Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings In Both branches OF the Ohio
GnnnrnI Anannt,l,IH-


General Assembly.
COLUMBUS Feb. 26-SENATE Bills intro
duced; To revise and improve the statutes OF
Ohio relating to and regulating insurance; es-
tablishing the fund of the combined normal and
industrial department ut Wilberforce univer-
sity. Bills passed: Authorizing trustees OF
Eaglevllle, Ashtabula county, to sell lands;
providing for publication of list OF insurance
companies doing business in Ohio; permitting
surety companies to go on bond of county and
state officers, except superintendent OF insur-
nnce; repeating tho law prohibiting persons
having dead deer in their possession; authorfz-
ing commissioners OF Lake county to issue
bonds to construct bridge over Grand river,
Painesville-passcd
HoUsE-The greater portion OF the time of
| the house was devoted TO discussion of bill by
| Mr. Smith, of Cuyahoga county, for the sup
| preston OF mob violence. The bill makes tho
| county in which n lynching occurs, liable In the
| sum OF So 900 to the heirs of the person lynched
| The bill failed to receive n constitutional ma
| jority, the vote standing 90 ayes, "a noes Two
| reports were submitted by the elections COM
| mittee in the Franklin county contested cleo
| tion cases. The majority report ousting Hon.
| Charles l. Davis, democrat, and seating DR.. j.
NJ Merryman, republican, will be adopted.
Bills passed: Authorizing trustees OF Orange
township, Hancock county, rs levy tax TO ma
cadamize roads; to give preference of appoint
ment or employment to honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors OF the late rebellion
COLUMBUS, Feb 27.--SENATE-Bills intro
duced Providing penalty for attempt to evade
} listing property for taxation; amending the
law permitting cities OF the second grade sec
ond class, to borrow moncs. Bills passed: Pro-
viding for refunding OF S250,OOO of outstanding
bonds and certificates OF Indebtedness OF TINS
state: imposing q fine OF SlOO and sentence OF
30 days for violation Of the state liquor laws;
> to regulate the sale Of goods marked
g ."sterling," sterling silver" coin" or coin
silver" authorizing the county commissioners
of Trumbull county to transfer $4,000 from
n wool growers fund and 80 900 from the poor
fund to the repair fund; authorizing the board
of education of Eagle township Brown county,
to levy a tax for school purpoSes providing Tor
the settlement of auditors by extending the
time; making typewriter wills legal; provid-
. ing for placing electric light and water works
plants in villages of from 7lO to 72O inhaoltants
under control of one board requiring county
commissioners to publish annual report In one
l. German newspaper; to provide FOR u board OF
revision in certain counties-applies to Craw-
:, ford county only; authorizing the COMMISSION
= ers of Jefferson county to invest SoO,OOO OF
" sinking funds; providing for payment OF sheep
claims quarterly; taxing greenbackS in private
a banks. Senator williams moved to reconsider
, the vote by which the Cincinnati gold BOND Dill
: was passed, but it was carried over for one
l. week. 1t Is claimed that the bill received only
= II votes, not a constitutional majority. The
bill to cut down the fees OF justices OF the
peace was defeated.
o HoUsE-The house adopted the majority re-
)f port of the committee on elections ousting Hon
v, Charles /. Davis (deIn.) and seating Dr. D. M
!. Merryman (rep.). The vote by which the Smith
antf-lynching bill was defeated was reconsid-
y cred but further consideration was postponed
II until next week. The following bills were
n passed: Authorizing commissioners OF Lake
;, county to issue $4,000 in bonds to construct {
o. bridge at Painesville; to establish court OF In
n sovency IN Cleveland; repeating Sec s75 lie
Is vised Statutes, permitting outside relief by in
al frmary directors and placing that duty on tn
trustees of townships; revising and codifyin
III the game laws; giving common pleas court
jurisdiction in limiting boundary lines Tor VII
tv lage corporations; to make 20 100
~, limit about voting places at primaries
&C to authorize municipalities TO contract wit
10 electric light companies for ten years com
'e- pelling township trustees on application OF nv
freeholders to erect guide posts on count
~ roads: making 1t felony to obstruct or injuT
iil any fire hose other fire apparatus within
lr- hours prior to the burning of any building
nd COLUMBUS Feb 2s.-SENATE-The folowin
ba bills were introduced Amending the statute
- relating to exemptions claimed by heads
oh families; to repeal the Winn law; proVidin
ty. for q commission to examine the endowment
the widows home at Cincinnati; providing Il
state aid for universities, Adjourned to Marc
at p NJ
Are HoUsE-The house was in session only q fe
minutes No business was transacted ana
-. adiournmant was taken until March at p