Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-12
WORK OF THE. LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF tho Lxxth Session Of the
Ohio General AssembIy.

H..
tee of the Boys industrial school G.. p Camp
bells name was sent to the senate to-day for
confirmation rs member Of the board Of trustees
OF the Toledo asylum for the insane 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on benevolent institu-
tions Senator Parker presented q petition to
the senate accompanied by q box OF Pepsin gum
from the Beeman Chemical Company, OF Cleve-
land, and'hnd 1t referred TO the committee on
sanitary laws and regulations with instructions
to have the gum anaiyzed Bills passed Pro-
viding that all persons before entering into
acontract with contractors to repair or
give bond equal to one-half of the contract
price to insure the payment for labor and ma
terial, and making any person failing to require
such bond liable for one.half the debts incurred
by contractors and not paid by them; amending
Section SiS9 so as TO authorize boards OF educa-
tion in villages and special school districts to
levy tax OF eight instead of seven mills for
school purposes; authorizing McConnellsville
to issue S5 COO in bonds for natural gas purposes;
providing that all railroad companies operating
lines in Ohio and running sleeping cars shall be
| liable for all loss sustained by passengers who
| occupy berths in said sleeping cars, in the same
manner that inn-keepers are now held liable for
losses sustained: to create the township Of Yel-
| low Creek in Coumbiana county.
House-ine forenoon session was largely con-
sumed in a debate of the bill to allow insur-
of the present constitution, to do business In the
| state and providing that they may do so with
| out forfeiting their rights. The bill was finally
| postponed. The bill abolishing the Office of Sec
retary OF the board of state charities and trans
| senate bills one of which authorizes the board
| of education of the Money special school dis
trict, Mercer county to make an additionalievy
| authorizes the same district to issue 5000 to
| pay Indebtedness, were passed.
| COLUMBUS March 2-Ssndts-After reading
| the journal OF yesterdays proceedings u recess
| was taken until p. m. to allow the members to
visit the Ohio state university. When the SEN
ate reconvened several local bills were in
| troduced and passed and the senate adjourned
Hous After reading, the journal the house
panied the senate to the Ohio state university.
| No business of Importance was transacted when
| the members convened again and adjournment
was taken.
COLUMBUS March s-ssnate-Hon Richard
| Parsons, of Cleveland, speaker of the house in
| 1850: Hon. III. A. Cunningham, OF Cincinnati,
speaker of the house in 1870, and Hon. N. A. SAT-
| ford, who was u member of the senate in
| 1858, We're present in the senate to-day and dur
| ing n recess which was taken in their honor all
| made brief addresses. Bills passed: To author
ize the commissioners of Muskingum county TO
| issue 1870. 900 in bonds 10 complete bridge over
the Muskngum river amending Section 26oS so
as to prevent fraudulent evasion of work on
township roads by requiring the secretary or
all fire companies exempt from such work to
furnish certificates showing that each member
thereof is on the active list and in good stand
ing; to provide that all examination questions
for examination of teachers shall be prepared
by the state board of examination and that they
shall be used by county examiners; to provide
for the construction of pounds in cities and vii
lages: amending present law by making IT un-
lawful for any person To wear the badge of the
G. A. r. or of any other secret society unless
members of such societies. providing that the
contest of elections of state and judicial oficerS
shall be heard by the circuit court of the state
instead of by the senate: requiring township
clerks to make detailed statement OF receipts
and disbursements of township funds and post
the same at election precincts on election day.
Bills introduced: Making the statute of lilnita-
tionS set forth in Section 1918 apply To mar
ried women: TO compel railroad companies to
provide stretchers and medicine supplies on
trains: to authorize Cleveland to issue 1900 900
in bonds to build an electric light plant If ap-
proved by vote of the people: to amend Sec
| tion 1904 rs to require county trensurers TO
give ten days notice before the penalty of per
cent on delinquent taxes shall be in force.
House - The Cleveland board of education
, bill was reported back to the house by Mr.. Doty
and passed by a vote of 20 TO |. The general ap-
; preparation bill stirred up the ire OF several
members when it came up The bone of con-
tention was the permanent encampment for the
national guard and Mr.. Griffin sprung the war
, by Offering an amendment providing that no
, , part of the sums appropriated under the title
1 "Ohio National Guard" shall be expended to
pay for transportation to or any expenses at the
6 permanent camping grounds in Licking county.
L The Griffin amendment finally rejected.
Mr.. Taylor offered an amendment to prevent
the payment of money appropriated TO the agri-
cultural experiment station in Wayne county in
I the event of an adverse decision from the su.
preme court IN the contest over the Issuing OF
offered and agreed to were by Mr.. Griffin in
creasing the compensation of the food and dairy
commissioner from 81 200 10 $1,000; adding 3OOt
for expenses of the blind asvlum: adding 1850 to
the working home for the blind, and 5000 to the
passed. Bills passed. Amending the regstra
tion law so as to compel judges and clerks OF
election after taking the oath TO perform the
A4A&S
and imprisonment for failure.
COLUMBUS March 4-Senats-The state board
S 40 h Is 10 retelve M H. 1e me
duced bill to-day which legisates the present
board out of of office and does away with the
| non-partisan feature of the present law.
HOuse-Bils introduced: Requiring the sec
y retary Of state TO forward to county clerks GER
y titled copies of acts within ten days after their
passage; compelling under penalty the use of
pure animal and vegetable oils In mining; rem
dering railroad companies liable for damages
|
}, extending the provisions of the Lake and Geau.
gn county special road laws to the state by di-
viding all townships into road districts and CIV
a ing power to the trustees to levy taxes amend.
ing Section 323 so that owners of lands shall, il
clay or minerals are taken therefrom, be per
mitted to receive stock certificates of the com
pany operating thereon, as payment for said
material: imposing penalty of $40 fine and five
days Imprisonment for trespassing after warn
ing: amending existing laws provid
ing distribution Of members and EN-
as to exempt from its provisions employees
}, whose wages do not exceed $50 per month: re
J, jurisdiction Of the circuit court in certain civil
actions; compelling railroad companies to pro
vide steps for accommodation of passengers al
all stations; amending the Australian ballot law
by providing circles in which to place the cross
marks on ballot in dark border and a circl.
may mark for straight ticket
:. COLUMBUS, March 7.-sendts-'rhe governor
sent the name of L. S. Lake, of Licking county
to the senate for confirmation rs trustee o.
tho Ohio State reformatory for the term endint
in April, 1893, and that of J. l.. Cameron o.
lt Union county, as trustee of the Ohio soldiers
4, and sailors home for the term ending in April
~ 1894. Bis introduced: To amend Section 5lT
s by providing that when u general or specia
"a vcnire Is exhausted the remainder of the name.
" shall be drawn from the jury box. instend of be
4 ing called by the Judge; TO require county com
l. missioners to levy n tax TO erect and equip
. hospital in all counties having no public hos
10 pitnls. The tax shall not exceed one tenth of /
mill and the hospital shall be used for the recen
"a ton OF inmates Of county infirmaries and chill
" aren's homes.
R0uss-Petitions were presented from 305 citi
zens of Greene county to enact into a law th
Rawlings county option bill from citizens o
Hamilton county requesting the passage OF tn
!, bill to protect associations and unions of work
" lngmen in their labels AID trade marks. MI
Boesel offered joint resolution, which wen
n over under the rules reciting the fact of the in
. PRODUCTION into congress Of a bill providing for
Is survey of n route for ship canal to connect tn
a. waterways of Lake Erie and the Ohio river
The resolution calls on the Ohio delegation 1
tl,IAir