Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
Prooeedinga in Both Branches of tho Ohis
General Assembly.

COLUMBUS, mnrCn b.-SENATE-Further con-
alteration OF the Colt reimbursement bill was
postponed until next Thursday. Bills passed:
Providing for exchange OF products of benevo-
lent and penal institutions; repeating an act
limiting to 20 per cent. the employees OF benevo-
lent institutions residing in the county in witch
the institution is located providing that dust-
creating machinery in shops in Dayto shall be
equipped with blowers providing that pupils
In the institution for deaf and dumb may be e.
tained there for nine instead of seven years;
providing that prosecuting attorneys shall
forthwith proceed to prosecute any officials al
legged to be guilty of misconduct in oflce, upon
report of examining committees; providing that
municipal authorities instead Of probate courts
Shall have power to grant permits to string
electric wires in cities and to regulate the man.
ner of doing the same.
Resolution introduced: Memoralizing con-
gress to appropriate money for the erection OF
q monument Mt Fort Recovery to the 63l Amer
leans who lost their lives in the battle of No
vember 4, 1891, With the Indians at that point
Bills introduced: Making the laws prohibit
ing the adulteration of drugs applicable to COM
mercial drugs and chemicals intended for arts,
manufactures and for general purposes; to di-
vide Pleasant township, Putnam county, into
two election precincts; authorizing Miami
township, Clermont county, to issue bonds to
purchase and improve cemetery grounds; max
ing 1t a felony to detain or harbor in q house of
assignation or Ill repute any female person un-
der the age OF IL years,
cussion of the bill providing for increased
levy of one-tenth of n mill for the Ohio State
university. The bill finally passed
Bills passed: To prohibit the playing of ath-
letic games on Decoration day during the me-
mortal exercises; authorizing the election OF
two additional judges of the court OF common
pleas in the First subdivision of the Tenth
judicial districts requiring the president of the
board of trustees of d hamlet to give bond;
relieving the administrator OF a trust fund
when the person interested moves to another
state; providing for the election OF members of
council for unexpired terms; to provide against
gypsies Travellers wanderers and other persons
occupying highways without permission.
The bill to make druggists who sell liquor
keep public record OF the sales and the physi-
clans prescriptions upon which sales are made,
was defeated
COLUMBUS, March 6.-SENATE-Charges OF
corrupt practices in the ofice of Dr. McNeal,
state food and dairy commissioner, have been
made in Cleveland and Columbus newspapers.
To-day Dr. McNeal sent communication to
tho senate asking for n nlegisative investigation.
The senate adopted joint resolution provid-
ing for the same
Bills passed: Permitting the auditor OF
Cincinnati to pay outstanding obligations OF
annexed villages; providing for the appoint
ment by the treasurer of Montgomery county
of q commission to redistrict the city of Day
ton into wards-thts bill is now n law author
izing Lima school board to issue bonds to build
q school house Bills introduced: Amending
Section S24s so to provide that at least three
Of the directors of every corporation organized
to do business In Ohio shall be residents Of the
state; providing that union depot companies
may issue bonds and secure the same by mort
cages upon their property. Senator Conley in
troducod q joint resolution providing that after
April no bin of any kind be received in either
branch without n four-fifthS vote OF the branch
in which it is presented
The house was unable to concur in the reso-
luton providing for an investigation into the
charges against Food Commissioner McNeal,
for the reason that there was no quorum to vote
for its adoption.
COLUMBUS, March 9.-SENATE-Bills passed:
Providing for election Of road superintendents
for two years in Crawford county; extending
| term of clerk of Cleveland school board from
| one to two years. Bills introduced: Giving
deputy probate judges power to administer
| oaths and take acknowledgements of deeds and
| other Instruments; changing % Labor Day"
from the first Monday in September to the
| last Saturday in August; providing that state
| officers except the attorney general, shall have
no power to employ other attorneys on behalf
of the state until the necessity for such en-
ployment and II written contract therefor shall
be submitted to and approved by the governor,
attorney general and auditor of state.
| HoUsE-The house adopted the senate joint
resolution providing for an investigation, OF
charges of corrupt practices in the office of the
| state food and dairy commissioner The COM
| mittee appointed is composed of Senators Ely,
| Sullivan and Hysell and Representatives Stew
art. Montgomery. Ward and Wiley. The COM
mittee will proceed with the investigation at
| once.
| Bills passed. Giving all municipalities power
| now held solely by cities OF the first and sec
| ond class, to renew grants of street railways
| under certain conditions Bills introduced:
| Amending dynamite law to include sum-
mer resorts in list of buildings that dynamite
must be kept away FROM providing that fruit
trees must be sprayed and that township truS-
| tees may enforce the law: providing fine OF
$500 and thirty days TO any one removing the
marker from the grave of Union soldier or
sailor; making fees for jurors in JUS
tice court al instead of rs cents day:
| requiring county commissioners and other pub
lie officers to keep public clocks set according
to standard time; to enact the old poll tax road
| law; to provide u uniform system of legal
blanks for use of public officers; prohibiting
the shipping through Ohio of hogs infested
with cholera; amending election law by provid-
ing that no person shall assist another in mark
ing n ballot unless the voter is physically dis
abled; making any offender against the laws OF
bribery q competent witness against an accom-
plice; to ascertain the sense Of the voters Of
Ohio on the free silver question; authorizing
the commissioners Of Mahoning county to build
two bridges the Mahoning river at
Youngstown at u cost OF 5000 900; making closed
season for net fishing in Lake Erie December
10 to March Is except in Maumee and Sandasky
bays, which shall have closed season from May
10 to September 10; prohibiting the establish
ment OF q saloon or billiard room within 100 feet
of any school in a village.
COLUMBUS March 11.-SENATE-Bils intro
duced: Making Saturday afternoon legal
halliday holiday in all cities of $4,000 or more;
providing for the printing of 800 copies of legiS-
lative bills, instead of 800 as now provided; au-
thorizing building and loan associations to es-
tablsh undivided profit fund Bills passed:
Authorizing Cincinnati school board to issue
$500, 900 in bonds to build school house; author
lZing Pleasant Ridge, Hamilton county, 10 issue
kl5 900 in bonds to pay existing Indebtedness.
Senator Laning' bill to place an excise tax on
railway companies was called up, but after O
sharp tilt between Senators Laning and Shattuc
over what the latter called ''railroading bill
through the senate" 1t was recommitted.
HOUSE 49, Bills passed. Permitting school
children to attend village schools where the
district school to which they belong Is a mile
and half distant from their home 10 author
lze the improvement of public roads of town