The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-03-14
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MARCH 2.-Senate-S Several bills were read
the second time, and some bills of local ma.
ture passed. Alarge number of committee
reports were handed in, and bills set for
future consideration, but no business of a
general nature transacted. Quite early in
the day the Senate adjourned till 10 q. m.
Monday. House-Several petitions and
memorials were presented, among them one
from Franklin County, for the passage OF
the bill for better protection of semetsries
against body snatchers. Mr.. Bloom called
up Mr.. NJ ickay's res luton instructing the
Committee on Fees and Salaries to prepare
bill reducing the fees of State and county
officers " to correspond with the reduction
of wages, or to such an extant as in their
Judgment the exigencies of the times de-
mand." Passed, and the committee in.
structed accordingly. Mr. Stubbs's House
bill to authorize the vacation of abandoned
turnpikes and plank roads, and their estab.
lishment as county roads, was read the
third time and passed. Several local bills
passed. Mr.. Covert, on leave, offered res.
olution requesting Ohio Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress to use their influ.
ence to prevent a reduction of the tariff on
iron and steel. Referred to q select COM
mittee of three-Messrs. BOIL, Covert and
Mackay.
MARCH 4.-Senate-The conference COM
mittee's partial appropriation bill was
adopted; ne local bill passed; resolutions
of respect to Benjamin F. Wade were
unanimously adopted, and the Senate ad-
journed. 49,. House-Mr. Marsh,s Senate bill,
to punish and prevent pool selling at elec-
tions, was put on passage and lost. Later,
on motion of Mr.. Loder, the vote was
reconsidered, and the bill laid on the table.
Mr.. Sullivan's bill, to authorize the Trustees
to transfer funds from poor fund to road
fund, and from township fund to road fund
passed. Mr.. Levering's bill, to provide
that real estate sold by order Of court shall
be offered on the premises, was passed
Mr.. Lords bi !, giving laborers first lien
on property of corporations, was sharply
debated. Laid ON the table and ordered
printed. The conference committee re-
ported partial appropriation bill, with the
Smart claim stricken out, and other disa-
greements between the Senate and House
compromised. The report was adopted with
only five dissenting voices. The bill Is now
Law. The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Bloom in the chair, on the mum.
cipal code, which was discussed an hour.
Resolutions of respect to Hon. BENJAMIN
Wade were unanimously adopted, aud
Messrs Hitchcock and Thorpe spoke briefly
in eulogy.
MARCH 5.-Senate-The substitute for
Mr.. Forests bill amending the criminal
code by repeating the section Of the code
declaring PAGES for the sale of spirituous
liquors nuisances until after the third con-
yiction, and repeating the clause providing
for imprisonment Of persons convicted un-
der the Adair law, was read the third time,
discussed for an hour, and its further
consideration postponed till afternoon.
Mr.. Blooms House bill to authorize Troy
Township in Richard County to unite
with the town of New Lexington in build.
ing town hall for joint use was read the
third time and passed. A message was
read from the Governor nominating
Charles w. Boyd, of Levanna, Brown
County, to be Director of the Penitentiary.
Referred to the Committee of Penitentiary.
Mr.. Alexander's House bill to authorize
benevolent institution to receive donations,
devises and bequests, was amended to in.
clude educational institutions, and passed.
1t includes such institutions as are wholly
or In part under the control of the state.
Wagner's bill, to excuse the Marrow gauge
railroads from fencing track was defeated,
receiving but two votes. The House bill
allowing defendants in execution reap
praisement for rent, was passed. Dungan's
bill making silver coin legal tender in Ohio
for sums, was amended SO that subsidiary
coin should be tender for but i've dollars,
and passed. ......... H0use-A number of new
bills were introduced. Mr.. Stubbs's House
bill, increasing compensation of jurors in
Justices courts from fifty cents to one dollar
a day, was read the third time, and, after a
heated discussion, was defeated.
MARCH 6.-S nate-The tax bill was taken
up, and an amendment by Mr.. Steedman to
tax church property was rejected-u to 10.
An amendment was adopted that I" the Au-
| ditor of State, Treasurer of State, and At
torney General shall constitute the State
Board of Equalization" A motion to in.
clude the Governor was rejected. The bill
to reorganize the Idiot Asylum was passed,
a. also the Aill lowing married yemen to
sue in their own name. BohPs House joint
resolution, instructing Congress to repeal
the resumption act was adopted BY q strict
party yote.....Hoase-Mr /. Wright, of
Hamilton, presented protest signed by
himself and Mr.. Mueser against that clause
| in the partial appropriation bill Civ
| ing $7,999.99 for the tobacco warehouse at
Bellaire. The bill to reduce salaries
and fees Of county officers, after striking out
| salaries and reducing fees of Cuyahoga Off.
cials twenty per cent, was passed. Several
tocdl pliis were passeu, duiouS tnem y JessuP
bill, authorizing the Commissioners OF
Hamilton County to make q big fill between
the Miami River and the Indianapolis Rail.
road at Elizabethtown. Howland's Senate
bill, providing that the real estate of imbe-
| Giles may be sold by guardians on the same
| terms as real estate of minors, aspassed.
DUNCAN, the bill authorizing the Commis.
| sissiOners of Hamilton County to hear and
decide upon the payment of contractors on
| the Infrmary building, and pay, If found
just, was called up and passed. Mr.. Lords
free banking law was taken from the table
and passed. The important amendments
are that bonds of the United States held by
banks shall be counted as lawful money
and that stockholders shall be Individually
liable for an additional amount equal tt
their stock. The Judiciary Committee re
ported bill on criminal procedure, which
was passed. 1t provides that courts may
appoint an attorney to assist the Prosecu
ting Attorney, and the County Commits
sioners may pay him, and in counties o.
over 100000 population the Court Of Com
mon Pleas may appoint q regular assistan
prosecutor at yearly salary of 81 500 ........
House-The ceremony of presenting ivor.
gavels to the Speaker and speaker pr,
tenn. took place. Mr.. Creamer's gam
bill, making stringent provisions agains
hunters, was defeated, reoonsidered, ant
laid on the table. Mr.. Dodds introduced
bill to divide Cincinnati into election pre-
cincts of less than eight hundred each. Nj
Booth introduced bill to appropriate -
dollars to repair the canals and put them il
order for navigati n. The Constitutions
rule was dispensed with, the bill reao twice
and ordered printed.
MARCH 8.-Little business was transacte
in either House, and both adjourned til
Tuesday.
"WHAT makes that noise ?" asked