Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-03-12
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both branches of tho Cen.
ernl Assembiy.


all work In surveying required by county COM
missioncrs. and making 1t obligatory upon tho |
commissioners to employ such county survey
ors; reducing the salary OF officials OF Guern-
sey county. The senate passed the Jones bill
TO require coal to be weighed before screening
and it Is now n law.
Bills introduced; Placing street railroads
under control OF the state railroud commissions
allowing general exceptions from court $
ruling declaring depth OF seven feet to be
necessary for water to be regarded as nav
igable; requiring Insertions OF legal ADVERTISE
ments in papers OF opposite politics.
HoUsE-Bills Iassed Providing for the an
nual examination Of the books OF the board OF
education of Cleveland; transferring the con-
troll of joint sub-school district No o, composed
OF Wayne, Patterson and York townships In
Darke county to Wayne township school board
The following bills became laws: Authoriz-
ing the commissioners OF Cuyahoga county to
pave roads and streets with steel rails, stone or
brick: authorizing an issue OF S25,O0J in bonds
to provide Germantown, Montgomery county,
with o waterworks system.
Senator Foraker visited the state house and
addressed the senate and house OF representa-
tives During his speech in the house he took
occasion to praise the conduct Of the national
administration in regard to the Maine disaster
and said that the country's honor would be
upheld.
Columbus March 3-SENATE-Bills passed:
For the better protection of trainmen on steam
TalTOhuSs prOVlulnR 1Or Jne creation OF pO-
licemen's pension fund in all cities OF the state
where the tenure OF office is during good be-
| havior; granting protection on insurance pol
icies TO debtors, to the amount Of such policy
| that $3.50 can buy; allowing the sheriff of u
county to take prisoner to any county Jail in
the state IL the home Jail Is in danger OF being
| broken into by a mob; permitting women to
become notnries public-the bill Is now law.
Bills introduced: Providing penalties for
| employers who force retail clerks to work on
Sunday aboishing right OF appeal from COM
mon pleas courts; giving state insurance COM
missioner full power to approve the form OF
policies; making representation OF an insur-
| ance agent to prosperity policy holder bind
| ing on the company; authorizing incorpora-
tion OF joint stock companies to operate on the
mutual plan with but t25, 900 capital; giving
| the same property and debt exemptions to wo-
| men whose husbands are in insane asylums as
widows enjoy requiring duplicates OF common
pleas pleadings to be furnished opposite par
| ties in cases. Senator Williams introduced n
| bill affecting the organization OF accident and
| casualty insurance companies. They may be
| Incorporated by 10 or more persons to insure
| the guaranty of contracts other than insurance
| policies, indemnifying bankers, insuring steam
boilers, glass. etc. The bill II 1t becomes
| law, will settle dispute between accident and
| marine companies, as to which kind of COM
pany has the right to insure boilers on vessels.
The Sullivan bill amending the libel law
| passed the senate by bare majority.
| Senator Nichols introduced his state super
| visor of elections bill The board OF four is to
| meet in March and September, to draw $40
| day, and to exercise all the powers now in the
| hands OF the state supervisor.
HoUsE-The morning was spent In discussing
| the bill which proposed to submit to the vote
| Of the people Of Ottawa county n proposition to
| change the county seat from Port Clinton to
| Oak Harbor After several hours debate. the
| bill was indefinitely postponed, thus practically
| killing it. The house aSsented to the senate
amendments to Mr. Davis three labor bills
| which had passed the senate The amend
ments took final jurisdiction in cases OF in
fraction of the law from Justices courts, and
| such cases may be tried in any court of COM
| petent Jurisdiction.
Bills introduced: Amending compulsory edu-
| cation law by raising age to Is years, and re-
| quring school attendance for full term; re-
| ducing rate OF telegraph toll to Is cents for ten
words; providing that n person convicted OF
| bastardy shall be required to support the child.
Columbus. March 7.-SENATE-Senltor Will
| liams DILL providing that at least three OF the
incorporators Of company organized for
| profit must be residents of the state was passed.
Bills introduced: Authorizing an issue OF
| S5O.0O0 IN bonds 10 build new court house at
Port Clinton, Ottawa county; giving state pris-
on guards fees and per diem for taking pris-
oners to distant towns to testify in cases in
| court
HOUSE - Representative Ashford offered a
resolution providing for sine die adjournment
| on April lS The resolution went over.
Representative Wiley offered resolution,
declaring 1t to be the sense OF the house that
the action of officers of railroad companies in
appropriating sums OF money ranging from
5000 to $4,000 under the name OF salaries,
each year, while the trainmen and trackmen
labored in danger OF their lives ut pitiful pit
tances. is shameful maladminstration The
resolution went over.
Bills introduced Authorizing city, village.
township or town water companies to appro-
pirate lands, water rights easements for
purposes Of improving water supply; giving
probate judge authority to appoint guardians
for inmates of children's homes: providing
that towns which have bicycle restriction ordi-
nances must post same on public roads at en-
] frances to city, prohibiting employers from
| combining TO fix price OF labor, defining such
combination as conspiracy and punishable as
, felony; amending bribery law to pro-
vide that either bribe taker or giver may bt
| be compelled to testify.
ii Columbus March s.-SENATE-The senate
, iefeated the bill restricting municipalities
absolutely to the maximum tax levy; also the
bill requiring attorneys to take cases for indi-
, gent litigants on contingent fee
Bills introduced: Allowing improvement o
free roads under two mile assessment law
| permitting assessment companies to do paiC
up premium business under the condition thai
reserve Is created repeating the law exempt
ing from jury service contributing members o.
|
for vacation or reversal OF common pleas judg
ments to be begun in three months
ri Bills passed: Relieving the sureties OF Marion
, @. Crane, George L. Lingel and Christian
, , Kranes. treasurers of townships in Marion
county; making Cleveland u city school distric
i OF a separate class.
ol HoUsE-Bills passed: Authorizing an issu,
Of 100000 in bonds to construct sewer a
Cleveland insane asylum; directing township
officers to turn over TO medical societies th'
dead bodies OF paupers-this bill was defeatet
I last week, but was reconsidered and passed
authorizing an issue OF $3.50 900 in bonds TO erec
[ bridge over the Ohio river at Steubenville
{ placing municipal control OF electric ligh
q works under the slme laws as govern munich
n pal control OF gas plants; reorganizing the city
Q government OF Portsmouth; providing lev.
OF 5-l0 mill 10 support a charity hospital u
. | Youngstown.
Bills introduced: Authorizing commissioner
OF Pike county TO pay 80 lI9.04 for the relief o
: bondsmen OF George w. Legg, defaulLinI