The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-23
OHIO.



for local option law and the re-enactment
of the Adair law. Mr.. konahan, on leave,
offered resolution, directing the Committee
ON Temperance to report bill or bills to
regulate or prohibit the traffic in spir-
ituous or malt liquors. Mr.. Knox's SEN
ate bill creating a special school dis
trict in Somerset Township, Belmont
county, was passed. ...... HoatSe-Mr. Carson's
House bill, to authorize the creation of a
special school district in Franklin and
Dinsmore Townships, Shelby county, was
passed. Mr.. Warnock's Senate bill to pro-
tect buoys, lamps, lanterns, signal lights, or
other aids to navigation by providing
heavy penalties for destroying or injuring
the same was passed. The Committee
of Conference on the matters of
difference between the two Houses on the
penitentiary bill reported, recommending
that the Senate recede from its amendment
to the bill, and also recommending that the
House concur in an amendment fixing the
time for taking effect on the 10th inst Mr..
Converse made the point of order that the
report was out of order, in that the COM
mittees have exceeded their authority in
dealing with and recommending mat
ters foreign to the issue. The Chair,
Speaker Grosvenor, decided that the
point of order was well taken, from which
decision Mr.. Rowland took an appeal. The
question being, Shall the decision of the
Chair stand as the judgment of the House?".
Mr.. Rowland moved that the appeal lie on
the table until Tuesday next, which was
agreed to. Mr.. Meals House bill for the
relief Of suitors in the Supreme Court was
passed. The bill provides that in case of
writs of error where one of the parties have
died, their administrators may continue the
proceedings.
MARCH 13.-Sendte---A large number of
bills we're read the second time and referred
to the several committees. Petitions were
presented: From citizens of Morgan county,
for the representation of all legalized schools
of medicine in the proposed State Board of
Health; from citizens of Greene, Clinton,
Hancock and Ashland counties for amodif-
cation or repeal of the fee and salary law of
last winter. Bills were introduced: To
equalize the sentences Of penitentiary
convicts; to require at least one-haf
value in the lands interested in petitions
for the conversion of roads into free
turnpikes House-A call of the
House was demanded, and being taken,
showed ffty-four members present. A mo-
tion by Mr.. Norton TO adjourn ELECTED an
| interesting discussion concerning the au-
thority of the House to adjourn pending a
call, the Chair, Speaker pro tenn. Hodge,
hating between former decision of his
own on the same subject, in which he held
the affirmative, and subsequent decision
of Speaker Grosvenor in contravention
thereof. Finally, he decided the
competency of the House to ad-
journ, and the yeas and nays being taken
on the motion, resulted in the negative.
A communication was received from the
Auditor of State in regard to the Ottawa
| County Treasury complications, and indors-
ing the report of the special examiners
appointed by the Auditor to examine into
the condition of said Treasury. A great
number of petitions were presented
nance. The Senate bill by Mr.. Knox,
to provide for change of the
gauge of railway lines in Ohio was lost,
and afterward reconsidered and laid on the
| table. Mr.. Rowland offered a resolution to
! get the House out of the deadlock on the
pepitentiarY bill, by correcting the House
journal. LAID over under notice by Mr..
Converse to discuss. Mr.. Monahan's bill to
provide for a special election in Wellston,
jackson county, was passed. Several new
bills were introduced.
MARCH 14.-Senatc-M Knox's bill was
passed authorizing the Commissioners of the
several counties in this State, through which
the National road passed, to take under their
care and control so much of said road as lies
within the limits of such counties respec-
lively. The following also were passed
Senate bill by Mr.. Kent, providing that when
commercial paper falls due on the second OF
two succeeding holidays, it shall be payable
on the day following; Senate bill to author.
ize the Commissioners of Seneca county to
issue bonds and build jail; Senate bill pre-
scribing proceedings to vacate any order of
County Commissioners for free turnpike
| improvements. The penitentiary muddle
was finally solved by further correction
of the record as.to make it appear that none
| of the Senate amendments to the bill
had been concurred in by the
Hodse. A committee Of conference was
then ordered upon the whole of the amend
ments made by the Senate...... House-Mr.
Curtis Senate bill to make Governors
records admissible as evidence in courts was
passed. The House refused TO agree to the
Senate amendments to the resolution grant
ing the right of way through the grounds Of
the Soldiers Orphans Home to the Dayton
and Southeastern railroad, SO as to compel
the matter to be submitted to the General
Assembly next session. Mr.. Vests House
bill to compel County Auditors to charge
up taxes on all lands omitted from the du
plicate back to the last appraisement OIL
transfer, was passed. Mr.. Raudabaugh't
House bill to SO amend the game law as tc
allow the killing of deer from October 15 tC
December 1, of each year, instead of during
November only, was passed.
MARCH 15.-SenGte- report of the las
Conference Committee on the penitentiarJ
bill was agreed to. A message was received
from the Governor nominating the follow
ing gentlemen to be trustees of the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home: Ralph P. Buck
land, of Ssndusky county, for the term o
one year; w. s. Furay, of Franklin county
for the term of two years; ]. w. Reilley, o
Columbiana county, for the term of thre
years; Thomas Ewing, of Fairfield county
and Albert NJ. Stark, of Greene county, fo
the term of four years; Manning F. Force
of Hamilton county, and J. Warren Keifel
of Clarke county, for the term of fv
years. The nominations were referred t.
the Committee on o. s. and s. o. Home
Mr.. Whites House bill to establish Boar
of Public Works in Cincinnati, was passed
The bill abolishes the Water-works Board
the Park Board, the Sewer and Plattin
Commissions, and other municipal boards Q
Cincinnati, and vests their authority in th
new board. Mr.. Dechant's Senate bill t
regulate the manner of appointing Trustee
for the Children's Home in Warren count,
was passed. Mr.. Howland's House bill t
authorize persons appointed to examine int
Q the condition of county treasures to comp'
the attendance of witnesses, was passed
Mr.. Rukenbrod's Senate bill to re-establis
the Board of State Charities, was read th
third time and passed. Mr.. Knox's Senat
bill, to settle by arbitration the claim
e the contractor for the construction of Il
Asylum for the Blind, was passed. I'll
appointment of Thomas Q. Ashbur
to be member of the Suprem
Court Commission was concurred in......
r Rouse-The Conference Committee on ma
j. ters of difference between the two Hous
/ on the penitentiary bill reported compr
mise, each House to recede from certai
, amendments and concur in others, whiC
: was agreed to. Mr.. Hodges House bill
g reorganize the Cleveland Fire Department
}, having been read the third time some da,
% ago and referred to the author for amen
l. ment, was reported back. Mr.. Thresh
4 moved to amend by providing that no chi
= or assistant chief, or other officer now
g Office, shall be removed except for cause al
e after trial. Disagreed to. The bill was tht
passed. Mr.. Meals House bill to authori
the city of Hamilton to condemn and fill l
a portion of the canal basin in said city W
st passed. Mr.. Smith (of Washington Hou
T. bill to change the time Of holding court
1. Athens and Washington counties W
# passed. Mr.. Oglevee's House bill to a