The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-09
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sixty-second General Assembly
FEBRUARY 29.--Senate-Bil were intro
| duced as fellows: Authorizing the County
| Commissioners to purchase toll roads, issue
bonds, and levy taxes to pay therefor; ;
amending the road laws SO that petitioners
for free turnpike may set aside the pro-
ceedings for construction; allowing a ma
! joritv of the trustees of town or village
incorporated for special purposes to transact
business; to authorize Cincinnati to issue
/ bonds for the alteration and repair of the
Cincinnati Hospital, and to pay the existing
debts thereof; to prohibit the depositing OF
bodies of persons who have died Of con-
tagious diseases in vaults, and prescribing
the style of burial case to be used in the case
of any body to be deposited in vault. Mr..
Haines, of Preble, offered resolution, which
was adopted, directing the Committee on
| Finance to inquire into the expediency of
changing the times for the payment of semi
annual taxes, in consequence of inconven-
fence to farmers. Hottse-Mr. Inman in
troduced bill to authorize the Commission
ers of Sandusky county and Trustees of
Sandusky township to repair county roads.
The call of the House showed thirty-f
members present.
sented from citizens of Columbiana, Wyan-
dot, and Madison counties, for the re-enact-
ment of the Adair law and other temperance
legislation. The bill to arbitrate the claims
of j. C. Aud, for work done on the Asylum
for Idiots, was discussed and laid over. A
number Of new bills Of local and unimpor-
tant nature was offered. 80. Housc-The bill
abolishing the Office of Commissioner of
Railways and Telegraphs was read third
time and postponed till Tuesday. The Dun
can bill, placing banks and other corpora
tions on the same footing as individuals,
wss passed. Several new bills of local
nature were offered.
MARCH 2.-tSnate- McCoy's House
bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Wayne county to issue bonds and borrow
money to pay existing Indebtedness of said
| county, was read three times under sus-
| pension of the rules, and passed. Mr..
Sehenck's Senate bill to authorize the
election of four additional Police Commits
sioners for the city of Cleveland, to reergan-
ize the police force of said city, and to con-
solidate the Board of Health with the Police
Department, was read the third time and
discussed at length, pending which the SEN
ate took a recess. House-Mr. Huberich's
House bill to change the functions of the
Toledo Board of Aldermen, SO as to make it
controlling power over the Common
Council of said city, was read the third
| time and passed. On motion of Mr.. Nc
Lain, the House went into Committee of
the Whole on the special order for the
/ hour, being the General Appropriation Bill,
Mr. Hitchcock in the chair, and after some
| time spent therein, rose and reported the
| bill back to the House, with the recommend
| alton that it pass as amended. On motion
of Mr.. McLain, the bill was laid on the table
| and ordered printed in. advance of other
matter. The House spent the whole after.
4 ~ Tod
| election case. Messrs. Dalzell; Rowland,
| Duncan, Stone and Oglevee made able argu-
ments for Woodbridge, the contestant, and
| Messrs. Leybarger, Meuser and Groom for
| the sitting member. Pending discussion the
House took recess until tomorrow.
MARCH S.-Senate-Mr Knox submitted
his report on Mr.. Ransom's Senate
bill to reorganize the common school system
| of the State of Ohio. The bill was tabled
and ordered printed, with pending amend
ments. The request OF the House for a
Committee of Conference on Mr.. Holloway's
penitentiary bill, was acceded TO, and Messrs.
/ Curtis, Rukenbrod, and Hudson were ap-
pointed such committee on behalf of the
/ Senate. The point of difference between
the houses is Senate amendment providing
for three Directors instead of five, as was
provided in the bill as it passed the House.
Mr.. Burns Senate bill to regulate the appro-
priations of money by City Councils, was
read the third time, and passed. The fol
lowing bills were also passed: To fix the
minimum width of private township roads
at sixteen feet; to protect the banks OF the
Ohio river by planting trees; to compel
Judges of Supreme Court to hold District
Courts; to fix the standard weight Of 9
bushel of onions at fifty pounds; to re
quire that complaints for seduction be
made within one year....,..... House
The contested election case of Timothy
| Woodbridge VS.. Joseph Barclay for seat in
the House of Representatives from Mahon-
ing county, was postponed, and the House
proceeded to the election of a Message
Clerk, and Mr.. Charles c. Wheeler, OF Nor.
Rowland, on leave, introduced bill to
give examiners appointed 10 examine C9unty
at4anJap asea nd h tss,impuv s of Witnesses as i
nssssad hS conrts Of ;nst;ce This bil was
introduced in view of the present troubles
in the Ottowa County Treasury, where de
Ialcatlon Is alleged 70 eAlst, anu wnele !ns
treasurer refuses 10 70 aio~ ahs oonntn an fnnds
not;nn @ hy Mr Howlans to susnend tht
rules that the bill might be read the second
and third times and considered i'm
mediately, ELECTED considerable discussion ae
Sa anu was Gas Gnay Dno;nteS oi' as Hons,
members of the COMMITTEES of Conference OF
the difference between the two houses on tn,
penitentiary bill, Messrs. Stone, Holloway
and Baker, OF Perry. MI. sherrlck,s hSus, \
Diil - prGv.GCe ~, ~. swsnaners was nassed
M Towland,s House hill. to authorize tn,
payment of examiners of reports of Count.
Commissioners three dollars per da,
for their services, and provlaing 10 10
tne paoltcasion p;asteaS N WontS1w ~ u and in oni nj
49, nna Honar of each county, nnless there ar
two papers published therein of two politica
parties, passed.
, Tunnel No. l, one thousand ieet long, o
the Marietta Pttsourg ana CieVeiano RAJ
, way, has been compieteo, -, N...,,
; a granuuaush'eI " r',S @ S.a
Greene is resiuent oi ioieuo' ono nas
her possession two relics, one OF which is a
, old style doubled sugar bowl owned orig
nally by General Greene's mOtner, anu tn