The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-16
TIE aENRRAL ASSEMBLY,.

Both branches Of the Ohio Legislature
are getting down to business, Bills Of
last winter left over are being taken up
and new ones offered.
Among those introduced in the Senate
last week we're: One to repeal the sec
ton giving each county one guard in the
Penitentiary; one giving the unclaimed
bodies of those who die in public insti-
tutions to medical societies for dissection,
to be only within Ohio, and making the
transfer of such bodies to other States or
traffic in bodies a misdemeanor, punish
able by fine and imprisonment.
In the House bills were introduced to
appropriate the moneys accruing from
the labor of convicts in the penitentiary
to the support of the wives and children
of said conviCts.
Bills making partial appropriations
for 1879 (; authorizing cities having pop
ulation Of more than 5000 or less than
$4,000 to construct water works upon a
vote of the people; to require assessors
to ascertain the names of deceased sold
iers in their several distriCtsJ to prevent
officers Of corporations from compelling
their employees to deal at certain stores.
Mr.. Townsend offered q resolution cal
ling on the Temperance Committee to
report how many petitions it has in its
possession on the subject of temperance
and what action it propose to take re-
garding them. The resolution was de-
feated.
The Speaker formally presented to the
House the charges preferred against
Judge Cox of Cincinnati, calling for his
impeachment. The Speaker appointed a
committee of five to investigate the
charges, and report to the House as soon
as possible.
Both Houses met in the House cham.
ber on Saturday, in joint convention, and
counted the votes by counties of the
election last October, the result was an
nounCed as follows:
Milton VA l2O
DAVID H. 966
j. N 56S2
Andrew Roy SS332
The following business was also done
in the House.
By Mr.. Alexander, from the Finance
Nnpn mi ftn inn FNorfiul
tions for the several public institutions
for the year ending Nov. Is, 1879, as fol-
lows
Athens Asylum for Insane $26,50O.
Columbus Asylum for Insane $3l 800.
Cleveland Asylum for Insane $26 900.
Dayton Asylum for Insane $4,000.
Asylum for Deaf and Dumb $4,000.
Longview Asylum $33, ,515.
Lucas County Insane Asylum S,550.
Asylum for ImbeCile Youth $29,34
Blind Asylum So 900.
Reform School 5000.
Girls Industrial Home $4,000.
Ohio Penitentiary $4,000.
Board of State Charities $500.
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
$4,000.
Toledo House of Refuge and CoreC.
ton 1880.
Trustees Benevolent Institutions 5000.
By Mr.. BoyCe-Authorizing the village
of East Liverpool, Columbiana county,
to issue bonds in a sum not exceeding
$50, 900, the proceeds to be applied to the
construction of water works in said vii
lage. The bonds are to be of denomina-
tions not less than $l00, nor more than
$1,000; to run twenty years and pay 7
per cent interest.
By Mr.. Van Ceaf-Revising the stat
utes relating to the Executive Depart
ment.
By Mr. Misunderstanding an afir-
native vote by the people on all public
improvements except the construction of
sidewalks in villages of less than 5000 in
habitants.
A number of bills came up for the Sec
ond reading, among them Mr.. Reeds (of |
Ross) bill to repeal the obnoxious sec
tions of the law relating to the reorgani.
zation of the Soldiers and Sailors 0rph.
ans Home.
Bills passed.
Mr.. SherriCk's Senate bill authorizing
the appointment, in the city of Canton,
of trustees to take charge of property be-
queathed to the poor. The bill was one
left over from last session, and after some
amendments, passed the House by vote
Of 76 to 6.
1t was stated in the Herald few days
since, that Messrs. Carpenter, of Meigs,
and Cowgirl, of Champaign, had stated
o the House that they found their names
attached to the bill for the reorganiza-
ion of the Soldiers and Sailors Home,
which they had not signed. and that in
accordance with their demand COM
nittee had been appointed, composed of
Messrs Norton, Washburn and Hitch
'ock, to investigate the forgery.
DR.. Norton offered resolution allow
ng the committee to compel the attend
nee of witnesses, and employ short.
land reporter, in order to sift the thing
o the bottom, as he was satisfied for
cry had been committed. The resolu.
ion met with some opposition, on the
round of expense, but was finally amen
led by cutting off the short hand repor.
er and adopted.
Mr.. Bloom offered resolution that un- (
er the recommendation of the Cover
or, the House meet the State Board of {
'harities in the Hall of Representatives {
'uesday evening, Jan. 81, 1879, to confer {
nth it upon matters concerning the {
tate charitable institutions. Adopted. !
The House then adjourned until Mon {
ay at 10 o'clock a. m. '
SINCE the bigots of Cork insulted the
meriCan people by insulting General t
rant, there will be decrease in the t
umber Of Irishmen "all the way from