Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-22
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of tho Adjourned Session Of
the Seventeenth General Assembly.


DIE adjournment of the legislature ut noon on
Saturday, April %, refcrred TO the judiciary
committee. The civil rights bill by Mr. Jack
son, which passed the house week ago, occu-
pied the attention of the senate in committee OF
the whole, and after some time spent In discus
sion, was recommended for passage bill
was passed providing for the destruction of
peach trees affected with the disease known as
the yellows Quite number Of local measures
were disposed of.
House-The Gaumer bill amending the exist
ing libel laws so that proof of the matter pub
ished In anyarticle shall be complete defense
In actions for civil damages, was taken up An
amendment proposed by Mr.. Dewitt to strike
out the clause requiring the plaintiff to prove
the falsity OF the statements contained In any
article was, after long discussion, voted down
yeas 20 nays 40 The bill was finally
passed as originally introduced the vote
standing yeas 60, nays g. Other bills
were passed US follows: Amending Section
4lb6 so rs to permit chattel mortgages
for term OF over three years to run that long
without rcfiling and compelling the mortgage
IN case Of the removal of the mortgagor to
another township to file his mortgage in the
latter place; providing that the garnishee shall
answer in the same time that other defendants
to civil action shall answer. The amendments
to Bruck's license bill cutting out clairvoyants
ana seers were agreed to and the bill is n law
CoLuMBUs, April 12-Sendte-The greater
part of the day was spent in consideration OF
the general appropriation measure, which final
ly went over until tomorrow. Mr.. ParlSer's
bill providing for the appointment Of special
committee to codify and amend the fish and
game laws was defeated Bills were passed.
Empowering the railroad commissioner to
name the method of Illuminating steam railroad
cars; providing that trains cannot blockade the
highways or crossings longer than two minutes
without giving five minutes clearance The
Burns resolution providing for the appointment
OF commissioner to establish the Indiana
boundary line, was adopted.
Rouss-The Abbott senate bill requiring the
owners and operators OF street cars to provide
each cable and electric car with n screen for
the protection of the motor and gripmen, on
before January !, 1894, was passed after being
amended so as to provide that such screens
should be necessary only during the months OF
November, December, January, February and
March. The penalty for violating the act is
fine of from s25 to sio0 for each day the car
is allowed to remain without the
screen. Mr.. Taylor's bill, which seeks to amend
the compulsory education law, was passed. The
principal change made in the old law is that
justices of the peace will have no jurisdiction
over truants and that juvenile disorderly Of
tenders, which includes truancy, may be COM
mitted only by probate courts. Other bills
passed: Requiring that all freight trains must
have not less than 30 per cent Of its cars
equipped with air brakes and automatic
coupers before January l. 1894
COLUMBUS. April l3-Sendts.-The governor
sent to the senate the nomination Of Hon Will
lam M. Hahn as commissioner Of insurance for
the term of three years beginning June next
The appointments of Hon. Charles Foster and
Joseph Bishop to be members Of the State
board Of arbitration were confirmed. The SEN
ate defeated the Snyder bill, making IL an
ohense for q railroad company TO give pass TO
q public official The general appropriation
bill passed with few slight changes. Among
the bills of general nature enacted were the
foil ptyip tha, n,,l fath
living apart shall have equal rights in their
children; providing that motion or demurrer
shall be passed upon within thirty days and
case shall be decided within ninety days after
final submission: codifying and consolidating
the incorporation laws of the state; making
Labor day legal holiday for all purposes.
House.-Thc vote by which the Strehli street
railroad bill passed the house last evening was
reconsidered and the bill recommitted to the
bill on corporations. Bills were passed as fol-
lows: Providing that convict made goods must
be branded, and adding Imprisonment to the
penalty clause of the present law and au-
thorizing the labor commissioner to enforce 1t;
providing that witnesses may be compelled TO
attend court in an adjoining county TO testify in
civil actions; authorizing the trustees of the
Ohio State university TO use 5000 of the funds
derived from the Hysell law levy for the sup
port of the law school OF that institutions; TO
provide for the abolition of dangerous grade
crossings by making provision for municipali-
ties or counties to join with railroad companies
in the alteration OF grades, carrying the road
way over or under the tracks, the municipality
county TO pay 81 per cent. OF the cost and the
company 65 per cent of the cost; making ap-
preparations of l55,957S9 to meet deficiencies.
COLUMBUS, April l4.--Srnate- Quite a large
grist OF bills were passed by the senate to-day,
the following being the most important: Pro-
viding for the election of all justices of tho
peace in the spring; providing that when sew
eral counties unite in the building of work
house, the commissioners OF each county shall
select two persons of opposite politics TO act as
members of the board of workhouse trus tees;
providing that O physician who has received a
diploma from q reputable medical college and
has practiced medicine five years shall be
licensed as pharmacist without examination
and that the owner OF drug store must have
had five years experience as druggist to be
licensed without examination; providing that
the fec for the transcript from Justices office
shall be paid when the transcript IL delivered;
providing that q woman's marriage shall not
disqualfy her as guardian. The appointment
of Hon. w. M. Hahn as insurance commissioner
was confirmed,
Hoase-The senate amendments to the gen.
eral appropriation bill were non-concurred in
and it will go to conference committee. The
house insisted upon its amendments to the
Abbott bill requiring street railways to provide
electric and cable cars with screens for protec-
tion OF motor and gripmen, and this will also go
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| were passed: Amending Section 5S53-l so as to
provide cumulative workhouse sentences,
| the second TO be double that of the
| first, and giving the judge discre-
| tionary power to imprison from one to
| three years after the first offense; amending
| Section 6O98 SO that arbitration claims against
| the state exceeding 800 shall be settled in the
| probate court Bills introduced: Authorizing
| the state to issue certificates of indebtedness
amounting to $4,000 to pay for street improve
| ments in front of state property In Columbus
| appropriating s225770 to pay claims against
| the fish and game commission.
| COLUMBUS, April l7.-!Stnate--The senate con-
| Cured in the house amendments TO the Hide
| brand workhouse cumulative sentence bill and
| 1t is now law. Several bills OF purely local
nature were passed. Among the bills intro
| duced was one by Mr.. Parker TO repeal the Tay-
| lor standard time law.
| House-But little business of general import.
ance was transacted by the house, few local
| bills were introduced and passed, Joint reso-
| luton was introduced by MI. Mcconnell. pro.
| vidng for an amendment of the constitution SO
| that n stockholder shall be liable only for an
amount equal TO that by him subscribed,