Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-01-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In Both Branches OF the Ohio
General Assembly.

|
| OF onicially elccting Hon. Joseph n Foraker as
| senator from Ohio in the congress- Of the Uni
| ted States for the term Of six years, beginning
| March =, 1897, was gone through with in the
| house to-day. The two branches OF the legisla-
| ture met In joint session with President Jones'
| or the senate, presiding
Bills tntroduced To place sanitary police in
Cleveland on civil service bpsis> the same as
| members of the police and fire departments
| amending Sections S315 and 1920 by making cost
| OF repairs to fences along line OF railways a
| lien on the railroad property: to amend the
| bribery law and punishing by life mprisonment
any member Of the legislature found guilty OF
| accepting brtbes to regulate the practice OF
| medicine and providing for state board OF
| pharmacy of seven members; giving justiceso OF
| peace final jurisdiction in judgments not over
S2Oi making 1t an otTense for persons to solicit
or receive pay for their vote or influence at
primaries or elections, punishable by tine OF
| not less bhan BOO or Imprisonment from one to
| five years; to authorize the Toledo board OF
education 10 issue bonds in the sum OF S250,000
| for high school; TO create new township in
| Logan county; to repeal an act providing for q
| city depository for Youngstown and Akron; au-
| thori2ing Ottawa county to levy an additional
| school tax Of three mills; to provide for safety
| devices, interloclrng switches, ETC.. at grade
| crossings of street and steam railroads. and
| drawbridges the devices to be approved by the
| state railroad commissioner; requiring town
| ship treasurers to settle with county auditors
| on the last Monday of March of each year in
| stead of September-township treasurers shall
| be ineligible for q third consecutive term.
| SENATE-Mr.. Garfield introduced a bill to
| prevent corrupt practices in the election OF
| public officers. resolution was introduced to
provide for an investigation Of public officers in
| Cleveland relative to the amount of fees de
rived by them from their positions-passedu un-
| den the rules.
| COLUMBUS. Jan t6.-T house was the onIy
| branch OF the legislature in session to-day
| The first important business was the adoption
| OF the joint resolution which provides for bien-
NAL sessions. The old Haskell local option
| BILL which caused such bitter fight in the last
| legislature, was introduced. Other bills intro
| duced we're: Requiring township trustees, to
give bond from $500 to 81, 900; to require owners
| of shanty boats and other floating residences to
| get license from probate courts; to authorize
Highland county commissioners to issue s35, ,00o
| in bonds-passed; to prohibit sending pheas-
ants out OF the stHte; making open season for
| Killing rabbits, quail and pheasants from No
vember 10 to December3l; to, repeal that part
| Of the pure food Inv that. gives the informant
half of the fine; raising the age OF consent to lS
| years. requiring foreign corporations to file
statement Of assets and liabilities annually;
| amending the libel law so as to put the burden
| of proof on the plaintiff and admitting truth of
| the alleged libelous statement as Justification
for the publications: providing for the diStribu-
| tion of volume II, Roster of Ohio Soldiers; per-
| mftting guardians to settle estate of wards
| without the appointment of an administrator;
on all public school buildings; amending Sec
tions 2s90 and 1891 of the Revised Statutes, ex-
tending the time for redemption of property
| sold for taxes from two to four years; chang
ing the delinquent tax penalty, making it l0per
cent. for the first year and per cent for the
succeeding years until sold.
COLUMBUS Jan. H.-HousE-The following
bills we're introduced; Allowing county prose-
eutors compensation in prosecution Of
against county commissioners for misappropri-
| nj n iut fprG
port of common schools in 1S96-U; repeating
the Morgenthaler tax inquisitorial law; to
amend Section 6s42, Revised Statutes, as to
put native wines and cider under the same reg
ulationS as other into1icants.
| SENATE-The especial feature to-day was the
passage of n joint resolution offered by Senator
Avery few days ago to investigate the officials
Of Cuyahoga county relative to the amount OF
fees derived from their positions. There was
some opposition to the adoption Of the resolu-
tion until ii was amended to relieve the
state OF all expense in the examination and 1t
was then adopted. Several bills were passed
authorizing county officers to transfer funds
The following bills were introduced: Amend
ing Section 36i3 Revised Statutes, making it
unlawful for an insurance company to require
holder OF policy of insurance on property
to carry any given amount upon insured prop
erty or to be held co-insurer to amount of in
surance carried-a violation of the provision to
be punished with forfeiture of the right to do
business in the state to amend Section S17,
Revised Statutes, so as to extend the time Of
payment of costs incurred in the erection Of
court houses, county buildings or bridges, or
repairs thereon, from seven to ten years Ad-
journed until the Goth.
| COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 20-HoUsE.-rhe Avery
joint resolution to investigate the fees OF
Cuyahoga county officers had narrow escape
from defeat in the house this evening receiv-
ing the bare constitutional vote OF 81. There
were 20 nays. Bills introduced: To put COM
missioners of Butler county on hxed salary;
TO authorize heirs OF persons who have been
lynched to sue county for s5, 900 damages; to
give Toledo the federal form of government;
to provide penalty OF disfranchisement for per-
sons selling their votes; to regulate the sale of
oleomargarine.
SENATE.-'rhe session lasted about an hour
and very little business of Importance was
transacted. Senator Clark tntroducedtwo bills,
one TO license the sale of oleomargarine and the
other to give old soldiers preference in the
matter of all appointments to political places.
COLUMBUS Jan. 2i.-SENATE-The senate
, devoted much of the morning to resolution
relative to the appointment of stenographers.
When adopted it provided for the appointment
Of two stenographers for the committees and
members The senate concurred in the house
, amendment to Senator Averys joint resolution
providing for an investigation of county offices
in Cuyahoga county. The following bills were
passed: To authorize the commissioners OF
, | Highland county to issue bonds to pay existing
Indebtedness, and providing for the payment OF
same; to authorize the board Of education OF
Belle Center, Union school district, Logan
= county, to issue bonds in a sum not to exceed
$500 to pay its indebtedness; to authorize the
: trustees of Blanchard township Putnam coun-
ty, to issue bonds Gnd levy tax for the pur-
l pose of paying of the bonds of said township
issued under an act passed April 13, 1880.
HoUsE-A joint resolution was adopted petit
tioning congress to submit constitutional
: amendment providing for the election of United
States senator's by direct vote of the people
| K,t do for ,,ri,t TIM
ira copies OF all bills-passed; requiring cor
poration and village solicitors TO be members
of the bar, regularly admitted; amending the
? mechanics lien law so as to omit the recording
: of plans, as now required, in bringing suit fix
ing penalty for burglary in the night time ut u
20 years for first degree, three to 20 years fOi
second degree, one to 20 years for third degree
l and fixing penalty for carrying burglars tools
> at from to 10 years; amending Section l553
Revised Statutes, giving villages and ham