The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-01-13
OHIO.


ators-elect answered to the roll-call and took
the oath of Office at the hands of the pre-
siding officer. The vote on the election Of
officers was, Republicans 20, Democrats 16,
as follows: The officers elected are ]. c.
Donaldson, of Defiance, Clerk Fl. Z. Gilkey
biana, Assistant Clerks; E. L. Jones, of
Toledo, Sergeant-at-Arms; and s. N. Field,
of Columbus, and Jacob Hildebrand, of
Ashland, Assistants. The usual resolutions
for perfecting the organization were adopted,
as follows: Adopting the rules and joint
rules of the last Senate and General Assem-
bly,; appointing committee of two on the
part of the Senate (Messrs. Knox and Reese)
to act with a committee from the House, to
inform the Governor of the organization of
the two Houses. Mr.. Burns introduced
Senate bill No. 1, to repeal the Geghan law.
The Governors message was received and
read. ...... House-At little after ten o'clock,
Hon. VIM. Bell, Secretary of State, took the
chair, and called the House to order. His
appearance was greeted with round of
applause. Candidates for Speaker were
announced-Messrs. Grosvenor. of Athens,
and Converse, of Franklin. The vote re-
suited: Grosvenor, So; Converse, 40. By a
vote similar to that on Speaker, except that
Mr.. Grosvenor voted with the Republicans,
and Mr.. Converse with the Democrats, and
the Democrats voting with the officers of the
last House, the following subordinate officers
were elected: William Leonard, of Cuyaho
ga, Clerk; Asa Jenkins, of Clinton, and ].
L. Flickinger, OF Butler, Assistants; H. r.
Brown, of Lawrence, Sergeant-at-Arms, and
William Buck, of Washington, and ]. E.
Thrall, of Licking, Assistants. Messages
were received from the Senate, and Messrs.
Hitchcock, Converse and Entrekin ap-
,1afpfad fha ~ of tho
House to inform the Governor of the CON-
pletion of the organization of the General
Assembly. This impressive ceremony hav-
ing been concluded, the Governors Message
was received and read. The usual selection
of seats and the reading of the Governors
Message completed, the following bills were
introduced: By Mr.. McLain, to repeal the
Geghan Law; by Mr.. Hodge, to tax church
property; by Mr.. Norton, to repeal the act
Of last session prohibiting appeals from
Justices Courts in cases involving one
hundred dollars or less; the Chair announced
the following Committee on Privileges and
Elections: Messrs. Dow, Dalzell, Bryan,
Stryker, Norton and Bohl; Mr.. Goebel in
troduced bill to allow counsel in criminal
cases compensation not exceeding $3.50 in
murder cases. Adjourned.
JANUARY 4.-Sendte-The absence of Lieu.
tenant Governor Hart necessitated the elec.
ton of President pro tenn, and Senator
Curtis was elected. Bills introduced: Au.
thorizing Cincinnati to grant the use OF
grounds for the erection of Music Hall
as to the appointment of police commission
ers in Cleveland; to prevent the removal oi
suit against insurance companies from the
State to the United States Courts; for pre-
servation and repair of National roads, and
for the collection of tolls; to provide for the
punishment of guardians, executors, admin
istrators and trustees guilty of embezzle
ments to authorize Mansfield to levy an ad
| ditional tax to pay her bonded debt; to pre-
scribe penalties for injuring or destroying
mill.dams, water-races, etc. Adjourned tt
Thursday ... .House-Petitions were presented
| from Sheriffs of three counties asking al
amendment of the fee bill so as to increase
compensation of Sherifs. Bills introduced
| To establish childrens' home in counties
to amend the act governing insurance com
/ panies, issuing policies on the installmen
plan so as to provide for the cancellation o.
such policies on a written request of tht
assured, and all notes not at the time due
the same, to be returned to the assured
also, for a pro rata cash payment for the un
expired time for which said cash paymen
shall have been made; also, to prohibi
companies doing business on this plan from
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clause in policies; also, to prohibit sucf
companies from collecting undue notes a
the time of fire. This bill does not affec
Mutual companies; to restrain and proven
vagrancy, and to provide for arres ing ant
imprisoning tramps; to authorize the con
struction of streets upon vote of two-third
of the property holders where the improve
ment will not cost less than $4,000; to au
thorize the construction of water-works il
cities of the first and second class. Th
papers of Timothy Woodbridge, contestin
the seat of Mr.. Barclay, of Mahoning coun
ty, were filed. Mr.. Dalzell offered a resolu
ton memorializing our Senators and ReT
resentatives in Congress to do all in thei
power to secure return to their places Of
large number of ex-Union soldiers disable
in the war for the Union against the rebe
lion, who were displaced by ex-rebels by tn
Democratic House of Representatives q
Washington; and, failing in securing their IT
turn to their place, then strive t
secure provision for them in tn
Government departments, at salarie
as good as they had before. Mr.. Nj
Lain moved to amend by clause CON
mending President Grant for his declaratio
in favor of giving preference to disable
Unien soldiers. Adopted. Mr.. Norto
moved to so amend the resolution by
substitute condemning the action of the R
publicans in the General Assembly for gil
ing the preference to able-bodied negrot
over crippled Union soldiers in the orgal
ization of the Legislature. Mr.. Hodge raise
the point of order that the substitute W;
not german to the resolution and was n,
true. The Speaker-The Chair thinks thel
+ is a distinction between the State and N
/ tional Government, and in reference
State rights must hold the substitute not
order. Mr.. Light moved an amendmel
asking President Grant to dismiss Genera
Longstreet and Mosby. [Cries of "Good
on the Democratic side.l The previo,
l question was ordered, and the amendme
e disagreed to-yeas SO, nays 81.
JANUARY 5.-Senate- session Hon
. Bills introduced: To increase the pen,
ties for violation of the gambling law, al
making property where gambling is carrie
$ on liable for judgment for damag les; amen
d ing section Is of the act relating to dove
d so as to allow widow six per cent. intere
It on the value of appraisement of her dove
q to establish an asylum for the chronic
sane; to compel the commissioners of diff
> ent counties to join in the erection
Z bridges; making the failure to return mon
q collected on book or other accounts emb
IS element; for remission of penalties for tax
e unpaid by the goth of December, 1875,
e case they are paid by April, 1876.
Is JANUARY 6.-iSendte-A joint commit
. was appointed to prepare for the inaugu
e ton. A bill was introduced to compel
e immediate filing Of mortgages with TOW
n ship clerks. The vote cast for State offic'
/. last fall was counted in the presence of be
" bodies in joint session.. HouSe-Bills
"a troduced: TO increase the pay of witnes
=, before Justices courts from fifty cents
u Il one dollar per day; to prevent any e
'e ployee or municipal officer, or any 9
'r interested in any way with any city c.
N tract or being in any way connected W
E. gas or water companies from becoming
II member of the city council of said eli
~ to repeal the Geghan military law, the poy
:, - to sheriffs and mayors to apply directly
Ill assistance to the commanding officer with
first making requisition on the Govern
also codifying the military laws; to prohi
the owners of coal mines from deposit
oy slack or refuse coal in or adjacent to streal
Id to require railroad companies to erect CT
of Portable depots at all stations where tn
hs are as many as two thousand inhabitar
;s, to make bonds issued by cities for the
Il provement of streets taxable, and to ass
7f the cost of said improvements on the act
er value of the property improved, instead
" as at present on the one hundred-foot fro
of to allow the Treasurers of township sch