The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-03-10
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
CoLUMBUs, March /.

4, COLUMBUS, March /.
A large number of new Dnis were intro
duced in the House on Saturday, with the
following objects:
To enable city authorities 10 regulate or
prohibit all theatrical exhibitions aud publ C
shows To authorize the construction OF q
branch rad to the Hamilton & Gregory's
Creek Turnpike Road Company. To re-
O ire township trustees to give notice of
annual elections. To authorize the building
of a new school house in ST. Paris, Cham
paIgn county. To compel turnpike COM
panies to keep their roads in repair or aban
don them. To prevent minors from pay
ing at billiards and other games of hhAnce.
To give mechanics lien when the con-
tract was made with an agent. And to
compel dentists to obtain diploma from
some dental association before practicing
for pay.
In the House this morning, q series Of
resolutions was offered by Mr.. Baker, ask
ing Congress to provide for a convention of
the several States to amend the Constitution
of the United States to rescind the suffrage
amendment just proposed, and ordered TO
be printed. A resolution was adopted, in
strucing the Attorney General and spe-
cial committee o5 five to investigate the
alleged wrongs done local shippers and pas
sengers by the Cincinnati dE Marietta Rail-
road Company. l-
Bills were introduced to enable shippers
and passengers to recover back, by civil ac-
tions, over charges made by express and
railroad companies on local freights and
| travel, and to enable County Commissioners
to aid agricultural societies in the purchase
of far grounds.
CoLUlBuS, March 2.
There was quite disturbance in the
House of Representatives yesterday aftsE-
noon. Mr. Wolf, of Hamilton, offered an
unimportant resolution, and for some breach
of the rules was called to order by the
| Speaker. Mr.. Wolf replied ''I am asmuch
in order as the Speaker is" Thereupon a
resolution censuring Mr., Wolf was offered
by Mr.. Buell., of Washington county. This
| resolution consumed nearly the entue after
noon session, and finally went on the table
by an adjournment.
Mr.. Hutcheson has introduced a bill in
the Senate providing for the construction Of
an iron fence around the State House Square
the repair of the sidewalks, and otherwise
improving the property of the Slate.
Bills passed the House Yesterday after
noon with the following objects:
House bill, to autho. re County Commis-
sloners to levy tax at their June sessions,
not to exec, d five mills on the dollar, to be
used in the construction and repair Of roads
| anu
House bill, to provide that the Clerk of
Common Pleas Courts shall summon wits
nesses in the annual examination of the ac-
counts of County Commissioners; and House
bill to authorize mining companies to in
COLUMBUS, Feb. 26.
: The communication of General G. G.
Walcutt, Warden of the Ohio Penitentiary,
: was sent to the General Assembly yester-
: day. The Warden states that the capacity
of the Penitentiary has always been, and is
now more than sufficient to accommodate
all the convicts of the State. The number
of conYists received at the Penitentiary if
2 also decreasing In 1866 the number OF
prisoners received was greaUer by two hum
5 dred and three than in 1868, aud the mum
. Der of convicts in the Penitentiary now Is
= more than thirty less than one year ago.
= Tie PenitenuaIy has within the last two
i ears Welded revenue of more than So,
r OUU to The S ate, but the Warden clAimi
that # two institutions are established, Will
/ The attendant expense of two sets Of otticSli
= each will be a heavy tax upon the peopl
q Indiana has two penitentaues; and the
y cost her SOC, 900 per year; New York ha.
II two, and they cost her $210;0JO per year
q Ohio has one, and il pays her revenue o
e several thousand dollars.
y House passed two bills. One authorize
?, administrators TO administer oaths to az
Is pIaisers, and the other authorizes admins
IS traitors aud executors to sell personal proI
IT erty upon order of Probate Courts.
l. A local bill aul hOrizing township
% levy q tax to pay bOu llies promised 10 20
d unteers to I'LL the draft quota during Ia
g. war, was killed in the Senate yesterday
10 The usual number petiIiOns were pre-
sented in the General Assembly this mOrI
re ing ,--
a. The Senate spent the greater part of yei
I'd terday in considering bill which passe
al the House several days ago, giving manr
featuring companies power to close up the
n business on q vote of twO-thirds Of Il
st. stockholders. later in the afternoon u
ce bill was postponed until the 10th Of Marc
I'd The House passed the bill to permi. Ooui
o. ty Commissioners to buy land and ere
IN county buildings thereon without suomi
a ting the question to vote OF the people
1t, An amendment adopted in the morning, e
a. empting Hamilton county from the etfec
81 of the bill, was reconsidered and defeat
ke in the afternoon. There is no limit to q
IS, amount.
ID The Senate was in session but she
!. time this forenoon, and Thea ad, ,Ourned q
he til Monday ct P. N.