The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
ONO LEGISLATIVE PRoCkEDlras

OHIO LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDlNd9
MAY i2-Eenate number Of bilis from
the House were read the irsttime..... House
Petitions were presented by citizens Of
Norwalk and Wayne County for the psBs-
age of Mr.. Dsnft rd's Sunday Bill, and
from citizens Of franklin County In favof
of Mr.. Booths bill in regard to
returning discharged ccnvicts 20
their respective counties. ~.
Luccock offered joint resolution for
the appointment Of acomn1ittee OF senators
and Representatives to the Soldiers Re
union at Cambridge on the 9Th, 26th and
29th of August, at Cambridge, O. A.num-
Der of bills were read the second time ahd
The Militia Bill was brought up
and discussed. Amendments we're agreed
to which reduce the number Of infGnfxy
companies from $50 to 100; cavalry oom-
panies from six to three, and batteries from
twelve to Eve; one by Mr.: Aexnnders
striking out the compensation, OF ofhcers
for night service 30 that .
days service shall include twenty.four
hours; one by Mr.. Reed, Of Ross, limiting
the purchases Of camp and gurrison equip.
age to an amount previously reported 70
slap ct the Adjutant- Generalb and one By
Mr.. Quinby, providing for the traneporta-
tion and subsistence at times Of encaup.
ment. The whole bill was finally adopted
by SO yeas to nays. s
MAY 13-iyendte- communication was
received from the former 1essees OF the
Public Works, asking the State to appropri-
ate $4,000, claiming that amount is due
them for tools purchased from them by
the State; referred to the Committee on
Public Works. RESPONSIVENESS were pre-.
sented from two hundred and sixty.three
citizens of Washington County against the
passage of the Railroad Ticket Bill ,ooS1
commonly called the bill against sculpers."
The Senate refused to concur in the Honse
amendments to the Tramp Bill OF Mr.. Jack
son, of Perry. Mr.. Fisher moved to strike
out the chapters in the codi6ed laws on. the
executive, creating the cfices OF Rail-
road Commissioner and Inspector OF
Leaf Tobacco. Both were disagreed ta......
House-The Senate bill providing that no
compensation shall be paid to physicians
for treating outdoor poor unless upon
order of township trustees, was defeated.
The House bill to reduce the fees OF county
officers about twenty per cent. called out
long discussion, and finally passed.
1t does not apply to Hamilton or Cuyahoga
Counties. and does not affect the Recorders,
Prosecuting Attorneys, or Coroners. II
also provides that In case It should be
found that the limit Of salary should work
injustice to any officers, the County Com
missioners shall establish 9 rate Of compeu-
sation which shall be just to allcpncerned.
A lively scussion arose over bill 70
reorganfze the Dayton Fire Department.,
aud the entire question Of political reorgan.
zation cane up. On the passage OF the bill
there were 40 yeas, to So nays-six less than
the requisite majority. The House refused
to concur in the report of the Commttee OF
Conference on 81. B. 119, requiring the
first class and FIRST grade OF second class
yeas 81; nays, 56. teit
MAY 14.-Senats- bill was introduced
to grant eight dollars per month pension to
surviving SO diers Of the Mexican war or
their widows, where such persons are not
drawing any pension. Applications are to
be made to Probate Judges, and pensions
| paid out of the State Treasury. This is not
| to apply to persons who engaged in war
against the United States. Mr. Forests bill
| to take from the Governor the power to
remove the Police Commissioners Of Gin
cinnati, aud to make member Of the
Police Board Trustee OF the Cincinnati
| Hospital, came up Mr.. Forrest said he
cared very little for the first portion Of the
bill, but thought that portion relating to
| the hospital was important On motion
| of Mr.. Wilson the bill was so amended
as to allow the Governor to remove
| his own appointees on the Police
Board. The biilt passed. The General
appropriation Bill was taken up. The bill
was finally amended so as to allow $500 Tor
furnishing the Governors Office and q, 400
for repairing the roof of the State-house.
Mr.. Wilson's amendment, appropriating
$4,000 under the direction oi
the Trustees of the 8. and s. o.
Home, 10 the teachers for losses on cloth
ing during the fire, was disagreed to. The
4 bill then passed House Mr. Forrestl
Senate bill to authorize the Probate Judge
Sheriff and Clerk OF Hamilton County to
appoint Deputy Commissioner tc
collect costs and tees, was taken up,
and after some discussion was passed. Some
time ago the House struck ont Of the Codi
fed Bill The provision which made 1t Q
nlisdemeanor for any enc to use unin
spected illumination oils. The Senate rein
serted this provision and sent the bill bacl
to the II use. This question came up to
day, aud was disagreed to--23 TO e
Mr.. Covert's bill authorizing the Goyernol
J to appoint FIVE Steam Boiler Inspectors wa
taken up. Msckey Nationalist sncceede,
in getting in an amendment, that inspector
should be appointed from the politica
parties, which induced Mr.. Covert to hav
the bill referred back to him, and thel
pocketed it. The Lord bill abolishing III
Board of Public Works at Cincinnati wa
passed-yeas Sc; nays, As.
MAY 15.-Senate-On motion Of Nj
Marsh, the report of the special committe
, which Investigated Longview Asylum wa
taken from ihe table. The report wa
finally recommitted to the committee wit
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