Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-28
.lary BID nnd discussed an amenomen. Oy

salary BID, and discussed an amendment BY
Mr., Wanzer to contipjo county clerks on the
fee system. with areduction OF twenty per cent
| from the present fees The committee arose
without renching vote. The Cincinnati char
ter bill was discussed ut length. Efforts we're
provide eS 70 for "'ia' the election S W of one mem
Der of council.at.lnrge, to be President OF
the body, continue the old board o. public I'M
provements until November and submit the
question of change in the form OF government
TO q vote OF the people, but these fuiled. The
After w1s tno cSSSer % bill N ns % been ds
posed of the house again went into committee
| OF the whole on the CARRIER salary bill. The
next measure to be considered had ref .ronoe to
the compensation of county clerks, and after a
| lengthy debate tho salary was fixed on basis
| similar to that established for treasurers.
COLUMBUS, o., March 20.-Senote- Tho Gin.
cinnau investigating committee appointed at
the special session OF the Legislature made re.
port to the senate to-day Messrs. Gaumer
| and Sutton made an effort to have the testi.
mony printed and gave as their reason that the
report was not warranted by the testimony, and
that It had been whitewtshed. Mr. Van Cleaf,
one OF the members OF the committee. emphati.
| cally denied this aud said the report was hon
| estly and impartially made. After considera
report was postponed ILL next Wednesday and
| ordered printed. Bill passed. Authorizing the
| board OF education OF Portsmouth to issue Sl2
| 0O0 In bonds to purchase O site and erect q
| school house; authorizing the council OF Edi
| son, Morrow county. 10 issue bonds for $500 to
| complete and furnish n town hall. The senate
concurred in the house amendments TO the Gin.
cinnati charter bill. Mr. Morrison presented
the remonstrance OF about $500 artisans OF
| Cleveland protesting against the passage OF the
| Rawlings bill.
House-Mr. Hunt offered joint resolution
proposing to submit to the electors PROPOSE.
ton to amend the constitution in such way as
10 provide FOR biennial elections Judges of the
| supreme circuit, common pleas and probate
courts are to be chosen in even years, on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem.
Der, and their term OF office shall commence on
the first day OF January next after their cleo.
tad
| the odd years, and their term of office is made
four years, while that Of common pleas judge
is extended to six years and probate Judge TO
four years. Any vacancy occurring in judi
cial position is to be flied by appointment until
the first election for governor. All other state
and county officials are to be elected In the
even years, while township officers are to be
elected in the odd years. Mr. Tyler submitted
a report on behalf of the special Joint commit
tee appointed at the extraordinary session to
| inquire into the allegations of corruption in
the Cincinnati boards The report was ordered
printed and made special order for next
Thursday. Mr.. Davis introduced bill author.
izing the commissioners of Mahoning comfy TO
issue $50 0oJ in bonds for the purpose OF con.
structing q bridge over the Mahoning
river ut Market street. in Youngstown.
Biils passed: supplementary to Section 3l4
and providing for printing 5000 copies monthly
OF the agricultural experimental, bulletins and
giving to each member of the general assembly
100 copies; to divide Salem township, Shelby
county, INTO two election precincts; dividing
Franklin township. Shelby county, into two
election precincts; providing for LAYING natural
gas mains in cities; authorizing Toledo to issue
$1,000 in bonds to build patrol house; making
IL mandatory upon part of commissioners OF
Williams county to erect n memorial hall Joint
resolutions accepting from the general govern
ment the Sl,3C0 600 OF direct tax and instructng
the state board of health TO report upon the
water supply OF Ohio river towns were adopted.
The house went into committee of the whole
on the CARRIER salary bill, but got into a paria-
mentary wrangle and arose wi.nout making any
progress.
COLUMBUS, March a3-Senate-Mr Morrison
presented the petition OF ia citizens OF Cuya-
hoga county usling for the passage OF the house
bill to prevent persons under Is years OF age
from entering saloons. The fol owing bill was
introduced: To quiet the title OF about 400
acres of land in Dresden, Muslingum county
which the canal commission claims belongs to
the state The president of the senate ap-
pointed the following senators on the commit
tee of conference on the Rawlings bill: Son.
Grant. Adams Carpenter, Morrison, Reed, Ryan
and Van Ceaf
Rouse-The house committee on judiciary has
agreed upon substitute for the bill intended
TO grant to Isaac Smith, the Pike county muir
derer who has been nine times reprieved. q
new trial. Mr. Cutler offered Joint resolution
proposing an amendment to Article l Section
5 OF the constitution providing that three
fourths OF jury shall be competent to return
o verdict in civil cases. Mr.. Grimm offered n
Joint resolution, which went over under the
rules. 10 anihor 70 an investigation OF certain
complaints against Prof Edward Orton, state
geologist. The preamble recites that some five
or six years ago b fore the discovery of oil and
gas in Northwestern OHIO. Prof. Orton gave it
as his opinion that neither OF the natural prod
spite both oil and gas have been discovered in
large quantities. with no apparent dimnution
in the supply after many years, Prof. Orton has
industriously circulated reports to the effect
that the gas supply OF Northwestern Ohio is
not only not permanent but is rapidly declining
and its iife is of short duration, the exhaustion
in Findlay being already apparent; that he ma.
liciously misrepresented the material interests
} of Northwestern Ohio in his recent report of
the geological survey; that said report is full
OF misrepresentation calculated to injure tnat
section, which is also an insult TO the people
and an injury to the business The resolution
provides for Joint committee consisting OF one
I senator and two representatives TO make a
thorough examination into the charges and re.
port their findings. together with the facts
found as TO the truth or IA sity OF the charges
made, and to what extent, il any, Prof Orion
has done injustice to the citizens OF North.
western Ohio in his statements as 10
the gas supply OF that portion OF the state.
, AT the night session house bills were lssed as
| follows: Authorizing bard Of education of
Holgate, Henry county, to issue $40 900 in bonds
to build school house: authorizing Toledo to is
sue $1,000 in bonds to build patrol barn; cre-
atng n special school district in Thompson
township, Seneca county; authorizing THIN TO
issue y, 800 in bonds to improve and strGighten
Rock creek; authorizing Paulding 10 issue $50.
010 in bonds to improve streets; authorizing az.
ricultural society of Paulding county to issue
1850 In bonds TO pay Indebtedness; amending
existing law by authorizing county commission
} ers to bury OK soldiers ana sailors when ex.
/ pense OF burial would deprive their families Of
immediate dat oo support; authorizing Van Vert to
creasing rate OF interest on street improve
ment DIS in Toledo; authorizing the
5 council of Orrville to transfer funds
appropriating $3.50 o to drain certain lands in
Defiance county flooded by drainage of state
lands; requiring all mutual insurance societ es
except Odd Fellows. Knights Of Pythias, rail
! road te egraphers and religious organizations
/. to report to insurance commissioners to pre-
\ vent all fraudulent divorces and make laws OF
state uniform; to establish uniformity in &C
knowledgement of d eds in ali states; repeal
ing an act increasing board of trustees for me
mortal building from five to seven in Madison
, , township, II chland county; providing that O
stepfather may adopt children of his wife by
former husband and make them his legal heirs
Q providing that township tru ttees may ON petit