Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-02-16
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches OF the
General Assembly.

trustees or waterWorKS ana electrlc
| light plants where operated by cities
and towns; to give wives right to
| adopt children of their husbands by
| former marriages; affording hotel
keepers further safeguards against
hotel beats, and allowing seizure of
| baggage.
a resolution providing for the ad-
| journment of general assembly from
Friday until Tuesday at 4:30 p. M, in
| order to allow members to attend the
Republican league banquet at Cincin-
natl Monday evening was adopted.
House.-The ladies of the w. G. T.
U. packed the galleries of the house
during to-day's session, and carefully
watched the proceedings. The inter
est of the ladies centered in the atti-
| tude of the statesmen toward the
| Clark municipal and ward local option
| bill. The bill was called up immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal.
| The author of the measure, Mr.. Clark,
of Franklin county, explained its pro-
visions.
After long debate the bill passed
the house by vote of so to 40. The
bill provides for local option elections
in wards and cities and was cham
| pioned by the Anti-Saloon league.
| Columbus, Feb. s.-Senate.-Th
Clark local option bill was messaged
over to the senate, but Lieut.. Gov.
Caldwell neglected to hand it down
for its first reading.
Bills passed: Carrying appropria-
tions amounting to $734,6OO for last
three quarters of fiscal year ending
November 16, 1900, and first quarter of
fiscal year ending February Is, 1901;
making appropriations for payment
of principal and interest on the pub
| lie funded debt, and interest on ire
ducible debt of state; appropriating
$4,000 for the deaf mute schools of
| Cleveland and Cincinnati; providing
that where a village is located in two
townships. the one having greater
population shall petition for annexa-
ton to a city; requiring street car
companies in Dayton to have conduc-
tors in charge of cars; providing for
an additional judge in district COM
| prised of counties of Trumbull, Ma
honing and Portage; allowing county
commissioners to widen public roads
| to full width of 100 feet; requiring
persons in charge of trust funds to
invest same under direction of pro-
bate court where they have remained
unclaimed for six months.
| House.-The members of the house
were not in good humor and indulg-
| ed in some 'recriminations and talk
| about towards. All of this resulted
over the discussion of an educational
proposition, the bill to establish sys-
tenn of state normal schools.
Mr.. Snyder, speaker pro tenn, arose
to a question of privilege, and, refer
ring to the insinuation of Mr.. Cole. of
Hancock, that he (Snyder), who failed
to vote on the local option bill, was
coward, declared that Mr.. Cole had
been regularly placed on the temper
ance committee, and begged to be eX-
cused from service. If there was cow
ardice, said Mr.. Snyder, it was exhib-
| tied by the man who begged off the
temperance committee.
The bill was finally rejected by
vote of SO to A.
Columbus, Feb. 9.-Senate.-Rills
passed: Requiring that property ua-
Intentionally omitted from personal
tax returns may be added without
the collection of the so per cent. pen
atty; appropriating $1,000 to relief of
Mrs. Jane Sleffel, of Columbus, whose
son died from exposure incident to
service in Ohio National guard; in
creasing from S35 to $50 the amount
now allowed for buri1l of INDECENT
soldiers.
The Clark local option bill was read
for the first time in the senate.
| House-Bills passed: Giving to
the police fund one-half the tax de-
rived from foreign insurance COM
panies in Youngstown and Akron.
Columbus, Feb. 13.-Senatc.-The
Clark local option bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee, and
the Cox ripper was reported by the
committee on municipal corporations
No. /, with the recommendation thai
it be passed. 1t will come up Thurs
day.
House.-A number of petitions and
memorials were presented, many of
which asked for the passage OF law
protecting quail and other useful
birds.
A resolution of coincidence was of-
fered on the death of Hon. Charls IS
| Wegly, n member of the Sixty-third
and SiXty-fourth general assemblies,
which was adopted.
A resolution memoralizing congress
| for the passage of a law PROHIBITING
the use of the American flag for adver-
tising purposes, went owe: under The
rules. A strenuous effort by the State
Liquor league to secure reconsider
alton of the Clark local option bill was
made, but Immediately after the order
of introduction of bills the speaker
entertained a motion to adjourn
which, although close, was declared
carried.
Suicided I'm an Undcrtaker's Shop.
Troy, Feb. 14.-Ed Eaton, aged 81, a
| fruit tree salesman, went to Thomp-
sons undertaking establishment at
midnight Monday night and asked
| permission to lie down and rest. A
| few hours later he was found dead,
having taken carbolic acid.
Burglars at Lancaster.
Lancaster, Feb. 14.-Bur0lars early
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