The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-27
OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS

OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
MARCH l9.--House-.-A petition was pre-
sented from eighty-four citizens of Preble
County for an amendment to the Constitu.
ton prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Foster, to prevent incendiarism and
fraud in insurance; by Mr.. Greene, to pro.
vide for the detection and punishment of
persons charged with injuring bridges and
other public property; BY Mr.. Crosson, to
permit the Introduction of parol evidence
in cases of action for delinquent taxes; by
Mr. Greene, to fix the date OF the termination
of the fiscal year in cities on the S1st day
of December.
MARCH 3.--Senate-Booth's bill, regu.
passed-yeas, %; nays, 1. The bill
passed as it came from the
House, except the Senate amended 1t SO it
should not apply to officers now in Office.
...... .House-Dodds's Insurance Bill was re-
ported back by the Committee on Insur.
ance, who recommended its indefinite post
ponement. Dodds moved to amend by
striking out all after the enacting clause,
and inserting new bill, providing that it
shall not apply to any secret or benevolent
organization doing insurance business,
nor to railroad or express insurance
companies, leaving it to apply only to
mutual benefit companies, organized for
gain. On motion of Mr.. Dodds, the amend
troduced: Providing that all properly
owned by churches shall be placed under
the control of Boards of Trustees elected by
members OF the church; to require town
ships to defray all expenses of paupers
until they are declined at the County
Infrmary; to regulate charges of
pipe line companies for transport
ing oil by requiring all companies to
accept all petroleum in merchantable
order in quantities not less than two hum
dred gallons at the wells, and transport the
same to specified places on their route at
specified rates; to compel the Fund Com
missioners of Cincinnati to exchange cou-
pom for registered bonds: to authorize
claimed dead bodies for dissection; to pun.
ish rape on sister or daughter by death or
imprisonment for life, at the discretion OF
the jury, and upon any other female at
death or imprisonment for not less than
ten years; to regulate the sale of fertilizers.
MARCH 0-Senate--Bills were passed
House bill, to require hotel and boarding
house keepers to provide fire escapes
Senate bill to amend the civil code SO as to
allow judgment to be taken as on default
| for any part Of plaintiffs claim not ira
versed by the answer without prejudice
| to. that part of the claim disputed
Mr.. Dodds's House bill, to allow
| the appointment of women as Notaries
| Public, came up on report from the
Judiciary Committee, who recommended
its indefinite postponement. DUNCAN
submitted minority report. recon-
mending the passage of the bill
Forrest made lengthy speech opposins
House-The House bill authorizing Mt
Gilead to lay a tax and issue bonds to the
amount of eighteen thousand dollars te
construct railroad to connect the town
with Gallon Station, was passed. Bill
to forbid any person practicing dentistry
| uuless graduate of the regular denta
college, and to change the time O.
xii ing deer, were indefinitely postponed
| A bill, introduced by Mr.. Van Cleaf, to ap
| propriate 81 900 to enlarge culvert under
the Ohio Canal in CircIeville, after no
discussion, was lost-yeas, 40; nays, 2S-
fifteen less, than the requisite msjority
Bills passed: House bill TO authorize in
corporation of Soldiers Reunion Associa
| semblies; House bill authorizing guar
dians of lunatics and imbeciles to in
cumber property of their wards to rails
money to pay debts OF their wards Il House
bill prescribing proceeding, for obtaining
title in fee to Section 16 lands, and Il
extend the time OF payment for section 16
House bill to so amend the act for stree
cleaning in Cincinnati by contract as t,
allow the Board of Public Works to pur
chase material, employ men and keep tn
streets in repair, if the Board shall decid
upon that method instead of letting by con
tract; House bill, to SO amend tn
Municipal Code as to repeal the provision
which requires notice to be given t.
every lot-owner before constructing sewers
House bill, to allow fees to witnesses de
tanned in Jail because of the inability of tn
witness to give security for his attendance t
testify in court, was discussed at length, bu
without reaching vote on its passage. tn
House adjourned and the bill goes to tn
table.
MARCH 21-Scnotc--Bills passed: T
amend the Constitution SO as to establish
scale of salaries for county officers; provid
ing for advertising legal sales in Germa
newspapers. The Committee on Publ
Works reported some amendments provic
ing for restrictions guarding the lease o
the grant Of the right of way of portion &
the bank of the Miami and Erie Canal
the city of Toledo and the Toledo an
Grand Rapids Railroad, as proposed in s.
272, which were agreed to, and the bill OF
dered to be read a third time tomorrow
...... ...".. .Houss-Bills passed: II. B. 92t
by Mr.. Norton, providing that wher
children entitled to estates die prior
the death of the husband or wife, relict {
ancestor from whom the estate cam,
the estate shall pass to the husban
or wife, relict of such ancestor
d. B. e22, by Mr.. Sturgeon, to regulate tn
sale of merchandise in certain cases, and I
protect certain creditors against frauduleI
sales of insolyent or absconding debtors
III. B. 917, by Mr.. Hardy, of Defiance, az
thorizing the Board of Public Works to r.
build the five locks on the Wabash Cana
Miami & Erie Canal and the Indiana Stat
line.
MARCH 22.-Senate--BiIis were passed
Senate bill granting the right of way owe
lands belonging to the State, and over Il
Miami and Erie Canal and Swan Creek i
Toledo, to the Toledo and Grand Rapit
Railroad Company; Senate bill to authoril
insurance companies 10 insure plate glal
from breakage, and steam boilers, and ais
to insure adjacent property from damas
by boiler explosions. A nun
ber Of local bills were passed......
House-Among the bills introduced vi
one by Mr.. Sextro, to submit the questio
of licensing the sale of intoxicating lieuo
to the voters of any county upon apIlic
tion made to the Probate Judse Of OF
hundred citizens OF the particular count
A large number of local bills were passe