The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-04-06

that his old opponent will subside, and re-
main in exile-in Siberia or Alaska-fer
the next nine months at least With the
appearance of Spring and sunshine, the
usual annual epidemic of spring fever may
be anticipated, and the prevalence Of this
disorder may have the happy effect of in
ducing the assembled Solons of the State
to agree upon an immediate adjournment
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
The doings and undoings of this double
headed body of legislators during the last
week, may or may not be of interest, but
such legislation as has really transpired,
the undersigned will endeavor to give you
a summary thereof
The following things have passed: In
the Senate: For the transfer of the prop
erty of the African Seminary of the NJ. E.
Church to Wilberforce University, both at
Xenla, and all belonging to the man and
brother" To amend the school law, so as
to require bond to be given for the proper
expenditure of money set apart for Teach
ers Institutes; To authorize Tuscarawas
county to appropriate certain moneys for
the building of new jail; To amend the
act regulating the standard weight of coal
per bushel, and providing that coal shall
be sold by weight, unless otherwise stipu
lated by contract To amend certain sec
tions of the Ohio Penitentiary law, dispen-
1 s;,r, ,,,;tb A. voa+roy apI y,ro,yidiDo, for
female guards, and increasing the salaries
| of Warden, assistant wardens and physl-
clans 5000 year, &C.; To amend the mu-
nieipai code, so as to authorize the issue
of b0nds by cities at eight instead of seven
per cent interest, and to amend ffty-six
other sections of the same To allow de-
PENDANTS to testify in actions brought by
executors and administrators To relieve
Judges of the Supreme Court from atten-
dance upon the District Courts during the
year 1870; To amend various sections Of
the criminal code. In the House: The
municipal code amendment increasing in
terest on corporation bonds from seven to
eight per cent; To, abolish the Office of
city treasurer in cities of less than $4,000
inhabitants, where the same are county
seats To authorize township trustees and
councils of incorporated villages to con-
tract for material for the construction Of
roads, streets, bridges, &c. without the
consent of the county commissioners; To
amend the school law, so that scholars
cannot be suspended or expelled unless
the parents are first informed Of the cause.
All the foregoing bills have passed both
Houses, and are presumed to be laws. A
few other bills passed during the week,
but all of IA local character and of no impor-
tance In the way of completed business,
therefore the week furnishes beggarly
account of insignificant labor. Joint res
olutions of respect to the memory of Ma
jor General Thomas were adopted in the
Senate on Tuesday and in the House on
Thursday, followed by the customary ad-
ljOurnments.
Among the failures of the week wera
the following propositions The, Ohio
University bill, indefinitely. postponed !;
The railroad consolidation bill failed to
pass The railroad bill, mentioned in my
last letter, in regard to speed and acci-
dents, failed to pass, after protracted
discussion in the Senate The bill to pre-
vent the spread of small pox, making 1t a
penal offense to send or receive into pub
lie schools, children who had not been vac
mated, was dropped in the Senate where
it originated; The Morgan raid bill. pro-
viding for the payment Of the claims OF
the loyal for damages growing out OF
that celebrated military expedition, was
again postponed, thus leaving the suffer
srs without redress or reward, save the
squirrel hunters diplomas awarded by
Governor Tod; The joint resolution rela-
tive to the judicial system of the State,
and proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution, was postponed to the second
legislative day oE the next session; The
act supplementary to the act for the pro-
lection of real estate was lost The bill tc
authorize counties to build railroads and
to lease and operate them, was postponed
till the second Monday of next January
The bill providing that water rents may
be collected as taxes, was indefinitely post
poned; The new bill to prevent the ole
practice of gaming, ditto The bill to pro
tect county commissioners from frauds BY
contractors in building and repairing
roads, likewise; The bill authorizing pur
, chasersaof a railroad to become an incor
porated company, was lost on its passage
and amoderate number of local bills wer,
, disposed of by being defeated.
8 Among the new projects introduced
! called bills ''for short, may be mentioned
5 the following An amendment to tn
? criminal code, allowing husband and wifi
to testify for and against each other, pro
/. vided they shall not be allowed to testit,
concerning any communication made iron
? one to the other, whether called to testif
3 during the existence of marriage or after
2 ward, unless such communication wa
Il made in the presence of some other per
}, son or persons By Mr.. Potts, an act
. repeal the act supplementary to the civ
code. and for the correction of clerical ell
rors in pleadings, all of which is vastl
= important, in his. opinion; and few Il
9 cal bills. fixing and arranging home intel
u ests of Individual members. '..--s .'.
Amonglocal matters introduced at tn
q late date-so late that twill require SON
hard labor to get it through lear
iS iS that Mr.. Johnson. Of Stark. has at last il
troduced bill to authorize the city
- Canton to borrow money for water work
s. 81 It will be a pleasure to your many reade
s2 to know that one of the Stark membe
has been heard from, since the adoption
60 the fifteenth amendment by two votes.
In the House, most of the busine
hours of Wednesday, Thursday and Fl
AT day were spent In altering, amending Gu