment providing that
no partner of any Prosecuting Attorney shall
assist in the prosecution of any criminal case
unless assigned to such prosecution before
the same Is being or is to be tried The report
was agreed to. The Booth fee bill was re-
ported back from the House with the House
amendments. The Senate refused to concur
In the Wouse amendment making the bill ap-
ply to members now in office. On motion it
was decided to appoint committee OF con
ference of both houses on the bill.
HouSe-Bllls passed; Making appropria-
tions to Bay interest on the public debt and
the expenses OF the SINKING runu, InaAiuS
appropriations for the support of the com
mon schools. Mr.. BOhrs House bill provid-
ing for the disposition of life insurance poll
ces payable to the wife Of the insured, in
cases of divorce, providing that they shall in
ure TO the benefit of the children, if there be
any, was put upon its passage and was lost.
Senate, AprH A bill was passed providing
that the Chief Engineer of the Board of Pub
lie Works shall make the appointment.
Messrs. Steedman, Fisher and Curtiss were APP
pointed members of the Conference Commit
tee on the part OF the Senate to consider diff
ferences between the House and Senate on
the Booth fee bill. The Senate joint resolu-
ton proposing an amendment 20 the Constr
tuition changing the time OF biennial state
elections from October to November, was
taken up, discussed and formally laid on the
fahln I'm the bStitutp for different amend
ments to the Constitution providing that the
State and Presidential elections shall take
place on the same day, and that township oiii-
GERS shall he elected for three years instead
of one as now, Mr.. Owens offered an amend
ment providing that township officers shall be
elected on the first Monday of April for a
term not exceeding three years, and in such
manner as may be proVidedior bylaW. Agreed
to. Mr.. Rowland offered an amendment that
each county shall be entitled to at least one
rnrnilcr IN the uenerni Assembly. 1t was
agreed to, but afterwards recOnsidered and
the resolution with pending amendments re-
ferred TO the Committee on Judiciary.
House-The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to Mr.. Oglevee's bill re-
visiug the statutes relating 10 dehmtions ana
general provisions. The DUNCAN resolution
limiting the fees and salaries OF county Of
iicers by an amendment to the Constitution,
was called up, and, having been amended so
that 1t shall provide that the compensation OF
any officer shall be neither increased nor di-
minished during his term OF Ollice, was
adopted by vote of Is to y.
Senate, april 3.-SeHator Dungen intro
duced bill amending the poor laws so as to
protect doctors from robbng the treasures
under the excuse of attending paupers. SEN
ator jackson introduced a bill providing that
township trustees shall erect guide-hoards at
| forks of roads aud cross-r roads in their re-
spective townships.
| HouSo.-The new code was read the second
time and referred to the Committee on Con-
soldated Laws Mr.. Dungan's resolution was
again considered, but the House refused 10
recede from its amendment providing that III
| counties of over 10000 officers shall receivs
four dollars more than 81 800 salary for each
additional hundred of inhabitants over 10000
A motion to appoint committee OF confer
| ence on the resolution was agreed to.
Senate, AprH 4-No quorum being present
the Senate adjourned until the Sth.
House Without transacting business The
House adjourned until the Sth.