The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-13
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follows: Mr.. Nigh's House bill to authorize
the Commissioners of Lawrence county to
expend $4,000 for children's home with
out submitting the question to a vote; Mr..
Philson's Senate bill to authorize changing
of proposed lines and termini of railroadsin
Meigs county; Mr.. SWANS Senate bill pro-
viding that where a proposed turnpike is to
pass into or along the line OF two or more
counties, petitions for the same shall be sent
to the Commissioners of each couLty, and a
joint meeting of said Commissioners shall be
held to consider and agree upon the sub
ject; Mr.. Kents Senate bill compelling
millers to brand all barrels or sacks con-
tanning flour, with their full name; Mr.. Me-
Lain's House bill fixing the rate of State
taxes; Mr.. Rukenbrod's bill to prohibit the
circulation of obscene literature; Mr..
Haines' (of Carrol) Senate bill to amend the
bastardy act, so as to require the accused to
give a bond, with good and sufficient secur-
ity, to secure the support of the child; Mr..
Kerr's Senate bill to amend the
law for collecting delinquent taxes,
collect the tax for free turnpikes by civil
suits; Mr.. Bates Senate bill, to enable the
Trustees of the Cincinnati Hospital to issue
bonds for alterations and improvements......
Housc-Bills passed: Mr.. Eyler's House bill,
to authorize the levy of a special tax in
Green Township, Adams County, to make
good the deficiency in the township frauds;
Mr.. Johnston's Senate bill to repeal section
and to amend section 10 of the act regulat-
ing the mode of administering assignments
in trust for the benefit of creditors, passed
April 6, 1859; Mr.. Sherrick's House bill to
amend the road law SO as to reduce the COM
pensation allowed for working roads two
days in each year from $3 to $3.50; Mr..
pr1rx afah hill to- or ba frsI
ton of estates, after a long discussion. Mr..
Tryon's House bill to so amend the game
laws as to forbid the killing of quail until
November Is, 1877, and to remove all re-
strictionsre relative to wild geese, and extends
the notice system to uninclosed lands, but
not to do away with the restrictions as to the
character of the notice.
APRIL 5.-Sndte-The following bills
passed, and are laws: Mr.. Wiltsee's bill to
make it punishable, like embezzlement, for
Aldermen or Councilmen to vote for the IL
legal transfer of funds belonging to their
municipality Mr.. Zumstein's bill to author
ize the Commissioners of Hamilton and
Clermont counties to build bridge across
the Little Miami river; Mr.. Brooks bill to
authorize County Commissioners to purchase
or condemn lands for court-houses and
jails; Mr.. Barretts bill to make County
OOsuluioelOucIo a DooL0B W 4CSuidtC t4C
hauling of heavy bowlders on free turn
pike. A bill by Mr.. Brown, of Lucas, to
exempt the reserve fund Of life insurance
companies from taxation was debated long
time, and recess taken to nine a. m. to-
morrow..... .House-The following bills
were passed: Mr.. Ullery's House bill
amending the road laws so as to authorize
County Commissioners to build bridges
and culyerts along the line of free turnpike
roads at the time of their construction; Mr..
Entrekin's House bill bringing within con-
stitutional limits the act of last winter re-
ducing tolls on turnpike roads 25 per cent,
from the schedule of 1866. After various
amendments the Beatty fee bill, increasing
the compensation of county officers above
what was allowed in the law of last winter,
by giving them all the fees collected, while
reducing some of the fees as prescribed by
the old law, was passed by the following
vote Ayes-Baker of Perry, Barclay, Bar
rett, Beach, Blake, Bogardus, Breck, Brun-
ner, Carnahan, Carothers, Cleaver, Cole,
Converse, Cory, Dempcy, Douglas, Dow,
Edwards, Entrekin, Eylar, Faxon, Fehren-
batch, Fenton, Garwood, Grove, CUTLERY,
Haley, Hart, Hodge, Hostetter, Huberich,
InmaD, johnson, Kemp, Lybarger, Mccoy,
McLain, Meuser, Mesloh, Milikan, Monahan,
Money, Myers, Neal, Nichols, Norton, Phil.
ips, Raudabaugh, Sage, Scheble, Seifert,
Sellards, Sherrick, Sbultz, Sorter, Stone,
Stryker, Swain, Thompson, Tobecen, White,
Wiltsee, Speaker-62. Noes-Bard, Barnett,
Flaugher, Goebel, Bawley, Hitchcock,
Hoagland, Holloway, Rowland, Luccock,
Oglevee, Quinby, Rambo, Raudabaugh,
Richards, Skaats, Smith of Washington,
Tryon, Ullery, Wales, Watson, West, and
Williams-2S.
APRIL 6.-iSendte-The following nomina.
tions by the Governor were confirmed in
open session Messrs. A. D. Rodgers, George
w. Manypenny, George Mitchell, james
Buckingham, and Joseph K. Secor, to be
Trustees of the Columbus Hospital for the
Insane; Messrs. E. II. Moore, w. P. Rich
ardson, Wm. Waddle, Charles Cable and
Henry West, to be Trustees OF the Athens
Hospital for the Insane; and Messrs. James
Barnett, Jabez w. Fitch, George w. Steele,
s. s. Warner and Stephen III. Pitkin, to be
Trustees of the Cleveland Hospital for the
Insane. Mr.. McLain's House bill designed
to appropriate from the asylum fund So SOC
to build an additional work shop at the
penitentiary was passed, and is law. Mr..
Monahan's Senate bill to compel all judicial
and ministerial officers to enforce all the
provisions of the existing temperance laws
and to repeal the section of the act of 1854
which makes it unlawful to sell liquor to be
drank on the premises, was, on the recon-
mendation of the Committee on Temper.
ance, postponed until next January. The
House amendments to Mr.. Beatty's Senate
bill fixing the fees and salaries of county
officers were agreed to, and is now q law......
House--The Senate joint resolution provid
ing for an adjournment April II, till Decem
Der 6, 1877, was amended so as to read
"from Monday, April 10, till the first Tues
day in December" and SO passed. The
General Appropriation bill was brought up
and several amendments were proposed and
rejected, and finally, on motion of Mr.. Nc
Lain, message was sent to the Senate inform
ing that body of the disagreement by the
House in certain Senate amendments, and
requesting committee of conference or
hematters of difference. Bills were passed
Giving police power to railroad conductors
to authorize the commitment of children tc
Houses of Refuge in counties other thar
where the offense is committed; the Cincin
natl Hospital bill, to authorize the issue Of
$50,000 in bonds for the repair of the
hospital; to authorize the State t.
contract for the care of one hundred
and fifty children in the Toledo
House of Refuge at $3.50 per week; to au.
Jn0rlZe the incorporation Oh companies IOl
making abstracts Of titles; also, companies
for growing hedges; to appropriate Sc, 600 fol
lighting and ventilating the House of Repre-
sentatives; to prevent any one having thu
control of child under fourteen years O
age from allowing it to appear at any publ,
exhibition as gymnast, singer, or in othel
business detrimental to its moral or bodily
health, or dangerous to life or limb
Mr.. Williams House bill, TO preven
persons from engaging in the business O
compounding or selling drugs, after Janu
ary, 1877, who are not graduates of colleg,
of pharmacy, was postponed until mex
January. At feur o'clock the special orde
was taken up, it being Mr.. Burns Senate bill
in relation to municipal expenditures. AT
ter lively discussion, the bill was con
siderably amended and passed. Tn
bill restricts municipal Council
in the matter of expenditures.
APRIL Sendte---A message was receive,
| from the Governor withdrawing the nomi
nation Of John G. Stephenson to be Truste
of the Dayton Hospital for the Insane, an,
nominating in his stead Nathan Z. Wyman
of Shelby county. The message distinctl,
states that the nomination is not withdraw
for any possible reason that would reflect Oh
the character of Mr.. Stephenson. The ad
| iournment resolution, as amended by tn
House, was referred to the Committee OIL
| Finance. Mr.. Schenck offered resolution
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