The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
OHIO LEGIsLATURE.

On the 10Th in the Senate the bill recognizing
the Insane Asylums passed The vote by which
the Cincinnati Police bill failed TO pass was re-
considered and the bill laid on the table. Mr.
Forrest called up the resolution providing for a
vote in Cincinnati on borrowing two millions Of
dollars to complete the Southern railroad dis
cusslon ensued and the bill was referred to aEe'
leCt committee
In the House large number Of bills were read
the second time and referred to committees The
bill to redistrict the State for representation In
Congress was referred to select committee con-
slstIng Of Messrs Norton, Wright Creamer and
Palmer The bill to toreorgani2e the Blind Asylum
was passed,
In the Senate on the 2Oth the Cincinnati Police
bill was taken from the table % to and discuss
ed and lost by vote oils to 49,
In the House.. Mr. Daniords bill to increase
the fees of witnesses TO one dollar per day was
taken up. Mr. DanfOrd took the foor in 'front.' OF
the Clerks desk, and the House was turned INTO
a batting arena for half an hour. Amid a run,
ming interruption OF Louder" Down In 'front.'"
and "Will the gentleman allow meY Mr. Dan,
ford proceeded to speak on the bill. He described
the miserable hash.houses' at which witnesses
were compelled to board for want of enough to
pay for three decent meals; lambasted the law
yeTs and portrayed the wrongs Of an old woman
of his ACQUAINTANCE Eighty years old, Mr..
Speaker, and totterng on her stan and dragged
to the courthouse to be jawed, an JaWed an,
iawed by them lawyers for lessin enough to get
her hash twice day" Great laughter and APP
nause) He answered questions good humoredly
ill Mr. Townsend asked did the gentleman
get his pay as q witness" Daniord ~ can't
stand here Mr.. Speaker to answer every 4HesHon
any fool can ask lRoars of laughter) He then
said he received a certificate for attendance as
witness and gave It away last summer when he
was running for this legislature Mr. D9!SeH
wanted to know if he gave it for Republican
vote to which he made answer that such votes
sold higher IN Belmont than In Noble" Qoud
laughter) Townsend said: High fees create
protest. onal witnesses as observed When Pros
ecutng Attorney" -,,.
DanfoTd-"Has the gentleman got men In his
county that Will swear 10 lie for a dolarY' And
a little later: I'D like to ask the gentleman
from Athens what become of the unclaimed fees
when he was Prosecuting Attorney?
II is safe to say they did not get ahead Of the
old man very much on any point After
lengthy discussion the bill was referred to Mr..
Alexander with instructions TO amend and per
feet.
The House passed the bill to divide Perry tpp
Columbiana county, into two election precincts.
Several other local bills were passed.
In the House bills were passed to reoIganize
the Reform School for boys, and also the Agricul-
tural College. The latter requhes five Trustees
instead of twenty as in the old law.
2lst. The Senate bill by Mr. sherriCk, toauthor-
lie County Commissioners to provide offices for
County Surveyors and Probate Judges, and to
provide by contract with the lowest bidder for
furnishing books and stationery for the use of
county officers, was discussed for an hour, and
failed to pass-yeas 16, nays H.
In the House the bill to authorize the city,
Toledo to sell the Toledo & Woodvlle railroad.
The bill was amended TO authorize the sale
snbiect TO the conditions allowing all railroads
running INTO Toledo equal privileges with the
purchasers in using the road and passed.
Bills were also passed authorizing the Commits
sioners of Hancock county to levy tax and
build jail,
Mr.. Wright moved to suspend the rules to en-
able him 10 introduce bill TO reorganize the Po-
lice Board of Cincinnati. He recied the history
of his former bill, and said he had drawn bill to
bring the election of Police Commissioners to q
vote of the people of Cincinnati, by election on
the ticket at large. The motion requiring two
thir ds vote was disagreed to-yeas 45, nays %.
The House bill to authorize the city of Mans
field to issue $4,000 waterworks bonds was
passed. The bill to reorganize the Soldiers Or
phans ONE at Xena was read the third time.
Mr.. O'Connor advocated the bill on the ground
that at the Home the sewing women were extray-
agant. He concluded his speech by moving the
previous question The House, by vote Of yeas
40 nays a. refused to order the previous ques-
ton. The bill passed-yeas 81, nays 99-a party
vote. Adjourned,
March 25.-In the HouEe bills were introduced
to abolish all stay of execution on judgments OBJ
tanned for work and labor; to authorize the Gov.
erpor to appoint seven Commissioners to be Sc
ected from the Presidents of the Ohio Colleges,
to compile set of text books for the public
schools, the Commissioners to serve without pay
and to complete their work by next January to
regulate fees of county officers.
On the Goth in the House Mr.. Williams moved
a 20 mmittee to investigate charges of misconduct
against Engrossng clerk ]. V. DeLOng. Passed;
and Williams, Bell and Quinby appointed. Mr..
Wuuamss bill to divide Alliance precinct passed
its third reading.
The bill to appoint Commission to act with
similar one from Pennsylvania to reauange the
boundary lire monuments passed its third read
ing,
In the Senate Governor Bishop sent in appoint
ments of Trustees for confirmation; for State Re-
form Farm, Athens; Central, Northern and Dayton
Insane Asylums The following are the names
sent In as Trustees for the Northern Hospital for
the Insane: Jabez W. Fitch, of Cleveland, Tor
one year; John F. Perry, of Akron, ior TWO years
lanes Barnett, of Cleveland, for three years;
Archibald McGregor OF Canton, lNf lour years. "
L. Wadsworth, of Elyria, for FIVE years