Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-03
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In Both branches of tho Sew.
entY-EIrat General AsArnnblY.


offered q resolution, declaring In favor of bien
NAL sessions, and that the resolution be re
ferred 70 sae judiciary committee with instruc-
tions TO report to the senate within three days
bill TO amend Section ~ of the revised stat
utes OF Ohio accordingly, A bill was passed
providing that the general and local laws en-
acted each year and the joint resolutions
adopted by the general assembly shall be pub.
lfshed In the same volume A large number OF
bills were introduced, the following being the
most important: Extending the provisions of
the collateral inheritance tax TO all devses, be.
quests, etc, to others than fathers, mothers,
husbands, wives sis tiers and brothers, and TO
all estates of sl,0oO value or more
House The finance committee reported bnck
faVorably the Locke resolution providing for
sine die adjournment the first Monday in May.
This brought up the eutire question OF biennial
sessions, and after q lengthy debate action on
the resolution was postponed for one week by
vote OF 90 to 80 This is thought to foreshadow
the ultimate defeat OF the measure The Deaton
bill providing against the use of any measure
other than the standard hal T. bushel in determin.
ing the grade of wheat in the original purchase
from the producer, was passed by q vote
oil 80 ayes to IL nays.
COLUMBUS, Jan. ~ L-.Sendte.-Mr. Van Pelts
Joint resolution providing for the appointment
OF committee 10 investigate the prevailing
hard times and attendant distress and devise
means to assist the unemployed was indefinite.
ly postponed. Similar disposition was also
made of Mr.. Stillwells resolution directing
the judiciary committee to prepare n bill
providing that II there should be but one
session of the, general assembly the members
should receive but years salary. Bills
were passed: Appropriating s43,O0O for the
expense of publishing proposed constitutional
amendments voted upon at the last elections;
providing for the presentation TO the
Chicago museum of the mineral pavilion
erected ut the worlds fair by Ohio.
House The Hughey bill to prohibit the kill
ing of quail until November 10, 1895, and every
alternate year thereafter, was defeated by a
vote of 81 to ~ 1t was aftcrward reconsidered
and may again come up for action. The Nc
Bride bill giving probate courts concurrent
jurisdiction IN petitions in partition and for the
foreclosure of mortgages was defeated by u
vote of 5l 10 2s Among the bills introduced
were the following: To give the attorney gen
eral an assistant ut S2,500 year salary; taxing
every instrument presen ted for record 81 for
general state purposes; providing that resolu-
tions compelling the construction of village
sidewalks shall not apply to walks laid under
an existing ordinance.
COLUMBUS Jan. 2l-.Srndte.-Mr. Clark an
nonnced the death of Hon. George II. Ely
formerly member of the senate and on motion
n committee was appointed to drat suitable
resolutions. The senate bill of MIR Stlwell to
repeal the standard time act was lost-yeas II,
nays l6 Bills we're passed: Providing for
the distribution OF the last volume of the Ohio
StolOBltuI pTONlulIlB lIlI tue Sc
curitics deposited bya foreign corporation with
the state treasurer may be in county or mu-
nicipal bonds, as well aS state bonds. A num-
Der of bills of local nature were also passed
Among the bills introduced were the follow
ing Providing that II in case of loss by fire,
the property owners and agents OF the insur-
ance company cannot agree as TO losses,
the probate court shall appoint q third per-
son who, with the two others, shall consti-
tute board OF adjusters.
Houss,-Bills were passed as follows: Pro-
viding that township boards of health shall
meet annually instead of monthly; amending
Section 52lo so that county commissioners may
use discretionary power in paying annually or
1T any regular meeting, claims for sheep killed
by dogs; fixing the minimum penalty for viola
tion of the civil rights bill ut $40 and increasing
the maximum to 800 fine and from thirty to
ninety days Imprisonment extending to fifteen
years the time for paying for road improvement
made nder the so called one mile act Follow
ing were among the bills introduced: Provid-
ing that assessors shall kill all dogs upon which
taxes are not paid, II the owners thereof pay no
| other taxes in the county; making every Satur-
| day afternoon legal holiday. The speaker
| appointed the following committee on taxation
the new standing committee OF the house:
| Messrs Griffin, Dodge, Locke, Lewis, Harris,
| Rice, Hard Farrell and Wise.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 26 IS n1ts-Am ng the bills
| passed to-day the following only were OF n
mile assessment ttrnpikcs shall be assessed
according to benefits within the limits and that
| the cost OF turnpikes on count lines shall be
| assessed on property within one mile on each
| side; providing that school and township funds
| in the hands Of the township treasurer shall tie
| examined At the same time bill was intro
| duced by Mr. Abbott abolishing the emergency
board as at present constituted and creating q
| new board composed OF the scnat te and house
finance committees The bill requires that il
| shall take n vote Of ten members. at least. OF
| the new board 10 authorize the use of money
| not regularly appropriated, and specifies that
| no deficiency shall be created except in case of
| fire, flood, storm, riot, accident or epidemic 1t
| appropriates t5LW0, which is required to meet
| all demands made by the board until February
| 10, 1896 Adjourned until Monday, January 20
| House. "A number of local measures were
passed and the following bills were intro.
| duced Providing That active teachers only
| shall be appointed as county school examiners;
| 10 make railroad companies liable for all losses
| by fire caused by engine sparks and providing
| that attorneys fees must be paid by defeated
| party in case of appeal: eXempting from prose
| cution q minor who testifies against saloon
| keeper for permitting him to be present in the
| saloon. contrary to law; also, to exempt from
! prosecution saloonkee pers who testify againsl
| minors in similar cases Resolutions of sorrow
over the death Of ex-senator George H Ely, OF
| Cuyahoga county, were presented, and out OF
| until Monday, January 20.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 29.-Sendte But little bust
| ness was transacted bv the senate to-day A
| bill was passed providing that the marriage OF
| woman shall not disqualify her to act as
| executrix or admins tratrix, whether the mar
ria2e occur before or after her appointment and
| qualification. Among the bills introduced was
| one providing that sherIs shall collect mileage
| for only the actual number OF miles travelled
Mr.. Avery, from the select committee, sub
| mittcd memorial relative TO the public service
| and the death OF the late George II. Ely, which
was ordered to be spread upon the journal, ant
| n copy, suitably engrossed, sent to the family
| of deceased. Adjourned.
HouSe.-The initiatory step looking to the
| conversion of the Ohio canals into electric
| waterways was taken in the house to-day. Mr.
| Harshbarger introduced resolution providing
for the appointment of committee of five Il
investigate the whole subject and report at the
earliest possible date. Bills were introduced
| Amending Section 1911. so that in case mu
nicipal council or the trustees of village dc
not adopt an annexation measure within sixty
days after the proposition has carried by popu
lar vote, the county commissioners shall have
power 10 complete annexation which the people
have voted for; providing that members of the