Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Journed withouttransacting any business
HousE4Ie than quorum OF member
were present when Speaker Lumpson Gallo
the Houseto order The usual grist Of bill
following a tri.weolty adjournment wor
introduced. Among these was ono intrt
duccd by Mr. Hnley, OF Cuyahoga County
the title OF which Is ITO protect America
labor from foreign competition.n A fu
text OF tho bill Is as follows, BE II enactc
by the General Assembly of tho State 0
Ohio, that any employer OF labor within thi
State who shall employ any male person
over twonty-onc years OF nge, who Is not
citizen OF the United States, or who has no
declared his intention TO become citizen o
the United States, or who, having declare,
his Intention to become acitizen, shall no
have become citizen within hve year
thereafter. shall be fined not exceeding ont
hundred dollars, nor less than twenty.iiv,
effect aud be In force In ninety days after it'
passage. The following bills OF q genera
nature were introduced: To prevent the
importation of armed men from Other
States by persons, associations or corpor
Huons, 70 perform police duty during riots
and compelling the appointment of deputy
shcriffs froin residents only; requiring
township trustees in cities and villages TO
turn over the poor fund TO the Board OF As.
soclated Charities; regulating charges for
telephones; to protect American labor
from foreign competition; making the
unhitching of horse without tho con-
Htut VI llle OWHer u neUlteulluFN OuenCe,
to create and enforce mechanics liens on
personal the same as real property; amend
ing section 1915 OF the Revised Statutes by
making township boards appraisers of dam
age for sheep killed by dogs, the clerk to
transmit the findings to the commissioners
for action; TO provide for tho establishment
of an insane asylum in the eastern part of
the State, and appropriating $500 900 for the
purpose, the total cost not TO exceed $780,
900; amending section llo2 providing for tho
af Ia
urers; amending section 1929 so as to pro-
vide forthe examination of county auditors
Offices; amending section 2SG5 so as to make
more definite the matters the State Auditor
Is required to pass upon In printing the de.
Hnqnent list; to amend section 2Ii5 by
changing tho date to May when returns by
insurance companies are TO be made 10
auditors; TO punish by fines persons who in
terfere with natural gas pipes; allowing
councils TO regulate by ordinance tho speed
of trains and the blowing of whistles; TO
compel schooltr treasurers to indorse teachers
orders not paid for want OF funds,
CoLUMBus, Feb. 20.-SESATE - Petitions
were presented this morning by Senator
Alexander from the Single Tax Club, of
Akron;. by Senator Taylor from thirty.
seven citizens OF Stark County; by Scna.
tor Steuve from l10 citizens of Hamilton
County, and Senator Crook from forty eight
citizens Of Montgomery County, urging the
passage of Senator Taylor's "AuStralian
Voting Law bill. and by Senators Taylor
and CowGill petitions from fiftysix citizens
of Lorain, Champaign and Hardin counties
urging the passage of tho Haley Two-Cent
Railroad Fare bill. Mr. Coates House bill,
embodying the principles of the defeated
Albaugh school bill, which proposed TO do
away with spbdistrict boards of education
aud to place the control of township schools
in the hands of township boards, and maxi
ing its enforcement dependent upon the
voters of each township, was defeated. The
following bills were passed: To provide
for the relief of james II. McElroy, Eli
Walfey, John Arnold and J. ID. Burns,
bondsmen Of Josiah Boutwell,, defaulting
treasurer of Orange township, Hancock
County; to define pure wines, half wines,
made wines, sweet wines and adulterated
wines, and 10 regulate the manufacture and
sale of half wines, made wines and sweet
wines, ard to prohibit the manufacture or
sale of ndulterated wines within the State.
Mr.. Adams bill to amend sections 1885,
2it2 2i3t, 2T49 and 2I52 of the Revised Stat
utes, relative to the assessing and taxing of
personal property, came up. The bill isvol
luminous, and in substance is intended to
make more explicit tho law of taxation, and
10 bring from hiding places personal prop
erty that should he listed for taxation, but
too frequently escapes. 1t also enlargcs the
duties of assessors, and seeks TO bring about
a better system in That regard by prescrib-
ing their duties and increasing their bonds
The bill paSsed-yeas 30, nays none. The
GcUule uuTlIlR tue afternoon spent most OF
ifs time in discussing Mr.. Coles bill "to pre-
vent such formation of trusts, combinations
of business firms, Incorporated or unincor-
porated companies as may be contrary to
public policy which was passed without u
dissenting voice and then reconsidered
and put on the calendar for the Goth
inst. The resolution prepared by the
joint committee on revision of the Consttu-
tion and providing for the legislative appor
tionment of the State in single districts,
tal lFnn An al lo
Senate adjourned.
HousE-Mr. Grinin introduced bill to
provide for the furnishing and distribution
of election tickets or ballots by boards OF
election and for the nomination of cnndi-
dates for oflice. II applies only to those
cities which now have or may hereafter have
boards Of elections, and forbids under heavy
penalties the printing or distribution of cleo
tion tickets or ballots except by such boards
through persons appointed for the purpose.
a bill introduced by Mr. Hysell makes claims
for labor performed lien on personal prop
erty, aud one by Mr.. Hart directs the Canal
Commission to appralse and sell that por-
tion of the Miami a. Erie canal living within
the corporate limits Of Cincinnati. A House
joint resolution, apprOpriatng 81 500 to build
culvert under the Miami IL Erie canal in
Spencer township Allen County, was
adopted The following bills were passed:
Authorizing Somerset, Perry County. to
issue bonds and borrow 5000 for natural
gas purposes; authorizing Burton township,
Gcauga County, to transfer funds; to pro-
vide for the election OF municipal officers in
Alexandria, Licking County; amending sec
tiOn 1880 of the Revised Statutes so as to pay
the trustees of Youngstown township, Ma
honing County, $3.50 per annum; authoriz-
ing Warren, Trumbull County to levy spe-
cial tax of half mill to build soldiers
monument, the proposition to be submitted
TO vote OF the people; authorizing Gran
vile Female Seminary to confer literary de-
grees; amending sections 1924 and 4Sl Of
the Revised Statutes so rs to authorize ofi-
cial stenCgraphers to take depositionS, the
same rs notares public; authorizing Urchs-
vile, Tuscarawns County, to issue bonds
and provide additional fire protection. Mr.
Howard introduced bill, which was passed
under suspension of the rules, authorizing
Madison township, Richland County, 10 is
sue S.5, COO in bonds to construct memorial
building. The Tryon Road bill was reported
back from the special committee, and after
being discussed was again postponed.
y bill introduced by Mr.. Harris amends
the INDECENT soldiers act so as to
require applications for relief TO be made
under oath. Mr.. Kennedy introduced bill
authorizing trustees of townships in which
there is no iniirmary to advertise for pro-
posals for lowest competitive bds for fur
nishing medical attendance and medicine
for period of two years. Mr.. Bramans
bill, the first OF those emanating from the
tax revision committee TO come before the
body and which provided for taxing the
commissions of all public officers, was de-
feuted.
CoLUMBUs, Feb. 2l.-SESATE-Thc Senate,
after Il long discussion, today adopted Mr.
TOwnsend's resolution proposing an amend.
ment TO the constitution relative to the cleo
tion OF members to the General Assembly
The proposed amendment provides that the
apportiOnment for members of the General
Assembly shall be made every ten years in
the following manner: The Governor shall,
hnfprn
members of the General Assembly in each
dcccnnlal period, appoint commission of
four electors, two Of whom shall be mem
bcrs of each OF the two leading political
parties, who shall determine the ratio of
representation for the House and Senate
and the number each county is entitled to.
The population of the State shall be divided
by the number 40, and the quotient will
be the ratio of representation in the House
Of Representatives for ten years. Each
county hall be entitled TO at least one Rep
resentative, and each county containing
such ratio and one-hnlf over shall be en-
titled to two Representatives, Each county
containing two and one-half times tho ratio
shall have three Representatives, and so on