Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-12

nor and confirmed by two-thirds vote
of the senate Each member is to be
paid $4,000 per annum; to require in
terchange of communication on rival
telephone lines, so that subscribers
on one line may talk with subscribers
on another line; to require heaters
in vestibules in street cars for the
benefit of motormen: providing that
25 per cent. instead of 10 per cent. of
a mans salary may be attached for
necessities.
Bills passed: Providing that pres
ent law allowing owners of forfeited
land to escape penalties, shall not be
effective after October l, 1904; allow
ing members of the o. n. G.. 25 cents
per night for attending drills and
making them responsible financially
for loss of or damage to any arms or
equipment in their care; re-establish-
ing the department of examination
of stationary steam engineers abol-
ished through the decision of the SUI
preme court because of the unconsti-
tutiona,ity of the law.
The senate passed the Crafts sun
dry appropriation bill.
Columbus, Feb. 6.-The senate pass
ed two bills by Senator Austin yester-
day, one providing for the parole of
inmates of the boys industrial
school, the other giving the governor
discretionary power to order re-
movals from the school to the Mans
field reformatory upon recommen la
ton of the superintendent.
Senator Smith, of Tuscarawas, i'm
troduced two bills providing first that
children under 16 years shall not b.
employed upon dangerous machinery,
and providing penalty for employ
ers who fail to furnish blowers fUr
dust creating machines.
Senator Chapman, of Dayton, IN
troduced bill decreasing the state
board of veterinary examiners from
five to three members and increasing
their per diem from So to So. Fee for
examination of applicants is advanced
from SIS to $40 and increases the fee
to probate judges for certificates filed
! so cents. The bill declares it a VIOLA
ton for any one to treat an animal
for pay without having a state Ii
| cenSe.
The Moore bill to regulate state
banking was introduced in the senate,
providing state banking commission
to comprise the governor, auditor of
state and attorney general, with pow
! er to name state bank examiner at
$4,000 a year and deputies at salaries
to be fixed by the board. 1t greatly
enlarges the powers of state banks
and increases the authority of direc-
tors in determining on what securi-
ties investments may be made.
Not to exceed two examinations of
| ho,, l. ha do IN,
year. \ fee of $50 per annum on the
first 100000 capital is to be paid by
tie banks to create fund for eXaml-
nation expenses. For each additional
! 100000 of caDital SIS per anum must
be paid. Private banks are affected
by the measure. Trust companies are
included in the bill, which extends
their powers, so that they may serve
as administrators.
The house reconsidered the vote by
which the Bassett bill making jail
breaking a felony, was defeated. The
measure was referred to the commit
tee on prisons and prison reforms.
Columbus, Feb. 9.-Senator Stew
art, of Cuyahoga, believes that he
has discovered a way out of the COM
plications arising from the fight up
on the school codes. After a confer
ence Monday with Gov. Herrick he
offered a resolution providing that
the attorney general furnish an
opinion as to whether Article ., Sec
ton 26, of the constitution, author
ICES the Legislature to classify school
districts into city, village, township
and special school districts, also
whether to submit to the electors of
the several districts forms of school
government differing in respect to
the number of members of the school
board and their mode of election at
large or by ward.
Added interest was given the tenn
perance movement by the introduce
ton of second bill by Representa-
tive Brannock, providing for ward
local option by election. The first
bill made provision for ward local op-
ton by petition of so per cent. of the
registered voters of any ward. The
second bill provides for the holding
of a local option election in any ward
upon petition of 40 per cent. of the
voters, election to determine either
wet or dry.
Other house bills were: To extend
to natural gas companies all of the
inspection laws now applying to ar
tificial gas companies. 1t provides
that natural gas companies shall post
daily the percentage of air in the gas
and the airage at the end of the
} month. \ ratable deduction shall be
made on all bills; to pay Edward
Beverstock, to whom the dairy and
food department owes $230 for legal
!, services, but for which no appropria-
ton was made.
: To Give Attorney General More PoXye,