The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-02
WHOLE NUMBER 46l.

Pleasant, West Virginia......H House Routine
business occupied the entire session. The
usual number Of petitions were presented
and bills read the first and second time.
FEBRUARY 22.-Senate- were
presented for the restoration of the Adair
law and McConnellsyille ordinance. The
Committee on Agriculture reported back
bill to prevent the keeping Of useless dogs,
recommending its passage. The House
joint resolution requiring County Auditors
to report to the State Auditor the amount Of
delinquent personal taxes at the August set
tlement, 1874, was reported back by the
Committee with an amendment, making the
year for which reports shall be made 1875,
and as amended was adopted..... House-A
petition was presented from the State
Grange, asking for q law to incorporate
Oranges. A communication was laid before
the House by the Speaker from the Clerk of
Cincinnati containing resolution of the
Council against the passage of the
additional Six Millions bill. The
House bill providing for the special
dover to women in cases were estates are
indivisible was indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Edwards House bill to impose penalty
upon supervisors for the non-performance
of duty in cutting and removing brush and
weed was defeated. The bill to allow Com
missioner, without advertising, to build
bridges and approaches where the expense
does not exceed fifty dollars, was passed,
when it came time for dinner. The House
adjourned, by motion, in honor of the an.
niyersary of George Washington's birthday.
FEBRUARY 2s.-Senate-Mr. Holloway's
House bill to reorganize the Ohio Peniten-
tiary was read the third time. Mr.. Andrews
moved to amend as follows: Strike out all
after the enactipg clause, and insert: "The
Governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall have power, for
any reason he may deem proper, to remove
any or all the Directors OF the Ohio PeDi-
tentiary, and shall have power, in like man.
ner, to appoint others in their places, etc."
Disagreed to by a party vote. Mr.. Owens
moved to amend by abolishing the Office of
Chaplain. Pending discussion the Senate
took recess......... House-The Senate
bill making special appropriation for the
immediate construction ar an additional
workshop at the penitentiary, passed and is
law. Mr.. Holloway's bill to abolish the
office OF State Comptroller, and transferring
the care of the State House and grounds to
the Adjutant-G General was passed. The con-
tested election case of Woodbridge against
Barclay-the latter being the sitting men,
Der from Mahoning-was postponed until
one week from to-day. Mr.. Rukenbrod's
Senate bill to reorganize the Soldiers Or
phans' Home, was reported back by Mr. Dal-
zell, from the Committee on that institution.
with an amendment striking out the pro-
vision enabling the Trustees to receive at
their discretion orphan children other than
children of deceased or disabled soldiers.
The House agreed to the amendment. The
resignation of Mr.. Flickinger, Message
Clerk of the House, was taken up, and the
question being the acceptance, the House
refused to accept. Mr. Hodge, from the
Committee on Municipal Corporations, re-
ported back the s., 900, 900 Cincinnati South
ern Railroad bill, with an amendment SUBJ
mitting the question of raising the additional
SIX millions to vote OF the people of Gin
cinnati. After some discussion, vote was
taken upon the amendment submitting the
S6,0O0,000 to vote of the people, and the
amendment was agreed to by vote of 81 to
AZ. The House voted to have the bill en-
crossed at the Clerks desk, and read a third
time Immediately.
FEBRUARY 24.-Sendte-A bill to provide
for the impounding in any inclosure of cat
tie running at large was passed. A bill was
passed to allow writ of error from Police
Court decisions in certain cases. The Gin
einnati police bill was discussed, but
no action was taken. The House
amendments to the Southern Rail-
road bill were concurred in.........
House-The Southern Railroad bill was
passed, with some unimportant amend
ments. A bill to make gambling punishable
by fine and imprisonment was passed. Bills
were introduced to create a bureau OF in
dustrial statistics; to amend the school law
SO as to apportion the seven-mill levy among
the building and other funds; to fix the
salary of members of the General Assembly
at So, 900, and to protect railroad passengers
against gamblers.
The following are the officers-elect OF the
Grand Lodge l. O. o. F. of Ohio, at Colum-
bus: Grand Master. Nathan Jones, Crestline !:
Deputy Grand Master, W. 3. Cappelar, Gin
ainnati; Grand Warden, Amos Moore Gin
cinnati; Grand Secretary, William G. Earl,
Toledo; Grand Treasurer, George D. VIM
ehell, Cincinnati; Grand Representative,
A. C. deuel., Urbana. The next Grand
Lodge meets at Cleveland, May sth.
Philip Bentz, of Cincinnati, appears to be
brutal dog whom a long term in the Work
house would do good. The other evening
he came home drunk, and, although one
Of his children, little child, lay dead in its
crib, he raised such racket that the police
were compelled to arrest him and lock him
up in the Ninth Street Station. One of his
drunken amusements was to take the corpse
of his child from tke crib and carry it about
the room, while the agenized wife and
mother looked on in mute horror.
While some workmen were looking for
oil short time ago. at tSeviIle, they struck a
piece of oak timber forty-seven feet below
the surace.
Mrs. Thomas, the wife of the Sheriff OF
Butler county, prevented an outbreak
among the prisoners of the County Jail
during the absence of her husband, by
pluckily confronting them with revolver.
Henry Mulheren, from the Soldiers
Home, was murdered few nights ago by
Henry Adams. Mulheren had fifty dollars
which Adams coveted. Adams procured Q
hammer, which was seen in his pocket by
several parties, followed the soldier to dark
place on the street, and struck him one
blow on the back part of the head which
crushed the skull, and from which he died
in few minutes. From some cause tn,
murderer failed to get the soldiers money
He was arrested on charg of murder il
the first degree.
The Ohio Prohibition lists recently held
State Convention at Columbus. and the fol
lowing resolutions were reported:
/. That the making and vending of alcoholic hquc
as beverage is fraught with evil to property, peac
health and life.
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2. Government was organized to shield ma
against wrong and criminal acts of men.
g. Those who fail to secure this protection violai
the design of government
A. The most hagrant violation of government
found among those who make our government, an
by those who give venders of liquor legal and p
: litical encouragement.
S s. No government should contravene the purpo