Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-30
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Both Branches of tho
General Assembly.

and friends of the late John A. Bing-
him, of Cadiz, was adopted.
A resolution providing that the sem
ate set apart Tuesday and Thursday
evenings of each week and sit rs a
committee of the whole to consider
the Harding municipal code bill, was
adopted.
Bills passed: Permitting the use of
set nets in fishing in the waters of st.
Mary's reservoir between September !
and May 1; authorizing boards of ed
ucation in special or village school dis
tricts to increase levies from eight to
ten mills.
House.-After a lengthy debate the
house defeated the Mackenzie bill re-
quiring the submission to vote of
the people of all grants or renewal of
grants of street railway franchises.
The vote was 33 yeas to Sc nays.
The bill abandoning the Columbus
feeder to the Ohio canal, and the bill
prohibiting the sending of messenger
boys to bawdy houses were indefinite
ly postponed.
The Russell antitrust bill. intended
| to aid in enforcing the Valentine
| Stewart act, was taken up and consid-
cred at length. The bill requires Off
GERS and agents of trusts and combi-
nations to give testimony and produce
books and records by eliminating the
incriminating clause in the existing
law. The bill was finally defeated.
The Ross resolution, proposing the
submission of proposition to add the
referendum to the constitution was
indefinitely postponed hy vote of As
to "a.
The Griffin bill requiring hucksters
to make weekly reports to mayors was
lost.
| Columbus, March 22.-Senate.-The
senate committee on railroads and tel
| egraphs reported substitute for the
Merchant two-cent fare bill. 1t pro-
vides that mileage books shall be sold
at a two-cent rate, without rebate or
| limitation as to the time in which they
shall be used.
Bills introduced: Providing that 10
per cent. of the electors of any town.
ships in Ohio may propose plans for
the improvement of the public roads,
but before they are carried into effect
they must be approved by majority
vote of the people of the township;
appropriating $1,000 for the relief of
Nathaniel II. Skinner for heroic serv-
ices rendered in saving property of
the state along the Hooking canal dur
ing the Morgan raid.
Bills passed: Requiring that in at
tachment proceedings before justices
of the peace paper containing notice
of publication must be mailed TO the
defendant where his address is known;
requiring that persons whose wages
are attached for the necessaries of life
must also pay the costs of the attach
ment where they do not exceed 81;
| increasing from two to eight the num-
ber of challenges allowed the state in
criminal cases; providing that where
Ohio mutual insurance companies
want to do business in another state
they may increase their reserve fund
in per cent. to conform with the
laws of that state submitting to a
vote of all of the people of Columbus
proposition for an Issue of S350,000
in bonds for market house purposes;
providing that line fences shall be
maintained.
House.-A resolution expressing the
sorrow of the house because of the
death of Hon. John A. Bingham, of
Cadiz, O., was unanimously adopted.
Bills introduced: Authorizing Del
aware to issue $30,000 in bonds, to re-
build bridge destroyed by fire in De-
cember; extending the time for the
removal of the insane and epileptic
from county infirmaries to 1908; re-
quiring low water safety alarm appli-
ances on all stationary engines; pro-
viding that chattel mortgages shall be
filed with county recorders.
Mr.. Davis offered joint resolution
authorizing the governor to appoint
some one to represent the Ohio de-
partment of shops and factories at the
Paris exposition.
Bills passed: To allow all person:
two hours off dsty on election day
without regard to wishes of employer;
increasing from 10 to .15 of mill the
levy for Ohio State university; pro
viding that trustees may appoint su
perintendents of bitches in each town
ship having such Improvement; au
thorizing the state board of agricul
ture to issue 100000 in bonds fol
making improvements and erecting
buildings on the state fair grounds
appropriating $500 for the relief c.
John III. Karshner, corporal of Com
pany NJ. Fourth o. V. L., injured b,
the falling of hunks while encanpet
at the armory in Columbus; requiring
hucksters to report weekly to mayors
A night session was held at which
the following bills were passed: In
creasing salary of trustees of Perry
and Lexington townships, Stark coun
ty, to $500; requiring officials of Sum
nit county to pay from 25 to 30 pei
cent. of all fees collected into the
county treasury; fixing salary O
Crawford county officials, audito
s2,1oo, probate judge and clerk $1,so(
each, sheriff and treasurer $4,000 each
recorder $1,000, prosecutor 81 900, com
missioners $1,000, infirmary director!
$500; authorizing board of education
of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull county
special school district to levy q specia
tax of four mills for seven years; pro
viding two-mill levy for school pur
poses at Niles.
Columbus, March -Senate.-Th
senate met with eight senators pres
cnt and transacted routine business