Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF tho slxty-Ninth General
Assembly of Ohio.

Proceedings of the Slxty-Ninth General
| Assembly of Ohio.
Houss, April 21.-At ten O'clock the hour for
convening, there were less than twenty mem
bers present and recess was taken until
| eleven, and still there was no quorum present
until noon. Senate bill to recognize private
sioning the % faculty as ofeers and y authorizing %
the Governor to appoint one cadet annually, to
rank as brevet lieutenant, subject to assign
mont to a company OF the National Guard after
his graduation, was defeated. An invitation
from the Garfield Memorial Association to at.
tend the dedication at Cleveland, May 30, was
accepted, as was also an invitation to partici-
pate in the celebration Of the centennial settle
ment of the city of Gallipolis and Gallia County,
to take place October 10, 1890 Mr.. Morison'S
Senate bill to authorize the formation OF com
panies to become bondsmen for persons re.
the rst "Wednesday Of the adjourned session. R
Bills passed: Giving to each camp of the
Union Veteran Legion one copy OF soldiers
roster; making the hours between twelve a. m.
and two p. m. of election day in November
legal holiday; supplementing Section 1900 by
providing that township trustees may re-
ceiye from the county poor fund money to be
expended in the burial OF paupers; amending
Section 1920 so as to provide that where land
owners have improved piece of road they may
contract with the county commissioners or trus.
tees for keeping same in repnir; authorizing
commissioners OF Morrow County to issue $50,
600 in bonds to improve court house; authoriZ-
ing trustees of Jackson township, Shelby Coun
ty, to transfer 5000 from township poor to gen.
eral expense fund; authorizing the Council of
sewer; authorizing Council of Defiance to issue
$4,000 in bonds to improve streets authorizing
electors Of Lucas County to vote on proposi.
tion to issue $4,000 in bonds and build arInory.
Bills introduced: Authorizing municipal coun-
ellis to grant rights of way through streets for
transmission of steam for heating and power;
exempting from taxation property of Veteran
! Memorial Associations; giving councils power
TO pass ordinances prohibiting blowing of steam
whistles.
Sendte-At no time during the day was quo
rum present in the Senate and only business
| trnnSnrtn1
Mr.. Van Cleaf offered a resolution providing
that no Senator shall speak more than once on
any measure, or more than five minutes at
time.
Senate, April 22.-The Senate spent consd
cradle portion of the morning discussing Sen.
ator Adams bill to prevent trusts, by making
it an ofcnse for n corporation to delegate its
corporate powers or to exercise powers so dele
gated, and to make void all arrangements to in
fiuence unnaturally the price or production Of
commodities. There was some feeling among
the Republicans because this measure had been
given preference before Senator Oren's bill to
prevent trusts, the first bill introduced this ses
sion, and the bill was defeated. Senator Oren's
bill to prevent trusts was postponed to the sec
ond Tuesday of January next. Senator Herr
man introduced u bill reorganizing the city gov
ernment OF Cleveland. The bill is similar to the
substitute offered in the House for Mr.. Hodges
municipal reform bill except that the pro
vision for board of aldermen was stricken out
and provision inserted for board of control
| Senator Oren offered the report of the joint
committee appointed to examine the prehistoric
remains at TT. Ancient, warren County, ana re-
port plan for their preservation. The COM
mittee recommended that the grounds be pur-
chased by the State and bill was introduced
appropriating 5000 for the purchase OF $50
acres. The Senate received and referred The
following nominations by the Governor: Ed.
ward Bethel, of Muslingum County, Dairy and
Food Commissioner for the term of two years
beginning May 10, 1890; John ONeill of Mus
kingum County, trustee Of the combined nor
nal and industrial department of Wilbertorce
University: Jay NJ. Waterman, OF Cuyahoga
County, trustee OF the Cleveland Insane Asylum
for the unexpred term ending in April 1894.
Bills passed as follows: Providing for the i'm
provement Of the damaged portions of the Mi
ami and Erie canals; changing the date of the
Ohio agricultural convention to the first Thurs
day after the second Monday in January;
providing that person who wounds while at
tempting to kill, dog running at large, shall
not be amenabie to punishment under the act
to punish cruelty to animals; providing that II
all the bonds of a municipal corporation offered
for sale are not sold at public auction, the re-
mainder may be sold at private sale under the
direction of the mayor and other agents OF the
corporation; providing that the members Of the
board OF pardons shall receive each $40 per day
for the days they are actually in session not ex-
ceeding seventy-tive days in year. The Senate
defeated Senator Stephens bill to permit the
sale OF pools oni incorporated one. mile race tracks
and nfterward reconsidered the vote and post.
poned the bill to the next session
House-Senate bill by Mr.. Adams one of the
most important of the session. was passed this
morning by a vote of SO yeas to % nays. A num-
ber of sections are amended, the most impor'
tant OF which is the new matter added to Sec.
tion 6044 which is made to read as follows:
| Upon the completion Of the inventory 1t Shall
be signed by the appraisers. and copy thereof
shall be retained by the executor or administra
tor. and he shall return the original to the pro
bate court, and said court shall, at the end OF
each month, deliver to the county auditor a
statement showing as to each inventory the ag
gregate value OF each class of property other
than real as shown by the inventories fled dur
ing that month, for his use and the use OF the
proper board OF equalization, in the perform.
ance of their respective duties In relation to re-
turns for taxation Of personal property. moneys
and credits, and the equalization and correction
OF the same; and any taxes or penalty lawfully
placed on any duplicate, or added by the coun'
ty auditor or board OF equalization within nine
months from the time of filing said inventory
with the probate court, because of q failure to
make true return. or OF making a false return
for taxation, shall be debt of the decedent,
and paid and have the same priority as other
taxes. and no distribution, or payment OF in.
ferior debts or claims shall relieve the execu'
tor or administrator, or their sureties from
. | liability to pay such tax and penalty
The report of the conference committee on the
General Appropriation eiil was agreed to and 1t
. joint resolution to provide for adjournment on
Thursday, instead OF Saturday. The resolution
j, was laid over under the rule, and Mr. Oil Of
fered resolution calling on the Speaker to ex'
plain his failure to hand down the Senate reso'
luton providing for adjournment on Saturday
next. Bills passed: Exempting from taxation
l the property of Veteran Memorial Associations
, amending Section 2572 so rs to confer authority
upon the Inspector of Shops and Factories TO
inspect all public buildings without the request
| of citizens or owners; amending Section 3i26 so
rs to provide that when n railroad Is disposed OF
l at judicial SALE the stock and bonds issued as
I such purchase price, in whatever amounts the
, incorporators may have agreed on. shall be
valid and taken as fully paid for by the transfer
1 Of such railroad and property; supplementary
, to Section 5725 by providing that husband or
wife may, when the other becomes insane
and is committed to an asylum, have power
to sell and convey real estate accumulated
subsequent to the commitment free from dover.
The House. after considerable debate. passed
the Senate bill to prohibit the appointment by
, the Governor of persons as trustees OF public
institutions who are residents of the county In
} which such institution is located.
, Senate, April 23.-The Senate did great deal
OF talking during the day and succeeded in pas
,, sing the following bills: To require directors
l boards, superintendents, managers and stew
ards of the penal, reformatory charitable and
benevolent institutions OF the State and coun
ties to purchase native" livestock for food
consumption; to authorize Canton to issue
bonds TO the amount of $4,000 for the purpose
of extending waterworks; to authorize the
board of education OF Canton to issue bonds to
the amount OF $4,000 for the purchasing OF
sites and the erecting of school buildings; to
authorize the board OF education OF Medina
Medina County, TO issue bonds and build a.sohoo
/, house, nrnvidinp that stocks and bonds issued