The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-17

Petitions were presented from l, ,797 citizens
of Trumbull County for three times the res
torati on of the Adair law; from two hun
dred and three citizens of Hancock County
against the passage of the bill prohibiting
hunting on inclosed land. Also petition for
the abolition of capital punishment; for the
increase of witness fees; for the restoration
of the McConnellsville ordinance; against
any change in the mining laws. Mr.. Welt
ze'sbillto provide for the payment Of persons
employed to assist prosecuting attorneys in
examining certain matters in Jefferson,
Montgomery and Hamilton counties, was
lost. Bills introduced: To establish Board
Of Public Works in Cincinnati, to provide
for the election at large Of fifteen Aldermen
for Cincinnati, to authorize transcribing old
or defaced records, to abolish the Office of
Railroad Commissioner and transfer his du-
ties to the Secretary Of State, to authorize
Incorporation of companies for the arrest
and prosecution of horse thieves. A bill
was passed making 1t misdemeanor for
County Auditors to take five per cent. on
valuation returned by corporations, joint
stock companies, etc., whose duty it is to
make their returns direct to the Auditor, in
cases where such returns are not made on
or before the third Mondayin May annually.
The law does not atpresent contemplate that
the Auditor shall be allowed the said FIVE
per cent, but on account of the ambiguity
OF the statute as it now stands, a different
construction is frequently followed.
FEBRUARY 10-Sendte-In the Senate this
morning Mr.. Kleinschmidt asked leave to
vote in the affirmative on the additional six
millions bill, which was granted. Mr..
Browns Senate bill, providing that the cost
Of all street improvements, including street
intersections, in Columbus and Toledo, shall
be taxed upon abutting property, was
passed. Mr.. Bates presented a petition from
citizens of Cincinnati, asking an amendment
of the code so as to allow the Judge of the
Police Court to hold the Office for five years.
Bills introduced: Granting to guardians the
power to improve the real estate of wards,
and lease the same; to abolish the Office Of
Infrmary Director, and transfer the duties
to the County Commissioners; to authorize
County Commissioners to jointly build
bridges over streams on reads running near
or along the county line...... House-Mr.
Bates additional six million bill for the
Southern Railroad was read the first time.
Bills introduced: To make the writing or
sending OF letter with intent to obtain
goods or money, and to defraud the owner
thereof, to the amount of twenty dollars or
moro, a fs1onrs and il the value is less than
twenty dollars, misdemeanor; to require
County Commissioners to make annual in
stead of quarterly reports; legalizing ten
per cent. on contracts to require the Water
Works and School Board of Cincinnati to
pay interest on their own bonds; to provide
for the punishment of persons guilty of NAL
feasance in municipal Offices. This bill is
intended to meet cases similar to those of
defaulting water-works collectors. Mr.. Nc
Lain moved to take up the General Appro-
priation bill, which was carried. Objections
were made to the reading Of the bill, on the
ground that the bill had never been intro
duced into the House, the reading, how
ever, was gone through with, and Mr.. Nor
ton moved to reject the bill. The motion TO
reject was lost. Mr.. Groom offered resolu-
tion fayoring repeal of the Resumption
act of last Congress. Tabled. Mr.. Norton
offered resolution declaring it the duty Of
this Republican General Assembly to repeal
all the liquor laws enacted by the late DEM
ocratic Legislature. Tabled. Mr.. Brunner
offered a resolution of sympathy with Gen.
eral Grosvenor, Speaker of the House, in
his present condition of illness. Adopted.
FEBRUARY 11.-Scndte-A communication
was received from the Cincinnati Council
asking authority to advertise for proposals
for improving the streets. Mr.. Kessler's bill
to authorize Harmony Lodge No. 2 of Gin
cinnati to issue bonds and borrow money
for the redemption of outstanding bonds
was passed. Mr.. Warnock's bill to provide
heavy penalties for interfering with buoys
or other aids to navigation was passed. Mr..
Knox introduced bill to provide for q
change of gauge of railway lines. This bill
is specially intended to benefit the pro-
posed Wheeling and Lake Erie Road, if
the road desires TO build narrow gauge;
and also TO allow the Atlantic and Great
Western Road to reduce its gauge
to four feet ten inches, if three.fourths OF
the stockholders SO vote. Mr.. Kessler, in
troduced bill to authorize Cincinnati to
issue $4,000 in bonds to pay laborers and
contractors for work done in that city. The
following House bill was passed: To pro-
vide for an assessment for street improve
ment upon the property of non-residents.
..... HoIse-A large number of petitions
were presented for repeal or modification
of the county salary law, and for the aboli-
ton of capital punishment, and both for
and against the bill forbidding hunting on
inclosed grounds. A resolution adopted by
the Cincinnati Council, requesting the
Hamilton delegation to make no further
grant for the Southern railroad until the
citizens have a full opportunity of ex-
pressing their opinion on the sub
| ject, was presented. A petition was
received from John Shiliito, Robert
Mitchell, Lane & Bodley, Olhaber & Co.,
| VIM. Resor & Co., and fifteen hundred 9th.
ers, in favor of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad six-million bill. Mr.. Entrekin in
troduced bill to make persons ineligible to
seats in the Municipal Council who have
contracts existing with the municipality a.
| the time of their election, or within one
year preceding; also, those who are inter
ested in gas or gas work companies. Mr.
Cowgirl moved to amend SO as to except per
sons who had contracts for year previoui
to their election, butnot at the time thereof
Lost. Ayes, 46; nays, Pinot a constitu
tional majority. Mr.. Lights bill to make |
punishable by fine to send challenge Il
| fight with fisticuff or cudgels, or otherwis
provoke breach of the peace, was passed.
By the report of the State Board of Cen
tennial Managers, sent us by Joseph W
Eyfar, of the House of Representatives, W