The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-11
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

were present, and after brief session, oc-
cupied with second reading and reference
bills, adjourned d.. Rouse-Lesss than one
third of the members were present. Thirty
five minutes were spent in reading the
journal of previous days proceedings.
Bills were introduced: To provide for es-
tablishing an intermediate prison for crimi-
mails between the grade of the Reform
Schools and the Penitentiary. The bill
provides for commission to invite bids
for the location of site, and to erect a
prison with a capacity for four hundred
prisoners; to require that notice be given
owners of real estate before increasing the
valuation of real estate for taxation.
APRIL S.-Senate- Bills were passed: To-
authorize an appeal from the decision of
viewers appointed to view plank roads and
turnpikes; to permit benevolent institu-
tions and societies to invest surplus or
endowment funds and to hold securities
upon which such investments may be made;
authorizing the levy of an annual tax of
3-100 of q mill on the dollar in Gin
cinnati to be applied to the keeping
up of an astronomical observatory
The bill to reorganize the Deaf and Dumb
Institution, passed, with amendments, after
debate. 1t provides for five Directors, two
to be residents of the county i'll which the
institute is located ......... .House-Among
bills introduced was one by Mr.. Monahan,
to regulate the price of legal advertising,
and prescribing the duties of certain county
officers. The bill makes it Illegal for pub
fishers of newspapers to charge or receive
for the publication of official advertising an
amount in excess of that received for private
advertising, or more than the rates published
for the insertion of such official
advertisement in papers of different
politics and in German papers
Mr.. Norton offered resoltion for inquiry
into the conduct of the Michigan Mutual
Life Insurance Company, whether that COM
pany is not taking advantage of policy
holders in Ohio who wish to surrender
their policies, whether it is not loaning
money at ten per cent. contrary to law, and
if so, what action is necessary. The resolu.
tion was unanimously adopted undera sus-
pension of the rules. The standing Com
mittee on Insurance is to make the inquiry.
The House took up Mr.. Creamer's bill to
prevent hunting and shooting on land
without consent of the owner, and debated
it at length. The bill finally passed, 81 to 1S.
1t provides that hunters must have the land
owners permission. The latter need not
post notice, but the penalties are not
changed, and the offense remains simply
trespass. The Speaker announced as new
members of the Committee on Military
Affairs instead of OConner, Green, Thorp,
and Dalzell, who resigned; Sawyer, Chair
man, instead of O'Conner; also Cowgirl,
Foster, and Carpenter, Republicans.
APRIL 4.-iSenate-Mr. Jackson's Senate
bill recognizing the Judiciary of the State
was taken up and read the third time. 1t
vides the State into five Common Pleas
districts: Hamilton County, the first; But
Ter, Preble, Darke and Montgomery, the first
subdivision; Champaign and Miami, Sec
and Darke, third subdivision; Clermont,
Brown, and Adams, the fourth subdivision !;
Ross, Highland, and Fayette, the fifth SUBJ
division; Pickaway and Madison, the sixth
subdivi ion, and Franklin the seventh sub
division; all these to constitute the second
districts. The rest of the State is similarly
divided. The Supreme Court is to select
three of the Common Pleas Judges in each
district and determine which of them shall
preside and these three shall sit only as Dis
trict Judges, and they shall have power to
transfer Common Pleas Judges when in
their judgment necessary. Other provis-
ions of the bill remain as set forth when
the bill was introduced. The bill passed.
Mr.. Joy presented the report Of the Joint
Committee on Penitentiary. 1t pronounces
June guilty of bribery, and thoroughly ex-
onerates Governor Young. In the matter
of building new cells, the committee find
there was no fraud whatever in stone
| work k............ .Housc-The Senate bill re-
| organizing the Asylum for Imbeciles was
passed. j. V. DeLong, engrossing clerk,
having resigned, FL. c. Bolmar, of Hardin,
was elected to his place. Mr.. Sturgeon
| moved to reconsider the vote whereby Steed-
| mans stay law was indefinitely postponed,
| which motion was defeated by 18 to 55. Mr..
| Armstrong; Senate bill requiring Clerks of
Courts in all counties containing $4,000
| inhabitants to make full index of all suits
pending and judgments entered were passed.
APRIL 5.-Senate- Salzaber's bill fix
| ing the salary of the Attorney General at
| 81 800, with a per cent. on collections not to
exceed ST. 500 more, passed. Mr.. Boyce's
House bill reducing fees and salaries OF
county officers passed. 1t reduces the
present fees of the Probate Judge thirty
per cent; Clerks of the Court, twenty per
cent; Prosecuting Attorney and Recorder,
twenty per cent. Auditor and Treasurer,
thirty per cent; Sheriff, ten per cent. A
| message was received from the Governor
nominating Morris and Peck as Longview
| Directors under the recognizing action.
Confirmed unanimously ...... .House-Mr. For.
rests Senate bill to divorce the Com.
missioners OF Hamilton County from the
Auditor and allow them to elect their own
clerk Is. B. No. 6.) was defeated. The
Gallipolis bill, providing for a general
method of forming sub school districts by
4 order from Probate Courts, passed. The
| bill is aimed to prevent local legislation.
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