Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-05
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of tho cen
eral Assembly,

oratory for and against Senator Finck's pro-
posed amendment 10 the constitution, giving to
women the full election franchise. Tne resolu-
tion was amended. the time of submitting the
proposition to amend the constitution TO pop
ulnr vote being postponed from 1898 to l899
| The senate refused to recede from its amend-
ments to the partial appropriation bill and q
committee Of conference was appointed Tho
senate indefinitely postponed the bill giving to
| prosecuting attorneys the power to recover
| from the commissioners of the county sums in
| his opinion illegally expended. The resolution
| providing for Popular vote on q constitu-
uonal amendment, giving to women the full
elective franchise, failed to pass. The vote
was, yeas IA, nays H. Less than the two thirds
majority required.
Bills introduced; Permitting appeals from
| justice courts in attachment and garnishee
| suits; creating Jefferson township in Crawford
county; codifying county ditch law; prohibit
ing sale OF liquor on Memorial day. for COM
| pulsory arbitration of building and loan asso-
citation disputes; authorizing one-tenth OF
mill tax for county fairs.
HoUSE-The Jones resolution was adopted,
with nm amendment giving to the house COM
mittee on taxation the right to investigate the
manner in which corporations in the state have
listed their property for taxation. 1t was
charged on the floor OF the house that millions
| OF dollars of property in this state are escap-
ing taxation because of dishonest listing for
tax purposes Senator Sullivan's BILL making
1t mandatory upon railroads to carry bicycles
with all attachments on, was passed.
Columbus Feb. 24-SENATE-The republic
ans OF the senate to-day elected II. L. Musser
OF Warren, reading clerk OF the senate.
Frank Wilson was the caucus nominee OF the
democrats, which party had q majority but
two democratic senators were absent and the
| republicans elected their man. Imm ediately
| the news of his election was telegraph ed to
him and he took the oath OF office before no.
| tary public. AT democratic caucus in the
afternoon the democrats decided to abolish the
| offce. and Musser will therefore be an oficer
out OF job The bill amending the present
school laws was passed. The bill requiring
| eSaminat on OF BARRIERS before n license shall
| be issued to them to follow their trade In this
state was passed. but so many amendments
were tackled on it that it will be practically in
operative, even IL it rasseS the house. The bill
requiring that the advertisements of property
to be sold at sherifs sale shall give the street
number OF property to be sold was passed. The
| bill permitting sherifIs to hire assistance in
taking insane persons to hospital was also
| passed
Bills introduced: Giving extra fees to dep
| uty superintendents of insurance; giving COM
mon pleas courts full jurisdiction in mortgage
foreclosure cases growing out OF assignments
when n case is pending at time OF assignment;
granting Edward Higgins $40 for n canal boat
burned by Gen. John Morgan requiring oil
street improvements to be made by general
tax; requiring the election OF members OF
board OF education in East Liverpool at large,
| bonds for the building OF sewage system in
| Cleveland: diverting from county poor fund
to townships, villages and cities two-t -tenths of
Dow tax
| HoUSE-The report of the conference COM
mittee on the appropriation bill was accepted.
| This gives to the state dairy and food depart
| ment So 00) on the partial BILL an increase OF
s"5OO over the amount as IL passed the house
| and 5000 less than the amount asked by the
| department The bill which repeated the law
/
| lSs the house 1t occasicned hot debate.
| The bill making the county solicitors OF coun-
ties having su n an officer the legal adviser OF
| boards OF county commissioners instead OF the
| prosecuting attorney, was passed. Repre-
sentative Howards bill. making the purchase
| OF supplies for county offices by the competi-
| tive bid system compulsory, was also passed
| Columbus Feb 2a-SENATE-Bills intro
| duced: To reorganize the government OF Zanes-
| willie and make 1t federal in form, with BIZ
| partisan board at the head: compelling al
| school children TO attend the full term Of
| school In their district. also giving the truant
| offcer the right to arrest truants who have
| been warned two days previously; making 1t
| a misdemCalor on the part of conductor OF
| a railway train 10 refuse to accept mileage in
| exchange for transportation: providing an offi-
cial stenographer for the supreme court; au-
! thorizing the commissioners OF Lucas county
| TO issue slOO, 900 in bonds to build n Jail
| and sherins residence: compelling corpora
| tlonS owning bridges TO lght the Same reduc-
ing the rate OF legal advertising to rs cents per
| square for the first insertion and 40 cents for
| subsequent insertions; authorizing two mills
tax for educational purposes in the city of
| Warren.
HousE-Bil's passed: Making more stringent
| the regulation OF bakeries. and placing their
inspection in the province OF the state inspector
| of workshops and factories and his deputy dis
| trict inspectors; requiring proprietors of work.
shops where emery wheels are used to protect
such wheels by blowers, in order to save the
| health OF the operator; requiring skinned"
| cheese TO contain at least 20 per cent of butter
fats, instead OF 10 per cont as at present; ap-
propriating S3,400,000 for the support of the
common schools and 81 00) to pay principal
and interest on the funded debt OF the state.
| The bill making Saturday afternoon u half
| holiday all over the state failed to- pass
Columbus Feb. 2a-SENATE-Billsp passed:
| Providing that in all churches, public halls and
other buildings used for public assemblies
efficient fire es apes must be provided on each
| floor of the building. This does not apply to
workshops and factories, which are already
covered by similar bill; raising the salary
of the sheriff and clerk of Cuyahoga county.
HoUsE-The defeat of the Swain ripper bill
for Cincinnati was finally accomplished in the
house, although there is still u chance OF its
reconsideration. The house refused to accede
to the request OF the senate to return the bill
to that body, where II might be passed as II
originally Jassed the house.
Bills .troduced Providing for the re-
cording of all mortgages given within " days;
authorizing Cleveland to issue 81, 100000 in
bones to improve CuyahoRa river and wharfs:
providing for municipal ownership and opera
tion OF street railways; reducing the penalty
on Delinquent taxes from 10 Per cent to per
cent and extending time Of redemption to
three years; limiting rate OF interest on chat
tel loans to per cent per month.
Columbus March l.-SENATE-The time OF
tire senate was occupied in discussing the Val
entine two-cent fare bill After an all-day
discussion n motion to adjourn prevailed and
this laid the bill and all its amendments on the
table. It will probably remain there.
The bill requiring proprietors Of factories tc
keep efficient fire extinguishers each floor
of such factory, passed the senate and is now
law. 1t was 80 amended us to take final juris.
diction in cases OF violation from justice,
| courts.
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