Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-01-13
THE GENERAL LASSEMBLY.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 3.--Tho senate held short
session Tuesday morning and went over to:the
boust to hear the discussion OF the tariff. In
the brief period number OF bills were offered,
however. Mr. McMaken introduced senate bill
No. . providing that primary elections shall be
held uhder the Australian ballot law. Mr..
Hnghey introduced bill to prohibit the killing
OF quail until November TO- 1897. Mr.. Enrnhart
introduced o bill providing for the abso-
Lutte repeal of the tax inquisition law.
HousE-tn the house Tuesday morning the
Joint resolution offered by MIR Beckham (rep,
OF Lucas county,, directing an inquiry into the
relative cost OF biennial and annual sessions
was taken up and discussed at length, The
drift OF the argument seemed to be that the BIZ
ennial session question is an important one but
that there is no necessity for haste In determin.
ing the matter. A bill introduced by Mr.. Doty
Gep.), of Cleveland, was railroaded through
under suspension of the constitutional rule ap-
propriating SGO,00) for salaries and the mileage
of members and the per diem OF employees. No.
tice of contest for n seat In the house from
Seneca county was seryed.by,Henry.k Spooner
(rep.), who wants to oust Charles Flumerfelt
(dem) The house got down 10 hard work Tues
day morning just as II IL had been in session for
a month instead of u day, A great number OF
bills were introduced, and there was great
booming of oratorcal guns on the resolution
offered Monday by Mr.. Lewis, protesting
against the passage of the Wilson tariff bill
COLUMBUS, Jan. 4-SEHATE-1he senate
was in session but short time Wednesday
morning and no business OF any kind was
transacted The following bills were in
troduced: Mr. Morgrove-To regulate the
practice of medicine in the state OF Ohio; Mr.
Clark--Providing that laborers get first lien
for work done upon any building or structure.
Senator Earnhart (Rep) OF Franklin county,
will! introduce bill which provides that the
militia shall not be called upon to quell dis
turbances caused by differences between en-
ployers and employees.
HoUsR-The house began its session Wednes-
day morning with discussion over q resolu.
| tion 10 adjourn on Friday of each week until
the following Monday ut $3.50 p. IN. The reso-
| luton WAS referred to the committee on rules,
| in the meantime the old rule providing for an
| adjournment each Friday ut IL o'clock, until
| the following Monday at p. m holds good.
| Bills introduced: To repeal the Workman
| school law; providing for q state bank exam
iner; providing for free text books in the public
| schools resolution opposing the Wilson tar.
i'll bill, and directing Ohio congressman to op-
pose II, free wool and oil, was passed by party
vote.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 4-SENATE-There was a
| rather slim attendance IN both branches of the
| general assembly Thursday morning, us it was
the expectation to have adjourned from Wed
| ncsday evening to Monday next Senator Phil
| lips, however, by giving notice 10 discuss, pre-
vented tho adoption Of the resolution in the
| senate. Mr. Doty's house bill was passed. ap
propriating $50, 600 for the salaries and mileage
| OF members, and the per diem of employees. The
| senate then adjourned until Monday next ut II
| q. m.
HoUsE-Blls introduced: Requiring an ad
| ministrator TO pay TO heirs surplus funds re
| naming in his hands after the payment o
| debts to amend the statutes as to require
| the county commissioners, instead OF common
| pleas judges, to pass upon the bills of physi
| clans " ho assist at post-mortem examinations
! granting pensions to soldiers wounded in the
| service Of the state of Ohio, aud to the widows
| and minors OF soldiers killed in said service;
| taking from the operation of the homestead ex
| emption law debts incurred for food, board
| lodgings, groceries and the actual nccessaries
| of life; the house adjourned until Monday next
| ut 10 a, m.
| COLUMBUS Jan. 9.-SENATE-Monday Mr.
Clark (rep), of Cleveland, introduced bill L
| establish u state banking establishment, ant
| to revise the laws relating to trust companies
| etc MIR. Earnhart (rep) of Franklin county
| introduced a bill TO repeal Section 7iS3 of tn,
| revised statutes, relating to the care of prison
| ers sentenced to the penitentiary by the Unit
| ed States authorities. The senate then took
| recess.
| HousE-Mr. Griffin, of Lucas county, gav
notice of his intention to offer an amendmen
| so changing the rules us to provide for com
| mittee on ways ard means. Mr.. Paxton, o
| Clermont county, introduced bill TO repeal tn
| Strchli law. MIR. Kelly, OF Ottawa county, in
troduced bill to amend the Dow liquor ia:
law as 10 take two-tenths Of the revenues di
| vided thereupon from the infirmary fund AM
| transfer the same to the school fund in eac
county. Mr.. Wood, of Washington county, in
| troduced bill to take certain territory fron
| Washington county and add 1t TO Morgan cour
ty. Adjourned.