Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-03-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF tho Adjourned Session OF
4 tho Seventieth General Assembly.


worked upon the calendar all morning and
passed number of bills, few of which were OF
general Importance The McGrew bill is now O
law, and the CARRIER fee and salary law was re-
pealed The following measures were also
passed: Providing that settlement of township
treasurers with the trustees and school
boards shall be at the same time, the
frst Monday in March; providing for
the printing of certain tax tables;
appropriatng 1900 to pay the expenses of Harry
w. Paxton, representative from Clermont coun-
ty, for his expenses In the Frazer Paxton cleo
uon contest Among tine bills introduced were
the following To repeal the Workman school
law; approprinting 1920 AZ to pay the legisla-
tive expenses at the funeral of Ex-President
Hayes
Howe-A large batch Of local measures we're
passed, and others of q similar nature intro
duced A bill providing for the payment of the
Indebtedness of the Ohio State board OF
agriculture was passed. The Griffin free
school book was defeated this afternoon,
and after being amended so as to
make 1t voluntary instead of mandatory
on townships to provide all pupils with books,
was defeated the second time-yeas Al, nays 49,
The following bills of general nature were
introduced: Supplementing Section 1894 so us
TO allow trustees of any church to transfer
property TO the trustees OF the same denomi-
nation for like purposes providing for the abo-
liton of dangerous grade crosslngs-60p per cent.
of cost to be paid by railroads and remainder
by county or municipalities; making the tap
ping of gas main n misdcmesnor; providing
that laborers may file for wages mechanics
liens against contractors at any time while
money remains in hands of owner of property.
COLUMBUS, March h-Sendte-Nearly the
entire day was spent in discussing the Thomas
house bill providing that coal must be weighed
before being screened. 1t was finally defeated,
the vote being ayes 8, nays 2l. A bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 for q new water
stand pipe at the Boys Industrial school at
Lancaster. Bills We're introduced as follows:
Providing that in villages where municipal off,
GERS are elected, but there is polling place
for general elections, the polls shall open p.
m. and clcso ut p. m; providing that person
DISQUALIFIED by the present law from testifying
In case because of a claim assigned may
testify when the disqualiiying interest has been
extnguished
pouse.-The Geyer senate joint resolution
abolishing the office of swamp land commits
sioner was adopted The duties of the position
were transferred to the canal commissioner.
After the passage of q number of local meas
ures the house took up the general appropria-
tion bill The only changes made in the bill
was to strike out IS, 900 for carriages at the
Boys Industrial home the addition OF y, 900 for
the state arbitration board under the Workman
law: $4,000 for legislative expenses; $1,000 for
finishing assembly room at Woman's Relief
Corps cottage, and 81 600 for electric lights The
bill passed with one dissenting vote. 1t carries
q total of &, ,39s, ,i53
COLUMBUS, March 16-sendte-C Cons siderable
time was taken up upon motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was defeated pro.
viding that intoxicating liquors shall not be
sold within mile of the Dayton Soldiers home
and mile and half from the Sanduslty home
The motion was finally defeated by q vote of II
to l2 Bills were passed follows: Providing
that If insurance companies going out of Ohio
have relieved all outstanding Indebtedness,
their deposit may be returned by the insurance
commissioners; providing that cemetery trus-
tees may annex land within one hundred yards
of u dwelling built before the twenty year lrli-
tation; providing for the repeal at the close of
the term of the present incumbent OF the act
granting the secretary of state additional com
pensation of 81 100 per annum for his services
as supervisor of elections; providing that Ohio
exhibits at the worlds fair not returnable to
the donors shall be delivered TO the Ohio State
board of agriculture at the Ohio State fair
grounds for the use of the State fair; providing
that a school house in joint county or town
ship district shall be in the county or township
having majority of the school population in
the district
Rouse-Nearly the entire day was devoted to
the discussion of Mr.. Dotys bill giving women
the right to vote at school elections. When a
vote was finally reached the bill was defeated
yeas 4S, nays 3S. The following bills were
passed. Appropriating "a to pay defic
created by ex-Steward Kumler; authorizing
the formation of fidelity insurance companies
to guarantee fidelity of persons holding public
or private positions of trust, and requiring that
| they deposit with the state treasurer 100000
before beginning business; providing that when
territory is annexed to a city from township or
village the laws of the city shall govern any
portion of n school district so annexed.
COLUMBUS, March H-Senats-The senate
did nothing of consequence this morning before
| adjourning for the week. But one little local
| bill was introduced, none were passed, and few
reports OF committees were received.
| Rouse-The Cleveland park and boulevard bill
was passed without opposition. Mr.. Hol.
combs bill exempting from the opera.
| tions of the Australian ballot law elec
tions in special school districts whose
| officers are chosen on the first Monday
| in April was passed. The following house joint
resolutions were offered and laid over under the
| rules: Reciting the unlawful practice of per
| mitting prize fights in Columbus and providing
| for a joint committee to investigate why tAe
police authorities permit these contests to take
place: favoring the proposition to change the
date of the presidential inauguration from the
4th of March to April 3O and asking the Ohio
| delegation in congress to aid in securing the
necessary legislation to accomplish this result
Adjourned until the Goth.
COLUMBUS, March 20-Sfnate-No business
OF consequence was transacted by the senate
to-day A Joint resolution was introduced pro
viding for sine die adjournment of the legisla
ture on April 10. 1t went to the finance com
mittee, as did similar resolution for adjourn
ment March ~ by Mr. Ely of the house A
bill was introduced authorizing the attorney
general to bring suit in Franklin county for the
| recovery ofstate property.
| House-The house did about as little business
as the senate. Over an hour was consumed in
| reading the journal, and the house did not gel
| beyond the order Of resolutions and motions
| Several petitions were presented asking for the
| passage of the Clark pure food bill and the re
! peal of the Workman school law. Protests
were also presented against the passage OF
either of the bills. A bill was introduced tc
| remedy certain defects In the Australian ballo,
| law governing nominations by petitions
Valuable Invention.
BELLAIRE, March 21.-At Swceney's