Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-17
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In Both Branches of tho Sew
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COLUMBUS March h-Senute.-Ine LhWlOr
bill providing for the monthly paymentof wages
OF railroad employees was reported from tho
committee on railroads and telegraphs and
placed on the calendar. Nearly the entire after
noon was spent in discussing the Sleeper bill TO
abolish the emergency board, and 1t was finally
defeated by vote of 10 yeas TO IA nays Mr.,
Locke's bill providing that the lawyer prosecut-
lug disbarment case shall be paid slOO from
the county treasury was passed and is now
law Among the bills introduced was one pro-
Nding that the state emergency board shall not
authorize deficiency except In case'ofepidenic
or casualty, and that the total deficiencies shall
not exceed $4,000 in any one year
House.-Bills OF n local nature occupied tho
attention OF the house during the forenoon
session and quite number we-S passed. AT
o'clock the special order of the Flumerfelt-
Spooner contest for the seat as Seneca county's
representative was called up. The major
fly recommended the unseating OF Flum-
erfelt (dem) on the ground that the vote OF Sem
eca township was Illegal The minority OF
the committee submitted q report, claiming
Flumerfelts election by majority OF &
motion to substitute the minority tor the
majority report was lost-yeas Ia, nays 6S, and
the majority report, unseating Mr.. Flumorfelt,
was adopted-yeas VI, nays IL.
COLUMBUS, March 7.-Sndts.-The Avery
biennial sessions resolution came up In regular
order, and motion to postpone action until
Tuesday, March i3, prevailed by u vote OF u to
lS Bills were passed: Providing that subcon-
tractors and material men shall have the bene-
htof the lien law; correcting defects In the
Australian ballot law. The following bills were
intoduced: Increasing to S5 the fee to be paid
ty notary public and to ~ the fee paid by
| commissioner OF deeds for his commission; pro-
viding that every state county officer COM
missioned by the state shall pay So and every
| justice of the peace ~ for his commission.
| Honss.-Among the bills passed were the
| following: Amending the county soldiers re-
n nNtl hat INtt-- Of cold phn nra
marry and again become widows shall be en-
titled to benefits under the law; requiring itin
| Grant vendors to deposit with the state $500 as
| a guarantee of good faith and to pay an annual
license fee of rs: prohibiting the advertising of
| fire, assignee or bankrupt sales. unless bona
fde, and providing penalty of s50o TO sl,0OO for
| violation OF act Several local measures were
disposed of, and the following bills OF general
| nature were introduced: Providing for o state
levy OF three-tenihs of mill for the years ls9i56
| to create n state construction fund and setting
| aside the following portions Massilon asylum
| $4,000, Gallipolis asylum 100000, Mansfield re-
| formatorv tlSo.O0o, soldiers and sailors home
| hospital $4,000, agricultural experiment station
| $4,000; providing that note, bond, mortgage
or other certificate OF credit which is not listed
| for taxation shall be colectatle at only SO per
| cent. OF its face value.
| COLUMBUS, March -!Sendte-Among the bills
| introduced were the following: Providing that
| In county in which there is German news.
paper with bona tde circulation OF $50 within
| the county, notices of sales by administrators
| and executors shall be published in the German
| paper; providing that the owner of town or
| city lot may, after thirty days notice TO the
owner of adjacent property, grade his lot 10 the
| established grade of the street without liability
| for damages. Bills introduced: To repeal Sec
| tion 2l23 OF the Revised Statutes, which gives
| municipal police the authority to regulate
| houses OF prostitution; authorizing the incor-
| poration of Methodist churches and trustees
| and vesting in the official boards the title TO
church property; to require the giving OF notice
| TO defendants before taking judgment on a
| cognovit note or other instrument in writing.
Honss.-The Grifin free school book bill was
| postponed and made special order for Wed.
| nesday, March IA The following bills were
| passed: Amending Section 1861 so as 10
| make IL mandatory on the deputy county sealer
| OF weights and measures to make annual inspec-
| tions; constituting the canal commission as the
agent OF the state in settling claims against the
general government for swamp and
military lands and abolishing the Of
| flee of the swamp land commissioner; ap
| propriating $3.50 to pay the expenses of the Blu
| nan-Hardesty contests; providing that pro
| bate courts may remove an absconding executor
| or administrator without first serving notice
upon them; providing that when a village owns
| natural gas plant control Of the same may be
| placed in the hands of waterworks trustees and
three members of council; adding Butler, Me
|
| which the probate court has concurrent iuris
diction with the common pleas in misdemcanor
| cases.
COLUMBUS, March a-Sendte.-A bare quorum
was present at the session to-day. Among the
bills introduced was one providing that womer
may qualify as notares public. Bills were
passed: Appropriating S50,UO0 for the salarie.
of members and officers OF the general as
sembly: authorizing the trustees OF OhiC
state university to refund certificates Of in
debtedness issued by them in anticipation o
the levy under the Hysell law. Adjourned unit
Monday, March IL
RouSs.-The attendance was slim and only
routine business and the consideration OF loca
bills was attempted The finance committe,
reported back the deficiency bill and the genera
appropriation bill for the current year with
number of amendments (The general bill ha
n net increase OF S31 ,l20 and caSres in its pres
ent form IL 1853, 95i.32 The bulk of the incrcas,
is in the amounts for the penitentiary. TIL,
deficiency BILL which introduced carrie,
sl63, 600, has been increased by 10000 Resolu
tions expressing sorrow and regret on the dealt
OF eX-Representative ID. w. Rawlings wer
adopted bya rising vote and the house nd
journed until March IL
| COLUMBUS, March 12.-Sendte The senat
was in session less than an hour to-day and bu
little business was accomplished The only bill
| of q general nature passed was one providin
| for The appointment of skilled attendants TO az
company insane persons to state hospitals
Five local measures were introduced and fou
passed.
HouSs.-At no time to-day were there sixt
members present IN the house. The Winn resc
luton, providing for special committee TO II
vestigate the management OF The Ohio pen
tentiary, was discussed at length and was fna
ly referred TO the committee on prisons an
prison reform, with instructions to repor
within eight days Among the bills intro
duced were the following: Providing tina
, in addition to the fifty cents allowed 70
catching drift logs along the rivers, the owne
shall pay three cents per diem until the proI
erty is reclaimed; dividing the state printin
into seven classes and requiring the printin
commission to receive bids for each class of tn
work, and g. wing them power to terminate tn
hon, tba rly 10 NOT tigfa o.il