Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the sixty-Ninth General AS
EemhlY--A A tlinnrnod SnAaion.


Proceedings of the sixty-Ninth General AS
gembly--Auournod session.
CoLUMBus, o., March H. Sendte-The senate
enacted another municipal reform measure into
law to-day. 1t applies to the city OF Springfield
md provides two non. partisan boards, one for
the police department and another for the board
of public works. They are paid salaries nggre-
eating 5000 per annum. Bills introduced:
Making II mandatory on nll city and village
councils TO provide for the examination OF sta
ttonnry engineers and others having charge OF
stationary engines within the corporation linn.
its; permitting military companies In villages
and cities OF the fourth grnoe and second class
to reduce the fees of contributing members
from s. TO 81; to restore Leavittsburg election
precinct in Warren township, Trumbull county;
providing for non'partlsan board of revision
probate Judge OF the county. Bills passed:
Amending the replevin laws by allowing the de.
fendent to retain possession OF the property
till the suit is terminated, IL he give bond for
double the nmonnt of 1t within Ave days Upon
final Judgment the victorious party may elect
TO take the property or the assessed value oft;
nishers OF g"s and the interest OF consumers;
authorizing the trustees of Bloomfield town.
ship, Trumoull county, TO issus u, 500 in bonds
to build town hall; authorizing the commits
sioners OF Mahoning county TO Issue S2S 900 In
bonds to pay existing Indebtedness; to increase
tho number of the governors stan to fifteen by
adding three members; authorizing the trus.
tees OF Venice township Seneca county, to re.
lease the bondsmen of Alfred b. Brant, late
treasurer II approved by q majority vote of the
people.
Housc-Mr. Hodge introduced and secured the
passage OF a bill amending the recently enacted
Cleveland municipal nun reform law, SO as to
features by conforming Its provisions to the re.
cent decision OF the supreme court The house
then went into committee OF the whole on the
CARRIER salary bill An amendment was adop.
ted conforming the second section TO the com
pensation decided upon for probate judges. 1t
compels probate Judges to make mon hly set.
trpaSurpr.
all fees collected under oath and taking n re.
ceipt therefor. The next section regulates the
compensation OF county auditors and Mr.. Bel
vile offered an amendment 10 this providing
that in oil count es the salary should be 81 200
with 500 additional for. each S50OO,0o0 on the
tax duplicate. or maior fraction thereof. This
would give auditors having duplicate OF S..
100000 salary Of 81 200, and an increase proper
tionntaly, according to the duplicate. Mr.. Geyer
In the lowest counties AT 81, 800 and giving them
500 instead of 500 for each $5,0000O0 increase.
A division on the question was demanded and
the first part of the amendment which gives
sl,500 salary was adopted, but the decrease in
the proportionate sum from 500 TO 500 was de.
tented. An amendment was offered providing
that when the valuation reaches &0,000000 the
increase shall be at the rate of 500 for each al
ditional 100000 or the greater fraction there
ter of compensation for auditors so far as the
committee is concerned The next to be agreed
upon was the. salary of treasurers. and Mr..
CARRIER offered an amendment identical with
that agreed upon for the auditors-Sl 200 with
an addition of 500 for each s5OOOOOO on
the duplicate until >. it reaches, $4,000
Finally the section was Ggreed to on exactly
the same basis of compensation as that pro-
vided for auditors. except that the treasurer
gets five per cent for collecting the delinquent
personal taxes. The compensation of the re.
corders is fixed AZ $1,000 in all counties and he
sum OF 500 in addition thereto for each 1900 of
the population OF the county in excess OF 10 900.
The bill dividing Middletown township, Colum.
bana county, into two election precincts, was
passed.
COLUMBUS. O., March 1S-Ssndtc-Bills in.
troduc.d: Appropriating $4,000 10 be used in
erecting two monuments Mt for,s Amanda and
Busbee Aug,aize county, To mark the graves of
about fifty soldiers of the war of 1879: making
it crime for anyone to tap telegraph wires for
the purpose OF taking on messages. A fine OF
ceed three years is imposed for violating the
law. Bills passed: Authorizing the council OF
Tippecanoe, Miami county, TO issue sos 0O0 in
bonds for public improve mentS: authoriZi ng the
trustees of Troy township. Geauga county, to
transfer 400 from the towaship and 800 from
the cemetery fund TO the road fund: authoriz.
ing the trustees of Montville township Geauga
county, 10 sell cemetery land and purchase
other land for the same purpose; to change the
rate Of interest on street Improvement bonds in
Toledo from four and one.half per cent. TO five
per cent; authorizing the council Of Leesburg,
Highland county, to transfer 3S7 from the sani
tary fund to the general fund authorizing the
council of Portsmouth to transfer all moneys
raised by special levy from the building fund
OF the board OF educatio ! TO the uublic library
to transfer ST.. o. from the sinking fund TO the
| general fund, and S2, 100 from he sinking fund
TO the interest fund; authorizing the council OF
| New Lexington, Highland county, to issue 81,
600 in bonds to build u town hall: authorizing
the trustees of Painesville township, Lake
r0an' to transfer 4se from 1he
| accepting the congressional appropriation for
the support of land grant colleges, after amend
| ing same so to divide the fund between The
Ohio State and Wilberforce colleges. Amend
| ing Section 2949 so that when parties refuse
| TO accept damages assessed by a committee foI
they saall be compelled TO recover more than
nlloweo by the committee or to pay the cost OF
the suib
Houss-The CARRIER salary bill was temporari
ly laid aside to-day and almost the entire ses
| sion was given up 10 consideration of Mr.. Lay
linS bill to provide for the contest Of elections
of state and judicial officers. 1t is intended to
prevent the taking of undue partisan advant
age. as is frequently the case. in trials before
| the state senate. Under existing statutes al
| trials growing out OF contests for judicial posi-
| tions, state Offices. including members of the
| senate, are conducted before the state senate,
| and 1t is seldom that the result is not largely
| due to political influence. The bill was prepared
| by tho State Bar Association and provides thai
| the circuit court shall have exclusive original
| Jurisdiction OF the contest OF elections of al
| common pleas and superior court judges any
| citizen Of the sub division being empowered tC
| take an appeal from the canvassing board with
IN Ten days In such contests provision Is made
| the intervention OF q jury, and the case is sub
| ject to appeal on error to the supreme court
| Consideration OF the bill waa postponed for ter
minutes in order TO allow report from a com
mittee. and the bill amending Section 1894 so o.
to allow courts to authorize the ,publica
tion OF sheriffs' advertisements in Ger
man papers having the required circu
| lation in all counties was then passed
| Messrs Mallon and Hysell made arguments II
favor OF the contested elections bi |, and Messrs
Dresbach Price and Geyer in opposition. A
vote was finally taken and 1t was passed.
COLUMBUS, o.. March 19-Senate-The sen
| ate consumed q large part OF the day in dis
cussng the Hysell bill providing levy OF one
twentieth of mill for the support OF the Ohic
| State university. Amendments were defeated
TO divide the levy between the Athens and Mi
ami universities An amendment to make thu
| levy one.fortieth of mill was defeated, ant
the bill finally passed by a vote of to s. The
senate passed the following bills: To amend AZ
act to define pure, compound and adulterale et
wines and TO regulate the manufacture art
sale OF compound and adulterated wines; re
quiring foreign building and loan association,
| doing business In Ohio to deposit with the audi
tor OF state all securities on loans In this state
as "A security and 10 compel such companies t
accept service. Tor suit, through the secretary o