Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-01-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE.


roll Of members being called, all answered TO
their names but Senators Ballauf, Dexter and
0'Hagan. The others were sworn IN by Chief
Justice Okey, OF the Supreme Court. The
President announced the first business In or
der to be the election OF ofiicers OF the Sen.
ate. The following persons were elected; r.
A. Horr, Of Lorain, President pro tenn; Jacob
G. Donaldson, Clerk; Joseph p. Smith, Jour
nal Clerk; d. w. II. Day, Sergcant.at-Arms,
and Joseph IL, Hall, First Assistant,
sergeant-a alarms. The officers were then sworn
IN and took their pos tions. On motion of
Mr.. Hartshorn the House was notified OF the
Senate's organization and ready to proceed TO
business. Mr.. Reed offered resolution,
which was adopted, requ ring the Adiutant
General to forward to the Senate, as soon as
practicable, a statement of expenses incurred
and time served by the members OF the Ohio
National Guard that attended the funerpl ex-
ercises OF the late President, so that the Sem
ate can take such action rs seems just and
reasonable. A committee who was appointed
to walt on the Governor reported that they
had performed that duty, and that the Gov
eruor would communicate his annual message,
which was received and read. Adjourned.
Rotse.-The House Of Representatives was
called to order at ten o'clock by Secretary
OF State Townsend. Rev. A. c. Hirst, Of
the Town Street NJ. f. Church, OF Colum-
prayer Hon Ffesman Frey ssnS TSorp lssSse OF AsSta
bula,. was appointed Clerk, and L. A. Drummer,
OF Wyandot, and c. b. Russell, Assistant
Clerks. The members elect were then sworn
in by Judge w. w. johnson, OF the Supreme
pounced that the first business In order would
be the election OF Speaker OF the House. Hon.
o. j. Hodge, Republican, of Cuyahoga County,
was chosen over Hon 9. N. Vallandigham,
Democrat, by vote Of sixty-siy to thirty
three. On motion, the election OF Speaker
pro TEN. was postponed for the present. Mr..
Clerk; Colonel Israel Underwood OF
Knox County, Sergeant-at- Arms; T. s. Petit,
First Assistant, and Abraham Moore, Of Co
lumbiana County, Second Assistant Sergeant
alarms. Mr.. Scott, of Warren, offered a
resolution that 5000 extra copies, to be bsRnd
In cloth, Of the Auditor of States report be
printed; carried. The Speaker then appointed
as the Select Committee on Rules, Messrs
Drummer, Scott, Sharp, Jones, Of Delaware, ana
Bell. At 2:3j the Governors Private Secre-
tary appeared with the annual message, which
was received and read Mr.. Vallandignam Of
fered resolution requiring that bills amend
ing laws shall have the new matter printed In
Italics. Referred to the Committee on Rules.
Adjourned.
Senate, January 3.-The President an
nounced the Committee on Rules under Senate
resolution No. Ii, as follows: Hollingsworth,
Chapman, Pond, O'Hagan and White. Mes
sages were received from the Governor ap-
pointing Perry Wiles, of Muslingum County,
as Trustee of the Ohio University; of Ben.
jamin B. Woodbury., of Geauga ounty, as
Trustee Of the Institution for Feeble Minded
Youth; of Samuel Thompson, OF Franklin
County, to be Trustee of the Institution Of
the Blind, and OF Amos Woodward, OF San
dusky County, to be Trustee of the Girls In
dustrial Home. The appointments were re-
ferred to the proper committees. Mr.. McKin-
ney offered joint resolution providing fc- an
appropriation to build a statue of Il iatc
President Garfield, to be presented to the
Congress of the United States. The resolu-
ton was referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations, and the Senate adjourned.
Rouse.-speaker Hodge called the House to
order. Mr.. Koons offered resolution that
joint committee consisting of five on the
part of the House and - on the part of the
Senate be appointed to take into consideration
that portion of the annual message of the Gov
ernor of Ohio recommending the presentation
to the Congress of the United States of statue
Of James A., Garfield; adopted. On motion
the election OF Speaker pro tenn, which was
postponed on the I'd, was proceeCed with, and
Mr.. Hathaway, of Geauga County, was
elected. The following bills were then
| Introduced and read for the first time: Civ
Gates to teachers who already have passed,
| without tre-cxamination; to amend the law Sc
| as to require the defendant In suits for a less
amount than twenty dollars, who files his
| counter claim, or set of, claiming greater
amount than twenty dollars, to itemize his bill
Of particulars and accompany 1t with his afii
davit that he believes.the amount to be justly
due him from the plaintiff; increasing the
penalty for selling liquor on Sunday without 8
| written prescription from a practicing ply
sician; to prohibit life insurance policies being
issued on the lives of persons over sixty years
| of age; to provide heavier penalties fol
carrying concealed weapons. Mr.. Val
landigham offered a House joint resolu
tion providing for the appointment of {
committee Of two on the part of the House
and - on the part of the Senate, to take
into consideration that part of the annua
| message of the Governor relative to the crea
tion Of an Advisory Board Of Pardons. Mr.
| Frame offered a resolution proposing ar
ing for It's submission to the people Of Ohio OF
the second Tuesday of October, 1882, allowing
the General Assembly by law to prohibit, tai
| or license the traffic of intoxicating liquors
the Committee on Temperance. The Speaker
appointed Messrs. Snyder, Graham and Hop
kins as the committee on the part of the HOUSE
on Inaugural ceremonies. Adjourned
Senate, January 4.-The Senate was called tc
order by the President. A numbero of bills were
| introduced and referred. julius Dexter, Sen
ator-elect from the First District, presented
his certificate and took the oath Of office. Tit
Senate then proceeded In body to the House
|
fetal count of the vote cast for State officers
at the October election. After returning tc
their chamber they adjourned.
House-The Speaker announced the ap
pointment of Messrs. Card, Smith, Jones O.
Jackson and Cornell as a Committee on En-
j cruelty to families; fixing the compensation
I of Jurors at sl.50 per day; relating
to the payment of taxes in install
ments;, relative to the execution ant
acknowledgement OF deeds and mortgages
| At eleven o'clock the Senate was announced
at the bar of the House for the purpose o
| Joining the House in an official count of tn,
| vote cast for State officers at the October elec
| tion. In the afternoon number Of private
bills were reported and referred after whicl
the House adjourned.
SENATE, January 5.-The Senate was called
| TO order by the President. A resolution wa.
adopted TO adjourn from the 18th to the 18th
and from Friday to Tuesday every third weel
thereafter. A number of bills we're read the
second time and referred to the proper com
mttees. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House was called to order BY
the Speaker at ten o'clock. Mr.. McCrory OF
fered joint resolution proposing to ament
| the Constitution so as to exempt from taxa
tion. wood land exclusively used for the growtf
of timber, not exceeding one-fifth the acreage
owned by any one person. Laid on the tabl'
and ordered printed. A number OF local bill
were introduced and referred to the prope
committees. The Speaker announced tn
Standing Committees, after which the Ilous'
sdjourned
-Quartermaster-General Meigs pro
poses to put u stop to the expenditure
of the army for fancy clocks. He is o.
the opinion that every military pos
should have fair supply of good time
pieces-say an eight-day striking clock
Mt the guard-house and at the adjutant'
office, and perhaps at the quartermas
ter's office. Aside from these places
he thinks that the officers should rely
upon their watches or private clocks
He will indorse no more acquisitions fo
fancy clocks, the demand for which ha
been rather brisk. This resolution
might well have been taken some tint
ago.
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