Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF Both Branches OF the Gen
ernl Assembly.

until FEBRUARY 81, to give the women interested
chance to be heard. The resolution proposes
an amendment to the constitution giving
women the absolute right OF suffrage Bills in
troduced: Allowing shoriffs to remove prison.
ers in danger OF lynching to any jail in the
state; requiring the auditor of state to ex-
anime by his deputies all private banks and
trust institutions ut their expense-.such insti-
tuttons as are not In firm condition or are
Illegally doing business to be reported to the
attorney general, who will bring suit in custer.
HousE-Bills passed; Allowing women to
become notaries public; allowing jurymen in
cases for violation of the pure food laws fees
for service; authorizing the issue of $500 900 in
bonds for new school building for Cleveland;
limiting the compensation of oficials in Holmes
| county: imposing penalties for abuse OF old
MANNED or sick animals; allowing the state
food and dairy commissioner to cover fees and
costs received in prosecuting cases into the
state treasury. The vote by which the bill au-
thorizing the board OF education of Gallon to
issue bonds was reconsidered md the hill vas
defeated.
Columbus Feb. 10-SENATE-Bills passed;
Repeating the Dana election law: authorizing
the commissioners of Van Vert county to issue
certain bonds; authorizing tho state board of
charities to investigate all penal and benevo-
lent institutions in the state and collect stats-
tics-also increasing salary of clerk; simplify
ing the method OF taking an appeal from
justice courts; relieving trustees OF fiduciary
| institutions, receivers and assiences from the
uSSCSSity VI Ewing uu auulIlODul DOnu IN carry
| ing case to higher court
HousE-The time OF the house was taken up
| by hearing OF the Swayne ripper for Cincin-
| natl, which had been sent back by the senate
| for concurrence Bills passed: Authorizing
| the trustees OF Dover township Cuyahoga
| county, to make an additional levy for the sup
| port of n public library; relieving the sureties
| OF d. V. Heck, treasurer Of Clay township, Tus-
| carawas county, OF loss OF $4,000 caused by
| failure OF II bank; holding failure on the part
| OF proprietor OF workshop to provide safe
| guards for machinery prima facie evidence
| OF contributory negligence in damage suits for
personal in jury.
The house refused to concur in the action of
| the senate in defeating the Bramley amend
ment to the ripper for Cincinnati As q conse-
quence, the bill is in the air. and q conference
| committee will likely be chosen TO handle the
| affair.
Columbus, Feb. 1.-SENATE-Bills intro
| duced Providing that lessons of buildings
used for gambling purposes shall have ten
days notice in which to bring action against
| the tenant in cases where suit Is brought to
| recover money lost in gambling: providing that
| when the state shall abandon the Ohio canal
| that the part of the same between Lock 81 and
| Long Lake feeder shall be appraised and the
| city OF Akron given Preference for its purchase
| at the appraised value; abolishing the one-year
| limitation in chattel mortgages and providing
| that mortgages shall be fled with county re-
| corder instead of with township clerk; provid-
| ing repositories LOT state tundS-DnnKS must
pay not less than per cent interest; to per-
NIT game birds and animals to be kept us pets;
| providing that the common pleas court In
| Cleveland must sit at least go days each year.
| Adjourned until February IL.
| HoUsE-Mr Cromleys senate bill appro-
| priating $4,000 for the redemption of bonds
| and payment OF interest on the mortgage debt
| of the state fair grounds passed the house and
| became q law. Bills passed: Making it man
| datory upon township trustees to examine
every ditch in their townships at least once in
| two years, and have them cleaned out, II neces-
| sary. Adjourned until February H.
| Columbus, Feb. 14-SENATE-The following
| house bills were passed: For appointment Of
/ police justices in cities and villages not now
| provided for; granting bounty to Ephraim De-
| wolf, Prairie Depot, Wood county; authorizing
| transfer of funds, Greenville, Darke county;
to have assessors report farm statistics to state
| board OF agriculture; Iroviding penalty for
| abandoning or working old. manned or diseased
/ animals. Bills introduced: Allowing circuit
| judges $40 Il day expenses when called out OF
| their clrt u IS; regulating passenger railroad
| ra' es abolishing rebates, mileage tickets and
discrimination taeed on length OF haul; allow
| ing accused to plead guilty at once without
| waiting for Indictment.
| HOUS The sion wGs largely Of a routine
| nature. Among the bills introduced were Re-
| ducing telephone rentals to SO for residences
| and ais for business houses: authorizing the
| governor to appoint u commission to revise
| the municipal CODE increasing cigarette
| license whoesale $50 to i51, retail from sis to
S.0o raising age from 10 to is years; providing
| for the payment OF fees to coroner's consta-
| BILE same justice court constable: provid-
| ing for admission to the bar OF graduates OF
| common law schools who have not graduated
| from college or common schools; providing
| that creditors must present claims against es-
tates OF decedent within two years after de-
cease providing for public weighing and in
spcction OF grain; providing penalty for maxi
| ing false entry in private banks also for re-
| ceiving money when bank is known to be
| insolvent; providing for the election OF trus-
tees OF gas, waterworks and electric light
| plants owned by municipalities lat present
| they are appointed by the mayor; requiring
| person filing mortgage to submit both as TO
| actual money and notes on which mortgage is
| bnsed; providing for the improvement OF town
| to limit counties townships and municipalities
| from issuing tonds in excess of per cent. OF
| taxable valuation OF property
| Columbus. Feb. 1l-SESATE-The senate
| passed the bill amending the char,er of the
| EVANGELICAL Lutheran synod OF Ohio and ad-
jacent states so as to give 1t national Iurisdic-
| tion. 1t is now law.
| The Swayne bill reorganzng the city gov
| ernment Of Cincinnati, came up for consdera-
| tion. The senate refused TO concur in the
| action OF the house and asked for a committee
| CT conference.
Bills introduced: To allow incorporation OF
| horse thief protective associations and give
| them police powers: authorizing treasurers of
counties of more than 5000 population to di-
| vide the county into from two to six tax dis
| tricis. and designate different month for col
| lection in each. The idea Is to obviate the Gre
| alton OF n scarcity OF money among the people
| by all being required TO pay taxes at the same
tme abolishing civil case juries, except where
| demanded The person making the demand
| shall deposit d or make affidavit~that he can
| not raise that sum.
| HoUsE-The entire day in the house was
| spent in discussion OF the partial apprC pratIor
| bill Several minor amendments were made
| On motion of Representative Bolin, OF Pick
away county horizontal cut OF IL per cent
was made in the salaries OF all officers anC
clerks OF the state. After heated debate, thi.
| amendment was reconsidered.