The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-08
OHIO LEGISLATVRE,

done.....In the House, bills were intro.
dueed: prohibiting persons connected with
publishing firms from serving as School
Examiners; to authorize the City Council
of Columbus to levy tax and build police
station; to authorize the sale of certain
submerged lands about the Mercer
County Reservoir; authorizing the pay
ment of three dollars per day extra COM
pensation to County Auditors while acting
as clerks to County Commissioners. ON
motion of Mr.. Hitchcock, the report of the
Special Committee on Revision and Cod
ihcation OF the Statutes was read and
adopted. The most important section is as
follows: awe recommend that the bills
for the consolidated statutes should be
just as few as possible; that we
should, if practicable, introduce the four
different parts as four bills, and, at the
least, never less than the full title. In any
event, we should begin the work at once on
part four. 1t may be best to make three
bills of part four. We recommend that the
portion already received of part four be at
once introduced in the House. We recon-
mend the reading of the first and second
times, as usual, but without further print
ing, and then, on the second reading, a
reference to the Committee of the Whole
House, or Senate" The remainder details
the method of discussing and engrossing.
In the Senate, January 80, Mr.. Stanton's
Senate bill to authorize County Treasurers
to receive compensation for their collections
on the duplicate, was passed. A resolution
was adopted appointing Especial committee
to prepare rules for the government of
the Senate during contested elections.
The Special Committee reported a set of
rules for the government of the Senate
during the trial of the contested election
case, which were discussed at some length.
The rules were adopted. Chief Justice
Welch appeared, escorted by the Sergeant
alarms, and was conducted to seat beside
the President. The President was then
formally sworn, and, after him, all the Sem
ators but two, to well and truly try the
case of Joseph Cox VS.. Judson Harmon.
The Senators who "affirmed" were then
qualified according to the Constitution.
The Senators having been sworn, the ques-
ton as to time to be allowed attorneys ex-
cited discussion. 1t was finally decided to
allow each side one hour and half. Hon.
Benjamin Butterworth addressed the Senate
his allowed time against the constitution
ality Of the law making the Senate Court
to try election cases. All tine Senators, half
the Representatives, and large number of
vIsitcrs were present on this occasion.
In the House petitions were presented for
lows " COmpC1 bCuOO1 ulIOOlOIo W sClCCb q
set of textbooks, and to retain them in use
for the specified time. Twenty.three bills
were read the second time. Bills were intro
duced, by the Committee on Codifcation, a
bill to revise, amend and consolidate the
statues relating to crimes and offenses. As
the bill consists of eighty-six printed pages,
its reading occupied all the morning.
In the Senate, the following bills. were
passed: Johnston's Senate bill compelling
officers of militia and fire companies to
report the names of the members of their
organizations to the Township Trustees, so
they may be exempt from jury duty; Mr..
Harrison's Senate bill TO compel corpora
tions to pay wages to their employees on or
before the last day of each month, and to
give employees, except officers, the first lien
upon the property of the corporation
for wages due them; Mr.. Entrekin's House
bill, for the relief of E. j. Nuckolds, Treas
urer of Paint Township, Ross County; Mr..
Beatty's bill, to authorize County Commits
si0ners to build bridges and culyerts along
public roads, the same to be paid for out of
the county bridge funds, and to issue bonds,
when necessary, in anticipation of taxes to
pay for said improvements. Mr.. Brown, of
Lucas, introduced bill to amend the act
to prevent trespassing, so as to compel land
owners to distinctly mark the boundaries
of their property, and to provide penal
ties for tearing down the notices..--...
In the House, sMr. Kessler's bill to extend
the time for taking testimony in contested
election cases was reported from the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, with
series of amendments, intended tQImake the
bill more explicit. One amendment pro-
yides that, whenever any omission, deficit
or error shall occur in the proceed.
ings of any officer in declaring or
certifying that any person or persons were
duly elected to any Office under the laws of
Ohio, such omission, defect or error, upon
proofs or oral testimony offered, at the trial
or any preliminary proceedings of the case,
shall be corrected. The amendments were
agreed to, and the bill was read third time
and passed. A motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed was
defeated. r
Z In the Senate, February /, Mr.. Curtiss
offered resolution to rescind the resolution
providing for the adjournment of the Senate
next Friday, and to provide that the adj journ-
ment shall occur one week from next Fri.
day. After considerable discussion the reso-
luton was laid on the table. At 8 o'clock
the Senate went into session as Court, to
hear the argument of counsel in the con-
tested election case of Cox against Harmon,
and spent all afternoon in that capacity.
In the House, Mr.. Stanton's Senate bill,
allowing County Treasurers fees for collec
tions on tax duplicates, restoring the act of
1872, was passed. Owing to the absence of
three committees, a number Of bills which
had been set for q third reading,
were postponed until next week. Mr..
Williams's House bill to prohibit teachers
and Superintendents of Schools from
serving as School Examiners in cities of the
oooar1 o1oec opl ril1onos hauino txVantv.
five hundred inhabitants and upwards, was
passed. Mr.. Entrekin's bill authorizing the
Commissioners of Ross County to build
Jail and issue bonds therefor, was passed,
with the amendment that the project be first
submitted to the voters of the county. Mr..
Converse's bill to appropriate $1,000 to the
erection of fountains in the State House
yard, was defeated by "a nays to 80 yeas.
Mr.. Oglevee, from the Standing Commit
tee on Penitentiary, submitted report in
regard to poisoning cases in the peniten-
tiarry, recommending that the report of
Norton's special committee, with all the
evidence obtained by it, be printed hnd
laid before the members. The report was
adopted.
In the Senate, February 2. the House Joint
Resolution providing for an adjournment
next Friday, until the following Tuesday,
and on every third Friday thereafter, was
adopted. This change was made SO as to
bring an adjournment in March, SO as to
allow the members to be present at the Pres
idential Inauguration. Thirteen bills were
read second time, Mr.. Oglevee's House
bill to allow County Commissioners
to issue bonds to build and support
Children's Homes in anticipation of
taxes, was passed. Mr.. Warnock's Senate
bill to authorize the incorporation OF camp
meeting associations and associations for
planting trees, was passed. A resolution by
MIR. Ransom, that "common honesty to the
Taxpayers, the letter and spirit of the con-
tract under which the great body of its in
debtedness' was assumed by the United
States, and true financial wisdom, each and
all demand the restoration of the silver dol
lar to its former rank as lawful money!" was
referred to the Committee ON Finance..-..1n
the House, after disposing of routine
business, Mr.. Hostetter's House bill to au-
thorize the transfer of turnpikes to county
commissioners, without consideration, upon
the consent of three-fourths of the stock
holders, was passed. Mr.. McLain offered a
resolution reciting that one hundred and
sixty of the present inmates of the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home, are from
Greene and Montgomery counties, and dl-
recting the Trustees of the Home to dis
charge portion of the inmates from these
counties, and admit an equal number OF
children from other counties, who are