Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Ninth General As
EembIy-Adlourned Session.

borroW money and issue bonds FOR 30 600 10
construct and furnish u high school building;
amending Section i72i OF the Revised Statutes
so that where county treasurer becomes troas.
urer OF city and school funds his bond as city
treasurer shall be made pnrt Of the record OF
the City Council when approved and his bond
ns treasurer OF the school fund shall be made
part OF tho record Of the board OF education
when approved; amending present law by Civ
ing justices OF tho peace. mayors and police
judges final Jurisdiction in all cases OF violation
of the fish and game laws OF the State. Bills in.
troduoed: Authorizing boards of education to
grant the use OF school houses to farmer and
labor organizations: compelling p p,rsons to list
and allowing them to deduct their liabilities.
Those failing to comply with the law arc de.
barred from obtaining Judgment and recovering
Section 1902 OF the Revised Statutes
by giving village and. city councils au
thority Sip to compel all property owners
the construction OF n freproof building for the
geological museum and the library OF the Ohio
State University, the same not to cost to exceed
10000; to authorize the tru .tees of Sullivan
township. Ashland County. to borrow 5000 and
issue bonds therefor TO build school house in
said township. Mr.. Hermann presented the re-
monstranoe of the Cleveland Board OF Trade
and other citizensof Cuyahoga County protest
ing against the passage of the Rawlings bill.
Mr.. Howells presented the petition OF fifteen
manufacturing companies OF Massilon reciting
that the passage OF the Rawlings bill will. in
their opinion strike serious blow to every
manufacturer. and that IL will drive many man
ufacturers from the State, and demonstrate
against its passage Memorial services were
1fd in the anS on the aehs
tful tributes were paid to the character
and worth OF both Senator'S Speeches
were made by nearly every Senator present
House-An effort was made to follow the regu.
lar order of business and take up bills on the
calendar for third reading, but this was opposed
I'm order that those bills on yesterdays calendar
for second reading might be referred to commit.
tees. II took an hour TO settle this point, the
only business intervening being report from
appropriation bill. The Senate amendments
were non -concurred in and the bill sent back
The question OF eight lours for day of labor
was discussed ut some length, the pending ques.
tion being on the bill prepared by Representa-.
tive Brown, OF Hancock and introduced at his
request by Mr.. Counts. An unsuccessful effort
provisions OF the bill II provides that in the
absence of q contract eight hours shall be con.
sidered day 8 labor in any mechanical, manu.
featuring or mining business, and any employer
violating the law is liable TO Il fine of from $40
to SO The vote stood II yeas and nays. Those
voting in the negative were Clapp, Hagerty.
Hudson, McElroy. Reeve and Shearer Bills
passed: Amend ng Section OF the compulsory
education law so as to extend from fourteen TO
ing Section 552l so tina an attachment may is
sue against foreign corporation or non.resi
de 4 of the State for causing personal injury
by neglect or wrongful act; amending Section
ESQ by providing that personal property OF us.
signers may be sold on ten DAYS advertise
ment instead OF thirty days; providing that
sioners they shall accept the same for their own
use but not for sale to other parties; amending
Section 1919 SO as 10 require township trustees
TO purchase copy OF the Revised Statutes for
each justice Of the peace. which is to be turned
over to their SUCCESSORS in Office extending the
jurisdiction of justices of the peace in cases of
controversy as to obtaining the cost Of evil
dence for perpetuating the title to land.
COLUMBUS. Feb. 4 4-Senate-The following
bills were passed.: Amending an act passed
April "a. lSyJ authorizing the building OF an
ner in which the money sha be expended; au-
thorizing the Council of Collinwood Cuyahoga
County. TO transfer 81. so from tho police fund
TO the street improvement, lighting and general
fund, and 800 from the building fund to the san
itary fund; amending Section 27a9, of the Re
vsed Statutes by requir ng bankers to pay
taxes on the monthly average of cash on hand
without deducting their liabilities. In conform
ity to decision of the Supreme Court; provid-
ing for the appointment by the Governor of n
State Bank Examiner. to exnmine the private
banking institutions OF the State Bills intro
duced To reorganize and control the interme-
diate penitentiary by providing for non parti.
san b ard of managers consisting of six mem.
bera; abolishng the county inflrmary boards In
all counties and enlarging the powers and duties
OF the superintendent OF the poor and the coun-
ty commissioners in relation TO inirmares {;
giving cities OF the fourth grade and second
class the bridge fund assessed within the cor
poration, and compelling the same TO keep up
all bridges within the corporation; requiring
| telephone companies 10 report TO the Commits
soner of X ilroads and Telegraphs the same us
railroad and telephone companies do; reducing
the fees for collecting delinquent taxes as fol
lows: From to per cent. from 10 to per
cent. from Is TO per cent, from % to per
cent and II they are finally paid ut the county
| treasurer's Office only two per cent is allowed;
to prohibit or regulate the practice Of hypno;
tism by imposing fine not to exceed SO and
| imprisonment in county jail, when practiced
without the consent Of the person influenced or
1 in presence of Il third party.
Eousf-The entire forenoon was taken up IN
| discussing bill introduced last winter By Mr..
| Williams. of Preble County, who resigned soon
after the session closed II amended Section 40
| SO as to provide that members should receive
| ten dollars for each days actual session but no
one was 10 receive compensation when not pres
ent on days when the body to which they be-
| longed was not engaged in transacting public
business. Mr.. Mckelvy offered an amendment
| providing for biennial sessions and giving each
Messrs McKelvy, Cutter, Mallon and Laylin
! spoke in the Affirmative, while the negative
side was championed by Messrs; Taylor, OF
! Champaign; Gear. Gcyer and Critchfleld. MIR.
| McKelvy urged that 1t would save at least $50.
| OoO q year. The McKelvy amendment was
adopte and the bill was afterwards defeated
| To provide for the appointment of an an
nual board of equalization in Crestlin 3;
| The question of public support TO state col
leges was debated at great length In the House,
| the pending questo being The bill making q
| special levy OF onetwsntieth OF u mill for the
| Ohio State University at Columbus. Between
| $4,000 and $4,000 would be ra sed. The bill was
amended so MS to provide for an industrial and
manual training course and then passed.
| COLUMBUS. Feb 5 5--S'ndts-BillS passed: Au.
thorizing the township aud city Of Youngstown
to establish free public park; requiring banks
| other than National to pay taxes on their
monthly average OF cash on hand, without de-
Quoting their liabilities; enarging the duties OF
| the Canal Commission SO tiat they shall have
authority to employ assistance and have n rec
ord of canal lands made in each county where
| located; to prevent unjust discrimination IN
frelghting by re, uiring common carriers TO fur
nsh assistance for handling freight at non
competitive stations; authorizing The board OF
education of Marietta to borrow money and is
sue slS0Oin bonds TO purchase site and erect
q school house: authorizing the board OF educR
tion OF Jacksonville to borrow SSOO0 and issue
bonds to build school house; providing
that in transferring prisoners from one county
TO another it shall not be necessary TO give ten
days notice of such transfer. Bills introduced
Amending existing law by providing that the
| county commissioners shall not be allowed tc
pay TO exceed oneh half OF one per cent. for col
leoting the tax imposed by the Dow law; pro
vding new form OF government for Cincinnati
based on the Federal system with executive
Legislative and judicial departments, all boards
to be non partisan and 10 be appointed by ths
mayor; providing for n comm ssion: two to be
appointed by the President OF the Senate and
two by the Speaker OF the House and the At
torney General TO purchase the prehistoric
earthworlSs OF Ii king County, and appropriat