Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-04-04
OHIO LEalslAruRE.
ProoosdinRs OF the sixty Ninth General AS
scmbIy--Adjourned Session.

passed house joint resolution author1zinR the
governor to accept the direct tax from tho een.
eral government and TO receipt In full for the
same. Bills passed: To authorize the council
OF Van Vert 20 issue SiE,00o in bonds for
waterworks purposes; amending Section 6lea OF
the Revised Statutes so that child who is tho
support OF his widowed mother may have $50
per month of his wages exempt from guarnishe-
Of the supreme court AZ 81, 900 per annnm; to
authorize the commissioners OF Cuyahoga coun.
ty TO issue s7b, ,0J0 in bonds 10 meet deficiencies
in the general fund; to authorize the trustees
OF Lafayette towns ip Coshocton county, 10
dispose OF real estate; authorizing the village
of Cleve Hamilton county, TO Issue Sl.600 In
bonds TO provide hro protection; to amend an
act TO authorize the council of Wellston TO is
sue bonds for waterworks purposes so that 1t
will be constitutional; amending the re
plevin laws so that either defendant or
days and recover possession Of goods;
requiring foreign mutual fire insurance com.
panies doing business in Ohio TO have actual
cash assets OF the same amount and description
as required OF mutual fire insurance companies
of this state; to authorize the council OF Niles
poses il approved by majority Of the electors;
to authorize the council OF Niles 10 issue bonds
for $1,000 TO erect nm electric light plant, If ap
give consent TO the United States to purchase
o site for the erection OF public building In
Canton. .I.flf
House-After the passage OF two local bills af.
fecting southern Ohio towns the house took up
consideration OF the general appropriation bill.
Chairman Bense explaine1 briefly Tho financial
condition of the state aud the appropriations
provided for It in the bill In round numbers
the several bills appropriated SS, 445 024, whllo
tho estimated rect ipts less balances, made cy
the auditor of state for the fiscal year 1890 were
81 49, q3e leaving an apparent deficit OF a small
amount. But the true receipts for the pa I rs.
cal year were ~, 454. 40 On the amount will not
likely be less for the current year. No changes
were proposed until the department of public
Sn Thsa IN for fSe fss an
and Hooking canal This brought In the old
canal hit. The author spoke in favor Of his
en- Grimm, McGrew. Beiville. Parker Munson
and Wright. who argued that the amount pro.
posed would put this canal In good condition for
trafilc. Tho amendment was opposed by Messrs.
Gear, Mckelvey, Dresbach, Dill Hodge. San
ford and others, who not only Tough the Hook
ing canal. but attacked the entire system OF the
state The amendment erod by Mr.. Price was
voted down. Mr. Dresbach offered an amend
ment striking out the s2+ 900 appropriated to
amendment was carried-fl 20 40. An amend
ment to insert s22 900 in lieu OF the figures Just
stricken out then prevailed.
COLUMBUS. March Za- sndfe- The senate
got into political squabble to-day on the Co.
lumbus municipal reform bill several demo-
Gratis aosenting themselves TO avoid voting on
the bill. A motion was carried ordering war
rants to be issued for the nrrest Of all senators
absent without leave Mr. Oreu presented pc
titions signed by 1864 citizens OF Ohio and
representing sixty.three counties, asking for
the p ssage OF q bill to reduce the salaries OF
county oficers to provide free school books
and TO establish the Australian system OF vot-
ing Bills passed: To divide Handy township,
Holmes county into two election precincts; to
divide Salem township Shelby county into two
election precincts; to divide Franklin town.
ship. Shelby county, into two election pre-.
cincts; oxenpting the townships OF Lake and
Geauga counties from the operation of the Try.
on road law ard permitting TIE to elect four
supervisors: requiring railway companies to
build and keep In repair highway CROSSINGS; to
create special school district in Montgomery
and Perry townships, Wood county and Scott
township, Sandusky county; providing for tho
printing of the experiment bulletins by the
af af n n rAr1n n
ize telephone companies to place their wires
underground wht consent is had OF the cities
where the same are situated; authorizing the
council of Leesburg Highland county. to Issue
$500 In bonds for street Improvements.
authorizing the commissioners OF Williams
county to issue Sl0,osJ in bonds TO erect me
mortal hall ut Montpelier. vote was finally
taken on the Columbus municipal reform bill,
resulting in its defeat, all the democrats ex.
cept Mr.. Wallace voting in the negative.
Rouss-Consideration OF the general appro-
priation bill was resumed the effort 70 knock
out the canals hav ne been abandoned An
amendment by Speaker Hysel increases the
contingent fund OF the labor commissioners
from k2t0o to 1900 Another amendment
adopted puts IN S., 500 for the purchase and care
| of a fish cor. to be used in bringing grown fish
from the Detroit and Chicago rivers TO stock
the interior streams OF Ohio. fight over the
| epileptic asylum was started by an amendment
| to appropriate S5o,00J TO begin the erection OF
buildings on the site selected ut GRlliPols.
| Chairman Bense, OF the finance committee, op,
| posed the appropriation of any amount and
favored the repeal OF the law TO establ sh an
| epieptic asylum. 1t was his opinion that und er
| the pressure OF the lobby that had been here
| for several days every member OF the house had
| his mind made up as TO how he would vote, the
| arguments being matter OF form. The gentle
man charged bad faith on the part OF Col.
| Vance, one OF the commission to locate the asy,
| lum. who had agreed thai the institution should
| be centrally located. The bill had been i'm
| properly passed. in the first place and the gov
| ernor. sold Mr.. Bense, in selecting the commits
| sion TO locate the asylum had not acted the part
OF wise and judicious executive in naming one
| m who lived in (,nllinOliS md another
trolling a line OF railroad passing through the
state and running TO that city. He had tod
declared that he had no further interest In the
matter than to work for the good OF humanity
and the proper care OF the unfortunate epilep
proposition by Messrs Grifin. Hodge
HeaTn and others, and in Opposition
by Mess5s crtenaeld sli Hunt and bevtlle n
coo was adopted. The appropriation for the
working home for the blind was increased from
| $50 to 7a,!o0. The bill finally passed
COLUMBUS March 90 Senate-The senate
considered Mr.. Howells bill TO abandon the
cana and public works OF the state. Al
any sale. The bill was then postponed till mex,
Wednes 'ay: Bills passed: To permit The
street commissioner. now elected; 10 require
railroads 10 place boards on top of wire fence:
along their lines; amending Sc lions $50 and SO
OF the Revised Statutes by givln justices o
the peace Jurisdiction in cases involving req
estate whore the amount does not exceed 500
and requiring the parties to the suit to beal
their equal share OF the expense OF the suit
amending present law, in regard to publication
OF legal notices by requiring German papers IL
which Legal notices are published, to have
circulation of $50; permitting railroad com
panes. at their organization, TO issue both com
mon and preferred stock, and designating tha
which is to first receive dividends; authorizing
the council OF Thin TO Issue .. 500 in bonds I,
straighten Rock creek in said city; to authoriz
Leesburg, Carroll county, to issue $4,000 \
bonds for improvement purposes; TO di
vide cOamer voting dIoa,nC IreslnSt rUI6S. CuyIIhSg
10 authorize G eveland o issue so, 900 in bond
to construct police station; authorizing III
commissioners OF Cuyahoga county TO levy
tax OF siS.tenthB OF mill TO erect and com
plete memorial tablet TO ex.unton soldier
and sailors; to amend an act TO divide Buck
township Tuscarawas county into two electio
precincts by changing the boundary lines; I
authorize orrvi lie TO transfer $50 from the gen
eral fund TO the fire fund; authorizing tho stat
board OF charities 20 pay their secretary fror
appropriations made for them; amending Sec
tions 800 and $40 OF the Revised Statutes b
making IL mandatory ON city councils TO appoin
superintendents OF free employment bureaus
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