The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-10

dte TO urdW MS WarT2nC lOr Ine per uleLu Ol
Hon. Abner Haines, from the date of his
death to the close of the session, in favor of
the widow. The Conference Committee on
the appropriation bill reported that they had
at last been able to agree with the House
Committee on all points. The report was as
promptly agreed to as if there had been dan
ger of fresh disagreement by delay. Mr..
Knox offered a resolution setting Monday
next at $50 a. M, for adjournment. Unan.
imously adopted. Bills were passed: To
protect sub-contractors and laborers; for
the incorporation of farm laborers' associa-
tions; to increase the number of
citizens on Boards of Equalization in cities.
Mr.. Bogardus' bill to protect policy holders
of life insurance companies was passed. 1t
requires all applications to be written in
English, and upon the demand of the in
sured copies shall be furnished. .........In the
House, Mr.. Lybarger moved to reconsider
the vote whereby the House joint resolution,
providing for the sine die adjournment of
the General Assembly tomorrow morning,
was adopted. The motion was agreed to.
Bills passed: Providing for tobacco ware
house, aud to create the Office of inspector
of leaf tobacco, and to regulate the inspec.
ton of tobacco limiting the time for the re-
cording of the deed to thiry days after being
made; to allow the city of Hamilton, Butler
County, to erect or purchase gas works;
authorizing County Commissioners to
condemn lands for approaches to bridges;
appropriating 81, 500 to provide State lab
oratory, and authorizing the Trustees of the
Agricultural College to establish professor.
ship of mines and mining. The report of
the conference committee on the appropria-
ton bill was disagreed to, and another con.
ference committee was asked, which will be
the third. Mr.. Blake, from select COM
mittee, reported resolutions of respect to
the memory OF o. P. Nichols, late Represen-
tative from Summit County. Eulogies were
pronounced by Messrs. Blake, Hitchcock,
Hoagland. The resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, and the House, in respect
to tbe memory of the deceased, adjourned.
In the Senate, May 3, after resembling the
resolution which provides for an adjourn
ment from each third Friday until the fol.
lowing Tuesday, the Senate took up the bill
to provide for registration of voters. The
question pending was on the amendments
by which the operation of the bill is limited
to cities of the first and second classes. The
! bill was passed after the amendment limit
ing its operation to cities had been rejected.
The following bills were also passed: For
the relief of Mercer County Agricultural So.
ciety; authorizing Trustees of townships to
purchase lands containing gravel, fer the
Improvement of highways. The Thresher
bill, to extend the grants of street railroad
companies by allowing them to lease and
operate conn Getting lines, was read the third
time and discussed during the remain.
der of the session. The bill failed to
| pass-yeas thirteen, nays twenty two.
...... In the House, the Senate bill, by Mr.
| Stanton, to fix the rates of legal advertising
at one dollar per square or 800 ems for the
/ & inc 10 for hco
queDt insertion, and prescribing penalties
Tor violation of this law, was taken from the
table. Mr.. Davis moved to amend by strik
ing out the proviso (included from the law
of last winterl requiring the publication Of
legal advertisements in two papers of op
posite politics. The motion was agreed to
] yeas 81, nays 30. The bill was passed, yea
| Sc, nays 80. As amended by the House i
leaves the question of publication in more
than one newspaper optional with thu
County Commissioners. Senate bill, by Mr.
Hudson, prescribing the time and name
of employees of corporations, and giving
such employees prior lien for thei
pay, failed to pass, yeas Al, nays As
subordinate officers, in sums ranging from
ten to one hundred and twenty-five dollars
were defeated-yeas "a, nays 5s. The Senat
resolution to adjourn sine die Monday, Ma
Z, at 81 o'clock a. NJ, was unanimousl
adopted: Bills passed: To require Justice
of the Peace and ministerial officers t
require affidavits of qualification to be mad
by persons offering themselves as sureties
to require hotel and clearinghouse keeper
to provide sufficient means of escape fror
fires; to authorize the Commissioners G
Jackson County to lease part of the publ
square in jackson; to regulate the letting {
contracts for the construction of publ
works, and providing for letting contract
for labor and materials separately for sep
rate parts.
In the Senate, the report of the confe
ence committees on the appropriation bi
was concurred in. Bills passed: Proyidin
for the better protection of travellers, an
to secure safety in bridges; authorizing tn
guardian of an insane widow to represer
his ward in making application for allowanc
; instead of dover. The joint resolution fc
printing $4,000 copies of the history of EN-
cation in Ohio was passed. The Senate r
: fused to concur in the House amendments [
Mr.. Swans advertising bill......::...In tt