Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-01-16
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF tho Lxxth Session OF ths
4, Ohio General Assembly.

TO furnish each memDer set OF tho revised
statutes for their use In the discharge OF their
duties. Lieut.. Gov. Marquis appointed Messrs.
Nichols, Van Cleaf, Gear, j. L. Carpenter and
Hilderbrand on tho committee to draft resolu.
tious on the death OF ex-senator j. p. Adams
A committee selected to appoint additional
pages reported the following names: Charles
Hunter. Miles, Trumbull county; Willie Kidd,
St. Clairsville; Frank E. Chestnut, Cleveland;
Charles Germany, Cincinnati. A resolution was
introduced TO provide for the appointment OF o
doorkeepcr AT u salary OF s. per day. Adjourned
Housc-Bills introduced: To provide for the
building OF an insane asylum in eastern Ohio,
east OF the line north OF and south along
the west line of Stark county; appropriating
81 900 for expense OF commission and $1,000
for building the institution; to amend the
election 80 as to change the penalty clause
for violation of the registration law to make
IL valid; amending the election law so as TO
increase the pay OF judges from Si5O to
&3 per day; amending section d. i25 so as to pro.
vide for proof of sheep claims before township
trustees instead OF county commissioners; TO
reorganize the Ohio penitentiary by substln'
TALLY re-enacting the law OF 1886; to reorganizo
the city government of Columbus and provide
for the federal plan; authorizing the mayor OF
Cincinnati TO appoint an inspector OF elections,
with one or more assistants; to provide for
graduation from the common schools OF sub.
districts and special districts; that when
sureties shall be liable pro rata. Sen.
ate joint resolution TO appoint n committee
Of three from the senate and five from the house
to prepare and report joint rules was adopted
under suspension of the rules. The ministers OF
the gospel of Columbus. of all denominations
were invited to open the daily sessions OF me me
Reiter, OF Montgomery county, and adopted
Senate joint resolution to hold u joint session
Wednesday at II O'Clock u. m. to count the vote
of state officers was passed. A bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Taylor, OF Champaign, and passed,
appropriating $4,000 from tho general expense
tG1
ing salaries and mileage. Adjourned
COLUMBUS Jan 6.-Senate-The senate trans.
acted very little business to-day. The larger
part OF the day was devoted to counting the
vote for state officers in joint session. Gov.
Campbell sent the following nominations to
to their proper committees: b. F. Burdcll,
member OF the state board of pnrdons, vice J..
county, trustee Of Miami university; Andrew j.
Scott, of Ashland county, member of state
board OF health; c. c. Davidson, OF Stark
county, and Adolph Lane, OF Hamilton county,
trustees of Ohio university vice John Hancock
and G. $. Welsh deceased: William Geyser,
Fulton county, trustee of the Toledo insane
asylum. Adjourned.
House-Mr. Ely. of Fulton county, introduced
o bill TO amend section 10, of the Australian bal
lot law so that the blank space before the party
name OF each ticket shall be in the form OF cir
the choice of candidates or questions submitted
TO vote Of the people shall be in the form
OF square or rectanRle. Bills introduced:
Amending school laws so as to make II optional
with townships TO have township superintend
ents OF schools; authorizing counties TO appro.
pirate money to pay expenses OF members oil
Washington where they are unable 10 pay their
own expenses; to make it compulsory OH part
OF trial judge to grant or refuse an instruction
asked 10 be given to jury before the argument
to the jury begins. Adjourned.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 7.-Sendte-The senate held 0
short session during the forenoon and trans
acted q little routine business Two bills wert
passed US follows: To provide for the meeting
of the decennial board OF Cleveland to restor,
records recently lost by fire; TO authorize thu
commissioners of Lake county TO change loca
ton 0f q bridge authorized TO be built ovel
Grand river on the line OF State street. neal
Painesville. Mr.. McConica introduced abill IN
the senate TO amend an act creating board o
sinking fund trustees for Cincinnati. The oh
iect of the bill is TO make the present act consti
| tutional, of which there is some doubt. A reSo
| luton was adopted by the senate granting th'
| use OF the senate chamber to the state board o
| agriculture for their meeting on January Ia. Ad
| journed till the llth.
Houss-The session of the house opened NJ
| with n tilt between members on the republican
side of the aisle. Mr., Wydman. of Hamilton
| county, wanted the bill TO amend the board o
control law of Cincinnati so as to cure a defec
| and allow the board TO employ clerk, TO b.
| taken from the special committee and to hav
IL read the third time and placed on its passage
| Mr.. Taylor, of Champaign county, opposed III
| motion of Mr.. Wydman, and rather acrmoni
| Gus discussion followed. Mr.. Wydman tinall
| withdrew his motion and the bill was referre,
| to the Hamilton county delegation The bill
| was afterwards reported by the special commit
| tee and passed without opposition. Bills intro
| duced-Providing that children in all school dis
| tricts shall, when living one and one'half mile
| from the school building in the district to whic
| they are attached, attend the school of adlor
| ing districts when the building of the latter I
| moro easy of access: TO amend section 10 of th
| ballot law so as to require all electors TO plac
mari! before the name OF each candidate 10
w nm he n
| soas to provide that not less than two physician
| shall be members of each local board OF health
| Adjourned to the llth-
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. ll.-Sendte-The follow
ing bills were introduced in the senate to-day
| Supplementing section 67S2 by providing tina
| when Judgment for wages is rendered by u jus
| tice and same Is taken up on error and afirme
in higher court that SIS shall be included in cost
| for attorney OF defendant in error: supplements
| to section 1853 by providing that when pluinti
recovers Judgment for wages AZ claimed in hi
bill OF particulars, there shall be included in tn
| costs $5 for his attorney II defendant appeal
| In costs additional fec OF $ib for his attorney
supplementing section 1888 by providing tina
| when q loan of not more than $3.50 is made an
secured by mortgage or lien or otherwise N
| rate OF interest charged shall not In any manne
| or form exceed per cent. per annum on amour
loaned, and the total of all charges whatsoever
| including drawing mortgages or other docl
| ments, examination of title and appraisement
property, shall not exceed the sum of 81 or tn
| rate OF lO per cent. per annuin on amount iOaneC
| amending section 7426 by giving the trial iudG
| the power to determine and allow compensate
| of attorneys defending impecunious clients b
appointment of the ecourt:authorizing the coui
| Gil OF Coshocton TO name and designate III
| streets. Mr.. Nichols offered resolution N
| thorizing the president Of that body to revis
| the Judicial districts and report n suitable bi
| on the subject The senate by resolution tixe
January 20 as the day to hear and determr
| the contested election case Of Wilson 1
Shook, contestor, against Silas T. Sutphen. col
| testce for judge OF common pleas court, in Sc
ond subdivision of Third judicial distric
Lieut. Gov, Harris was sworn in Adjourned
House--Representatiye Britain of Columh
ana, to-day laid the foundation for some poll
| ical fireworks in the near future when he ofiero
the following resolution, which was laid ovt
under the rules:
Whereas, 1t has been publicly charged IN;
Calvin $. Brice, Mt present holding the office
United States senator from Ohio, was not,
the time of his election, an inhabitant of II
state from which he was elected, and that
has no constitutional right TO the office he no
holds, therefore
Resolved, That proper action should be take
to investigate the above charges and determir
whether or not Calvin S. BriCe has q legal rigl
to represent Ohio in the senate of the Unite
| States.
| Bills introduced: Prohibiting the pubicatiC