Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-02-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF tho Adjourned Session OF

COLUMBUS, Feb, 14.-Sendte-The Burns bill
70 exempt from jury duty veteran ex-sodcrs
was discussed briefly and defeated. The fol-
lowing bills were passed: Amending Sections
47Ss, 473aa and T00l so as to provide for the de-
struction OF Canada thistlcs; prohibiting bar
tering in county, township. municipal and state
vouchers or orders; authorizing county clerks
TO fill tho panel OF struck juries in cases OF
death and removal. A number of local meas
urcs were introduced.
Houss--The only bill OF q general nature
passed was one to amend Section 30f7, so as to
provide that no member Of the national guard
shall hold more than one commission. Mr.. Mar
tins bill providing that the annual report of
county commissioners for publication In news
papers shall show only the total amount OF the
receipts and disbursements for each fund dur
ing the year, and the present condition of the
several funds, sdiscussed and defeutcd--yeas
II, nays Az. The senate bill by Mr.. Gear TO com
pei manufacturers of binding twine to attach u
tab or label to each ball, giving the length of
string and weight OF ball. under penalty OF q fine
of from 81 to s25 was also defeated by n vote OF
81 yeas to 20 nays. The bills introduced wcre
all OF q local character. resolution
adopted granting the hall OF the house to the
Ohio division Sons Of Veterans for the annual
convention, June 20 and2i.
COLUMBUS, Feb 15.-Ssnots-Bils were intro
duced as follows To tax savings associations
that have no capital stock: providing for the
vacation OF county road that remains
opened for public use for four years after the
order for 1t is made providing for the selling OF
pools In Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus
and authorizing the municipal authorities to reg
ulate the business. Bills passed: Giving pro-
bate courts Jurisdiction and common pleas
courts appellate jurisdiction in Joint county
road cases; providing for the allowance OF at
torneys' fees to executors and administrators in
litigation involving property OF the estate or in
which the will Of tho decedent Is contested,
whether the will be set aside or not; eScmpting
| from taxation saving societies organized under
the act OF April 10, 1867 except for surplus In
vested in taxable securities; authorizing credi-
tors rs we'll heirs to cause citation TO issue
against an administrator or executor suspected
| OF concealing any part of an estate. The senate
| concurred in the house amendments to the Gear
| binding twine bill, and it is now n law.
| Eouse-The Lillard bill to legalize gambling
TO the extent of regulating the practice, was de-
| feated for the third time, the vote standing "A
| yeas to 43 nays The following bills were
| passed: Compelling manufacturers to label
| each ball of binding twine with the kind of ma
| tcrial and weight: providing that judges OF
| courts OF record shall decide motions and de-
| murrers within twenty, and cases within ninety
| days from submission; directing tho labor COM
| missioner and attorney general to enforce the
| Flickinger convict labor law, the same being
amended so as to make the ratio OF convictS
| employed in any one trade 10 per cent Of the
number Of free laborers employed in that trade
COLUMBUS. Feb l6.-.Sen0te-Among the bills
| passed the following were the most important
| Making 1t the duty OF the probate court, when
| satisfied us to the required facts by the sworn
| testimony OF two or more competent witnesses.
| to record births or deaths that have been omit
| ted from the record requiring tho placing of
counter floors in buildings during the period OF
| construction TO protect the workmcn against
| the danger OF falling Bills were introduced:
| Requiring foreign corporations TO procure Ii
censc from the secretary of state before doing
| business In Ohio: providing for the appointment
of two additional aides-de-camp on the staff OF
the governor, with the rank OF colonel;
including county recorders in the list Of other
county officers who should be prohibited
from practiCing law
House The entire forenoon session was taken
up in the discussion of Mr. Hayes joint rosolu-
ton providing for submitting to vote of the
people proposition 10 amend the constitution
so as to provide for single legislative districts.
The resolution was finally detcated-yeas 80,
nays 81. \ number OF members failed 20 vote
and u reconsideration will be asked Bills were
passed: Making 1t a misdemeanor punishable
with fine and Imprisonment for any married
: man fraudulently 10 represent himself Us an
unmarried man and make proposals Of marriage
TO or repea tedlg call on or keep company with
, an unmarried female of good character.
COLUMBUS. Feb lG-SeRdte- sixteen
members were present when the senate con
vened this morning One bill WAS introduced
authorizing certain councils and township trus'
. tees to unite in buying n hearse and erecting %
. vault in joint cemetery grounds, and the senate
adjourned until the 10Th.
HOUss-A quorum was not present and no busi-
. ness was transacted beyond the introduction OF
few bills, the following only being OF general
nature: Regulating the practice of medicine by
providing board TO examine and issue certit-
Gates to physicians; codfying the insurance
laws of Ohio; amending the Workman Law bygiv
ing to school directors l5D per day for time actu
ally emp'oyed; amending the ditch law so thai
q ditch may be cleaned on petition of one prop
erty holder; to empower the trustees OF insane
asylums to fix the salaries OF stewards and su
perintendents: amending Sections 9l7 and I27,
5 so as TO allow prosecuting attorneys to collect
, by suit money Illegally drawn from the county
treasury; providing that persons suing saloon
keepers for damages under the Adair law il
4 counties other than that in which thay live
, may be exempt from the giving OF securities fol
costs increasing the salary of the assstan
| law librarian from III 900 to 1900: increasing
= the power of municipal corporations and town
n ship trustees so as to permit them to carry oil
0 and omplete improvements without obtainin,
| authority from the general assembly. Ad
journed to February 20
: COLUMBUS, Feb. 2)--Senate-Onlv brief ses
sion OF the senate was held to-day, the introduc
ton of bills being the chief order. The following
n only were of general nature: Providing tina
J.. in passenger service on steam railroads tha
engines known as whole or half decks shall b.
. used, where the engineer and fireman can be Il
! constant communication, and for freight servlc
where the ''mogul" Is used fireman shall rs
# sist tho cngineer-a fine OF from 800 to s500i
- provided for every violation of the act, AM
% every day shall constitute n distinct ofense
VI regulating the law for the inspection of tobacco
= and placing in the common pleas court rathe
n than the probate court, the appointment of tn
g inspector: amending the binding twine law s
=, :, that it shall take effect next September.
u Rouse-A food of bills were placed in the LEG
X islative hopper today thirty-one new measure
# being introduced though few were of genera
| ha mas WI inp
Providing for the establishment OF naval an
y marine service along the lakes. consisting c
three battalions of naval artillery and one to
~ pedo corps, in all requiring 300 men; providin
>, that the same law governing the annexation of
village shall apply to the annexation or a towi
8 ship special school district; to prevent tn
Is determination of opossum by making 1t unav
n full TO shoot the animal between March
"a and November L. making the theft OF
bicycle punishable the same as stealinga horse
authorizing the governor, secretary of sta,
ta and the auditor to constitute board to o.
I'd nraiSe and aSsess the value of rna and perSon