Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
proceedings or the Adjourned session OF
tho ScvcntIeth General Assembly.

passed as follows: Providing that the county
commissioners shnll, upon the petition of the
proper numbcrvf owners OF property drained
by or assessed for the construction OF ditch.
appoint either frechoder or civil engineer to
restake the ditch and notify the owners Of the
land originally assessed that IL is to be cleaned
out or sold providing that only registered
pharmacist or assistant druggist shall be drug
gfst at q state institution. Mr.. Iden's bill pre-
venting combines in food and fuel defeated,
but aftcrward the vote was reconsidered. Mr..
MoMaken's bill to authorize counties, town.
ships and municipalities TO transfer funds with.
out applying to the general assembly was de-
fented, receiving but three votes.
Houss-Measures of q local nature occupied
the attention OF the house during most OF tho
forenoon session. Two bills were passed, one
providing for the publication OF volume eight OF
the geology Of Ohio, and the other providing
that notices must he served for the improve
ment OF sidewalks the same as the service OF
summons In civil action. Consideration of q
bill abolishing the infrmary directors of Ohio
consumed most OF the afternoon session. 1t was
finally defeated. A bill passed allowing
lawyers Of repute to enter and practice law In
Ohio without submitting to an examination by
the supreme court The lawyer must have
studied law two years and show certificate
that he has been admitted to the bar OF his
state and has practiced for the preceding i've
years before the higher courts.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 22--Sendte-Bills were
passed. Providing that after January 1, 1898, all
| lrelRnt cars IN ONO except CuDln anu CapOOSc
| cars shall be equipped with automatic couplers
| and air brakes; permitting county commission
| ers to make appropriations for county exhibi-
| tions of maple sugar products ut the worlos
fair A bill was introduced TO correct defects
| in the ballot law as to spring elections. The
| senate refused to adopt the amendments to the
Henein bill doing away with the salary and
ofice of supervisor OF elections attached TO the
| ofico of secretary OF state.
Honse-Mr Bloch's bill favoring the annexa-
- 4 .tnV. t.1 tl.r ,txw
| time was spent in consideration of the McGrew
| bill repeating the CARRIER fee and salary law
| The bill was finally passed-yeas 6l, nays IL.
| The CARRIER law as repealed or amended by Mr..
| McGrew reduces the fees OF the treasurers,
| auditors, probate Judges and clerks of the
courts - per cent In the larger counties. In
| counties OF less than %, 500 population the pro-
| bate judges and clerks will receive the old fees
| Above that figure in population they suffer n
reduction. The county recorder Is cut but ~
| per cent
COLUMBUS, Feb. e3.-Sendte-Mr. Green's bill
| relative TO the rights of minority stockholders
| in incorporated companies was Indefinitely
| postponed The following bills passed:
Appropria.ing VI 900 for the services Of the sec
| retary OF state as supervisor OF elections; to
provide for the building Of line fences by order
of township trustees on failure OF party to do 50
| and placing Of cost on tax duplicate; for the
| taxation of telegraph, telephone, express and
| street ruiway companies on the market value
| of their capital stock A bill was introduced
| repeating the law giving the secretary OF state
81, 900 additional salary per annum for his serv-
| ices as supervisor OF elections, to take effect at
| the end of the term of the present incumbent
HoUss-Mr Doty introduced u resolution for
| the appointment of committee of four two
| democrats and two republicans, to investigate
the charge that a corruption fund Of $4,000 had
been raised by persons interested in the pas
sage Of house bill 1095, and that had IL not been
for said corruption fund, said bill would not
| have received twenty votes In the house; the
committee TO have power to send for persons
and papers, or any evidence that may by II be
deemed necessary in furtherance OF the purposes
OF its creation and duties After Il long discus
sion the resolution was unanimously adopted.
and the speaker appointed Messrs. Holcomb,
Doty, Harshbargar and Aldrich the committee
OF Investigation.
CoLUMBus Feb "a - Ssnate-Bills, were
| passed to-day as follows To correct abuses in
| the way of retaining wages under various pre-
| texts from minors, and to prevent them being
| deprived OF their earnings by INSCRIPTIONS en-
| ployers; requiring the supreme court to report
every case decided providing for the appoint
ment OF two additional aides on the governor =
military stan with the rank of colonel. A bill
was introduced fixing the minimum fees to be-
paid counsel appointed for the defense of crimi-
nails Mt $50 in the case OF homicide and s2c in
case of felony. The governor sent to the SEN
| ate the nomination of John Mack, OF Erie
county, for the vacancy on the board OF trustees
| of the Ohio State university caused by the
death of ex-President Hayes, and the decina-
tion OF the appointment by ex-Gov Foraker
The nomination was at once confirmed Ad-
| journed until February T
RouSe-A large number OF local measures
were disposed OF. The only bills Of general i'm
portance passed were tho following: Creating
| the office OF hamlet treasurers and providing
| for their election in November; amending Sec
tion 3262 by permitting Incorporated companies
TO increase capital stock without payment in
full OF original amount: extending the rro-
| visions OF the wire tapping law to electric light
wires, making 1t an oiiense to tap the same; ex-
tending the power of hamlets by permitting
them to provide for lighting streets and alleys
and to appropriate lands for improvement pur-
| poses. Adjourned until Monday, February ~.
| COLUMBUS, Feb. 2S.-Sendte-Among the bills
introduced were the following: To provide for
, | doing away with the use OF seals on deeds.
, mortgages and all documents relating to the
titles of property; providing for the transfer of
insane convicts from the penitentiary to the
central asylum; amending Section 3siS so as tn
give mayors of municipalities power to mpanel
juries in cases OF cruelty to domestic animals:
requiring railroad companies to switch cars ut
the rates specified IN the Griffin law. Two or
three unimpor tant local measures were passed
and the senate adjourned.
House-Joint resolutions were offered In the
/. house as follows: Providing for sine die adj
| jourument OF the legislature Monday, March "a
at I2 o'clock m; authorizing the appointment,
OF committee OF three by the governor to pre-
s pare plans and select a site on Capitol so uare
for erection of building for supreme court clerks
| and law library; directing the managers OF the
Ohio reformatoly to equip the institution with
; machinery for the manufacture OF vltrlhet
> brick for use in the Improvement OF roads, SC
that the labor OF convicts may be utilized iI
II making such brick. The following were among
the bills introduced Authorizing Cleveland to
u issue StI, 900 in bonds for the equipment OF en-
y gine houses and to pay the expense OF giving
IL tiremen hours OF rest; increasing the marriage
license fee to "a, OF which II is to go to the pro
bate judge and S3 to the fund for abandoned
% children; amending the pure food law; author
70 izng the commissioners OF Cuyahoga county u
u make an additional levy OF threc-tenths OF y
70 mill for the completion of the soldiers monu
5 ment at Cleveland. large numter OF protests
20 against the Clark so-called pure food bill wer,
u received and filed
e Disastrous Fire.
'e RICHMOND, Va, Feb ga specia
y from Pocahontas, Va, says fire tina
. broke out at midnight last night de