Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-01-14
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
FfooeedinEs of the Adjourned Session OF
tho seventieth General Assembly.


tho seventicth General Assembly.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 3-Both branches OF tho
general assembly convened Mt 4o'clock to-day.
Ihere were few absentccs and no vacancies
caused by death The usual resolutions OF
courtesy were extended by both houses, and
GOV. McKinley's annual message was read. In
the mouse Speaker Laylin delivered q brief ad-
oress OF greeting to the members, and q Dill
was introduced to postpone the payment OF
taxes one month"; making January and July tho
months Aside from the reading of the gov
ernor's message nothing was done in the senate.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 4.-Sendte.-The senate met
In regular session, and after postponing matters
on the calendar, adjourned to the hall oil the
mousse, where, according to joint resolution,
canvass was made of the vote cast ut the last
election The lieutenant governor presided
over the joint convention and the vote was
found and declared to he Us returned to the sec
retary of state The senate then returned to
their hall. A number of nominations by the
governor were received and referred to the ap'
p-opriate committees. Five six bills were
Introduced, and three four measures OF q
local character passed. Senator Iden intro
duced bill providing for the payment OF taxes,
one.half on or before January 20 and the other
half on or before July 20. Adjourned.
House.-1mmodiately after the result OF the
canvass OF the votes IN joint convention OF tho
TWO houses was declared, Hon, S. M. Taylor,
secretary OF state-elect and member OF tho
resignation, which was accepted large num-
per OF bills were introduced, most OF which
were OF local nature and but few OF any great
Importance. A resolution was adopted to pre-.
pare l26 volumes of Smith 6 Benedcts Revised
Statutes, with an appropriation for the same OF
sVVo A Dill was passed appropriating Sl,ooo Tor
the State Supervisor of Elections, resolu-
tion providing the enrolment committee with
clerk at salary OF s5 day was adopted.
Adjourned
COLUMBUS. Jan. 5-Senote.--Among the bil.s
passed by the senate to-day were the follow
Ing: Extending the provisions OF the shop ana
factory inspection laws to hospitals, medlcal
institutes and asylums; providing for the in
spection of buildings by the state inspector as
to their general safety, and requiring mayors 10
close buildings for public assemblages OF people
when they are reported by the state inspector
as unsafe Among the more important bills In
troduced was one to regulate the running OF
electric and cable cars, and one TO make the
city treasurers in all city school districts ex-
ofcio treasurer of the school funds without
extra compensation.
HOuss.-Bills were passed as follows: To pro-
vide for the encouragement of breeding ana
improving trotting and pacing horses in the
state by constituting IL felony to enter frauuu
lently, by assumed name or otherwise, any
horse for contest or exhibition: providing that
In the concealment Of property from the tax
inquisitor. only that amount fraudulently omit
teu from the enlistment small De iluDie w 'ho
$50 penalty: providing that the probate court
of each county shall have the power to make
record the testimony OF two or more
competent witnesses, of births and deaths
that have teen omitted from the records;
allowing eight survivors OF the hundred-day
service in 1863 s6.55 each for services rendered;
(these mcr reside in Lawrence county;) amend
ing the Revised Statutes so as TO allow the rep
resentative OF n judgment creditor who dies be-
fore the judgment becomes dormant to have an
execution issued: placing Mexican survivors on
on equal footing with the soldiers of the late
war in the matter OF relief from the Soldiers
Relief Corps
CoLUMBUs, Jan 6-Sendtt.-Onlv - very
| brief session OF the SENATE was held to-day. A
| number of bills on the calendar were read for
| the second time and referred to committees,
| and an adjournment was taken until January 9.
| House-A joint resolution was offered by Mr..
Paxton. rcciting the necessity for good roads in
| the state and providing for the appointment Of
| joint committee to investigate and carefully
| consider all plans proposed and experiments
being made, and submit report with
| recommendations in time for the meeting Of the
| next general assembly Bills were passed: To
| protect creditors from fraudulent disposition Of
| property in ASSIGNMENT cases: increasing from
| one TO three years the term of township officers
| in original surveyed townships. number OF
bills introduced, all OF which were OF local
| significance or OF minor Importance. The house
adjourned until Monday Januarys.
| COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 9--Stnae.-The senate
| was in session about forty minutes to-day. No
| quorum was present, and no business asid.
| from the introduction OF bills was transacted
| The most important bill introduced was one by
| Mr.. McMakin giving the State railroad COM
| missioner powers of police supervision at the
| expense OF the railroads, and providing that On
| the first day September each year every rail-
| road shall furnish to the commissioner a state
nent, under oath of the officers OF such corpora
| tion, of its affairs they existed on the 3Oth
| day OF the preceding June.
| House.-The introduction of bills was the chief
| scramble in the house to-day; but few of them,
| however, being of n general nature. number
| of local measures were passed under suspension
| Of the rules, and the house adjourned.