Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-03-31
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings in Both branches of the Sew
enty-FIrst General Assembly.

fire clay pits and ore ana shnle banks; providing
that testimony may be presented in rebuttal of
evidence given on cross-examination; making 1t
n Enable ofense to shoot an ar gun or any
other toy gun within q municipality; providing |
that an unclaimed dead body shall be buried ut |
the expense of the county; providing that coun- |
ty recorders shall begin their terms of office on
the first Monday of the September following |
their election; providing that IL the board OF |
education of city or village district decide to |
have members elected in the wards, the number |
OF members shall not be less than six. flood |
of bills were introduced, among which only |
the following were of general nature:
providing that all stationery supplies for coun- |
ty ofilces shall be purchased by competitive
bidding by the county commissioners; giving |
the railroad commissioner police supervision
over railroads operated by the companies own
ing them and requiring the companies to pay
si0 for every mile of track, the proceeds to be
used for the support OF the department OF rail-
roads and telegraphs and the militia.
House.-The bill by Mr. FELTON, to repeal the
law authorizing the appointment OF tax in
quisitors defeated-ayes y, nays 5s. Bills
we're passed: Making railroad liable for all
damage caused by fire originating upon the
| company's land and caused by operating the
railroad; authorizing the incorporation of COM
panieS for the purpose of dealing in real estate
| for n period of twenty-five years. requiring
| the contractor for printing tickets under the
Australian ballot act to give bonds; re-
quiring township trustees to give bond
| in the sum OF $780, providing that the
state shall pay the cost of transportation of
inmates to the Ohio hospital for epileptics, and
| prescribing method of government similar to
| that for the hospitals for insane; providing
| penalty of 35J for each sale of Intoxicating
| liquor in a house of illfame, making the same
| lien on the real estate collectable in civil ac-
tion, and one third to the informer
COLUMBUS, March 2l.-Stndts.- leng thy
| discussion the senate passed Mr. Laning's bill
1 N yppnrlinp
will enable this class Of property TO be reached
| for taxation. (The hill requires county clerks
| and recorders to report to county auditors the
| name and residence of owners of all mortgages
| which have been filed for record and when
| mortgages have been assigned, the name and
| address of the person to whom the transfer was
| made) The senate also passed Mr.. Browns
| bill making IL oGense TO compel en-
| ployes 10 take out accident insurance policies
| and TO retain from their salaries money with
| which to pay the premiums. Senator Whittle-
| sey's bill amendatory OF the State emergency
| board was lost Among the bills introduced was
| one to exempt from taxation municipal, town
| ship and county bonds issued in Ohio, Senator
| Ohl's bill providing that commissions as no
taries may be issued 10 women was postponed
HouSs.-The Grimm bill to provide free
! books for all pupils OF the public schools
| chained the attention of The house during
most of the session. Mr.. Griffin, author of the
bill, made strong speech in favor of its pas
arguments in opposition to the measure. The
debate continued until late in the afternoon
when a vote was taken and the bill was
defeated-yeas So, nays is After the passage
of a number of local bills the house adjourned
| COLUMBUS March 22-SenGte.-Thcre was q
| lengthy discussion IN the senate to-day over
| Mr.. Eurnhart's bill TO repeal the tax inquisitor
| law. The bill was defeated by vote of . ayes
antfl7 nays. Mr. Sleeper's bill repeating the
| Ford law, which taxed mutual insurance COM
| panies on net nSteai OF gross receipts was
| passed and is now u law. The Mcbride bill
| recurring law students to have read
| three years before they can be admitted
TO the bar defeated by II yeas 10 10 nays.
| Bills we're introduced us follows: Authorizing
safe deposit and trust companies TO invest in
| stock of gas and street railways; providing that
the holder of n mortgage on land shall pay pro
rata share OF the tax on the land: providing for
the sale OF stored goods when six months
charges have been unpaid.
House-After n long discussion the house
defeated Senator Idens bill providing for the
repeal of the " orkman school law, the vote be.
/ ing 81 yeas to rs nays A motion TO reconsider
was voted down. Among the bills passed were
the following: Requiring the Use OF dry
measure in the sale of small fruits;
| Amending section 7T3 so that girls
, | escaping from the industrial home may be
| returned and etained for year; allowing &c
1 the different counties having company of the
! Ohio National Guard S2OJ annually for armoi &
COLUMBUS, March 23-sSenatS.-Only mir =
: | teen senators were present, but in the single
| hour they were in session ten bills were passeG
| two introduced and considerable miscellaneou,
| business transacted. The only general bill o.
| impor ance was that of Representative Winn
i | which amends the Pudney law by prescribing
4 | method OF notifying county election boards o
| elections on propositions to issue bonds Al
. | journed until Monday. March e.
House-The vote by which the Griffin FREE
| school book bill was lost was reconsidered ant
t the bill was placed the calendar for the goth
n Twelve bills, all of local nature, we're passed
~ Following were among the new measure
v introduced of general nature; Providing
i that in actions against railroads for damages o
account of fires, the existence of the fire shal
4 be taken prima facie evidence OF negligence
| providing that when right of action rests in an
| other state against corporation that does bus
: mess in Ohio and the claimant resides in thi
n | state the suit can be brought where the claim
ant lives; providing that the surplus in the do
n | tax fund in any county, after the payment o
sheep claims, may be transferred to the school
e INDECENT soldier or bridge fund, at the dlscretlo
of the commissioners
e COLUMBUS, March 9-SsnGte.-BiilS wer
y | passed; Prov ding that the governor may ct
4 all unnecessary ana extraneous matter from tn
reports of appointive officials; providing thi
s. township trustees must give bond in 800 eacl
n The appointment of Hiram T. Grouse,
" Findlay trustee of the institution for blind VIZ
:, | confirmed Among the more importaI
"a bills introduced were the following: MAJ
n ing railroad companies liable for injuries
employees caused by thS negligence OF other en-
e ployas and providing that railroad companiC
a. having headquarters in other states must waiN
: their claim of exemption from the Ohio law
D. against compelling employees to belong TO insu
p ance associations; 10 regulate gll-net fishing
A. the waters of Lake Erie; providing that brea
80 must be sold by avoirdupois weight and that
loaf must weigh pound
IL Houae.-A large number of petitions, comii
al from every county in the state, were presente
asking for the passage OF the Haskell ward al
a. precinct local option law. Forty-seven new bill
= went into the hopper before adjournmer
~ making total of III measures whi
IN have been introduced in the house II
S. session. Among those introduced to-day we
-, the following: Giving courts power
=" hold witnesses in criminal cases; provd
that any one selling or fraudulenty removi
" mortgaged personal property sha il be guilty
N misdemeanor and punishable by 100 and Il
| Oroop,pnDt in inil where the amount is lie