Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-05
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF tho Lxxth Session of the
Ohio General Assembly.

Proceedings of tho Lxxth Session OF the
Ohio General Assembly.
CohuMBus, Feb. ca-Sendts- Hildebrand
offered joint resolution providing for final aG
teiirnm,nt on March 2s Y was re,erren 70 ths
COURT court from Ave % to ten a. and to divido il into two
to rsS sa9 aS Gt psr
mum.
Rowe-The general appropriation bill intro
duced today contains nearly So items and ap
propriates nearly S2,300,0O0 Other bills intro
duced: Increasing the quota OF infantry In the
state militia from eghty.two TO eightyfouf
companies, so rs to permit of the formation OF
two more colored companies; amending Section
7O26 so as TO increase the penalty for indecen!
exposure OF person from SEQ fine and ten days
ment; amending Section bS5i so rs to provide
that the statute OF limitations shall run aganss
all persons except infants, insane persons anu
non-residents II wills are not contested within
two years,
Columbus, Feb. e. - Senate - The senate
adopted joint resolution providing for formal
adjournment on March 28 Bills passed. 10
authorize boards Of education to rent or lease
school houses for select or normal school pur-
poses when IL does not interfere with the regu
lar school; providing for an additional judge In
the first subdivision Of the Eighth judicial dis
trict, and making Belmont county comprise the
second subdivision and attaching Monroe coun-
trict
Houss-Mr. McConnclls bill to prohibit bar.
nering on Sunday was passed by vote OF %
year TO ID nays. Considerable time was con-
sumed In discussing the bill Of Mr.. Doty to give
voice In school affairs to women of Ohio on
general terms with men. 1t conferred power on
women to vote for all school oflcers and made
them eligible 70 become members of school
boards; The bill was lost Bills passed: To
authorize Martins Ferry, Belmont county, to
issue 900 In bonds TO erect an electric light
plant; toauthorize the commissioners of Holmes
county to issue $4,000 in bonds to construct
bridge over Kilbuck creek. Adjourned.
COIuNfprg Inf
duced a bill to repeal the Rawlings law enacted
last winter and to re-enact the old law, provid-
ing for the listing OF property for taxation The
senate adopted the Gear resolution which pro-
v1des for committee TO investigate the fraudu-
lent sale OF swamp lands by the general govern
ment and to abolish the office OF swamp land
commissioner OF the state Bills introduced:
Authorizing county commissioners to fix the
compensation to be allowed attorneys for col
lecting delinquent taxes; to require county sur
veyors to act as engineers In the construction Of
county roads, bridges and bitches; amending
Cincinnati, Cieveland and Toledo the board board OF
elections shall be appointed by the probate
Judge OF the county; to amend Section 1872 re-
iating to information to be furnished assessors
by farmers by striking out that provision re-
quiring them TO furnish for statistical purposes
the number OF acres OF grail, sown and the mum
ing an act regulating the manufacture and sale
OF dynamite so Us TO prohibit its storage within
on @ 90 Gr that whess
goods sold on installment plan are rcplevined
for reason OF default in payments, the defendant
shall have two days after service in which TO OBJ
tain bond so as to prevent the goods from be-
ing removed; amending Section .i6S by author
izing agricultural societies TO enlarge and Inn
prove their grounds at VIII OF their boards; sup
plementing Section 1896 TO make disorder
ly conduct on railroad trains a misdemeanor.
Honss-Thc house passed the senate bill which
provides that II the plaintiff in any action for
wages RECEIVERS tho sum claimed by him In his
bill OF particulars there shall be included in his
costs q fee of s. for his attorney II the defend
nDDea1 and Dlnintin AGAIN there
shall be included an additional fee OF SIS for At
torney. Other bills passed. Permitting the an
nexation OF parts OF village school districts, ad
iusting debts and credits between the annexed
and unannexed parts; prohibiting the heating
OF steam passenger cars with stove or furnace.
The penalty for violation Is hne OF sl,UOO ana
SlOO for each day the violation continues. The
bill is to take effect September l, lS93 require
all teachers in common schools 10 he exomlned
in addition to other branches, as to their Enowl-
edge OF current topics; authorizing county
boards OF education 10 divide precincts upon PEE
tition OF a majority Of voters.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 26.-SenGte-The first skir-
mish between the friends OF the farmers and
those OF the manufacturers on the repeal OF the
Rawlings bill! was had in the senate to-day. IL
came up on the question Of reference TO com
mittee. The author, Mr.. Fox, hid requested 10
have 1t referred to the committee on manufac-
lures and commerce, and Mr.. Hildeorlnd made
such motion. Senator Rawlings moved 10
have II go to the committee on agriculture and
this motion prevailed No doubt but this VIII
settle the disposition OF the BILL for the commit
tee Is opposed to the repeal. Mr.. Van Cleaf
offered u joint resolution which provides for sub
mitting an amendment TO the constitution to the
voters OF the state, which will permit the legts-
lature to establish public printing department
and do its own work. Bills introduced: To nu-
thoriZe the board OF trustees OF all school dis
tricts to purchase Howes history OF Ohio nj
q price not to exceed 50 per volume: to provide
that sentences OF persons convicted OF misde-
meanors shall become cumulative after the third
ofTense and fixing penalty OF from one TO three
years in the work house, TO authorize Canal
Fulton, Stark county, to issue $1,000 in bonds
to encourage manufacturing.
Ronss-T3ills passed: Amending Section 1888
by making plain the procedure in establishing
roads and requiring that each county interested
shall be represented on the board of viewers.
assessors and as final hearing; authorizing the
commissioners OF Muskingum county to issue
si60O0 in bonds TO pay for completion of two
bridges over the Muskingum river II GAINESVILLE.
Bills introduced: To repeal an act passed last
winter exempting from taxation pipe lines
owned by municipalities.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 29.-Sendts-Two bills of
some Importance were introduced in the senate
to-day. One by Mr. McConica forbids judges
presiding in cases when they are related to
either party or to one OF the attorneys in the
case, and the other by Mr.. Nichols provides for
uniformity in Acknowledgement OF instruments
conveying real estate. The governor sent the
following appointments to the senate for contir-
nation: Members OF the board Of trustees OF
the Cleveland asylum for the insane, r, X Page,
Lake county, for the term ending April 1925; III.
B. Perkins, Warren, for term ending April 1894.
Rouse-Mr. Strock introduced bill which
provides that owners or managers OF telegraph.
telephone sleeping car or express companies
doing business in Ohio shall, when called upon
by board consisting OF the governor, secretary
and auditor OF state, to be known board Of
appraisers, make under oath q detailed state
pient OF company's personal and real property
TIE amount OF the capital stock sh Ill also be
given, together with n statement of gross re-
ceipts, and the amount at which such company
Is assessed for taxation in Ohio. 1t then pro
vides that the value for taxation shall he graded
by the capital stock. II II becomes u law it will
add several million dollars to the tax duplicate
Plot to XIII the Gar.
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