Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-02-23
LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the SOlOnS.
at Columbus.

yesterday defeated the bill by Mr.. Bas
sett, of Lucas county, to extend the
suffrage of woman in school affairs.
and passed the bill by Mr.. Harper, OF
Summit, to prevent hazing in educa--
tional institutions.
The house adopted a Joint resolution
congratulating Nicholas Longwortha
and Miss Alice Roosevelt on their ap-
preaching marriage. This is the first.
time that official notice has ever been
taken by the Ohio legislature of we'd
ding. Mr.. Longworth served one term
in the Ohio house and two terms In the
senate.
The senate proceedings were devoid
of any special feature. The resolution
calling upon the auditor, secretary Of
state and attorney general to report.
the various forms of compensation.
they receive was adopted without a.
dissenting vote.
Columbus, O., Feb. 16.-Features of
Thursdays proceedings of the general
assembly were the defeat in the house,
of the Adler bill repeating the law for
bidding Sunday amusements, the de-
feat in the senate of the Howe bill
providing for the quadrennial assess
ment of real estate, measure favored
by Mayor Johnson, of Cleveland, and a
controversy in the same body over the
joint resolution adopted by the house
congratulating Nicholas Longworths
and Alice Roosevelt on their approach
ing marriage.
The house passed the bill by Mr. Rob-
erts, of Cleveland, defeated last week..
but reconsidered and amended so as to-
provide that public dances must be
licensed by mayors of cities and vii
lagos and prohibiting the sale of in
toxicating liquors in the building
wherein the dance Is being held, or in
any room connected by door or stair
way, during the entertainment. The
bill applies also to roller skating andl
similar amusements.
Columbus, O., Feb. 1.-THE senate,
yesterday adjourned to Monday at 5 p.
M, after Mr.. Heffner had introduced a
bill providing for local option in the
sale of liquor on Sunday. The bill
provides that If 8 per cent. of the vot-
ers in a district petition for an cleo
tion to decide the question of selling
liquor in the district on Sunday, the,
authorities are compelled to call an
election to decide the matter. The
house met, but there was no quorum
and adjournment was taken until Mon
day afternoon.
Columbus, o., Feb. 2o.-The senate
lined up with the house yesterday in
opposition to repeal or modification of
the Sunday laws of the state. The bill
introduced by Senator Hafner, of Gin
cinnati, making the closing of saloons
on Sunday optional with cities or viii
lagos was chloroformed by referring
it to the committee on temperance.
Mr.. Hafner wanted the bill referred
to the committee on elections, but Mr..
Atwell insisted that it should go to the
committee on temperance. Mr.. Hafner
declined to yield and his motion to,
refer to the committee on elections;
was put to vote and was defeated,
II to IS.
Save for the introduction of large.
number of bills, there was little of in
terest in the proceedings in the house.
Columbus, o., Feb. 21.-The house
on Tuesday passed the Conroy bill, fix
ing the salaries of county prosecutors
on basis of population, and then 1
| spent an hour and half in committee
of the whole, listening to arguments
for and against the Metzger street
railroad bill.
The discussion of the Metzger
street railway bill attracted large
number of visitors. An effort was .
made to exclude all but members of
the house from the floor, but there,
was an overwhelming sentiment in
favor Of giving the advocates and op-
ponents of the measure a full hearing.
The senate passed the Wood search
and seizure bill, the first of the Anti
Saloon league measures to become (.
law, adopted the O'Rourke resolution
requesting the Ohio representatives In;
congress to support the railway rate
legislation desired by President
Roosevelt, passed the Rose bills re-
ducing the salaries of circuit court and
common pleas judges, and indefinitely
postponed the house joint resolution
congratulating Nicholas Longwortha 4
upon his marriage.