Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-17
THE OHIO LHaIsLATnRR.

to their names. Messrs. Owens and
Curtis were appointed q committee, to
act in conjunction with a committee
from the House, to wait upon the Gov
ernor. A number of bills were read
the second time and referred to the
proper committees. Mr. Owens intro
duced a bill recognizing the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home. The Gov
ernor's message was read and referred
to committee of three. Adjourned
until the 9th.
House. The House met promptly at
three o. clock. Ninety-one members re-
sponded at roll-call. Mr.. Paine, new
member from jackson County, in place
of Arthur b. Monahan, deceased, and
Mr.. Turner, new member from Mont
gomery County, in place of O'Connor,
expelled, took the oath of Office and
their seats. Messrs. Norton, Turner
and Hitchcock, were appointed com
mittce to act in conjunction with the
Senate committee to wait upon the
Governor to inform him that the House
was ready for business. Bills intro
duced: To amend sections 3, 4, 5 and 6
of the law for the reorganization and
better management of the Soldiers and
Sailors and Orphans Home; to regu-
late the dissection of bodies; to
regulate the election of Presiden-
tial Electors; to authorize hus-
band and wife to testify for or
against each other under certain cir
cumstances; providing for the judicial
examination of all claims against the
State of Ohio; to provide for submis-
sion of the question of tolling the Cleve-
land viaduct to a vote of the people; to
reduce the salaries of the Judges of the
Common Pleas Courts, of CuyahOga
County; to amend a certain section of
the criminal code by which the punish
ment of grave robbers shall be made
not less than two years and not more
than fifteen years. At this point the
Governors message was received and
read and referred to a committee. Adj
journed.
House, Jan. S.-Bills were introduced
to provide for the inspection of steam
boilers; authorizing the attachment
of wages due from corporations when
the same do not exceed fifty dollars;
to establish a Board of Fire Commits
sioners in cities of the second class; to
create the office of County Superintend-
ent of common schools. A resolution
was submitted that proposition to
amend the Constitution of the State of
Ohio be submitted to the electors of the
State on the second Tuesday of October,
1879, and that section % of article 2 be
amended to read as follows: "All ses-
sions of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary biennally, except when otherwise
convened on extraordinary occasions by
the Governor. The first session under
this amendment shall commence on the
first Monday of January, 1880" Re-
ferred to the Committee on judiciary.
Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. 9.-Mr. Owens bill for
the repeal of certain sections of the
law for the reorganization of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home was
read the second time and referred to
the committee on that institution. Bills
were introduced to amend section of
chapter of title 13 of an act to regu-
late taxation; to amend an act to abol-
ish public executions, providing that
the criminals shall be taken to the State
penitentiary and there executed before
sunrise in the morning on the day set
for the execution; to amend section
of an act regulating the State peniten-
tiary. A petition was presented from
some citizens of Bloomville, Seneca
County, asking the passage of a law
giving incorporated villages authority
to suppress ale, beer and porter houses
and notorious tippling resorts. Re-
ferred.
H0uSe.-A petition was presented
from citizens of Gallon asking appro-
pirate legislation for the relief of the
community at large from the ills at
tendant upon the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. Bills introduced: To provide
for the support of the wives and chill
dren of persons confined in the reni-
tentiary; to authorize the village of
Elyria to issue bonds to the amount OF
S2,500; giving authority to the Com
missioners of any county to change the
boundary of any two townships upon
the petition of two-thirds of the bond
holders in their townships; to amend
the laws relating to drainage; to amend
the sections of the act relating to taxa
GlOns "A lullDCI VI lCOOlullOho WClC
introduced and referred. A resolution
instructing the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Temperance to report in
writing, as soon as practicable, how
many petitions and memorials on said
subject have been referred, aggregate
number of signers thereto, how many
petitioners and memorialists pray fol
legislation on the subject of temper
ance in general, how many for loca
option act, and whether said committee
intend to offer any response to said pc
titions, was the subject of some discus
sion. The resolution was defeated
Adjourned.
Senate, Jan. I0.-A number of bills
came up for second reading and were
referred to the proper committee. Bill:
introduced on leave: 10 repeal an ac
regulating the letting of contracts fol
the doing of public work, and the better
protection of mechanics; to aid the study
of anatomy; to revise the laws relating
to property; to change the salaries o.
the Supreme Judges from $4,000 tt
$4,000 per annum. A resolution wa!
adopted that when the Senate adjourn:
Jan. 81 and every third Friday there
after, it be until three o'clock p. m. tht
following Tuesday.
HOuSe.-Petitions presented: From g
number of citizens of Wayne County
asking for prohibition law; from citi
zens of Lawrence County praying fol
the passage of local option law. Bills
introduced To enable soldiers monu
ment associations to record the names
of fallen soldiers; authorizing cities o.
the second class, of more than 5000
and less than $4,000 population, to es
tablish water-works on a vote of the
people; amending the civil code by
restoring witnesses the right by law
to demand, upon subpoena, their fees
before going into court; amending sec
tion 46 of the school law and providing
that any township or County Treasurer
who is er-o6iciO Treasurer of schoo
funds, shall, before entering upon the
duties of his office, execute a bond fol