Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-02-28

tee on Temperance. Nearly every insurance
company doing business in the State petit
toned against the passage OF the SEN
ate's Insurance bill. Bills introduced: To
authorize the Council of incorporated
villages to borrow money and issue
bonds to construct vaults for the recep-
tion OF the dead TO provide for the security
of persons dealing with commission mer-
chants. The bill provides that all persons
doing a commission business, except duly IL
censed auctioneers, shall give bond In a sum
discretionary with the Probate Judge, not less
than g., 900 nor more than $50, 900, to faith
fully account to the proper persons all
moneys or goods which may come into their
possession; providing for double, back-ac-
tion ballot-box to run with a crank, and
to count and stamp the ballots as they are de-
posted, TO preserve the purity of elections; I;
to re-enact the old Adair law; to allow cities
of the second grade of the second class to bor-
row money in anticipation of taxes 1t allows
of the transfer of money from one fund for
the use Of another to be repaid upon the re-
ceipt of taxes. The House then adjourned
out of respect to the deceased member from
Fayette County.
Senate, FEB. 20.--The Committee on Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home recommended
that the building lately destroyed by fire at
Aenia be rebuilt at once, and partial appro-
priation of $4,000 was made. Mr.. Forrest Of
fered a joint resolution requesting Senators
and Representatives in Congress to have the
United States laws so modified as to allow
criminal cases to he removed by proceedings
in error from the United States District Court
to the United States Supreme and Circuit
Courts. Referred to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations. Adjourned.
ROuse.-Twenty eight petitions in favor of
Quinby's local option bill we're presented:
Other petitions were received and referred to
proper committees. Mr.. DalZell offered the
following resolution: Resolved, That the
act of Congress relating to the Chinese, in
the opinion of this House, unjustly dis
eliminates against the people of a great
nation with which the United States has
long been in peaceful relations, and the act is
unchristian and un' American, and as such we
condemn it as a crime against civilization and
sacred treaty obligations; and further express
the desire that the President may veto IT,
Laid over under the rules on notice to dis
cuss. The House then disposed of a large
number of iniudicious measures and useless
bills by indefinite postponement on recon-
mendation of the Judiciary Committee. Ad-
iourned.
Senate, Feb. 2l.-The Senate met at $3.50,
read the journal and adjourned to Tuesday,
Feb. 25.
RouSe.-Bills introduced: Providing for the
punishment of persons who shall by request,
hint or suggestion attempt to influence the
trustee of township or Clerk of the Court
of Common Pleas in the selection of jurors /,
authorizing the incorporated village of Mt.
Gilead to issue bonds to the amount of S1S,-
600 to build a railroad from the town to the
c., G., G. IL |. Railroad; authorizing the vii
lage of GallipOlis to issue bonds and build a
railroad; amending the insolvent laws. Ad-
journed until Feb. 25, at 2;3O p. m.