Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
Summary of Proceedings in Both OF
Its Branches.

menus cOncurreu IN; auulng water
| companies to the list of public utili-
ties whose rates may be fixed by city
councils
The first fight upon the school
codes developed in the senate and
| Cincinnati triumphed over Cleveland,
the senate reconsidering the Stewart
resolution and referring it to the
committee on common schools. The
Stewart resolution requested the at
| torney general to give the senate an
opinion as to whether Article 9, Sec
ton 26 of the constitution author
ICES the Legislature to classify school
districts and to submit to the cleo
tors forms of government differing
as to the number of members of
school boards.
The fight of two years ago will be
revived this session by the street
railways to secure the right of emil
nent domain within cities. Last ses-
sion they succeeded in securing this
right outside municipalities. BY the
provisions of bill introduced by
Senator Heinlein, street railways are
given power to appropriate private
properties anywhere within city
where it is deemed by majority of
their stockholders necessary to avoid
dangerous curves or grades.
Columbus, Feb. 12.-The house
passed the following bills yesterday:
Making it mandatory upon county
commissioners to levy one mill tax
and to pay to county agricultural So
ciety the revenue arising therefrom
up to $1,000; appropriating $4,000 to
pay interest on bonds issued by the
state board of agriculture; increas-
ing the levy that may be made for
| township libraries from 1-10 to one
mill.
The school code fight took another
angle by the introduction of bill in
the house by Bassett, of Lucas, which
embodies all the features of the Har-
risonCarr school code except that
relating to the election of school
boards in cities. In this it follows
the Toledo plan, which is distinctive
in that it provides for nomination by
parties and provides against nomina-
tions by petition of 200 voters or
more. The bill will serve to compli-
cate matters, but will hardly meet
with such favor as to make 1t a dam
gerous rival to either of those al
ready introduced.
Other bills introduced: Providing
that the canal commission shall have
power to sell certain lands with stone
and timber thereon along the aban-
doned Walhonding canal without ad-
vertising the same; providing that
commissioners may contract with
the county recorder for transcribing
old and defaced records of plats and
fixing the compensation at not to eN-
ceed 60 cents for the first six lines
| and four cents for each additional
line; providing for better pay for the
teachers of the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home at Nenia, by giving
them $35 month for the first year,
$45 for the second year and $50 year
thereafter; making the rate of pas
senger tariff on all steam railroads
two cents per mile for all trips of
eight or more miles; providing that it
shall be unlawful for any state, dis
trict, county or municipal officer to
accept and use free pass, o. any re-
duced rate of fare on any common
carrier, punishable by fine of from
500 to $500:
Senate-Bills introduced: BY Sill
berberg, of Hamilton-a substitute
for his theatre bill, carrying in addi-
ton to the former provisions an eX-
ception of all halls with seating ca
! pacities of less than $50, permitting
electric lights to be used at exits
where they are controlled from the
box Office and upon an independent
circuit, also permitting the use Of
wire strands in the manufacture of
asbestos curtains for the purpose OF
strengthening the same; providing
that the superintendent of the Mans
field reformatory be given authority
to eXpend so per cent. of the earn
ings of inmates in enlarging and eX-
tending the industrial training
school; increasing the salaries of the
five superintendents of state free en-
ployment bureaus 5000 year each.
Columbus, Feb. 13.-The Legislature
held a brief session yesterday, but ac-
complished nothing beyond the sec
ond reading of bills. No new bills
were introduced and none passed.
Adjourned until Monday evening.
Columbus, Feb. Ex-senator Shu-
maker introduced good roads bill
yesterday placing all road improve
ments in the hands of the township
trustees, the county commissioners
and the state board of public works.
Other bills introduced were: Provid-
ing for the licensing of all persons
who act as adjusters or fire losses
and prohibiting corporations from
acting as adjusters; permitting coun-
ty agricultural societies to mortgage
their grounds to extend or pay pre-
existing debts, or to purchase addi-
tional grounds.
House-Bills introduced To pro-
hibit the use of trading stamps and
checks in connection with the sale of
merchandise; providing that woolen
shoddy and other goods placed on
sale must be tagged or labeled, in o
manner to Indicate the texture of the
same; authorizing the creation of a
state racing commission for light
harness horses and authorizing the
selling of pools on race tracks during
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