Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-22
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of the Ohic
General Assembly.

Proceedings of both Branches of the Ohio
General Assembly.
Columbus, Jan. i9-SENArE- Bills intro
duced Authorizing the governor to appoint n
commission OF three to make q typographical
urveY of the state, the commission to serve
without pay, but S2b, ,00) is appropriated for ex-
penses-total cost of survey to be 5000 900; for
biding school directors TO appoint ns teachers
relatives within fourth degree OF consanguini-
ty; authorizing county auditors to correct mis-
takes in school leviesi permitting city councils
to prohibit or license the sale of cignrettes re-
quiring securities for costs in all attachment
proceedings; giving circuit courts fixed juris-
diction in cases involving g 500 and less, unless
constitutional questions are involved, or titles
to real estate; allowing decisions OF common
pleas judges in chambers to be vacated or re-
versed on error; prohibiting horses or teams
on bicycle paths; advancing on docket personal
injury damage cases, when the injured one or
heirs of deceased are dependent on daily salary.
HOUSE An attempt was made by the Hanna
members of the house to reorganize that body.
A resolution was introduced by Mr. Ashford
doing away with the services OF eight porters.
1t was well understood that IL that resolution
had carried the next move would have been to
do away with the speaker and the anti Hanna
organization of the house. The resolution WINS
tabled by vote of 5s to Al. The usual appro-
priation bill, appropriating $50 600 for the con-
tingent expenses OF the house, was passed. Mr..
Ross offered re, olution providing for the
necessary action by the general assembly TO
submit to the popular vote an amendment TO
the constitution, taxing the franchises of cor
porations. Mr.. Ross states that in the event
that this step is taken. about 5000 900 will
be added to the tax duplicate OF the state.
Bills introduced: To relieve the sureties of
Jacob N. Yoder. treasurer of Columbiana vii
lage, who was 81 200 short on account of n bank
failure: to fund the irreducible debt of tie
state, amounting to s46oU, 900, by issuing per
cent bonds and distributing the money to the
counties; increasing the salary OF the state
commissioner of common schools from 81 900
20 sS,OUO; to repeal the act granting suffrage on
school questions to women extending the
charter of the Lutheran church to all parts OF
the United States TO distribute the poor fund
share OF the Dow tax to townships instead of
to counties; to prohibit hanging straps or
similar devices in street cars
Columbus, Jan. 20,-SENATE-BillS intro
duced Requiring street and number to be
given in description OF property sold by sher-
iffs; prohibiting the granting of more than one
new trial OF n case on the weight of the evil
dence against the same party in the same case.
also forbidding judge to penali2e litignnt
by granting new trial II judgment is not re-
duced; requiring notification by service and
not by publication Of defendants in attach
ment cases before justices of peace when de-
PENDANTS reside in the state; making certain
changes in the congressional districts of the
state. Bills passed: Removing the protec-
tion of the game laws from rabbits
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Requiring county
commissioners to purchase supplies by COM
petitive bidding every six months upon csti-
mates furnished by county officials; requiring
school children to attend nearest school, pro-
viding they live within ~ miles, and are resi-
dents OF the county; providing for erecting an
addition TO The state house; providing penal
ties for failure to erect safeguards around
dangerous machines; requiring all persons or
banking rOfnnnnipS receiving mn frpn
counties, cities or villages to give n sufficient
bond; reducing by one-half the per capita tax
on dogs; reducing the rate of legal advertising
from 81 to 30 cents; furnishing incest rape
under the age of consent by emasculation:
making compensation OF judges and clerks OF
election S3 per day. and regulating duties
The house passed the bill making 1t n mis-
demeanor. Unable from $50 to $500, for failure
to provide means of exit and safety devices II
case Of fire or other disaster, when ordered by
the state inspector, in public halls, theaters,
churches, schools, colleges, hospitals, inflrm-
aries, childrens homes, medical institutions,
etc.
Columbus, Jan 2L-SENATE-Senator Bro
vein, of Auglaize county, introduced bill
to abolish capital punishment. 1t provides for
solitary confinement for life for first degree
murder The senate adopted resolution to
investigate trusts committee Of five sena-
tors will conduct the investigation.
HousE.-Representative Taylor introduced
bill giving counties and cities the right to use
a certain kind of election machinery for voting.
The machines must have levers for voting
straight tickets, and levers for voting n mixed
ticket Room must be provided for seven
tickets Registers must be provided, so that
when the polls close the judges can open the
machine and find the result No tickets are
used. Counties and cities are given authority
tc buy as many machines desired Mr., Piper
introduced several bills. one of which was TO
levy tax Of 10 cents per day upon all aliens
over 81 years of age given employment in any
capacity, their employers to keep the amount
out OF their pay and turn IL over TO the county.
Columbus. Jan. %. - SENATE - The senate
trust investigating committee was appointed
to-day. Senator Valentine is chairman. and
the other members are Cohen, Shepherd, Sull-
van and Wightman, Bills introduced: To do
away with the poison label on proprietary
medicines; repeating the resident trustee bill,
which forbids the resident of a county being
made the trustee Of any institution located in
his county.
HcUsE-The bill to abolish the waterworks
commission of Cincinnati was passed. Bills
introduced: To pension j. T. Guthrie, OF Lees
burg, at ;6per month, for helping resist Nor
gan's raid; to make the bakery inspection law
general; TO give mining and quarrying compa-
nies the right 10 appropriate private property
for railroad purposes.
The Rise In the Ohio.