The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-30
OHIO.
sI.ty.second General Assembly


sIxfy-Second General Assembly
MARCH 21.-Snate-The following bill
was introduced by Mr.. Philson: to allow the
Michigan and Ohio railroad company to
change the southern terminus of the road
from Portsmouth to Gallipolis. A resolution
offered by Mr.. Kirton, to allow the Court
of Morgan county to sentence John F. Love
to the reform farm instead of to the peniten-
tiary, in case of his pleading guilty, was
adopted. A communication was presented
from the Governor of Wisconsin, advocat-
ing the prepriety Of getting up a consoli-
dated Centennial State Government Direc-
tory. Referred to the Centennial Commit
tee. .... Housc-On motion of Mr.. Thompson,
the vote by which the House indefinitely
postponed the bill to restore to municipal
corporations power to enact the McConnells-
vile ordinance, was reconsidered, and the
bill referred to Mr.. Richards as select
committee. Speaker Grosyenor laid before
the House the resolution of the Board of
Aldermen Of Cincinnati for the passage of
bill creating a sinking fund commission
for that city. Referred to the Hamilton
county delegation. A number of new bills
were introduced.
MARCH 22.-Scnatc- -Messrs. Kleinschmidt,
Bates and Kessler presented petitions of the
Board of Aldermen of Cincinnati, for Sink
ing Fund Commissioners. The General
| lAppropriation bill was reported back by
| Mr.. Knox, from the Finance Committee, with
! twenty-one amendments, increasing the
| amount to be appropriated $29,8S6. Ten
thousand of this amount was for the i'm.
proyement Of the Providence dam, and
Twelve thousand for new shop for the Pen.
itentiary. The amendments were agreed to-
and the bill was made the special order for
tomorrow. The Governors appointments
of Penitentiary Directors were confirmed
Bills passed: House bill labolishing the Office
of Comptroller OF Treasury, and transferring
the care Of the State-house and grounds to
the Adjutant-Genera Mr.. Kessler's
Senate bill, requiring the Solicitor OF
\ Hamilton county to transact all legal
1 business for the county oficers..........
| House-Mr. Holloway rose to question oi
privilege and presented the protest OF him
self and Mr.. Dalzell against the action of the
1 House in resembling the resolution to inyes
| tigate the affair of the Soldiers Orphans
i Home. Speaker Grosyenor examined thf
! document and stated to the House that the
so.called protest contained q number of aft
! dayits concerning the management Of the
Home. Mr.: Holloway insisted upon his
fright to have his protest entered upon the
! Journal of the House. The protest contains
the affidavit of James Maxwell, OF Aenia, tc
prove the charge of bargaining place for 9
Democratic vote; Of Mrs. Huldah Spencer
and Miss Matte Weeks, to prove the charge
OF cruelty to the children, ana OF MISS Martns
Tainter, Willie Scoby, MRS. Mlnwood, frol
Edward Merrlck, n. .. 1lnany ana 4
). Nichols, to prove the cnarge OF drunken
ness OF the employees, anu otner irregular
tiles. Mr.. Convese agreed that the Consu
tuition allowed any MEMBER 10 enter ms pro
test but the question at once arose as y
what protest was. ne contenueu tna' !,
Holloway's paper, 1nasmuch as 1t contained
something more than formal remon'
STRANGE, was not proper paper Ior entry
upon the House journal. Mr. Holloway
claimed that the real QUESTION was as. as 70 %
whether the affidaviH named were not IN
fact reason for Offering the protest. Inc
constitution stated that the protest snouia
be received. with the reasons therefor, not
their own particular reasons for their cause.
After further argument, Mr.. Holloway
claimed the protest and accompanying doc
uments SHOULD be received IN the shape pre-
sented. Messrs, s9room, Neal ana duncan mean
tnougnt me amaavits con.alhea he IN .he pro
TEST shouiu De ssricAen ou. 1 peiole 'ne Pio, ~
test is received. speaker Grosvenor ruled
the protest out OF oraer, ana gave ms Iea,
sons for SO doing. MI. honoway appeaieo
:. oHA sAo eSSAs.oA -. 49, >>-
ther speeches the Chair was sustained 81 to
IL. The Cincinnati police Dill was passed
6o to 40. Sa s3la- al
MARCH 23.-Seadte- Rukenbrod's res.
olution authorizing the Attorney General to
contract with the Toledo House of Refuge
| for the care of one hundred boys, such as
are cared for at the State Reform School,
was adopted, The following bills passed
Mr.. Kent's Senate bill to modify
the law of last winter, fixing freight
rates so as to enable railroads
companies to charge by space instead OF by
weight for light bulk articles; Mr.. SWANS
Senate bill to authorize the Governor to ap-
point Board of Trustees for the Ohio Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College, consisting
Of one person from each Congressional dis
trict; the Senate bill by Haines, of Pre-
BILE, to. classify the penitentiary convicts
into two grades, the first to consist of old
and hardened criminals, and the second to
consist of young conviets, for whom there
is some hope of reform; Mr.. Westi
House bill authorizing Ohiol Township
| Clermont County, to issue bonds to pay thu
expenses incurred and the judgment rem
| dered in a law suit against said township
...... Ho,se-The following bills were passed
Stump's House bill, to require juries in con
demnation cases..to assess land and building
thereon separately, and making it optiona
with the owner whether he shall remove thu
building or accept the compensation; Mr.
Curtiss' Senate bill, making provision fol