Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-03-04
OHIO LEGISLATURE

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dorsement of the Hamilton county
republican organization.
l'he house passed these bills: Pro-
viding that only persons able to read
and write the English language may
be employed as hostlors and flagmen
by railroads; limiting the load that
may be- hauled over an improved
rural road to $500 pounds, including
the weight of the wagon, unless the
tire is three inches or more in width;
requiring railways to fence farm
crossings; authorizing county COM
missioners to contract with county,
auditors for transcribing dcfaced rec-\
ords.
The house defeated these bills.
amending the law against corruption
in elections so that the offer of any
thing of value for n vote shall be an
offense, and adding Imprisonment of
from one to six months to the PEN
atty; abolishing life imprisonment
penalty for burglary of dwelling.
Senate-The senate passed the
emergency relief bill appropriating
$4,000 for use in equipping tenn,
porary chemical laboratory at the
Ohio State University to replace that.
destroyed by fire last week.
Columbus, Feb. 26.-The house
passed these bills yesterday: Au-
thorizing county commissioners to-
pay bounties on grounding scalps;,
requiring county recorders to en-
dorse fees charged on the record aS.
well as on the instruments recorded;
requiring mine operators to have
stretchers, medicines and appliances
for treating men who may be hurt in
mines, on hand at the mouths of the
mines.
Senate-Senator Houcl1 offered a
resolution aimed at changing the
manner of election of United States
senator's to the popular vote plan.
The resolution directs the general
assembly to make application to the
congress of the United States. under
Article of the federal constitution,
for the calling of q convention to pro-
pose an amendment to the federal
constitution to provide senatorial
elections by direct vote of the people
Senator Ricketts,, of Franklin
county, offered resolution authoriZ-
ing the submission to popular vote of
constitutional amendment providS
ing for the holding of state and counl
ty elections in the even years and
municipal and township elections in
odd years.
Columbus, Feb. 27.-Vigorous op-
position against the rushing through
of the Chapman bill to abolish spring
elections, on the senate calendar for
third reading, resulted in its being
postponed yesterday and made spe-
cial order for p. m. Tuesday.
The Harvey bill making the attor-
ney general the law director for all
state departments, and doing away
with the legal department of the
dairy and food commission was pass
ed. 1t was amended, however, to.
limit his engaging special counsel
only with the advice and consent of
the governor and state auditor.
Columbus. March With n view
to facilitating the adoption of con-
stitutional amendments Senator
Hypes offered a resolution yesterday
! providing that either branch of the
general assembly may propose
amendments to the constitution and
a three-fifths vote shall be necessary
to secure their adoption in either
house. Thereafter these proposed
amendments shall be printed for six
months preceding the next election
for senator's and representatives., IN
| one paper in each county in the state,
and where Il majority of the voteD6
voting thereon approve the amend
ments they shall become a part of
! the constitution.
At present it requires majority of
| the voters voting at the election at
which the proposed amendments are
submitted. This amendment shall be
voted upon in November, 1905.
The fight waged two years ago
against the bill requiring arc lights
to be placed at sailroad crossings by.
order of the council of any city will
be revived this session through the
Chapman bill introduced yesterday
providing that councils may order the
placing of such lights, but that the
globes thereof must be of ground,
frosted or alabaster glass. The rail-
road companies must stand the ex-
pense of such lighting.
House-Bills introduced: TS
amend Section 1876 of the revised
statutes relating to the detachment
of territory fro1 municipal corpor-
ations so that the county commits
sioners may with the consent of the
council of the municipality from
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portion of a village and make it vii
lage by itself; re-enacting sections 81
S21 c and 3.s2l ID, which were declared
unconstitutional by the sSIpreme
court. This decision deprived trust
companies of the right to act in a
tiduciary capacity. The proposed
amendment restores this right and
provides that courts of record may
appoint trust companies to act as eX--
ecutors, administrators, assignees,
guardian, receiver or trustees, pro-
vided such appointment as guardian.
shall apply to the estate only and not
to the person. Before trust comI
panies can act in fiduciary capacity
as provided by this bill they must
have a capitalization of $4,000; Civ
ing the board of penitentiary mana
gers power to parole habitual crim;-
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