The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-16
From the Ohio Statesman, iiarch D.
weekly Legislative Summary.

In Senate, on Tuesday, among the bills
introduced was one by Mr. Leeds to raise
a revenue protect sheep and confscate
dogs.
H j. R. 3S-Relative to converting the
White Sulphur Springs property into a
Home for orphans, was read and adopted
in Senate-yeas 19, nays 4-Messrs. Catch
Mckinney, Streator and Wade voting in
the negative.
This resolution requires the Joint select
committee appointed on the subject of the
Soldiers Orphans Home at Xenia, to in
vestgate the propriety of transferring the
girls from the Reform School for Girls to
the Reform School for Boys, or such other
disposition of said girls as the committee
may deem best, and the conversion for the
use and benefit of an Orphans Home, OF
the White Sulpur Springs property owned
by the State and occupied as a Reform
School for Girls, where there are suitable
and ample accommodations for at least 700
orphans, and where there are only about
fifteen girls in the Reform School
In the House, the bill providing that
islands in the Great Miami River may be
sold to persons who have improved them
at 81 so per acre, instead of 81 80 as pro-
vided by former law, was passed.
Mr. Parr, of Licking, introduced pre-
amble and resolution which were adopted
yeas 68, nays 2-as follows
WHEREAS, There is a manifest desire
for this General Assembly to do something
IN the way of Soldiers Orphans Home
| and there is abundane of room at White
Sulphur Springs,
ReSoZUed. To instruct the Joint commit
tee to which was referred the subject re.
| lating to the Xenia Soldiers Orphans
Home, to inquire into the propriety O.
using White Sulphur Springs for such
| Home.
The bill OF Mr. Peckinpaugh-To amend
section so of an act for the assessment anc
taxation of property in this State, and fol
levying taxes thereon according to its true
value IN money passed April 3, 1859 (5t
volume Statutes, l75, Swan and Critch
field, page 1859, was read the third time
This bill provides for the compensation
of Land Appraisers, SO 90 per day, anC
County Boards of Equalization, 81 90 PEI
day.
In Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Jamiso1
introduced bill to amend the law regu
lating the mode of administering assign
ments IN trust for the benefit of creditors
so that creditors whose claims are rejected
are required to bring suit within thirty
days. Mr. Jamison also introduced a bill
cutting down the salary of the Railroad
Commissioner to $4,000 per annum, instead
of $4,000, now allowed by law.
Mr.. Hibbs introduced a bill to amenC
section seven of the act authorizing Coun
ty Commissioners to purchase land for tn,
use of Court houses, Jails and County In
irmaries, and to erect buildings thereon
ETC., so as to enable County Commission
ers, in advertising for bids for the con
struction Of bridges, after describing tn
length and width thereof, length of spans
and what is required as to strength an,
durability, to leave open to the competi
ton of bidders, the plans and specifca
tions for the building of the same, wheth
er Of wood or iron, or under patent or 9th
erwise.
In House, the bill to reduce the fees
County officers in Hamilton county, wa
debated at great length. 1t subsequent
passed, excepting from its provisions a
, the old officers and the Clerk elected las
| fall