The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-06
OHIO.

sfxfy-second General Assembly
MARCH 27.--Sendtc- day was spent
in committee of the whole on the General
appropriation bill .. H0use-The following
bills were passed: Mr.. Faxons's House bill
amendatory of the ditch law, in that
land owners shall be notified in person by
one of the petitioners instead of by printed
notice in a county paper; Mr.. Wiliiams'
House bill to prohibit and punish persons
or corporations for interfering in the con-
struction or laying of railroad tracks; Mr..
Wiltsee's House bill to prohibit the diver
sion .of a fund raised by municipal
corporation for specific purpose to
any other use; Mr.. Fenton's House
bill creating a special school
district in Amboy and Richfeld townships,
Fulton and Lucas counties; Mr.. Hudson's
Senate bill to submit the question of the re-
lease of ]. G. Brugger and his sureties from
his bond as treasurer of York township,
Sandusky county, to a vote of the people OF
said township, is law; Mr.. Sellard's
House bill to authorize the Commits
sioners of Scioto county to borrow money on
the county's bonds to discharge the floating
turnpike debt; Mr.. Hudson's Senate bill,
authorizing the Commissioners of Erie
county to build Jail, is law; Mr.. Og-
levee's House bill, authorizing the
printing of an additional one thousand
copies of the report of the Commissioner of
Railroads and Telegraphs and changing
the mode Of distribution; to authorize the
Trustees of Milan township, Erie county,
to purchase site and build Town Hall is
q law; to authorize the Adjutant-Ge General to
furnish arms and equipments to the Agri-
cultural College; for the relief of Walter
Crook, of Butler township, Montgomery Co.;
to re-establish the Board Of State Charities,
is alav; to provide for strengthening, clear
ing out, widening, deepening, and other
wise improving bitches, drains, and water
courses in Wood county. The House
bill OF Mr.. Krimmel to regulate the
manner of giving notice by publication to
non-residents and other persons in proceed
ings in partition was indefinitely postponed.
The Senate bill Of Mr.. Swan to amend the
election laws SO as to allow students to vote
where they are attending school was passed.
Adjourned.
MARCH 2S.-Senate- Mr.. Sherrick's House
bill authorizing Probate Judges to accept
resignations of assignees, was passed. The
Senate joint resolution to authorize the Fish
Commissioners to catch fish in Ohio streams
for exhibition in the Centennial and State
Fair, and for purposes of spawn, was adopted.
Mr.. Burns Senate bills to amend the turn
pike lawso as to make petitions represent.
ing at least one-half of the property in value
necessary to secure the authority to build free
turnpikes, were lost. Reconsidered, and laid
on the table. The Senate bill of Mr. Brown,
of Lucas, to exempt Insurance companies
from taxation on their 4 u per cent.
reserve fund, was lost, reconsidered,
and laid on the table. Adjourned until
Thursday morning at 10 o'ciock.....
House--The following bills were passed !:
Mr.. Guthrey's House bill to authorize the
holding of a special election in Prospect
Village, Marion county; Mr.. Kerr's Senate
bill to authorize municipal corporations to
hold elections for the choice Of municipal
officers any time after their incorporation
is reported back, read the third time and is
a law; Mr.. Hostetter's house bill to en-
power the Commissioners of Darke county
to levy tax and construct an addition to
the County Inirmary; Mr.. Faxon's House
bill authorizing the transfer of certain
fundsi in the village treasury of Elyria from
the sinking fund. Mr.. Hodges House bill
empowering the Council of Cleveland to
lease property for park purposes was re-
ported back, read the third time, and lost.
1t was aftsrward taken up and passed. The
Senate joint resolution directing the com.
mutation of the sentence of John Hilligan,
of Harrison county, to confinement at the
Reform farm, was adopted. The resolution
to allow the porters of the House compensa
ton at the rate of three dollars per day from
the date of their appointment, was adopted
The resolution allowing mileage to clerki
and Sergeants-atArns the same as to mem
bers, was adopted. Mr.. Barretts bill to pro
vide for the protection of wool-growers by
providing for the taxation, confscation, ano
killing of dogs, called forth warm discus
sion, and on being put to vote was lost.
MARCH 80. 0.-Senste Mr.. Hitcbcock'I
House bill to authorize the incorporation o.
oranges of the Order of Patrons OF Husband
ry, was passed. The Senate taen proceeded
to the consideration of the special order fol
the morning hour, being the general appro
priation bill, which was read the third time
and passed. The following were also passed
Mr.. Burns Senate bill to limit the sitting
of Boards of Equalization, in municipal cor
porations, other than cities oil the first class
TO twelve days, and their pay to two dol
lars and half per day; the Senat
bill by Mr.. Brown, of Lucca, to author
ize the incorporation of Put-in-Bay Islam,
as village, the same as without regard +
the Inhabitants; Mr.. Lights House bill, +
punish road supervisors for leaving dirt o
gravel piled. up in the roads repaired b
them; Mr.. Nichols House bill, providin
| that in towns or villages where the Count
| Recorders Office is kept chattel mortgage
and bills of sale may be recorded in sal
office; Mr.. Dechant's Senate bill, to author
ize the appropriation Of road taxes by road
that were originally established as free turr
| pixies, on the petition OF the tax payers
Mr.. Bates Senate bill, to provide tbs
where villages send convicts to city wor
houses they shall pay for their keeping.
Hotise-Mr. Andrews Senate bill, increasin
the salary of the Clerk of the Suprem
Court 81 900 for increased labor in connet
ion with the Supreme Court Commission
was reported back, amended by making th
increase $500 instead Of $1,000, and, {
amended, was passed. The Senate bill b
Mr.. Brown, of Ross, authorizing the Trustee
of Concord Township, Ross county, to e,
pend $1,000 in the purchase of cemeter,
i was reported back, passed, and is law. M
Skaats House bill to authorize the Trustee
of Delhi Township, Hamilton county, to lev
i tax and build town hall, was reporte
back and passed. Mr.. McLain rose to
question of privilege, and moved to take frol
the table the report of the Committee o
Finance, on the claims of 7. Jones, for exit
work claimed to have been done at the Cel
trail Lunatic Asylum, being substituted fl
House bill No. 1879, which motion was agree
to. The bill allows $4,000 to Jones fl
WOrk Orucreu, uOuc III tACcss VI COuudc
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Monahal
Seifert, Mclean, Norton, and Stone cor
mittee to act under the resolution of N
Monahan to appoint select committee
three to investigate matters connected wit
the construction of the Central Lunat
Asylum. The Senate's joint resolution
authorize the Fish Commission to take fl
from the inland streams of this State, Fl
exhibition at the Centennial Expositio
was adopted.
MARCH 81. .-Sen0te-The following bil
were passed: To provide that in the eve
7 ofta notice of contest within thirty days {
ter the-f filing and probating of will, the a
, ministrator shall continue in charge of t
, estate and conduct the defense in the co
: test; to fine or imprison any person publis
ing or speaking ibelous, slanderous
, malicious language, or applying to anoth
l profane epithets; to give Justices the sar
i authority to hold or release persons
: bastaray cases that they now have in Grimm
: cases. A resolution was adopted providi
, for an adjournment from April II to 81
tember 5. Governor Hayes sent in the f
lowing appointments for Trustees of t
8 Dayton Lunatic Asylum: A. G. McBurn'
: of Warren; W. J. Conklin and W. II. Mt
/ ming, of Montgomery; John G. Stepht
n son, of Shelby, and Charles NJ. Gt