The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-16

county to sell railroad bonds TO build
bridge, was passed. Mr.. Bates bill to regu-
late the burying of the dead was passed. The
second committee of conference on the peni-
tentiary bill reported their inability to
agree, and recommended the appointment
OF another committee, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Ransom's Cincinnati police bill was
taken up. The pending question was on Mr..
Monahan's amendment to submit the bill to
a vote of the people of Cincinnati. Messrs.
Dechant, Kerr, and Monahan advocated the
amendment, and Mr.. Ransom opposed it in
forcible speech. The amendment was lost
-16 to 10. Mr.. Swami, of Putnam, offered
an amendment, to apply the provisions of
the bill to the city of Columbus. After some
warm opposition, Mr.. Swami was instructed
-18 to Ito amend the bill as he proposed,
but objections were made to his reporting
back; and as to report Immediately would
require thes. uspension of the rules by a
two-third vote, that vote could not be OBJ
tanned, and the Seuate took a recess to ten
a. m. tomorrow. House--Mr. Oglevees' bill
to authorize the construction and repair of
levees along the National streams was
passed. The following additional bills were
passed: Mr.. Vests bill, to repeal the act
providing for the publication of thenumber
of horses and other stock returned for taxa
ton; Mr.. Skaats' bill to amend the munich
pal code, SO as to place cities and property
holders upon the same footing in the matter
of paying for street improvements; Mr..
Lights bill, to require Supervisors to re.
move, from the highways, dirt or gravel
which has accumulated during their term of
services; Mr.. Entrekin's bill to amend the
act for the maintenance of llegitimate chill
dren, so that when plaintiff fails to appear it
shall discharge defendant; Mr.. Radabaugh's
House bill to permit four persons to form
township organization, instead requiring
twenty, as now; Mr.. Breck's House bill to
authorize County Commissioners to purchase
or condemn lands for use of Court-houses
and jails. On motion of Mr.. Groom, the
special order was taken from the table, be-
ing the contested election case of Wood
bridge VS.. Barclay. The majority report was
adopted, by 63 to 80, thus sustaining Mr..
Barclay, the sitting member.
MARCH S.--Senate--The vote by which the
Cincinnati Police Bill was referred to Mr..
Swan as Select Committee, to amend so as
to include Columbus in its provisions was
reconsidered. Swans amendment was then
voted down. A lively discussion then en-
sued on the bill; and, on the vote being
taken, itwas passed by a vote of 10 to 16.....
HoEsc-Mr. Hitchcock's bill to authorize the
incorporation of the Grange of the Patrons
of Husbandry was passed. Mr.. Thompson's
House bill to appropriate six thousand dol
lars to pay expenses of a juvenile military
| company to attend the Centennial was post
poned. Consideration of the joint resolu-
tion for allowing the Trustees of the Sol
| diers' Orphans Home and the Directors of
| the Dayton and Southeastern Railroad Com
pany to negotiate for the, right of way
through the grounds of the institution, was
gone into, the committee having reported it
haaB xr,fh hour do III,
| ton excited much debate but was finally
adopted, 81 to 81. Mr.. Nichols House bill
| providing that mortgages or bills of sale of
personal property shall in all cities and vii
lages, in which the Office of County Re-
corder is kept, be deposited with such Re-
corder, was passed. A long debate was had
upon engrossing Mr.. Hitchcock's House bill
to enable the Governor to remove appointed
officials. The bill was ordered engrossed,
and set for third reading next Tuesday.
| MARCH 9.-Senute-The nominations by
the Governor of George E. Howe, B. W.
Chidlaw, and John Pugh, as Commissioners
of the Boys Reform School, was confirmed.
Mr.. .Johnson's Senate bill to abolish the
Office of State Gas Commissioner and to
provide for the appointment of local Gas
Inspectors, was passed. Mr.. Kessler's Senate
bill to provide for the Incorporation of In
clined Plane Railroad Companies was passed.
...... House-The following bills were passed
| Mr.. Warnock's Senate bill to make it a
Penitentiary offense to damage mill races,
head-gates or water weirs; Mr.. Burress' Sen
ate bill, to make one years imprisonment
the minimum punishment for forgery; Mr..
Bates Senate bill, to require that all new
| plats of land in Cincinnati shall be submitted
to the Plating Commission and the City
Engineer. The Senate bill, to compel road
supervisors and superintendent to Keep
roads clear of briars and weeds, was lost.
Mr.. Rukenbrod's bill to reorganize the
Soldiers Orphans Home was taken up.
Speeches opposing the passage of the bill
were made by Messrs. West, Norton, and
Converse, and in favor of the bill by Messrs.
Halloway and Dalzell, and the bill was
passed.
MARCH 10.--Sendte- following bills
were passed Mr.. Swans Senate bill to re-
peal the law forbidding the students of col.
leges from voting except at their homes; Mr..
Kleinschmidt's bill to authorize hotel COM
panies to issue preferred stock; Mr.. Mona
hans Senate bill to authorize the Commis.
sioners of Adams county to sell the old
court house building, and to levy taxes; Mr.,
Thompson's House bill to authorize township
trustees to sell discontinued burial grounds.
| The following bills have passed and are
laws: To authorize the levy of special
tax to repair turnpike road to authorize
| Township Trustees to construct culverts and
bridges where the cost of the same does not
exceed $50. Mr.. Stones House bill, to in.
crease the fees of witnesses, was indefinitely
postponed. A message was received from
the Governor, appointing ]. o. Ashburn, OF
Clermont, member of the Supreme Court
Commission, vice Whitman resigned. Re
| T. paI.
| 49,. Hotse-Bills were presented, to author
ize the Commissioners of Hamilton county
to construct tunnel under the Miami and
Erie canal, at Mitchell avenue, between
Avondale and Spring Grove avenue, and to
forbid the killing of wild pigeons while
nesting or roosting in the State. A resolu
ton was adopted granting the use of the
House, next Wednesday evening, to the
Rev. 4. B. Forbush, of Cleveland, to deliver
an address on compulsory education. Ar
effort was made to pass Mr.. Rukenbrod's bill
to fix the price of legal advertising, but was
again offered to the Committee on Printing
Mr.. Whites House bill to create Board
of Public Works for the city of Cincinnati
was read the third time and passed. Messrs
Dempey, Krimmel and Dow were appointed
members on the part of the House of the
fourth Committee of Conference on the pen
itentiary bill. MIR. Hawley's House bill cod
flying the laws for the relief of the poor
was taken up. The bill being important, il
was discussed at length and passed. Mr.
Norton moved to discharge the Penitentiary
Committee from the consideration of hi.
bill to revive Geghanism in the public insti
tutions of the State. The motion was decided
to be out of order. The Conference Com
mittee on the penitentiary bill reported tina
the Senate would recede from its amend
ment. changing the number of directors from
five to three. Without voting on the re
port, the House took recess to ten a. m
tomorrow.
A little boy at Logan, named Anthem
Bartalow, fourteen years of age, fell unde
car, and his feet were SO badly crushed q
to require amputation.
Caleb P. Marsh, witness in the Belkna
case, was former partner with Tyler Di
wilson & Co., of Cincinnati.
The jury in the case of Adm, the Clev'
land murderer, brought in verdict, afte
having been out about thirteen hours, {
/ murder in the first degree, and the prisons
, was sentenced to be hanged June %.