The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-02-03
The ONO Legislature.

IN the Senate, on the goth, several
petitions were presented asking for a
law legalizing ten per cent. interest.
"Reminiscences against the abolish
ment of the office of Commissioner of
Railroads and TeIegraphs we're pre-
sented from Warren and Fairfield
counties.
Mr.. Leete offered a resolution which
Was adopted, ~instructing the Com. on
Benevolent Institutions to enquire in
to the expectancy of aba. doning the
Asylum for Idiots ard converting the
building Into an Asylum for Inehri-
ates.
Mr.. Cullen, of. Mercer, proposes to
introduced bill to prevent the consoI-
ldatIon of railroad companies.
MIR. Dangler introduced a bill in the
senate to prevent any gentlemen from
holding the office of director of. any
railroad IN the State, unless he has
been an actual resident OF the State at
least n year before the election. and
OF one OF the counties through which
the road runs. 1t also provides that
dividends shall be declared and paidin
cash.
In the House. twenty petitions in
reference to legislation of ten per cent.
interest, were presented. Nineteen
were in favor of the passage of such a
law, n one, signed by six persons.
opposed. .-N|N
n bill passed the Senate on the 27th
permitting a married man to hold a
homestead worth 81, 900 free of execu-
ton, and if he possesses no homestead
to hold personal property to the value
OF SHOO. The vote stood q yeas to .
nays.
A bill was introduced in the House
to compel foreign railroad nora
tions to file with the Auditor'of State
a statement in regard to their solven.
cy before they can purchase or lease
any road operated under the laws of
Ohio.
The Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum
matter was up in the House again.
The vote taken seemed to indicate
that the majority was in favor of re-
building on the present site, although
it was not a decisive vote.
The Clerk of the House sent a mes
sage to the Senate, on tho 2Sth, which
said h a sixty new bills have been in
PRODUCED in the lower House.
House joint resolution instructing
the Trustees of the Central Ohio Luz
matte Asylum to proceed to advertise
for bids and make contracts for re-
building the institution on its pres
ent site, was adopted by a vote of 60
to 80. p - -r
a bill passed the House Iengthen-
ing the term of the office of cit : mar
shals IN cities of the first class FROM
one to two years. G .s-.--
A resolution was offered in the
House rendering the use Of the hall 10
Lucy Stone for a free lecture. 1t
caused considerable discussion, but
the House finally refused to adopt the
resolution by a vote OF SO yeas to 30
nays, the resolution having failed to
receive the twO-thirds vote.
The Senate met but adjourned until
Monday morning, without transact
ing any business except confirming
the appointment of DIR. John Davis
a. member of the State Board of Char
lilies.
The bill TO prevent County Com
mlssloners making any puulic i'm
prOvement costing more than SI5 GOD.
without submitting the quesIIouEIo
n people. was passed In the House.
L the II juse, on the Ist inst, sew
Z a petiII, Us were presented, one ot
which demonstrated against the abul-
lshment of Railroad Commissioner
House bill was passed to remove
the Duhme robber from The PenIten-
tIary to Cincinnati for sentence.