Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-04-15
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
froceodlnss of tho Adjourned session OF

proceedings OF tho Adjourned Session OF
the Sevcntieth General Assembly.
COLUMBUS April 5.--Sendts-Bills were
passed as follows: Appropriating 100000 for
tne erection of monuments and tablets to mark
the sites OF positions Of Ohio troops on the bat
ueheld OF Chicamauga; TO prohibit the sale OF
liquor within one and one-fourth miles OF the
National Soldiers Home at Dayton; providing
that administrators and executors shall fle re-
ceipts and vouchers with the probate court rs
evidence OF payment OF claims against estates;
requiring proprietors of hotels and tenement
houses to furnish convas for rescuing donates
In cases of fire. Among the new bills intro
duced were the following: To amend the phar-
macy law so as to relieve from examination
those druggists who have practced Ave years
previous; requiring foreign insurance COM
panies against which judgments ha, been rem
dered In this state, to deposit with the insur-
ance commissioner surety for double the
amount of such judgments until the same are
paid.
Ro,we-Much of the session was taken up in
consideration of the resolution OF Mr. Winn,
requiring the Toledo, Wahondihg Valley Il
Ohio Railroad Company to pay an annual rental
OF $1,000 for land illegally occupied by them
along the Walhonding canal The resolution
was finally amended so that instead of provid-
ing for an annual rental 1t directs the attorney
general to commence proceedings in court
to oust the company from its occu-
panoy of the property, and in this
form II was adopted by the house.
Bills were passed: Providing that, by specify
ing the different purposes, improvement bonds
may be issued at n general or special election
without coming to the Legislature for this au-
thority; extending to boards Of education,
county commissioners, township trustees, etc,
those rights now enjoyed by Cities namely, TO
refund bonds without increasing the indebted
ness: establishing lost corner stones in the mil
itarv survey The house seld night session,
at which number of local bills We're consid-
cred.
COLUMBUS, April 6-Senute-Gov McKi- ley
sent the following appointments to the senate
to-day Joseph y. Smith state librarian, IRE
appointed; w. H. Mcdonald state inspector
OF workshops and factories, (reappointed;
Joseph Bishop, of Franklin county, and ex-Gov.
Charles Foster, OF Seneca county, TO be men,
bers of the State board of arbitration created
by the new Workman law Bills were passed:
Providing that onehalf of the fees collected
from foreign insurance companies in each
municipality of the state shall be turned
into fund for the relief of disabled fire
men: appropriating $4,000 for improvements at
the o. n. G. camp grounds near Newark. MIR.
Doty's police matron bill also passed the senate
and is a law. Two fish and game bills were
introduced by Senator Parker. The first equal
izes the time of shooting all birds and game
| and prevents fishing in the inland waters ex.
cept with hook and line and preventing the use
| of trout lines; the transmission OF game outside
| OF the state is also prohibited The second bill
| gives constables and sheriIs additional duties
| Us game wardens.
House-The Griffin bill establishing naval
| reserve came up for passage and was defeated
ayes SO, nays 35. Among the bills passed
were the following: Providing that the divi-
| dends and agents premiums paid to foreign in
surance companies shall be deducted from the
gross premium and relieved from taxation; es
| tablishing the residence of inhrrnary inmates
in the cities from where they were sent;
| amending Section 4i43 as to fix the weight
| of n hOShpl n n mounds.
| amending Section T6i so that the governor may
order the transfer of the juvenile Offenders to
| the boys industrial home after sentence and
| before actual confinement TO the penitentiary;
| amending Section 6jS5 so that appellants from
| decision in justices courts shall pay for tran
| script The Harshbargar bill, providing for
| two-cent fare upon railroads with thousand
| miles books and authorizing five persons to
| ride on one book was defcated-ayes SO. nays
| % The conference committee upon the Clark
| surety bill made report, which was finally
! adopted. 1t provides now that foreign corpora
I tions must deposit s20,U00 in certificates and
| $4,000 in cash.
| COLUMBUS, April 7-Ssn0ts-The senate con-
| sidered nothing but bills Of q local character
| to-day large number of which were passed.
HouSe-Most OF the session to-day was taken
| up in the consideration and passage OF local
! bills. Among the bills introduced we're the fol-
| lowing: Permitting incorporated religious So
| cleties to elect or appoint trustees in accord
| aHCt Win lHe TultS Ol lHc ulpHtst
| body OF which 1t is a component part; rcgulat'
| ing the appointment of legislative counsel and
| agents, by providing that their names and the
| names and address of their employers shall be
| registered upon dockets to be kept by the ser
| geant-atarms of the house and senate
| COLUMBUS, April l0-Sendte-The proceed.
ings of the senate were withoutpublic interest
Two or three bills of q local nature were passed
and number introduced.
Rouse-Mr. pougherty offered joint resolu
tion, which went over under the rules, provid
ing for the sine die adjournment of the legisla
ture al noon of Monday, April 24 Among the
bills passed were the following: Authorizing
The burial of dead paupers by the trustees OF
| the township in which they expire; providing
that in townships where there are no TOWNSHIP
buildings, $50 shall be allowed to justices an
nually authorizing the refunding, upon orde,
| of the court, of the money assessed as fines
against street railway employees. Among tht
bills introduced was one by Mr. Bloch TO ament
she divorce law 1t authorizes the appointment
of counsel ia divorce cases that are not con
tested, and specifies that proper compensation
| shall be made and taxed in the costs.
|