Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-02-08
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
sixty.Ninth Session.

SiNty-Ninth Session.
CoLuMBus, Jan. 2n-SENArE. Bills passed:
II. BIS to transfer funds at New Carlisle Clarke
County; for 50 900 town hall bonds at Norwood,
Hamilton County. Resolution adopted; For a
committee to investigate false telegram re-
ceivcd by Senator Schneider. The Marquis
Lampson contest began.
HOUSE Bills passed: II. b s for the relief OF
j. f. Lemmort +. II. IL Egbort and James Nc
Farland; for township and school officials losing
money by failure of bank Mt Dresden (throe
bills); TO amend Section the act to regulate
the sale OF milk, so rs to make the act opera
tive; TO elect n street commissioner in villages.
Resolution adopted; II. j. r. for n committee
10 inquire into the pracucability of providing a
Governors mansion.
COLUMBUS, Jan 30.-SENATE.-Bills passed:
House bills TO transfer funds at Bucyrus to
transfer funds in Washington County; to au-
thorizc Secretary of State TO furnish auditor of
Brown County with set of weights and meas
ures. Murquis-Lnmpson contest resulted in the
seating of Mr.. Marquis by u party vote OF Is
yeas to 10 nays.
HOUSE. Bills introduced: TO investigate
county auditors and treasurers' accounts on
application OF twenty taxpayers, and compel
appointment of committee without bond to
prohibit county commissioners from paying any
claim until auditor indorses on back that there
is money in the treasury; to prohibit pollution
of streams by refuse from oil wells; prevent
county auditors from drawing warrant on treas
urer where there is no money to the credit OF
the fund; prevent railroad companies from
requiring injured employees to sign agree
ment not to prosecute join beneh-
cial organizations; authorize commission
ers to allow sheep claims on a1lda-
Wit OF claimant and two neighbors; pro-
hibit transmission through mails or otherwise
of marked or scratched tickets; prevent sale
OF impure ice; non-partisan boards of equiliza-
tion for Cincinnati; requiring attorney defend
felony
of commissioners. Bills passed: school boards
make final examination OF law students at col
leges by committee appointed by Supreme
Court; pay for advertising constitutional
amendments; allow colleges organized under
old constitutions to change their purpose.
House Bills-Pay widow OF Representative
Knapp $500 salary and mieage; prevent imita-
tion OF butter; appropria'ng 81, I36, Si6 for COM
mon schools; authorize presidents county
Soldiers Relief Commissions to pay transpor
tation of INDECENT soldiers to Sandusky Home;
exempt property of G. A. r Posts from taxa
ton.
D COLUMBUS, Jan. 3l.-SENATE.-Bills intro
duced: Legislate Railroad Commissioner out
of office and cl anRe the name of the officer to
supervisor OF Railroads and Telegraphs;' to
refund the tax on fishing nets. Bills passed:
To require county commissioners to enter bond
for treasurer on their minutes; to require them
TO sign each days proceedings before the next
days sittings; to furnish the School Commits
sioner and State Auditor with copies of the
statutes. Resolutions offered: TO regulate
trusts. Resolutions adopted: II. j. r. TO in.
vestigatc the sanitary condition of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home; Senators Alexander and
Brown were appointed committee to investi.
gate the Board OF Pardons. Adjourned to Mon.
day.
HoUsE.-Blls introduced: To fix the pay OF
jurymen in magistrates courts Mt 81 80 q day;
to put Brown County in the Athens Asylum
inp Ch in hon nrdc nf n1n
Of five members, and township clerk ex-offcio;
to authorize cemetery trustees to purchase and
sell lands and invest the proceeds, Bills passed:
For $1,000 natural gas and improvement bonds
at GAINESVILLE; partial appropriation bill; to al
low farmers to kill on their own premises
robins, "iickers" and yellow hammers;" to
allow villages of the frst-cluss to levy an addi-
t'onal tax of one mill. Resolutions offered:
For tri.weeky adjournment Adjourned TO
Monday.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 3-SENATE.-Bills intro
duced: Authorizing Burton Township, Geauga
County, to build n town hall; authorizing Mad
isonvlle, Hamilton County to issue bonds to
the amount of S4 600 TO complete town hall.
Mr.. Wilson (R.) offered resolution relative to
the charges made by John H. Thomas in refer
ence to his statements and investments in the
late Senatorial deal; Mr. Van Cleaf, (D) gave
notice to discuss, so The resolution goes over
under the rule; the appointment of w. w.
Pcnnell to be Trustee of the Girls Industrial
Home was received by the Governor. Referred.
Adjourned.
HoUSE-Bils introduced: To amend Section
53O SO ms to provide that issues of law must be
tried by the court unless referred as hereafter
provided, and issues of fact arising in actions
for money only, or specified real or personal
property, shall be tried by the court, unless q
jury be demanded or a reference be ordered,
and where reference is not SO ordered and q
jury is demanded, said issue OF facts shall be
frin hu fno fnn1ic ~
and re'enact the old law; to amend Section 1888
so as to fix election In civil townships school
Section l6, on the first Monday in May instead
of April; 10 supplement Section GS5f providing
that where an insolvent debtor has assigned,
the assignee or trustee may sell the property in
which the homestead is embraced to the wife of
the insolvent debtor; providing for the omission
of amended original pleadings where petition
has been filed; 10 amend Section 1l07, requir-
ing q payee TO indorse his own warrant when
presented to the county treasurer for payment.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 4.-SENATE.-Bill intro
dnced: To require definite settlements from
life insurance companies 10 the Insurance Com
missioner and policy holders to all ow guardians
OF wards to lease lands for oil or gas fifteen
years; to authorize county commissioners to
limit the burdens hauled over turnpilSes to 1,50)
pounds; to prohibit township boards from en-
ploying teachers before the April elections.
Bills passed: II. b. approprating 81, ,T3G, $40 for
the comm m schools. Resolution offered: Re-.
questing the Ohio delegation in Congress to
favor election of U. S. Senators by direct vote.
Resolutions adopted H. j. r. for committee
TO consider Governors mansion: to investigate
the Working Home for the Blind.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: For q $4,000
storm water sewer system at Canton; to pro-
hibit gas or oil companies from drilling within
two hundred feet of street or alley in an incor-
porated village; TO relieve the bondsmen OF the
treasurer of New Lisbon, Columb!ana County;
authorizing Waverly to vote on natural gas.
Bills passed: To repeal an act to authorize
Cleveland to issue 100000 market-house bonds.
JOHN GLEASON, aged fifteen, had
three fingers crushed in rollers at Lyons
.runk factory, Dayton.
F. w. LoBscHIED, of Youngstown,
committed suicide at New ork.