Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-04-13
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of Roth Branches of tho
General Assembly.

on April 16.
Bills passed: Authorizing the COM
missioners of Lake county to con-
struct levees to protect roads; au-
thorizing a $4,000 bond issue by the
commissioners of Cuynhoga county,
to meet existing deficiencies; fixing
the rank of the adiutant general as
brigadier general; providing for tax
alton of forfeited land at new decen-
nial valuation; to authorize natural
gas, petroleum and waterworks COM
panies to condemn lands for pur-
chase; to authorize the killing of any
dog which worries sheep or cattle;
to increase from $4,000 to $1,000 the
salary of judge of the Ohio supreme
court; authorizing the stockholders
of any company to stipulate the
amount of dividends to be paid upon
preferred stock; to restrict the juris-
diction of Justices of peace in attach
ment cases to the township where one
of the parties to the suit resides or
where the property is located; to allow
extra compensation OF SIS per day to
common pleas judges for expenses
when serving in an official capacity
outside their own sub-districts; to in
crease to 16 years the age at which a
girl may be sent to the girls industrial
school, and to is when female pris-
oner may be removed from the peni-
tentiary to the school,; to prevent the
spread of hog cholera and other con-
tagious diseases among swine, and to
require certain precautions against
such diseases: to require the giving of
physical culture in the public schools
of the state; amending the libel law
SO as to allow corrections of ibelous
publications through mistake of fact,
and the pleading of the retraction in
rebuttal of presumed malice; making
appropriations for the last three quar-
ters of the present fiscal year and the
first quarter of the next fiscal year;
providing for the appointment of
commission to investigate the question
of abolishing contract prison labor
and to report to the next general
assembly.
House.-Most of the session was
consumed in consideration of the
Painter primary election bill, which
was finally postponed until next We'd
nesday.
The house refused to concur in the
senate amendments to the Griffin bill
appropriating S1,000,000 for the To-
ledo centennial. The amendments re-
duced the amount to S750,000, and leg
islated out the present board of COM
missioners, making the number elev-
en- instead of 21. The question will
now go to conference committee.
House joint resolution by Mr..
Swain asking congress to provide for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people was los
by n vote of 81 yeas to 25 nays.
Bills passed: To exempt insurance
companies from maintaining 2 per
cent. reserve on business done out
side of Ohio; to prevent the combina-
ton of insurance companies or agents
to control premiums; authorizing Ak
ron to purchase waterworks; reliev-
ing F. X. Hawkins, treasurer Elk Run
board of education, Columbiana
county, from payment of $3.50 lost by
failure of bank; providing for pay
ment of S2,400 to Wood county resi-
dents whose lands were overflowed
by reason of obstruction in stream
rising in Henry county; repeating an
act authorizing Gallon to issue $780,
600 in bonds to secure manufacturing
establishments repeating an act Gre
ating n city depository for Gallon;
to authorize the appointment of an
official stenographer for Carroll
county at salary of $500; fixing sal
ary of commissioners of Belmont
county at $1,000 each; fixing ca7npen-
sation of Morrow county officers as
follows: Auditor $1,000, treasurer
$1,000, probate judge $1,400, clerk ST.
$50, sheriff $1,400, recorder $700, pros
| ecutor $500, commissioner 5000, in.
1irmary directors 500.
Columbus, April 6.-Senate.-The
senate reconsidered the vote by which
the general appropriation bill was
| passed, to enable an amendment to be
incorporated making provision for the
replacing of the recently burned
buildings at the Ohio penitentiary
| The appropriation for construction
| purposes at that institution was in
creased from $13,5O0 to $4,000, and
the bill was then re-passed.
Bills passed: Authorizing insurance
| and trust companies to do business in
this state which insure the lives OF
| persons and advance the money on
the policy at the time it is taken out
the repayment of the money being Sc
CuIcu ny lioltSdSc oi uhC property Vi
the insured, which, however, is to be
cancelled at death of insured.
The municipal code bill was made q
special order for next Tuesday.
senate committee reported favor
ably on the house bill making eight
hours days work on public con
tracts.
House.-Chairman McKInnon, of tn,
house finance committee, introduced
the second appropriation bill, cover.
ing the last three quarters of tho
year ending November 16, 1901, and
the first quarter of 1902. The bill car
ries total of $4,S5V, 1888. and does not
differ materially in details anG
amounts appropriated to the severa
departments from the first bill max
ing appropriations for the current
year. Taking the two appropriation
bills, the deficiency, partial and Other
expenditures provided for in separate
bills, and the total expenditures fol
| fhe two years foot uD about $40 100