Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-04-30
THE LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF Both Branches of the Gem
ernl Assembly.


corps of engineers the Cleveland Grays; allow
ing villages TO lease electric light plants; ex-
empting the state homes OF the Masons Odd
Fellows and X OF z. from taxation; permitting
the use OF voting machines.
A bill was introduced appropriating 900
to improve the road from Wooster to the agri-
cultural experiment station.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Establishing q bat
TALON of engineers, so as to attach the Cleve-
land Grays to the q. NJ g.: providing that only
incorporated banks can be made county depos-
tories; providing that aged or inhrm deaf and
dumb persons in county inflrmares may, on
approval OF the state board OF charities, be sent
to homes provided for such inflrm aged deaf
and dumb persons; amending Australian bal
lot law so as to make it obligatory on election
offlcers to provide cloth screens or other OBJ
structions to the view at voting booths; au-
thorizing Toledo to have Bay View
park for centennial exposition pur-
poses, to issue bonds to improve Bay
View park and providing for n commission
of nine to superintend the improvements;
providing more severe penalty for attempting
to take q prisoner from jail for purpose of
lynching; making q felony OF any attempt at
| intercourse with child under 10 years; appro-
priating 100000 to pay interest on war bonds;
extending the time of the state canal commits
sion two years; changing time of school emu
meration to two weeks previous to the fourth
| Saturday OF May; providing that where no
other provision Is made for filling vacancies on
| political party tickets the county executive
committee shall fill vacancies.
! Columbus, April 22-SENATE-Bills passed:
Giving senate employees ten days extra pay;
allowing appeals from decisions of county COM
| mssioners in ditch matters; requiring the
| making OF foot paths on roadsdes In villages
and special school districts; permitting the
governor to discharge a militia officer on re-
port of n court of inquiry; giving agents
| of humane societies enlarged powers over
children; authorizing Sl.OOO,0O0 park bonds
| for Cleveland requiring condensations OF par
| ty platforms to be placed at topo party tickets
| on official ballot and voted for; authorizing
| Toledo to issue S15O,O0J bonds for centennial
| purposes; providing ten-year Imprisonment
| for attempt to break into a jail or attack an
| officer in order to seize prisoner to lynch him.
| HoUsE-Bills passed: Providing levy for
| library purposes in Akron providing for Civ
! ing the home and hospital in FIndlay l.sJO a
year of the dog tax; giving juries the option of
| saying whether first degree murderer shall
| be electrocuted or imprisoned for life Pardon
| ing power is operative only on proof of inno-
| cence beyond reasonable doubt, The penalty for
| second degree murder is fixed at not more than
| o. nor less than ten years imprisonment The
| bill is now law.
| Columbus, April 23-SENATE-Bills passed:
Appropriating S6 00) to First infantry, O. y. G.,
| for escort and police duty at G.. a. r. encamp-
ment in Cincinnati; authorizing establishment
| Of township high schools; reorganizing the
national guard, allowing two color sergeants,
| band and quartermaster's corps for each
| battalion, allowing battalion quartermaster
$3.50 per day, battalion adjutant pay of lieuteu-
/ ant, regimental quartermaSter pay Of captain
authorizing issue of 1850 600 in bonds for repair
Of Cleveland bridges; authorizing issue of $780,
| 900 in bonds for construction of Clevei and
| bridges; giving deputy state insurance super
| intendent $3.50 salary and fees OF s2j on each
| 100000 of bonds deposited by foreign insur-
| ance companies; giving prisoners In the Mans
| field reformatory portion OF their savings, to
| be paid their families allowing paroles on
| unanimous vote of managers and release by
| managers; allowing private parties TO expert
ment with electrical propulsion the Miami
| and Erie canal: amending the Adair liquor
| law so that notice to a saloon-keeper by wife
| that her husband is an habitual drunkard is
all that is necessary to prohibit sales Of liquor.
| HoUsE-Bills passed: Providing for more
| definite description Of real estate when adver-
| tised for sale under judicial proceedings: re-
| moving from contributing members OF military
| companies their exemption from jury duty;
| providing that proceedings to vacate judg
| ment must be commenced within four months;
| 10 prevent q rehearing of cases OF boys sent to
boys industrial school; authorizing villages to
contract for electric light; providing that sup
| plies for state institutions must be purchased
| on advertisement for BIDS requiring railway
companies to fill frogs with steel spring guards;
authorizing the governor to discharge a ma
| tional guard officer upon report of q court OF
| inquiry; revising and codifying the fish laws.
Columbus, April 25 5-SENATE-Mr. Sullivan
| ohS-ed q resolution, which was promptly
| adopted thanking the national guard OF the
state for their loyalty in responding so quickly
| to the call for volunteers.
The Toledo centennial commission bill under
which the commission might have spent half
| million If so disposed, was amended TO limit
| the expenditure to as, 900 and passed by the
| senate. The governor is to appoint member
from each congressional district, only II OF one
| party.
Bills passed: Authorizing use of book type
| writer's in copying public records; also q num-
| ber of local bills
HoUsE-The house committee appointed to
| investigate the charges OF bribery made by
various newspapers brought in report white
| washing every one 1t stated in effect that no
| proof had been shown Of the truth of the
| charges, but members had admitted that they
had been approached No effort was made to
censure the newspapers or newspaper writer's
making the charges.
Bills passed. Permitting regular dealers in
| intoxicants to carry on business during agri-
| cultural fairs, regardless OF the "two-mile
| limit" providing for the appointment by the
governor of a commission TO examine the mar
rage. divorce, insolvency laws, etc, of other
| states permitting the garnisheement of 10 per
| cent of debtors wages, to pay debts contracted
for neccssares; also variety of strictly local
measures.
Columbus, April 26-Both branches OF the
general assembly adjourned sine die at noon
| sented with gold watch by the members OF
| the house; Clerk Gerrish got handsome cary
| ing set and silver smoking set, and Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms Blenkner was presented
with diamond stud.
In the senate President Jones was given q
| gold watch, and President Cromley was given
| q silver water set. The usual resolutions OF
thanks were passed by both branches
| SENATE-Bills passed: Setting aside $4,000
| for the repair of levees in Franklin county;
| appropriating $40 for group picture OF the
| senator's; allowing deposits Of county funds in
| private banks; creating a special school dis
| trict in Marion county; forbldding employment
| on Sunday OF employees under II years old
| HOUSE Bills passed: Making it misde-
/ meanor, punisha BILE by from 10 to s25 fine, for
| persons refusing to turn to the right in meet
/ ing others on public roads; refunding to Cuya-
hoga county $500 paid under the direct in
i heritance act, declared unconstitutional; al
i lowing the deputy superintendent OF insurance
a salary of 'i,sOJ per annum, and permitting
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