The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-15
OHIO LEGISLATIVE PRoCEEDINes


MAY 5.-The House met nine O'Clock,
and after an hour and half spent in call,
adjourned until Tuesday morning. The
Senate met at nine o'clock, and after read
until p. m. The Senate met at two o'clock /
and adjourned without doing any business.
MAY 6.-Senosc-Do Eouse bill for
the relief of VIM. Cory passed. Tyler's
Senate bill authorizing Georgetown to raise
aud contribute So, 600 toward building the
Ripley and Hillsboro Narrow-guage Rail-
road passed ...... .HoaIsc-Mr. Klir1per pre-
sented petition from Robert More &
Co., and eighty-one other firms,
protesting against the passage of
the Lord bill for the aholiti IN Of the Cincin-
natl Board Of Public Works. A lively dis
cussion grew out of a motion to reject the
peti ion calling for j nmediate adjourn
ment of the Legislature. 1t was
boldly charged that book publishers
interested in getting the Legislature
away had originated these petitions. A
motion to reject was defeated, 81 to 58.
An attempt made by Thorp to take up the
motion to reconsider Swaim's Anti
Scaiper Bill was defeated-yean, 46 Nays,
as Petitions were presented from
about two thousand residents of various
counties for the passage of Danford's
AntiSunday Amusement Bill. The
petitioners say this bill has become a
necessity from the rapid growth in all cities
Of the lowest order of icentiousness, and
is aimed especially at low and boisterous
dance-bouses, vaudeville theaters and vari.
ETY. shows, that tend not only to rob Sunday
or all its sanctity, but even to take from it
the last vestige of responsibility.
MAY T.-Senate-Mr. Curtiss presented
remonstrances from citizens of Cuyahoga,
Hamilton, Franklin, and Montgomery
Counties against the passage of Railroad
repeal the la s. fprbidding fishing with hook
and line between the fist OF May and fit.
teenth OF June was passed. The Senate
agreed to the report of the Conference Com
mittee fixing the compensation of members
OF General Assembly at 81 200 per term. Mr..
Lord offered resolution authorizing the
Insurance Commissioner to correspond with
the Commissioners. of }other States to
ascertain and prevent losses to policy hold
ers in life insurance companies by
lapse of policies, to draw up some
form of bill and report at the next
session of The General Assembly. Referred
to the Committee on Insurance........
House-Senator, Benson's capital punish
take place in private aud on the grounds of
the penitentiary, was defeated, the princi-
pal objection to the bin being its provision
for the appointment of a State hangman.
Gen. Steedman's bill to transfer the control
of the police of Toledo from the hands of
the Nationalists to those of a Board of Com.
missioners to be appointed by the Judges
of the Common Pleas Court, the Commis.
sioners TO be about equally divided between
the Democrats and Republicans, National
lists to be entirely excluded, came up and
was lost on the third reading. sd
MAY 8-Sencte-Je Jessup's House resolu-
ton for the relief of Solomon Ebersole, of
Hamilton County, was adopted, and
numerous local bills passed. Mr..
Owens Tramp Bill was brought
up and finally passed......H House,.
Mr.. Sextro repor ed back L rd's bill
Works, recommending its passage. The
report was signed by all the members of
the Hamilton delegation except Wright
and Klimper. KIimper submitted a mi
nority report, which denounces the bill
as monstrous, and in opposition to- the
best interests of the tax payers of Cincin-
natl, and recommended its indefinite
postponemeut. Mr.. Klimper moved to
substitute the minority for the majority
report, but the Speaker declared the
question of reading the bill third
time took precedence. Mr.. Sextro
then moFed that the bill be read
the third tin e, now, which was disagreed to.
Mr.. Sextro moved that the bill be read the
third time tomorrow, which was agreed to
yeas, 40; nays, 30 Love aces bill
tracing for labor of convicts was
indefinitely postponed upon recommends.
tion of the COMMITTEE on Manufac ures,
who recommended the adoption OF o resolu-
ton authorizing the Governor to appoint
a commission to investigate the subject.
The resolution was ordered printed.
Mr.. Sturgeon, National, moved to suspend
the rules to allow him to offer resolution
denouncing the Presidents veto. Disagreed
to. Bills were introduced to rtorganize the
Imbecile Asylum; to authorize State Mine
Inspectors to appoint two assistants to make
a practical inspection of mines; to author
ize the Auditor of Hamilton County to pay
assessors and assistants fifty cents adj
ditional per day for last years work, and
to make assessors compensation in the
future three dollars per day.
MAY 9.-Sendte-A communication was
presented from the Cincinnati B ,ard Of
Public Works stating that they paid $780,
900 for the dredges and tools of the lessees
of the Public Works when the State took
possession. and the question of whether
the lessees are entitled to further compen-
sation or not, must be settled between
them and , the Legislature. Wrights
House bill, authorizing the Cincinnati
Fund Commissioners to exchange
coupon for registered city bonds, and Sen.
ate bill making misappropriation of trust
funds by guardians. executors or attorneys,
embezzlement, were passed...... House
The House substitute for Jacks sons Sen.
ate bill authorizing the arrest end
Imprisonment of trapps until heavy fine
is. paid or worked out was passed.
The General Appropriation Bill was passed.
s. B. 32s, BY Mr.. Curtiss, extending the
time in which Boards of Equaliz ition may
make their reports, was amended SO as to
fix the compensation of members of boards
in cities of the first class at three dollars
per day, and in cities of the second class at
two dollars and fifty cents, and then
passed. II. B. 1888, by Mr.. Green,
allowing wife or other person
to hold properly assigned insurance
policy exempt from execution, was passed.
Il. B. $50, by Mr.. Wright, regulating the
dissection of dead bodies, was referred back
to the author, with permission to report al
any time. H. B. 767, by Mr.. Sextro, de
clarlng all persons nolulng once under tne
United States Ineligible for office-under the
State of Ohio, was passed: yeas, 46; nays
%. H. B. S25, by Mr.. Wales, authorizing
Warren County to erect monument ovel
the grave of the late Thomas Corwin, was
laid on the table.
MAY 10..-Senate-H. B. S65, by Mr.. Sheets
authorizing the Trustees of Findlay Town
ship, Hancock County, to levy road tax
was passed: H. B. 615, by Mr.. Paine, t.
give Bachelors of Art the same privilege a
Masters of Art in the election of colleg,
visitors. Mr.. Marsh, of the com
mittee appointed to investigat'
the charges against Longviev
Asylum, presented the committees report
which was laid on the table.........H House.
Mr.. Seifers called up Mr.. Estill's resolution
relating to the pensioning of Mexican vel
Grams, which, after some debate, was laid OF
the table. Mr.. Marsh, of the Committee 0
Conference on the Booth Fee Bill, resigne
because the Senate Committee had pei
sistently failed to meet with them. Nj
Jessup was appointed to fill the vacanc!
Mr.. Wright introduced a bill to prohibj
pool selling, and punish pool sellers. an
pood buyers. Mr.Williams's bill regulatih
the fees of county officers, was read th
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