Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-03-23
LEGISLATURE
Proceedings the SOlOns
at Columbus.

Columbus, o., March 1o.-lhe sen.
ate on Wednesday passed the Jones
house bill providing for municipal To-
cal option by petition instead of by
election. The house passed the Bron-
son primary election bill and the first
general appropriation bill after spir-
tied fight on the university appropria-
ton, during which the controversy
between the several state universities
was threshed ont on the house floor.
The bill as passed contains an
amendment inserted by the senate
which makes it an offense to bribe,
boycott or intimidate anyone to sign
petition, or to remove or threaten to
discharge any employe to secure or to
prevent a signature to petition.
The general appropriation bill for
the last three quarters of 1906 and the
first quarter of 1907 was a special or
der in the house for the after
noon. Only one amendment,
which carried an appropriation of $780,
900 for a girls dormitory at Ohio
State university, was adopted. The
bill, as finally passed, with this one
amendment, appropriates s5.095.2SO.
Columbus, O., March 16.-The SEN
ate on Thursday passed the Wilson
county salary bill in substantially the
same form as to its salary features
as it passed the house. The princi-
pal changes made were to increase the
maximum of salaries from $4,000 to
$4,000, eliminate the 10 per cent. Of
excess fees allowed probate judges,
clerks, sheriffs and recorders, and
providing that the bill shall take eff
feet on January 1, 1907, without quail
fication.
The senate reconsidered and passed
the Roberts house bill which prohibits
liquors being sold in or about dance
halls or skating Kinks.
The feature in the house was the
passage of the Kealy bill repeating the
Dana law which prevents the same
name appearing more than once on
ballot. Iss,pe'
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the Jones bill provid-
ing for local option by petition in
stead of election.
Columbus, O., March 1.-THE house
on Friday passed the Hafner bill, Civ
ing the Drake investigating committee
the power it has wanted to punish wit
nesses in contempt. The bill passed
aS it came from the senate with the
exception of few minor amendments.
The house by a vote of 76 to Is
passed the Yost resolution to adjourn
April 2. There was considerable argu-
ment about the resolution. The fol-
lowing senate bills were passed: Pro-
viding that when a building associa-
ton is in process of liquidation, ac-
counts of minors, when less than 500,
may be paid directly to minor without
appointment of guardian; to place
names of candidates for board of edu-
cation on separate ballots in alpha
betical order, without party designa-
tion Of any kind.
Senate.-Bills passed: Making ap-
preparations for the support of the
common schools and the interest on
the irreducible debt; providing that
each county agricultural society shall
draw from the state S31.25 for each
farmers institute held, not exceeding
four; requiring notice of application
for pardon to be served on the trial
judge.
Columbus, O., March 2o.-Forty new
bills and eight joint resolutions were
introduced in the house when it recon
vened Monday evening, notwithstand-
ing that body has adopted resolution
to adjourn two weeks hence.
The brief session was enlivened by a
discussion on the Frizzell bill provid-
ing for the repeal of the tax inquisitor
law.
The senate defeated bill granting
immunity to witnesses in Legislative
investigations when they may be in,
criminated by giving testimony.
Columbus, O., March 21.-The knei
of the fee system for the payment ol
county officers in Ohio was sounded
Tuesday when the house concurred In
the senate amendments to the Wilson
salary bill by vote of SS to 1.
The senate spent the afternoon con
'sidering the recess appointments o.
ex-Gov. Herrick, all but ~ of which
were confirmed. The appointment!
which failed of confirmation were:
Hy d. Davis, state fire marshal, fol
term ending May 1G, 1906.
William e. Kennedy, chief examiner
of steam engineers, April 80, 1908.
John X. Scudder, member stat'
board of medical registration and ex
animation, March IS, 1912.
John H. Morgan, inspector of work
shops and factories, April 2S, 1909.
Mark Slater, supervisor of public
printing, May 81, 1907.
A. I. Vorys, superintendent of insur
ance, June 2, 1908.
James G. Morris, commissioner o
railroads and telegraphs, Mar. IA, 1907
Theodore c. Laylin, d. d. White an,
John Courtright, members of board O
control Ohio agricultural experimen
station, February 25, 1908.
Demas P. Rowland, board of man
ayers Ohio pehitentiary, Mar. 81. 1917
George +. Tyler, trustee institution
for deaf and dumb.
The senate passed Schmidts ex
emption bill, relating to evidenc
given before the legislative investiga
ting committee at Cincinnati.
also passed the anti-hazing bill.