The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-02-03
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Sixty-second General Assembly

Sixty-SecOnd General Assembly
JANUARY 22.-Senate-Mr. Miller pre-
sented petition from seven hundred citi-
zens from Franklin county, praying that the
bill now pending in the Senate to create a
State Board of Health be so amended as to
require all legalized schools of medicine to
be represented on the Board. On motion of
Mr.. Andrews, the vote by which the Partial
Appropriation Bill was passed was recon-
sidered, and message sent to the House
requesting the return of the bill. Adjourned
until Monday morning. ...-... .House-Petitions
were presented from citizens of Columbiana
county, for an act to abolish the death
penalty; from citizens of Coshocton county,
for an act to authorize the Trustees of
Tuscarawas county to levy bridge tax
from citizens of Montgomery county; and
Mr.. Cole, from citizens of Ottawa county,
for an increase of compensation of county
officers; from citizens OF Fayette county, for
law to punish Treasurers for collecting
taxes in excess of the duplicate, or convert
ing to their own use money collected upon
the tax duplicate; from citizens of Clinton
county; Mr.. Cleaver, from citizens of Bel
mont county, and Mr.. Morey, from citizens
of Williams county, for local option clause
in the Municipal Code. Senate bill to
amend the actor the incorporation of Boards
of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, was
read the second and third times and passed.
1t limits the number of Vice Presidents of
any such organization to two, and renders
Directors ineligible to be Secretary or Treas
urer. Mr.. Monahan offered resolution to
instruct the Committee on Public Buildings
to report what proposition may be made by
responsible parties to erect an Executive
mansion on land owned by the State, to be
paid for by the appropriation of portion of
said lot of ground. Adopted. Adjourned un-
til Monday morning.
JANUARY 24.-Senate-The citizens of
Logan county presented a petition
for the abolition of capital punishment.
New bills were presented: To make the
office of Road Supervisor appOintive
INSTEAD be made o ELECTIVE by orhbp hs
to repeal that part of the road law relating
to turnpikes leyying a penalty of two hum
dred per cent. for noncompliance with its
provisions, and to strike out the word
"weeds" frem the law; to provide that
in the city of Cincinnati deeds shall
be made in accordance with plats
of the plating commission approved by the
City Engineer, and that such deeds shall be
deemed sufficient conveyance of the prop
erty;. to provide for the appointment of COM
missioners by the courts to examine the pro-
ceedings of County Commissioners; that
publication of their report be made but
once year and be limited to the financial
portions of the report; to make
the legal rate of interest at ten per cent
to amend county officer fee bill of last
winter so as to prevent County Treasurers
from taking 5 per cent. of the amount re-
turned for taxation by corporations
piration of the time specified by law
to provide for the appointment of three in.
spectors of steam boilers by the Governor
to re-enact the Geghan law in mild form
to regulate mines and mining, and provide
for the settlement of strikes, to establish a
: bureau of statistics of mines and mineral
resources, and abolish the Office of State
Mine Inspector. The partial appropriation
bill was returned from the House, taken up
and passed-twenty-fve to four. Six mem
bers declined to vote, and two were ABSENT.
HouSe-A petition was presented from citi.
zens of Belmont county for the abolition of
the death penalty. A great number of new
bills were presented, and the partial appro.
priation bill was passed.
JANUARY 25.-Senate-M Burress' bill to
reduce the minimum penalty for forgery
from three years to one was passed. A bill
was offered, by Mr.. Brown, of Ross, to repeal
the act requiring the erection and main
tenance of fish chutes and cofer dams for the
passage of fish. The bill was debated al
great length, and laid on the table,. House
"A petition was presented from DR.. Reamy
; and twenty citizens of Cincinnati for a State
Board Of Health. Mr.. Hitchcock offered 6
resolution, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary, relative to the sale of &
portion of the State lot and the cree
ton of Governors residence house
The, bill to deprive the schoo
institutes was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Norton offered resolution requesting
the opinion of the Attorney General as tt
the right of trustees of State, penal or re
r formatory institutions, to pay salaries o
chaplains, and Speaker GrOsvenor ruled tn
: resolution out of order, but at the request o
Mr.. Converse, the whole matter was laid OF
the table. Mr.. Howland's bill to provid
that suits for obtaining money or goods un
der false pretenses may be brought at tn
l place the letter or order by which sue
l property was obtained was written, wa
t passed. Also bill to allow the transfer @
real property by religious associations t
other organizations of the same nature.
bill was offered for the reorganization of tn
!. insane asylum of the State: and one for tn
i, reorganization of the penitentiary was take
. up.
: JANUARY 26.-Sendtc---Mr. Rukenbrod
] bill to fix the price of legal advertising wa
. passed. Mr.. Burns bill to repeal tn
Geghan law was laid on the table. A nun
: ber OF new local bills were presented...-...
S Louse--When the House took a recess las
n night, a bill to reorganize the penitentiar
e was under consideration. Mr.. Holloway ha
= moved to amend by adding a section inser
n ing the provisions of the Illinois Liberty {
Conscience Law, to prevent chaplains {
: | al from taanhiup Saptaria
= doctrines. Mr.. Hitchcock offered to subst
+ tute the following for Mr.. Holloway's amenC
" ment:
n Any prisoner, on application to the Warde
shall be allowed personal consultation with mini
ter or religious instructor OF his particular ialth u
der such general regulations shall be esablish'
, for intercourse with prisoners, made applicable
all religious instructors, and which shall not inte
u fere with the routine or discipline OF the prlso
provided no expense thereby shall be entailed upt
the State.
n This amendment was agreed tool to 3
n The House bill making it burglary to brea
E. into granaries and poultry houses was los
v A bill was offered creating Board of Polit
v Commissioners for Cincinnati.
n JANUARY 27---Sendte-Mr. Monahan's bi
lie to impose a fine of $500 upon any one takir
e. the name of the Deity in vain was debate
a. at considerable length, and lost by a vote
y y 20 to II. Mr.. Haines offered a bill to mai
it criminal Tor any hunter to go upon Il
Us lands of another, for hunting purpose
e. without permission of the land owne
yh Postponed to Wednesday next. The Sena
m bill to repeal section four of the act reg
of lating the plating of lands and laying o
,e- streets, passed. The following bills we
y. introduced: To make Auditors tax dee
aC valid; to make penalties for child steali
or apply to children up to twelve years of ae
at and to increase said penalty. The Sens
90 took up Mr.. McLain's House bill to rept
the Geghan law, and, after some discussiC
or made it special order for ten a. NJ. to-morro
20 ..... .House-Petitions were received from
ite Cowles, Cleveland Leader, A. w. Fairban
IN Cleveland Herald, and fifty other citizens
An Cuyahoga county, for the taxation of chuI
d property; from seventy-six citizens of CT
he ton and Highland counties, for "local
,ts ton" " law. The Senate bill to allow Cine
he natl to erect music hall passed, and
nv law House bills passed: To amend
OF turnpike law of 1s74-75 so as to inclr
dy counties with population of between 10,
;ti- and 10000; to amend the road law SO as
ese limit the amount of timber or other matel
to he taken for the repair of roads anC