Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-14
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Senate, March 4.-Mr DUNCAN introduced a
bill TO prevent unjust discrimination between
shippers on railroads and TO punish violations
thereof. Mr.. Johnston's bill, providing that
due notice shall be given to lunatic, imbe-
cile, or idiot, or its friends when guardian
is TO be appointed for the same was passed
RouSe.--A number Of rcmonstrances were
presented against Mr.. Dodd's insurance bill.
Bills passed: Allowing Township Trustees to
borrow money in anticipation OF tax for the
erection of vaults: compelling savings banks
to list all their undivided surplus for taxation.
The Committee on Temperance reported back
Mr.. Quinby's Local Option bill without rec
ommendation. Mr.. Quinby made a long speech
in favor OF the bill, and the question Of its
engrossment came up. The vote resulted
yeas, b2; nays, 26. Bills introduced: Provid-
ing for the punishment of county officers who
shall charge more fees or salary than is now
allowed by law, bya penalty of $500 fine and
liability to forfeit his office; authorizing
County Commissioners to employ certain per
sons to hunt up property for taxation.
Senate, March Bills passed Authorizing
village councils, upon twO-thirds vote, to
make special improvements; to provide for
the sale of the property of certain corpora
tions on execution. Bills introduced: To es-
tablish quarantine ground in cities having a
Board of Health, and to allow the Board OF
Health TO establish quarantine on any yes
sells or railroads in times of epidemics or
threatened epidemics to revise and consoli-
the code of procedure for Probate Courts.
HouSe-The usual number OF petitions and
remonstrances were presented. The entire
afternoon was consumed in the debate over
certain amendments to Mr.. Howland's lnsur-
ance bill The two thirds clause was lost by
an overwhelming opposing vote. The amend
ment providing that in case Of partial loss the
full amount Of partial loss shall be paid, etc,
was adopted. The bill then passed by vote
of - to 49,
Senate, March Ga message was received
from the Governor, nominating William j.
Elliot, of Cincinnati, to be Supervisor of Pub
lie Printing for two years. Referred to the
Committee on Public Printing. Mr. Owens,
on leave, offered the following resolution;
WHEREAS 1t is currently reported that during
the session of the Senate on March 9th Allen
0'Myers, the chief clerk of the Senate, on, the
floor of the Senate did as such clerk SO conduct
himself as to purposely impede the business OF
the Senate and in manner to purpOsely show
his contempt for the authority OF the Senate
and did use language of an d concerning Sena-
tors, and of and concerning the presiding officer
of the Senate, that was ungentlemanly, unbe.
coming and grossly disorderly and disrespectful
toward the Senate and its presiding officer
therefore
ResolUed, That committee of five Senators be
to "nd at as sd t the tFh or fa
the result of their investigations at early a
day as practicable for the action of the Senate
thereon.
Steedman, Fisher, Marsh, Rowland and Will
son were appointed committee to investigate
the changes. Bills passed: Making appro.
priations for deficiencies out of the General
Revenue and Asylum Fund; Senate bill re-
pealing that portion of the code of civil pro
cedure requiring District Courts to make out
finding of facts in cases tried in said courts
The Senate concurred in the House amend.
ments to Howland's Insurance bill. The Com
mittee on Corporations other than Municipal
reported back without Recommendation Hou.c
joint resolution No. SO, to examine into
charges against railroad discrimination in
freight rates. The resolution was lost by a
vote of IL yeas to l6 nays.
House. Bills introduced: Making the law
requiring pawnbrokers and junk dealers to
keep a list of the articles bought by
them apply to dealers in old clothes
asylums in certain counties; providing
for the election of new trustees for
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad Company
by the Cincinnati City Council in case it was
thought best; to protect the manufacturer OF
bottles of mineral water, ale, etc; to abolish
the system of contracting out the labor Of the
inmates of the penal and correctional institu
tions of the State; providing for the repeal o
the law authorizing the Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce to lease the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad; to increase the trustees of the Gin.
cinnati Southern Railroad to eighteen.
Senate, March THE Senate advised and
consented to the appointment of William j
Elliot to be Supervisor of Public Printing
Bills passed: Providing that persons owning
a building lying in the line of a proposed
street or alley may have the option of remov
ing the building or accepting damages there
for; requiring the AttorneyG General to eX
anime all articles of Incorporation; to regu
late the receiving, transportation and delivery
of grain by railroad corporations, and defining
the duties of such corporations with respect
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vent the collection of money on promissory
notes which have been obtained by fraud, ever
| If such notes are held by persons who claim t
| be innocent purchasers. Mr.. Crossen's HOusC
| bill providing for the meetings of the com
missioners to examine the claims growing ou
| of.the Morgan raid was read the third time
| placed on its passage and lost by vote of L
| to 3. The vote was reconsidered and the bill
laid on the table.
| HOuSe.-Petitions for temperance legisla
ton, representing 5,647 signers, were re
ceiyed and referred to the Committee OF
temperance. The Committee on Judiciar!
| reported back House Joint resolutions Nos
| bS, (5 and 81, with substitute for al
| three. These resolutions proposed to amen,
the Constitution to allow township of
ficers to hold their offices for three years. TIL
substitute was laid on the table and ordere
printed. Bills introduced: Amending tn
| code of civil procedure of the Probate COur
to allow the transfer of all papers in crimina
cases to the Common Pleas Court by the Pros
! ecuting Attorney; making appropriations 70
rebuilding the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home at Xenia, destroyed by fire.
Senate, March S.-No business Of impor
| tance was transacted.
House.-Bills introduced: Providing for tn
removal of the county-seat of Belmont Count
| from the village of Bellaire in said county
! providing for the restoring OF destroyed an
| spoliated county records; extending the pro
| visions of the penal code as TO bribery to pri
mary elections, as well as to primary cOnven
| tions, as now Several bills of a local natur