The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-03-01
OHIO LEGISLATURE

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routine business, and the passage of one or
two local bills, the Senate went into Com
mittee of the Whole, and spent the greater
portion of the morning hour in discussion
Of the bill relating to the codifcation ot
the general laws. Mr.. Swann's Senate bill
to provide for Strengthening, cleaning, and
widening and deepening channels of streams
in Wood and Henry Counties, was passed.
....I In the House, a memorial was presented
from L. A. Cowles, of Cincinnati, praying
that the Constitution be SO amended as to
allow women to be appointed notaries pub
lie. Mr.. Faxon's bill, to create special
school district in Pittsfeld, Lorain County,
was lost on the question of its passage.
In the Senate, February 10, number of
new bills were introduced. A great part
of the session was spent in committee of
the whole on the bill introduced by Sem
ator Bates to authorize free banking. The
bill was reported back to the Senate with
various amendments, and ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading next Thursday.
| The case of Cox VS.. Harmon was post
poned until tomorrow afternoon. Some
time was occupied in committee of the
whole on the codifcation bill.........
In the House, the Codifcation Bill was re-
| ported back from the committee of the
| whole. A lively discussion was elected on
motion to strike out the sections which
prohibit inter-marriage or cohabitation
between persons of white blood and persons
having any visible admixture of African
blood. Without reaching a vote on the
amendment the hour of adjournment was
reached and the bill went to the table.
In the Senate, February 2O Mr.. Kleinsch-
midi presented two memorials, one from the
State authorities of Michigan, requesting
the General Assembly of Ohio to unite with
/ eli IF hot toto in r;o1i
lug Congress for the erection of lighthouse
and steam fog signal on Stonnard's Rock,
Lake Superior; the other from citizens of
Hamilton County, asking for the passage
| of bill authorizing district courts to order
abstracts to be published in counties con.
stituting themselves Judicial district.
Mr.. Burns presented a memorial in
favor of McConnelsville ordinance. Mr..
Knox's bill to provide for obtaining and
publishing reports of banks and savings in
stitutions and trust companies organized
and doing business under the laws of this
State was read the. third time, amended
in some particulars and passed.
Mr.. Entrekin's House bill increasing the
rate of toll on turnpike roads was read the
third time and passed. The Senate at p.
nj. resumed the Cox-Harmon case, and
Judge Wilson, contestee's counsel, moved
to continue the case till future day to
give time to take further testimony, with
the object to rebut the testimony of
Eph. Holland. After a discussion, the
motion prevailed, by vote of 20 to 16.....
In the House, discussion was resumed of
Part of the Report of the Codifying Com
mission Chap. sections so and 81, which
prohibits intermarriage between whites and
blacks. After q spirited discussion, the
clauses passed without amendment. So the
old law is retained. Mr.. Fehrenbatch then
moved to amend chapter 9, section 9, by
striking out so much of the section as
makes it penal offense to
sell, offer to sell, give away, OF
medicine, or article for producing abortion
or preventing conception, or for self-pollu'
ton, or for advertising or giving informa
: ton of the same. The amendment was
agreed to. Mr.. Nigh's House bill establish
ing a school of mines and mining engineer
ing at the Ohio Agricultural and Mechan
ical College was lost. The bill was after
ward reconsidered and laid on the table
Mr.. Goebers bill regulating the forfeiture
of the insurance policies was passed with
out a dissenting vote. The bill provides
that no policy shall be forfeited unless
the company shall have given the party
: in interest at least thirty days notice
, of the amount due, and the time when
, and place where payable, Within which
: time he may redeem his policy
Mr.. Bohl introduced resolution "that tn,
State Board of Public Works be requested
to furnish this House with information a
to what will be the effect of abolishing tn,
T Lewistown Reservoir on the Miami ant
Erie Canal from Cincinnati to Toledo
Adopted.
In the Senate, February 81, the Hous
bill to make an appropriation OF $1,000 IL
- 6 H. Af hid Ara nro
, the Sandusky River at Fremont, on tn
! Western Reserve and Maumee road, wa
: under discussion during the greater part o
t the morning session, and was finally passed
Mr.. Kleinschmidt offered joint resolution
emorializing Congress for an appropris
1 ton for the erection of a lighthouse and TO
\ signal at Stannard's Rock, Lake Superior
Adopted. Some time was spent in a some
what lively discussion of the bill to allo'
i compensation to attorneys for poor prisoners
| the question being on an amendment mad
= by the House. Without reaching vote, tn
bill was laid ON the table......In the House
y Mr.. Monahan introduced bill, to regulat
mines and mining, to establish Bureau G
. Statistics of Mining and Mineral Resource
&. of the State, and to repeal the act to Great
= an Inspector of Mines. Bills were passed
To assess tax of one dollar q head upo
> dogs, and apply the proceeds to indemnif
!; owners of sheep killed or injured by dogs
n to more effectively provide for the represel
s tation of each political party upon Electio
10 Boards. The Speaker laid before the Hous
e that committee of the Indiana Legi
lature will visit this Legislature, ne2
u Saturday, and also visit the public instit
.e tions of the State. On motion of Mr.. Coz
n verse, a resolution was adopted to appoint
=, committee to extend courtesies to the vi
u tors. A resolution of the same charact
D was adopted in the Senate.
In the Senate, February %, Mr.. Sherrick
| House bill for the relief of the poor, by 8
4 lowing Township Trustees to accept b
is quests for that purpose made to fraction
AZ parts of townships or municipalities, was
ported back, read the third time, amende
Oh and passed. Mr.. Raudabaugh's House b
It, providing for the sale of lands about Il
90 Mercer County Reservoir was passed. n
10 Bates's bill to authorize free banking W
passed; and resolution was adopted ]
n Questing Congress to erect suitable mon
~ ment in the State.house grounds to Il
o' memory of the soldiers buried
'e Green Lawn Cemetery.........Int the Hou!
nv Mr.. Kemp's amended House bill No. 55, pl
II viding for the sale of the canal lands of t
:" State and the division of the proceeds amo
an the three State educational institutions, t
of Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical Cole
:, at Columbus. Ohio, University at Athel
u and Miami University at Oxford, was re
No the third time and discussed at length. AT
i'll several amendments, the bill was lost
motion to reconsider, after much debate, v
lost. The Senate joint resolution aski
Congress to erect a lighthouse at Stannar
al Rock, Lake Superior, was adopted.
nv In the Senate, February %, Mr.. Burro
moved to reconsider the vote whereby
Oh Senate passed the bill to make an app
nd priation of $4,000 to aid in the construct
JOG OF bridge on the Western Reserve 6
Maumee road over the Sandusky River
re, Fremont. The motion elected a spiri
On, discussion, and, on being put to vote, '
M lost. The contested election case Of Cox
Harmon, was postponed till Monday.
on following bills passed: Senate bill re,
ed; tricting the State for lunatic asylum 7
His poses, and House bill prescribing penal
for violation of the law establishing
IN weights of various measures; Senate bill
ICE, authorize the transfer of funds by
of village of Middletown, Butler County,.
VI In the House, the House bill of Mr.. Stone
her prohibit the change of text books used
,ar, public schools Oftener than once in six ye
unless the price of such books should, in
meantime, be increased, was read a Il