Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-31

bands to the support OF their wives and minor
children. Mr.. Alexander's appropriation bill
was taken up and passed, as was also his bill
making partial appropriations for the year
1879. Bills passed: To prevent the making
of false or deceptive statements in relation to
the business Of fire insurance; to consolidate
the statutes relating to crimes and offenses !;
to allow women to become notaries public.
Senate, Jan. 23.-Bils passed: To allow the
engineer OF the Board OF Public Works a vote
in The action of the Board; to amend the
criminal laws to punish innkeepers, bankers,
brokers, attorneys, merchants or agents, who,
being ntrusted with any article of value for
safe-keeping, shall fraudulently convert the
same to his own use; making partial appro-
priations for the fiscal year of 1879; to amend
the laws In regard to appeal proceedings in
the Supreme Court. Bills were introduced: :
To amend the laws in relation to taxation so
that County Commissioners need not. have
new maps of the county made; to allow the
taking of dispositions in support of motions
for new trials; to compel the keeping of Off
cial abstracts Of titles In counties where they
are already in existence.
Hotlse.-Seyeral petitions were presented
and referred to appropriate committees. The
report of the special committee on codfying
laws, recommending that committee of seven
shall take charge of each bill as it is intro
duced and put in shape for the codifying
work, was presented to the House, and after
much discussion was not agreed to- Bills in
troduced: To limit the creation of sub-ds-
tricts and special school districts; providing
for the listing of the property Of ice.pro-
ducers.
Senate Jan. PA bill was introduced to
give fair officers police power during the fair
to make arrests for all violations of laws, and
to seize wagons, booths etc, of LIQUOR dealers
on fair grounds. Bills passed: House bill
making partial appropriations for State insti
tutions; repeating the law requiring County
COupmissinup n hayn ra F1nar Of ban
ty made.
House.-The usual number of petitions were
presented. The bill to allow the sinking
Fund Commissioners to invest the funds of
the State in United States bonds was called
up, and after much discussion was put on its
passage. 1t was lost by vote OF so to Al.
Mr. BohPs insurance resolution came up
by reconsideration and was adopted by unan-
imous vote. Bills introduced: Providing for
the superintendent of court houses and jails
in certain counties; to amend the act in rela-
ton to the appointment and duties of a re-
porter of the Supreme Court and the prepa-
ration and distribution of reports; revising
and consolidating the statutes relating to
counties; to ocompel Assessors to take the post
office address of each person In the county, to
be kept at the County Auditors office as di-
rectory for the use OF county officers; to change
the pay of talesman of juries increasing the eX-
tent of the law in regard to perjury so as to in
clude all Oaths required by contracts; author
izing cities of the third grade, second class,
to abolish city marshals and appoint captain
and lieutenants of police; to make it optional
with County Commissioners to have plots of
the county made; to authorize the guardians
of idiots and insane people to borrow money
and give security in the way of liens and
mortgages, to pay off debts of their wards; to
reduce the exemptions in personal property
from $500 to $3.50, and homestead exemptions
from 81, 600 to $500. The bill for the improve
ment of roads came up for a third reading,
and after some discussion was passed.
Senate Jan. 25.-Bills introduced: To estab-
lish Circuit Courts in the nine Judiciary dis
tricts of the State with the same power and
jurisdiction as District Courts at present; au-
thorizing Probate Courts to commit young
women convicted of minor offenses to some
charitable institution in place of the jail, and
To authorize the payment of a reasonable sum
for their maintenance; to compel insurance
companies to fix the insurable value and to de-
scribe all buildings which they may hereafter
insure.
HoaSe.--Scveral petitions were presented
and referred. Bills were introduced: Giving
persons in the employ of the United States
Survey Corps right to enter upon lands with
in the State for the purpose of exploring, etc. !;
to amend the act for the protection of wool
growers and the confiscation of dogs; allow
ing witness fees in criminal cases before
mayors, justices and police judges, notwith-
standing the State may have failed to convict
SeudIe DllI 10 amend secJlO0 "A OF an ACT LOT
the relief of the poor was read the third time
and then passed. Mr. Norton, on leave, of
fered a resolution providing for the appoint
ment of joint committee of the House and
Senate to investigate and report upon the
most feasible plan for the location and erec-
tion of house for INDECENT and destitute
widows of the soldiers and sailors of the late
war. Laid on the table and ordered printed.
Senate, Jan. 27.-A number of bills were
read the second time. Bills introduced: Civ
ing property owners in cities and villages the
same rights in the matter of damages when a
street or alley Is opened as when railroad is
run through the property; to authorize the
arbitration of certain claims against the State
in reference to the Blind Asylum; to allow
public schools in cities the use of water from
the water works free of charge; to amend the
insurance laws 80 as to compel insurance com
panies to report for taxation the receipts of
cash paid agency to the auditor of the county
in which said agency is located; making it
unlawful for the employment of the partner
of a Prosecuting Attorney for the defense of
a criminal; authorizing the employment of
an additional deputy clerk for the Supreme
Court r.u.
House-Bills introduced: To amend the
law relative to the prevention of empiricism
and elevate the standing of the medical pro
fession in the State of Ohio; making subscrip-
tions to the stock OF narrow-gauge railroads a
lien upon the land of the subscriber until
palu, pTOVlulng InaJ Jne supreme Judges
shall sit at the District Courts throughout
the State. Mr. Sturgeon, of Lucas, offered a
joint resolution instructing the Senators and
Representatives in Congress to use theirin
fuence in procuring the passage of the
necessary laws to carry into effect the
following principles: The abolition of all
banks of issue; the issueing by the General
Government Of all money, metallic or paper,
the same being full legal tender in the pay
ment of all debts, whether public or private,
and in amount equal to $50 per capita, at
least the coinage of silver to be on the same
basis as that of gold; taxation of greenbacks
and Government bonds; prohibiting the fur
ther issue of interest-bearing Government
bonds; that Congress take immediate steps
whereby the bonded debt of the Gov
ernment shall be paid off as fast as
the same may become due in accord
ance with the contract under which the bonds
were issued, and that the Governor be re-
quested to forward a copy of these resolutions
70 each OF the Senators and Representatives
in Congress. Laid on the table and ordered
printed. A resolution was adopted thanking
the President for signing the Pension bill,
The House then went into committee of the
whole on House bill No. COZ for codifying the
laws in regard to public highways. Consider