Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-02-15
Legislative Proceedings.
TUESDAY.

In the Senate communications were re-
oeiSed from labor organizations with
reference to convict labor. A resolution
to release certain lands held by John L.
Gill from State lien was referred to the
Committee on Judiciary. In the House
a large number of constitutional amend
ment petitions we're presented. Bills
were introduced to give operatives and
laborers first lien against administrators
and executors, authorizing tax levy IN
Ross county, authorizing the village Of
Mudisonville to borrow $4,000. doing
away with the necessity for certified
copies Of bills Of exceptions in criminal
cases before the Supreme Court, giving
Justices OF the Pesce jurisdiction over
married women. A ne~1 joint resolution
proposing a consti Sal amendment
was offered.
WEDNESDAY.
In the Senate bill was introduced to
provide that municipal bonds shall first
be4offered the officers in charge of the
Municipal Sinking Fund. Bills were
passed to authorize certain local improve
ments. The Senate joint resolution on
the wool tariff was adopted. In the
House bills were introduced to define.the
rights of re.enlisted men as to local
bounties and to tax the liquor traffic.
Petitions were presented in regard to
Constitutional amendments, and from
ex-President Hayes, advocating the State
Board of Pharmacy Bill. A Constitu-
tional amendment was proposed in favor
of the liquor traffic. Bills were passed
to authorize Mayors to appoint judges in
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ulate the width of partition lanes; to pre-
vent the trade of professional jurors in
Magistrates Courts; to provide for the
cutting of electric wires in cases of fires,
and to require the posting of township
expenditures.
THURSDAY.
In the Senate bills were passed to in.
crease the salaries of the Common Pleas
Judges in Lucas county; to require an
nual statements from clerks of Boards of
Education: to increase the salaries of
Common Pleas Judges of Franklin coun-
ty; to require the winners in cases before
Justices of the Peace to pay jurors each
one dollar, and to provide for the substi-
tuition of the plaintiff in an attachment
case for the officer. Bills we're intro
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authorize cemetery associations to create
a sinking fund. In the House bills were
passed to provide penalty for the failure
by city clerks to post the yearly table of
receipts and expenses; to require public
statements by examiners of the financial
acts OF County Commissioners; to provide
for the sale of an insane husbands cour.
tesy in lands; to allow a municipality to
contract with an individual owning
water. works; to amend the law as to
maps Of mines; to appropriate 5000 for q
monument to Simon Kenton; to provide
for laborer's lien, and to authorize the
Terrace Park bridge.
FRIDAY.
In the Senate bills were passed to fix
the authority of Chambers of Commerce, \
and to make the partial appropriation for
the penal and benevolent institutions. A
petition was presented from citizens of
Columbus asking that the State buildings
use smoke consumers. In the House, a
large number of petitions were presented
asking the passage of the bill for stamp
ing goods made in the Penitentiary.
Bills were passed: To make the public
school appropriations. to cede to the
United States the site for the marine hos.
pital in Cincinnati. and to authorize
municipal codes. Bills were introduced:
To authorize loan for Belmont County
Courthouse, to provide for the indenture
and adoption of inmates of children's
homes, to increase the fine for selling
liquor to minors and known drunkards,
to fix profit on school books at ten per
cent, to define the rights of insurance
companies, to provide funds for chill
dren's homes schools, to punish for adul-
teration of food, to give Justices of the
asd to provide for quadrennial census.
Petitions were presented against the
Kinney Amendment A joint resolution
new amendment was
offered.
In the Senate bill was introduced for
the encouragement of forest culture.
In the House the Senate resolution was
passed releasing John l.. Gill from lien
of the State. Seventeen bills were read
the second time. A petition was received
from Lawrance County against the aban-
donment of any part of the canal. A
bill to exclude delayed remonstrances
against turnpikes was passed.
MoNDAY.a
In the Senate several local bills were
passed. In the House bill removing the
penalties on taxes in certain cases was
passed. A bill to exempt hucksters
from paying peddlers' licenses was intro
duced.
TUESDAY,
In the Senate petitions were presented
for the passage of the Peet bill. Bills in.
troduced increasing the salary of Su-
preme judges from 5000 to SO. 900; re.
quiring the commissioners TO supply the
officials with stationery, etc.;
for State relief for sufferers by the Ohio
floods. Passed House bill authorizing the
Cincinnati city council to issue 500,
in bonds for the relief of the flood suf-
fers; tining city or township clerks $50
for failing to publish detailed finan-
cial statement on the spring election day.
In the House Petitions were presented
for the passage of the Love bill for teach
ing in schools the effects of alcohol;
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