The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-05
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

SENATE.-The bill of DIR. Scott to remove the
county seat of Warren was referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations. The following
bills were introduced: To reduce maximum
rate on freight from five to three cents per
mile and to constitute 2,26S pounds of pig iron,
iron ore, lime stone, etc., as ton in transpor-
tation !; to enable. executors and administrators
to distribute the funds of an estate in advance
of final settlement. r st = stist8e
House.-A number Of petitions for local
option were presented......A bill was adopted
for the creation of a commission to consider the
subject of contagious diseases of domestic
animals. Bills were introduced as foIloAs
To include incurable insanity as cause for
divorce; authorizing Township Trustees to
furnish relief for the sick poor by employing
physician .... Mr.. Strikers bill to re- establish
the Board of City Inirmary Directors of Gin
cinnati came up ON its third reading and was
passed. "a, 5f5sffsi b, B hi ss3yf5fi rs
SENATE.-Bills were introduced as follows
To prevent foreign insurance companies from
doing business in the State unless $406, 900 of
their assets are invested in State securities,
instead of 100000 as now; providing for the
delivery of the bodies Of dead panpers to
medical colleges; providing for the purchase of
school books on the plan of the, ell-known
Perkins bill permitting women tei vote for
members of school boards, and making them
eligible to be members of the same.ss d sad u
aHousE.-The House joint resolution was
adopted instructing the Secretary Of State to
supply Infrm ry Directors with copies Of the
Revised Statutes Senator Hooper intro
duced resolution instructing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into some more humane
way of inaicting the death penalty. The
resolution was adopted ..-..A bill. was. passed
authorizing the Commissioners Of Henry County
ito build court house and jail in place of tho
one destroyed by ....Senator Atkinson in
troduced a billto require the Commissioners Of
Guernsey County to transfer to the. Townships
of Beaver, Wayne, Seneca and Buffalo, in
Noble County, the stock of the Central Ohio.
Railroad Company now heldeb by Guernsey
County, and to provide for the appropriation
of the same for railroad purposes.
sENATE Z The following bIlls were passed Re
lating to.repa RS # improves roed to yidt Union
TOWNSHIP, Lawrefce County, into twp election pre-
ing to the time Of commencins action providing
ior the recording Of Pats:.-fT Thz feiowsng mills
IN fch5of !stIicts cre1it for te amount OF thir
school taxes actually paid within The cistr1cr;
making it mlsdemeanor for school oficsrs 70 act
as agents for school book publishers. and to pro-
hibit changes 10 text books wi hin three years
cept by a full vote of tie board 4oiI5sff i8af
s HogsEZA petition was presented to make the
Mr.. Millikan enabling the Cou.mtss Of Fayetie
County TO pay certlin bond money was passed;
yeas, IS; nays 13--Bills ware .lnsrodues fol-
lows: Authorizing the creation of sfecal school
district in Brownfeld tTosnship, Logan County;
providing that married women are pow aut oriz d
10 maintain action in their own na ,se should not
he subject to the saving clause of statute Thef
bill restoring the law allowing the issuing Of i've
and ten year certificates to teachers in Cine mad
and Clevelsni was pasted. The bill providing for
the vac stion of private burying passed.
sEsATp.-Mr. Gales House bill authorizing the
Commissioners Sciot5n County t. complete the.
Bear Creek and Mt Joy and the Cemetery free
turnpikes was passed......A bill was introduced to
incrsass the salary of reporters of the supreme
Court to So, 500.