Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-09
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

owners of the nets to sue the state; giving to
the probate court the sgmo authority in town
ship ditch cases IL has in county ditch cases;
to empower probate courts to provide for the
constructing OF levees along bodies OF water
when required by public health; TO authorize
the mayor OF Cincinnati to appoint the three d.
rectors OF the house OF refuge; to prohibit dis
elimination between insurants OF the same
class or TO offer rebates on insurance; TO pro-
vide that when county decennial board of
equalization docs not finish its work within n
reasonable time, the state decennial board OF
equalization may fix n time for tho filing OF tho
report, and II the county Is then delinquent,
make up the report from the assessors returns.
HoUsE,-The house passed bills to prevent
the doing OF an insurance brokerage bus ness
and prohibiting the placing OF business in
Ohio with agents outside the state; appropriat-
ing f62, $3.50 ci the direct tax to pay maturing in
debtedness OF the state board OF agriculture;
compelling every owner or operator OF q manu-
featuring or other industrial enterprise to fur
nish the commissioner of labor statistics with
information required by him as outlined in his
circular blanks; regulating the management
and providing for n state inspector OF building
associations.
COLUMBUS. April % 9-SENATH-Bllls passed;
Providing for the payment from the direct tax
fund OF the mortgage debt on the Ohio state
fair funds; appropriating $500 to reproduce the
portrait of Ex-Governor Tod injured by the re.
ing OF Perry's victory also in the rotunda; to
amend the semi.monthly payment act so rs
TO make 1t apply to all corporations and firms;
to prevent and provide for the punishment OF
fraudulent entries Of fhorses in speed classes; to
authorize the guardian or trustee OF my minor.
Insane or imbecile person when he has agreed
with a corporation the compensation to be
paid in condemnation OF property 10 file his ap-
plication in the probate court for authority to
convey the property; to make IL misdemeanor
for an assessor to fail 10 swear person listing
personal property, or for person to make q
false return OF personal property.
H0USE-Bills passed: Providing that in ot-
les OF the third grade of the second class the
municipal tax levee shall not exceed eight
mills; providing for the payment OF all fines i'm
| posed on women OF bad character to the Cleve.
| land home for friendless girls; amending section
$685. Of the Revised Statutes so as to extend the
| preferred Claims of lnborers to cases where the
| business of individuals, firms or corporations is
| closed up by any proceeding in court; abolish
ing the fee system in the oflces OF Justice of the
| peace In Cincinnati and paying them a salary OF
5000, with additional allowances for clerk hire
| and Office rent
| COLUMBUS April 30-SEEATE-Bills passed.
| Amending section 569T OF the Revised Statutes
so as to permit wife to testify against a hus-
band as to personal violence In divorce pro-
| ceedings; to authorize township trustees, on
the petition Of twenty-five property holders, 10
condemn property for public road to n ceme-
terry; providing for the appointment OF com.
mission and appropriating 5000 for the loca-
ton and erection of monuments to Ohio troops
on the Chickamauga battlefield; authorizing
administrators and executors to administer
oaths to appraisers; fixing the time to be gain.
ed by convlcts in the Ohio penitentiary for good
conduct; providing that squirrels may be killed
| between June and December l5
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Providing for the up
pointment OF n commission and appropriatinp
" $50 for location and erection of a monument
On the battle fields OF Chicamauga to OhiC
troops; making the stealing OF sheep or the
malicious iniuring of sheep felony, punish
able by year in the penitentiary; appropri
attng $500 for repairing OF paintings in capito
rotunda; authorizing township trustees to LAY
out roads TO stone quaIrIes, coal lands anC
other mineral lands.
| CoLUMBUS. May 1.-SENATE-Bills passed
Appropriating 81, so for the relief of ]. w
Kcenc, injured in elevator accident at deaf aut
dumb asylum; requiring railroad trains to com,
| to a fu,l stop before crossing street car tracks
authorizing trustees OF Ohio state university 4
borrow $4,000 IN anticipation OF annual levy L
complete buildings; authorizing Canton I
issue $50 200 in bonds TO pay Indebtedness
providing for the payment OF the salaries @
Representatives HefHner and Geyer and Sena
Tors Amos, Hart and Patiison, for the uneS
| pred term Of their predecessors, deceased
Adjourned until Monday.
HOUSEHOLDS passed: To facilitate the wor
Of the state board of equalization by requirin
county auditors, through the auditor of state
10 furnish the board with the returns of towr
ship assessors; to provide permanent camp
ing ground for the Ohio National Guard AZ
iourned until Monday.
COLUMBUS, May 4-SENATE The time c
the senate was almost altogether taken up 1
receiving and sending formal messages, and i
whiting, like Micawber, for something to tur
no. Under resolution Senators Lowry, Co
coran and Massie were appointed u committe
10 wait on the governor, and inform him tina
the senate was ready to let loose. The 20,
ernor was helping TO dedicate a church an
they I'D not find him, but they made n repor
I just the same, that he had done all the bushes
intended with the senate OF the Sixty-nint
general assembly message was sent TO II
house notifying that body that the senate wa
ready to adjourn. A telegram OF good-by trol
, Senator ]. X. Richards was read, and the senal
then waited II little while. A quarter OF an hot
before noon Lieut.. Gov. Marquis arose an
after short address, declared the senate a.
A journed without day.
HoUsE.-Most OF the morning session in tn
house was taken up with exchanges of kind
} expressions of good will between the member
S and in presentations OF tokens of appreciatio.
Mr. Bense, chairman OF the finance COMMITTEES
was presented with u gold headed cane; Speal
or pro tenn. ltobeson, also with q gold-heads
cane; Chief Clerk Fisher with silver tea ser
e ice on behalf OF the democratic side; Spealt
Q Hysell with gold watch and chain on behu
r OF the democratic members, and with a Maso
&c scarf-pin by two OF the page boys-Rolla Pc
ry and James johnson. In q facetious speed
: Mr.. Hodge, OF Cuyahoga presented Mr. Grim
= OF Lucas with large brilliant The hou
: adopted senate joint reso ,ution authorizing
A. Taylor clerk OF the senate, to prepare q ro
ter OF the state officers and state boards sine
= the organization OF the state. 1t was ordere
a that thirty thousand copies OF Mallon's Austr
a lian ballot law be printed and distributed. III
house concurred in Hermaus senate Joint re
: olution providing for the surveying ana plattil
Q OF all swamp land not already surveyed al
s plated. The house adjourned sine die at moo
a and the members joined in singing MY Cou
try, 'Tis Of Thee" as the audience died out
y GEO. PoTrERF, of near Augusta, Ca
roll county, had his leg broken viii
i unloading salt. Frank Manful, neigl
s bor's son, mounted one of the hors,
+ and started for a doctor. Two mil,
i from Augusta the horse became frigh