The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
OHIO LEGISLATURES.

JANUARY 7.-Senote = The Senate was
called to order at three o'clock by Lieut..
Gov. Fitch. A resolution was adopted.
providing for joint convention of both
houses on the 10th for the purpose of count
ing the vote cast at the last election for
State officers. Senator Owens and Curtiss
were appointed committee to Inform the
G vernon that the General Assembly was
ready to receive any communication he
might see fl 10 make. The Governors
message was read and referred to select
committee of three. Mr.. Owens introduced
bill for the reorganization of the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home. 1t divides
children into three grades; viz: Those
of soldiers who died in the war,
those dying since the war, and
those of INDECENT soldiers........
House-Promptly at three O'clock Speaker
Neal ascended the stand and raped the
House to order. Rev. Mr.. Hutchins, of Co.
lumbus, offered prayer. The Speaker then
announced a telegram from Mr.. BOIL, OF
Washington Coun,y, asking leave of ab-
his child, which was granted.
A message was received from the Senate an
nouncing that that body had met and organ.
lied for business. The oath of Office was
then administered to the new members
from Jackson and Montgomery by Chief
Justice White, and the gentlemen were given
the seats occupied by their predecessors.
The Chair called the roll of standing COM
mittees, and then the machinery was stopped
for the purpose, and Mr.. Reed sent up
bill t reOrganize the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home at Xenia, in form which
he says practically restores the old bill. Mr..
Norton (Dem.) jumped up and moved that
the rules be suspended, and the bill read
d second time. So the title was reread. Then
Mr.. Hitchcock (Rep.) of Geauga, moved
that the rules be still further dispensed
with, and the bill read third time. The
motion was lost, and the bill referred
to the ,'ommi tee on Military Affairs and
S,ldiers' and Sailors Orphans Home.
MIR. Wright, of Hamilton, introduced three
bills: One regulates the dissection of dead
bodies by loving no use to be made OF
them inside of seven days after being re.
ceived; requiring complete plats of
grounds and buildings where dissection
is carried on to be filed in the Re-
corder's office; one to punish i'm
proper familiarity with female pupils,
by teachers, Superintendents, members of
school boards, preachers, officers of oharit-
able institutions, by imprisonment, and q
bill to prevent the placing of names of Con-
pressional candidates ~ Presidential Elect
Ors on ticket. Several other bills were
introduced, without action, and the Govern
or's Message was then read.
JANUARY S.-Senate-No business was
transacted. Housc-Bills we're intro.
duced to provide for the inspection OF
steam boilers; authorizing attachment on
wages due from. corporations when the
same do not exceed fifty dollars. At
DON the House adjourned IN honor of the
mem ory OF Andrew Jackson.
| JANUARY 9.-Sndte-About the first
business of the morning session was the
second reading and reference of Mr.. Owens
bill for the reorganization of the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home to the commit.
tee on that institution. Mr.. Krimmel, Of
Pickaway County, introduced an amend
ment to the Penitent1ary Bill, by which
the appointment of guard from each
county will be dispensed with. Mr..
Williams Introduced a bill to require the
Auditor of State TO certify to County Au-
ditors the amount of State levy on the first
Monday in June instead of the 18th of ] July,
..... House-Mr. Palmer introduced bill 10
provide for the support of families of mar.
ried men confined in the penitentiary, by
giving their families the benefit of their
labor. Mr.. Bloom offered a resolution thai
the several committees of the
House having in charg: the inter
es;s oi the various public institutions and
the several departments Of State, proceed