The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-05-16
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
MAY 3.-&nate-A large number of To-
cal bills were passed, and also the follow
ing: Authorizing the appointment of
Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys in coun-
ties containing cities of the frst-class ;
House bill authorizing transfer of funds
raised by any city, county, township, school
district or other local authority, when the
object for which such funds were raised by
taxation has been accomplished and paid
for; authorizing trustees to sell real es-
tate and reinvest the proceeds in real estate,
under an order of the Probate Court !;
House bill providing that in assignments for
the benefit of creditors, every claim for
wages to the amount of three hundred dol
lars orless shall be first paid in-fulI before
paying off other creditors; House bill to
authorize private Cemetery Associations
brought within the limits of an incor-
porated village to become incorporated.
The House resolution to adjourn from May
IL to January2, was agreed dto..,....Hotse-
MIR. Foster presented the remonstrance of
l 1,150 citizens of Cuyahoga County against
the passage of the Sextro liquor bill. Bills
of local character were passed. The Gen.
eral Appropriation Bill was received, with
amendments, from the Senate, and referred
to the Committee on Finance. ht g
MAY 6.-Sendte- dispesing Of few
messages from the House, the Senate took
up the voluminous Tax Revision Bill, with
amendments made thereto by the House.;
and spent considerable portion of the ses
sion disposing of the amendments, some of
which were concurred in and others dis
agreed to, leaving the matters of difference
to be adjusted by a committee of conference
49,. ..House-Another,S Southern Railway Two
Million Loan Bill came up, under the
auspices of Mr.. Sextro, who seems to think
it yet among the possibilities that the Trus-
tees, or majority of them, may be seized
with patriotic impulse to resign, in
order to hasten the completion of the road.
The Senate bill prescribing penalties Of I'M
prisonment in the Penitentiary against any
school teacher convicted of debauching any
female pupil, was passed. Mr.. Alexander
introduced bill to fix the levy for State taxes
for the public schools at one mill Sinking
Fund, tiye-tenths of mill, hnd the Asylum
Fund, eight-tenths of mill; general rev.
enue, three-tenths of a mill; total, two and
six tenths mills, a production on-the previous
levy of three-tenths OF o MILL Mr.. Dempsy
offered a resolution sinstructing the Com
mittee on Public Works to. confer with the
lessees of the canals as to the time for an
adjudgment of the matters in controversy
between the State and lessees. Adopted.
MAY 7.-Senatc- Messrs. Fisher, Sherrick
and Curtiss were appointed Committee Of
| the part of the Senate on the
disagreements between the two houses 5on
the bill to revise the laws relating to taxa
| ton. Senate bill by Mr.. Bee, to cure de-
| fects in proceedings for the location and es-
tablishment of bitches, was passed. The
Senate then took upithe special order, the
House bill to, revise and consolidate the
| statutes relating to municipal corporations,
and, d,spent q greater part of the morning ses-
sion upon amendments proposed by the
Committee on Judiciary to the de-
| tails of the bill, ot The bill was
finally passed. A notice for joint
| Democratic caucus, to- consider the re.
districting of the State for CONGRESS, signed
4 by Senator Forrest, and about a dozen
Democratic Representatives, was read ito
| the Senate. ......... House-Bills were passed
To require life insurance companies doing
business in this State in the valuation OF
4 -aii life policies for any purpose whatever
/, to use the four per cent. basis; the bill tc
revise the laws relating to civil procedure,
the bill to transfer the authority to, levy q
tax for MeMicken University from the Coun
|-cil of Cincinnati to the Board of Education
4 the Senate bill by Mr.. Armstrong, author
izing the Trustees of the Cincinnati iHospi
4 tai to establish a branch hosuital. for the
accommodation of persons afflicted with
contagious diseases, wasread the third time
A communication was received from the
lessees of the Public Works, saying that fol
their boats, TOOLS, dredges, implements
horses, operating machinery and material
| the suit of the State against the lessees nov
4 pending to- be dism ssed, and all claims o.
4 every description held by either party
against! the other ito be waived, they viii
take $4,000. -. -, -.
I MAY S-Senate-The Justices Code, a.
adopted by the House, was amended ant
passed. Mr.. Steedman's bill erecting tn,
I County of Lucas into the Fourth. Subdivis
N ion of the Fourth Judicial District, an(
providing for the election OF Judges therein
was passed. Mr.. Carson offered resolution
which was referred to the Committee OF
/ Public Works, authorizing the Board o
Public. Works to permit the Columbus an.
Northwestern Narrow-gauge Railway Com
pany to use and occupy the BERN bank o
the feeder to the Miami and Erie Canal
from the village of Port Jefferson to Sidne,
in Shelby County, providing that they ente
into contract to keep the same il
repair for canal purposes Adopted
The report of the Joint Committee of Con
ference on the House amendments to tn
Code of Civil Procedure was received AM
Eagreed to. The Senate also concurred in tn
House amendments to the Justices Code
The House bill providing for the recordin
in book form of the record of all soldier
who served in the army of the Unite'
States during the late war, accredited to tn
State of Ohio, was passed. The report o
, the Joint Committee of Conference on tn
House amendments to the bill to reorganiz
the Asylum for the Blind was agreed te
Mr.. Forests bill providing for the icens
, ing of stationary engineers was laid on tn
! table, The House bill to reorganize th
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home wa
taken up and passed by vote of IS to 10....
House-Bills were passed: Mr.. Morton
bill introduced yesterday supplementary t
the Probate Code, limiting the time in whic
3 objections could be made to ar assignee,
] six months from the date Of the assigi
r ment; Mr.. Loder's bill to reduce ele,
! tion expenses by providing that on
> set. of judges at each polling plac
shall suffice for township, municipal an
! State elections, and that one ticket b
} used in place of three, as heretofore
] bill amending the Criminal Code so thi
persons breaking into cars on moving traiI
\ for the purpose of committing felony ma
! be tried in any county through which til
train passes; Mr.. Forests bill providir
? : for the revision and codifcation of the Law
l relating to the organization and mainte
8 ance of the State militia; Mr.. Washburn
/ bill to erect the Secretary, Treasury ar
t Auditor of State into Board to take test
q mony on the Morgan raid. Mr.. Cloue
: called up the specislsorder, being the Hou
. joint resolution directing the Board
= Public Works to take immediate Possessit
1 of the public works of the State, and discu
b sion thereon ensued, the resolution beil
= finally adopte l-yeas, so; nay, 81.
MAY 9.-Senate-After an hour spent
/ routine business, the House joint resol
|, ton by Mr.. Clough, requiring the Board
e Public Works to take Immediate possessi,
3 of the canals, was discussed till noon al
q adopted-22 to 6. A message was receiy
. from the Governor nominating Joseph
. Wright, of Hamilton County, to be Superi
e tendent of Insurance for term of thr
e years from June 3, prox., vice William
|. Hill, term expired. The House bill provi
r, ing for separate schools for colored ch
4 dren was passed. The bill to abolish t
: Office of Railroad Commissioner was (
I. feated-12-to 81. A resolution to empl
's convict labor on the public buildings "
u adopted...... .House-A message was receiy