Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-30

Dtate institutions OF those related by
blood or marriage to the trustees or
superintendent. The bill also applies
to the relatives of county commission
ers and superintendents ot county
children's homes.
Mr.. Ankeney submitted n substitute
for his inter-urban street railway bill.
The substitute permits inter-urban
railways to condemn the joint use of
city tracks to n central point in the
municipality; provides for standard
gauge, and prevents straw bids from
existing companies, by providing that
corporations now operating, if propos-
ing to carry passengers for less rate
of fare than they now charge shall
reduce the charges on all lines to the
level of their own bid.
Bills passed: Increasing by Is per
cent. the salaries of members of the
Cleveland fire department; creating an
additional election precinct in Nortl-
field township, Summit county; maxi
ing county auditors responsible for
proper service of ditch notices; in
creasing from $500 to $500 the amount
to be paid out of county funds to n.y.
ricultural societies.
Columbus, March 26.-Sennte.-Sen-
ate met at 4:3O and Immediately ad-
journed for want of quorum.
House.-Bills introduced: Reducing
to Is per cent. the maximum amount
to be paid tax inquisirors; compelling
foreign insurance companies to arbi-
trate differences with Ohio insurers in
this state, instead of ait headquarters;
requiring administrators and exec l.
tors TO make report to the probate
court of claims against estates; au-
thoriZing the governor to appoint
commission TO investigate the feasi-
bility of establishing state normal
schools; creating commissions to Sc
lect and cause publication of text
books for all public schools; requiring
wills be acknowledged before a notary
public; authorizing municipal coun-
ellis to provide by ordinance for clos
ing of all meat shops and groceries on
Sunday; providing for secret ballots
| in nominating conventions; making
expense of last sickness and funeral
charges lien on property; providing
for appointment of guardians to rep
resent insane persons in suits for di-
vorce; providing that all contracts by
county commissioners involving $500
shall be by competitive bids; provid-
ing penalty of $500 and six months
imprisonment for Misrepresentation
by agents of provisions of any life in
surance policy.
Columbus, March 27.-Senate.-Bills
passed: Placing the officials of Knox
county ON stated salaries; placing the
officials of Fulton county on stated
salaries; placing the officials of Mari
on county ON stated salaries; author
izing cities and villages 10 issue bonds
for garbage plants, upon approval by
vote of the people; preventing attor-
ncys from appearing before board of
managers of state reformatory in be-
half of parole of prisoners and provid-
ing that all cases must be. decided
upon their merits; adding electric
light to list of companies named in
general statute which may, condemn
and appropriate property without the
corporate limits for such purpose; to
authorize the sale of n canal basin in
the city of Massillon; fixing duties OF
assessors in collecting names and adj
dresses of soldiers in the Mexican war,
the war of the rebellion and the Span
ish-Amel-ican war; restricting the safe
of proprietary medicines by Others
than regular licensed pharmacists;
authorizing the erection of a new
court house in Xenia; authorizing
courts to suspend sentences where
persons have been convicted of misde-
meanors.
Bills introduced: Giving persons
first lien upon street railroad proper
ty for work performed, or material
furnished in construction of road; re-
enacting the mechanics lien law
emitting the provisions which render
ed the old law unconstitutional; linn
iting the jurisdiction of justices of the
peace in attachment cases to the town
ships i'm which the parties reside o,
the property is located; authorizing
fire insurance companies to place G
co-insurance clause in their policies
whereby the person insured agrees, in
case of total loss, to accept settlement
at a given per cent. less than the tota'
appraised value of the property de
stroyed.
House.-The house bill revising the
election machinery of the state, ant
providing that the governor appoint {
state commission of four persons
equally divided between the two lead
ing parties, was defeated by Il vote o.
12 yeas to 40 nays. The board to b,
appointed by the governor was to b,
clothed with power to appoint tn,
deputy supervisors of election in eacl
of the SS counties.
A resolution adopted requires fol
the remainder of the session, the ref
erence to the finance committee of al
bills creating expenditures or appro
priating money.
The committee on temperance wa;
relieved of further consideration o
the bill increasing to $500 the Dow
liquor tax, and it was referred to th,
committee on taxation.
The bill repeating the Dana law
which prohibits the placing of n name
under more than one ticket ON tn,
Australian ballot, was defeated.
Bills passed.-To prohibit the coun
terfeiting of labels, trademarks, etc
adopted by any union of laboring men
under penalty of 5000 fine; to author
ize county commissioners on the petit
zion nf five ranIt ahla fraah oldprc N