The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

JANUARY 27.-Senate-A communication
was received from the Clerk of the Senate
calling attention to the trouble he expert
ences from having Important bills and docu.
ments in jeopardy. Last winter Senate
was stolen. This style of legislating,"
says the Clerk energetically, "may be
repeated, and as am responsible to the
Senate, feel that the means ought
to be placed at my disposal by which can
protect myself aud the Senate.o The COM
munlcation was referred to the Committee
on Claims. House-Mr. Sturgeon offered
series OF resolutions, "that our
Senators be instructed and our Repre-.
sentatives be- requested to use their
influence and votes 20 procure the
passage of the necessary laws to carry
into effect the following principles, to.wit,
the abolition OF all banks OF issuej the
issuing by the General Government of all
money, metallic or paper, the same being
full legal tender in the payment of all
debts, whether public or private, and in
amount at least equal to thirty dol.
lars per capita; the coinage of silver
to be on the same basis as that of
gold; the taxa ion of greenbacks toe
taxation of Government bonds:
prohibit the further issue of interest-bear.
ing b nds; that Congress take immediate
steps whereby the bonded debt of the Gov
erment shall be paid off as fast as the same
may become due, in accordance with the
contract under which the bonds were issued;
that the Governor is hereby requested to
forward copy of these resolutions to each of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
were laid on the table and ordered printed.
Mr. Dalzen offered resolution thanking
Congress and the President for passing the
Arrears OF Pensions Bill. Adopted. A res
o'ution by Mr.. Covert, that our Senators
in Congress are hereby instructed and our
Representatives are requested to use all
honorable means to prevent the repeal of
the Resumption Act, was laid on the table,
under notice of discussion by Mr.. Poe.
JANUARY 2S.-Senate-Mr. Owens intro
duced q bill to define and suppress tramps.
1t provides that any tramp who shall enter
any dwelling house, or shall enter the yard
or inclosure about any dwelling house, or
shall kindle any fire on the highway, or on
the land of another, without the consent
of the owner or occupant, or shall
be found carrying dangerous weapons,
or who shall threaten to do any injury
to the real or personal estate or property
of another, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be imprisoned in the penitentiary, not
less than one year nor more than five
years. The act does not apply to women
or blind persons. The Committee on
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
reported back Senator Owens Orphans
Home bill with amendment to strike
out the clause admitting the child.
rem of permanently disabled soldiers and
sailors, The recommendation was not
agreed to, and the bill was set for second
roa IN lie
introduced was one by Mr.. Eylar, allowing
teachers dismissed frompublics schools for
insufficient reasons to bring suit against the
Trustees for damages Mr.. Alexander's
bill, to instruct the Commissioners of the.
sinking fund to invest the surplus funds OF
the State Treasury in registered bonds of
the United States, was passed by vote of
5S to 80. Mr.. Dalzells bill to make the
Bible textbook in the common schools,
after warm discussion, was put on its pas.
sage, and lost-yeas, 81; nays, "a.
JANUARY 29.-House-A large number of
petitions were presented favoring temper
ance legislation, the reduction of fees and
salaries of county and State Off GERS, the
reconstruction of common schools, and the
repeal of the dog law. The Committee on
Claims reported in favor Of the indefinite
postponement Of Mr.. Bohps bill to repeal
growers and coniscation of dogs. The
report of the committee was agreed
to by vote of 81 yeas to % nays.
The Committee on Claims recommended
the indefinite postponement of Mr.. Seifert's
bill to repeal the dog tax. Adopted.
Mr.. Sextro's hill to reduce the exemption
law from 81 900 to $500 on real estate, and
from $500 to $3.50 came back from the
Judiciary Committee with recommenda.
tion that it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Danford introduced bill mo. 716) to
prevent all sports, games, hunting, fishing,
public amusements, and liquor selling on
Sunday, under penalty OF $50. Car
ried...... ...Se71cte-Bills were PISSED:
To authorize the incorporation of associa
tions for the reclamation of men and women
from lives of intemperance and immortality
for increasing the levy for poor purposes
in counties where there are no infrm
aries; for the punishment of persons
throwing or shooting at railroad trains by
imprisonment of from six months to three
years; for taxing deeds given to secure
money loaned on property the same as
mortgages; to compel fire insurance com
panies to examine and place a valuation on
all property insured by them.
JANUARY 30-Senate- Hostetter pref
sented the petition of 1,200 citizens o
Darke County, asking for the passage of 9
law reducing the fees of county officers
and law to award the county printing
to the lowest bidder. Mr.. Sextro's bill to
make six per cent. the legal rate oi
interest and to prevent special contracts
was indefinitely postponed......Ho House-Mr
Jackson introduced a bill to make it EN-
bezzlement for attorneys, executors, and
others to appropriate to their own use prop
erty held in trust, and render it punishable
as for larceny. The consideration of bill
to encourage and regulate the study o!
anatomy was postponed until Wednesday
next. The bill to authorize, the Commits
sioners of Clermont County to issue bondl
to the amount of $15, 900 was passed.
JANUARY 31.-The Senate met at eigh
o'clock in the morning, and immedia el.
adj surned until Tuesday afternoon. Tn,
House met IS usual at ten o'clock, with ,
bare quorum on call. Afew petitions ant
bills were presented and introduced. Som,
bills were referred on second reading
and the House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole on codifcation
| Among the bills introduced in the House
was one by Mr.. Eylar, to regulate the sal
of Intoxicating liquors, local option bill
extending to villages, wards or cities, witt
penalty attached of fine from $25 II
| 81 900. Itrequires petition of citizens t.
the Probate Judge and vote under his OF
der. =5f
FEBRUARY 1.-Hotsse-Little busines
was done. Bills were introduced to permi
savings banks to increase their capita
stock; and to SO amend the Constitution
that township officers may be elected for
term of three years. "
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