The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
OHIO LEGISLATURE.

| the opening of the Senate of the Sixty Fourth
General Assembly the 9TH. Lieut.. Gov
Fitch called the Senate to order, and proceeded
at once to call the members forward with
| their credentials, and all were sworn in
! by Justice j. W. Okey. Senator Beebc acted
| as temporary Clerk. Senator Richards was
then elected President pro tem., j. G. Donald
| son, Clerk, Major Downey, Sergeant-at- Arms,
and all the Assistant Clerks and Sergeant-at-
| Arms as decided upon in Saturday nights
caucus. The Democrats went through their
| usual form of voting for their old ofhcsrs.
/ Each officer, as eiested, proceeded at once to
| duty after being sworn in-On motion
| of Mr.. Beer, message was sent te
| the House of Representatives informing
| that body that the Senate is duly or
| ganized and ready to proceed to business
i Mr.. Tyler offered S. J. r. No. l for the ap-
/ pointment of q committee to wait on the Hov-i
| ernor and inform him that the General Assem-
| bly, is in session and ready to receive any
| communication he may wish to transmit. Laid
| on the table, because the House as'not ready.
Bills of minor Importance were intro
i duced by Messrs Beers, Carlisle, Kelly, Curran
| and Entrekin. Senator Beer has the honor OF
| fathering and naming Bill No. i. 1t Is q re-
| production of bill introduced last session to
| punish whoever sells or gives away firearms OF
| ammunition to minors under twelve years OF
/ age.
| House.-In the House, as in the Senate, the
opening of the Sixty Fourth Gen raj Assembly
witnessed all present but one member. After
the House was raped to order by Secretary Of
| State Barnes, Rev. I. +. Stidham offered
PRAYER The Secretary Of State called Mr..
Covert to act as temporary clerk, and ex-Clerk
Brunner came forward to assist. The members
| were called forward by counties in groups of
! ten to present their credentials and be sworn in
| by the Auditor of State, DR.. Williams, In his
/ capacity as a Notary Public. 1t was little
i surprising to hear announcements that ten
L had without
i their credentials. By consent Of the
/ House they were all duly sworn in
| The election of Speaker resulted in the election
i Of Mr.. Cowgirl by 81 votes to A for Bloom
/ Mr.. Williamson, of Huron, was elected Speaker
pro tenn, Mr.. D. J. Edwards, of Trumbull,
/ was elected Clerk D. w. Copelen, of Hamilton
County, as First Assistant-HouseE bill No.
/ 1, by Mr.. Scott, of Warren, introduced, is
i entitled A Bill to -Apportion the State OF
Ohio into Congressional Districts. Itcalls for
/ the original apportionment--Bills were in
/ troduced by Messrs. Jones, Striker, Letche,
Covert, Brown and Townsend. Strikers bill
calls for the abolishment of the Board of City
/ Commissioners in Cincinnati and authorizes
the Mayor of the city to appoint Board Of
Public Works--Mr. Letche, to reapportion
the State into Congressional Districts---Mr.
| Covert, to tax church property-Mr. Jones,
| to restore the Congressional Districts estab-
lshed in 1872. a ildHreiss as
House.-The following bills were introduced
on the 9Th To refund the public debt; relat-
i ing to struck juries IN Hamilton County pro-
| yiding for the election of Infrmary Directors in
Cincinnati; aboIishing the office of Criminal
| Bailiff in Hamilton County; abohshing the
| Office of City Auditor in Cincinnati and provid-
inc for the election of Controller in relation
| to damages for sheep killed by dogs; another
bill to tax dogs. e
Senate.-The following bills were introduced
| on the 9Th: To apportion the State into Con-
| gressional Districts to consolidate the first and
| fourth subdivisions of the Ninth judicial Dis
trict and to provide judges therefor; to change
4 the time of electing County Solicitor in Ham
j iIton County from spring to the fall election. A
4 resolution by Mr.. Beer for the Senate to adjourn
on Friday, the 18th, to the following Tuesday
was adopted
Senate.-On the 7th after Mr.. Beebe reported
that standing committees mad been agreed
upon, the Senate proceeded to the House for
the purpose of canvasslng the vote cast AT tne
October election.
House.-On the 7th q resolution was passed
appointing two members of the House to act
| with the Senate Committee assisting IN the In
auguration of Governor Foster-The two
Houses went into joint session for the
purpose of canyassing the October election,
which labor was completed at IL 30---
The following bills were introduced: prescrib-
. ing the mode of applying for pardons and COM
mutations of sentence; for the protection OF
i breeders of stock by license; to enable the
! Hardin County Agricultural Society to pay its
| indebtedness; TO permit secret benevolent
societies to invest surplus funds the same as
other corporations; to permit the Board of
Education of the city of Hamilton to expend
S40O per annum for the benefit of the public
library /; to allow defendant in criminal cases
! only IL peremptory challenges instead OF ~,
and the State s instead of "a resolution
was adopted to appoint committee TO examine
the records of soldiers and sailors in the Adju-
!, tant Generals Office with view to their com
: pletion-Mr. Dial offered resolution that
when the House adjourns Friday, January 10,
! and every third Friday thereafter, 1t be until
, 2.3O O'Clock p. m. on the following Tuesday'
! ! Tabled on notice co discuss.
a House.-On the 9Th, after the announcement
of the standing committees, the following bust
1 ness was transacted A petition from eighty
three citizens of Mahoning County to amend
the dog law was referred to the Com
, mittee on Agriculture-The following bills
| were introduced: Requiring that each roi
of oleomargarine be distinctly iaoeieo WIN
black letters of not less than fve-line plea
amending the Rowland insurance law, SO that
the undestroyed portions of q building may be
| appraised allowing Township Trustees to levy
a two-mills tax for road purposes; regulating
! the sale of intoxicating iqours; to reduce the
rate of passenger transportation on railroads e
cents per mile; to punish grave robbers
, abolish the Office of railroad commissioner; re-
quiring that in of acquittals In trials fol
violation of ordinances before Mayors courts
the Mayors costs shall not be taxed agains
the corporation.
. Senate.-on the Sth, petition was pre-
] sented by Mr.. Hartshorn, of Stark, IRON !,
Z the citizens of Columbiana and Stari
9 Counties, asking for the consolidation o
. the first and fourth subdivision of the Nintl
: Judicial District, SO that the Counties o
Carol, Columbiana and Stark shall b
the first subdivision of that District-
The following bills were introduced: To diyid
e Union Township, Lawrence County, into tw'
election precincts to correct blunders IN re
a vised statutes relative to turnpikes for tn
! | protection of life and property in the use o
steam boilers-A joint resolution to conyen
e in joint assembly in the House Of Representa-
tives on Wednesday, January IA, at IL o'clocl
b m, for the purpose of such action as may b
q necessary relative to the election OF Unite
States Senator, was adopted.
Il House, On the 9th the following bills wer
e introduced: That discharged convicts from tn
= Penitentiary be returned to the county fror
which they were sent at the expense of th
couHty; authorizing special school district !
d Densmore Township, Shelby County; provid
ing for the enlargement and improvement of tn
n Hamilton County fair grounds reducin
= the dog tax from 81 to so cents; repealin
9 the per cent. interest clause; provid
q ing that Ross County dogs shall be taxed onl
], fifty cents, and that every family in Ros
County shall be entitled to one dog exemI
E. from taxation for the protection of agricu
e tural society fairs to reduce the mileage of me-
:, bers of the General Assembly authorizing Il
= election of solicitor to the County Commission
ers of Hamilton County.
Senate.-On the 9th the following bills we
W introduced: To authorize the election of OF
10 additional Judge in the Second Subdivision
~ the Fifth Judicial Districts to provide tn
Councils of villages and cities may organize
"A a majority of the existing member
~ making capital subscribed in partnersh
hs associations alone responsible for the debts
ne the firm, except under certain circumstanc
g, -Governor Bishop submitted the name
OF A. P. Winslow, of Cleveland, as Trustee of I
Cleveland Insane Asylum Also that of Re