Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-05-21
OHIO Legislature.

Democrat present. offered n document pro
testing against each and every act, rcsolu
tion and proceeding Of tho Senate at IL
session of May 10 as illegal md withou
constitutional or statutory authority. Th,
protest was ruled out, of order Mr.
the State into Congressional districts. II
re-enncts tho law of 1852. The Governor
scnt TO the Senate tho appointment of the
following trustees fur the Working Home
for,tho Blind, NIL at whom wcro confirmed
John o. Winship, Of Cuyahoga County, fol
the term cndiuE the first Monday of April
| 1851; James h. Wallace, of Clermont
County, for tho term ending tho first Mon.
day of April, ISIS; Thomas Il. Duncan,
OF Morrow County, FOR tho term
ending the first Monday of April 1850.
The appointment Of General $. II. Hurst as
Dairy aud Food Commissioner was also
confirmed. The only bills passed were of
n local nature.
viding for mn adjournment Of the
| present session of the General As
sembly ON Monday. May II, at ten
O'clock until Tuesday, :, January 4;
requiring that all articles manufactured at
| the Penitcntiary bo branded ''prison niaden
| before being offered for sale, was passed
by vote of So yeas to 25 nays. 1t was SO
amended as to extend the tiino ut which it
shall take effect until September, and also
| to provide that where articles can
not be branded the same may be
placed , on the package Tho biz
boycotters and strikers by fine and i'm
prisonment was indefinitely postponed, and
Mr.. Beatty's bill rc-cnacting the Adair
liquor law, was lost on its passage, receiv-
ing ffty-ono votes, five less than n Consti-
tutional quorum.
liquor traffic was reported back from the
select committee with Il few minor amend
ments, and after considerable debate was
passed-yens 10, nays .. The following
bills were also passed; Authorizing the
Sinking Fund Commissioners to borrow
such sums of money as the deficiency in
the State Treasury may demand from
time TO time, not exceeding $780,
900, and not to exceed five per cent.
amending section 4,Tlf by exempting hon
orably discharged soldiers from the poll
tax; amending section 1886, to enable
villages to regulate the ringing of engine
bells, mill whistles; regulating mutual in
surance companies A resolution was
adopted declaring the office of Third AS
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms vacant, for the
reason that he has refused to return the
warrants for abscntccs which were placed
in his hands some days ago.
House.-AIr. Matthews bill appropriating
Sl5,0 900 for the care of soldiers orphans was
passed The money is to be expended by
the trustees of tho Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home for the purpose of taking
the orphans of soldiers out of the various
county inhrmaries of the State, placing
them in the county chldrcn's home, nnG
paying for their maintenance. The
bill of Mr.. Whttlesey to prohibit the
sale of Intoxicating liquors on Memorial
Day came up for passage and was defeated
yeas 40, nays 20. Bills were passed
Us follows: To provide for the relief of
INDECENT soldiers and sailors widows by
allowing County Commissioners to levy
special tax for the purpose; amending
section 33tl so rs to allow all members of
church societies to vote for officers.
Senate, May 13.-Mr. Stranahan's bill to
prevent nduteration of and deception in
the sale of dairy products passed the Senate
to-day and is now law. Mr. Halls bill
compelling street railroad companies to
heat their cars, was defeated by IA vote of
ayes 0, nays Is. The House joint resou-
tion ceding tho Muskingum Improvement
to the United States Government was
passed as were also the following bills:
Providing that physicians can not collect
pay formore than one day unless employed
by township trustees; prohibiting lottery
advertisements, past or present; appropri-
ating money to meetdeticiencies; providing
that County Commissioners may appropri-
ate material for road purposes; providing
better safeguards against accidents in
mines. The appointment by the Governor
ofSamuelD Bachtelle, of Hamilton County
us chief engineer of the Board of Public
Works to succeed Frank Snyder, for
the term commencing May %, was con-
firmed.
Houm.-The Dow Liquor Tax bill, which
passed the Senate yesterday, was reported
back from the special committee to whom
it was referred, and its passage recon-
mended A number of amendments were
offered and voted down, and the previous
question being ordered the bill passed.
affirmative were all Republicans, and
those voting -, in the negative all
Democrats with the exception of
Messrs. Bader and Brockman. The
Poorman Registration bill, providing for
registration of voters in Cleveland and
Cincinnati was called up, and after brief
speech by its author explaining the objects
of the bill, it was passed-yeas CO. nays "a.
The bill re-enacts the law by which the /
voters of these cities were registered
by absentees from the city on regis
tration days may vote by making
afiidavits TO such absence to the reg
istration board, thereby avoiding the
Bills were also passed rs follows: Prohib-
iting the sale of Intoxicating liquors within
two miles of the Western Reserve Semin-
ary in Trumbull County; amending sec
tion I, 1856 so that parties who give bonds for
the prosecution of criminal cases before
justices shall be compelled to pay the costs
when no indictment is found by the grand
jury.
Senate, May 1.-THE Fassett bill, restor-
ing the Congressional districts of 1882,
passed the Senate to-day, receiving nine
teen affirmative votes, one more than q
constitutional majority. A joint resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. Conrad was adopted,
authorizing the transfer of Sl25,0 from
the school TO the general revenue fund. Mr..
Haley's bill providing that the Commis.
sioner of Railroads shall examine into and
report on differences arising between citi-
zens of tue State and corporations acting
as common carriers, was passed; also the
bills: Giving the right of emin.
ent domain to natural gas compa nies; pro-
viding that superintendent of infirm aries
shall consult with directors before admit
ting paupers; creating State fish and
game commission The Senate amended
the Cameron House resolution relative to
adjournment, by fixing Tuesday, May Is,
as the time.
RouSe.-Mr. Fassett's Senate bill FIX
ing the time Mt which County Aud
itors shall assume the duties of their
offices for the first Monday in Sep
tember was put upon its passage, and
defeated by vote of 40 yeas to As nays.
The Fimple Local Option bill, and large
number of local and minor bills were post
poned until next session. Pending dis
cussion of the Fassett bill restoring the
Congressional districts Of 1882, the Il 0uFe
adjourned.
SMALLPOX as a School, l-Master.
1t is curious study to notice the pill
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