Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-02-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Procee jings In Both branches OF tho Sew
onty-First Gonoral Assembly.


onty-First Gonoral Assembly.
CoLUMBus, JAN 3O-Ssndtr. the bills
introduced we're: Requiring railroad and tele-
agraph companies to report the names OF all
stockholders and the amount OF stock held by
each and assessing upon railroad companies the
cost of tho railroad commissioners once; to
require candidates for elective onlce to make
oath to their expenditures for campaign pur'
poses providing that no laborer, except mp
prentice, shall be ruid less than tl2o day
on public works, in mines and factories
Houss.-The Harshbargcr resolution provid
ing for committee to ascertain the feasibility
of substituting electricity as motive power on
the canals, was, after discussion referred TO the
committee on public works, with instructions TO
report in one week. Bills were passed
as follows; Approprlating $4,000 TO pay
balance due for publication of constitu-
tional amendments; repeating the clause
which prohibits the trustees OF the Ohio state
university from paying more than S3,O0l annual
lv to the president of the institutions locating
tho statue "rhese urc my Jewels in the walk
ut tho west front OF the capital
COLUMBUS, Jan. Observation-Disclosures tho bills
passed were the following: Providing that
propositions to increase school levieS may be
submitted to popular vote in school districts
! without special legislative enactment; provid-
ing that in the sale of an estate by an assignee,
the widow or widower may take her or his share
in money; providing that county commissioners
| may extend 10 fifteen years the time for paying
uSSt5SlnclllS LOT inc construction OF JuTHplNCS'
| Mr.. StNwells bill to repeal the standard time
| act was called up on motion TO reconsider the
| vote by which the bill was defeated The mo.
| tion to reconsider was lost Among the bills
| introduced were the following; Providing that
| every person desiring to hunt game must take
| out license at i5 q year, under penalty
| of fine, and for the second ofiense imprison-
ment; amending the pharmacy board law so
! that persons who have been assistants in
| or proprictors or managers of drugstores for
! five years shall he given certificates as phar-
| macists without examination.
| RoWse.-'rho Locke resolution, providing for
! the adjournment sine die of the legislature on
| the first Monday in May, was called up and
| was passed without dissenting vote, bill was
| passed amending Section 1884 so that either y
husband or wife may testify against the other in
case of neglect or cruelty TO minor children.
The bill OF Mr. Hughey to prevent the killing Of
quail until the 10th OF November 1895, and every
| alternate year thereafter. was defeated, as was
| also MIR. PaXtons resolution providing for spc-
cial committee to investigate the feasibility OF
| employing the idle convcts in the penitentiary
on TO lds and public works,
CoLuMDus, Feb i.-Sfndts. Locke house
joint resolution providing that the legislature
shall adjourn sine die on the first Monday OF
May was discussed at length and referred
TO the finance committee. Bills were
passed: Requiring foreign life insurance
companies to appoint in each county OF the
state an agent TO receive payment of premiums
on policies; providing that n notary public in n
town situated in more than one county may pro-
test commercial paper in all parts OF the town
or city; providing that when the bondsman OF 4
man charged with u crime requests that he
be released from the bond, the prosecuting at
| torney shall issue warrant for the arrest OF
the accused, Among the bills introduced was
: one providing that the salary of member OF
the general assembly shall be 5000 a year for
; those years that the legislature is in session,
and that members shall receive no pay for years
in which they do not meet Adjourned Until
Mond V, February s.
, House. .-Thirty-th three bills were introduced In
the house to-day, Of which thirteen were local
The house also passed sixteen bills, twelve
OF which We're for the most part petty
measures of local interest only Among
those passed were the following: Changing
the name of the seveSal state insane asylums tc
hospitals appropriatiny t3 i26, so for support
OF the common schools; approrriating Sl,Oh,-
2 2il.59 to pay principal and interest on the pub
1 lie and irreducibc debt Bills of a gen
eral nature introduced were: Prov!dinG
that three-fourths of jury in ciyi
cases may return verdict repcGlinl
l the Wet2el law and providing that munici
t palites may own their own street car tracks
adding all song birds to the list OF protected
BIRDS requiring accident insurance companies
| todeposit the usual 100000 guarantee with tn
l insurance commissioner; authorizing township
2 trustees to require recipients OF relief TO per
| form labor on public works II physically able
Adjourned until Monday, February ..
COLUMBUS. Feb. 5.-Ssndte little bust
. ness was transacted in the senate to-day, only
I brief session being held. Bills were introduced
Providing penalties for forgery o! an abstrac
Z, of title 10 real property: providing that owner
/, | OF one-twentieth of the stock OF u corporation
- which has not paid per cent dividend in tw
V OF the last three years preceding may deman
e | an investigation. One two local measure
2 were passed and the senate adjourned.
| M Van pnlt Onarpl a innt rpSplv