The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-29

from 21s citizens of Winchester Township,
Adams County, for a local option bill with the
right of women to vote upon it; from l9l
citizens of Fulton County for local option
The following bills were introduced: To pro-
vide for the support of the wives and children
of persons confined in the Penitentiary to
allow fishing with nets and seines in Licking
County Reservoir; requiring the County
Treasurer to give notice to persons delinquent
in taxes on personal property before bringing
suit; recognizing benevolent institutions /;
providing for the election of boards of education
of five members in cities of the first class hav-
ing less than 10000 inhabitants; providing
for the vacation of private burial grounds re-
ducing the rates of legal advertising. This bill
was introduced by Mr.. Allen. To requi e
land owners to fence along the public highways /;
to fix brokers' percentage at per cent. on all
sums over 81, 5,000.-Dr. Scott's bill to appor-
ton the State into Congressional districts was
read the third time.
iSenate.-The following bills were introduced
Reorganizing the PeniteRtiary authorizing
the erection of an additional courthouse in
Montgomery County adding Guernsey County
to the Jefferson Subdivision of the Eighth
Judicial District, and authorizing the election
of an additional Judge-Mr. Creamer' s
Senate bill authorizing the election of an adj
ditional Judge in the Second Subdivision of
the Fifth Judicial DISTRICT was read the third
paSEeQ--OT.
resolution requesting Congress to give Will
berforce University and Albany Enterprise
| Academy share of the unclaimed eolored
troops Bounty Fund was adopted.
House.-The following bills were intro
duced: Regulating telegraphic tolls by re-
! ducing the cost of messages . c1e cent per
word for every one hundred miles within the
State; reducing the penalty of delinquent ia xes
from 15 to per cent; to regulate the sale oi
enir rif Nv nirIn o.
J give bond authorizing the Commissioners Of
! Van Vert County to issue bonds and apply
the proceeds to the redemption Of
| Courthouse bonds; placing the hnancla
management of the Cincinnati Southern Rail
road in the hands of the Sinking Fund Com.
misioners of Hamilton County exemptine
from taxation lands occupied by public high
ways; making grave-rebbing a penitentiarJ
ofense; allowing nonresident property
owners to send children to public schools IL
/ villages or cities; dividing Brown Township
Miami County, into two voting precincts; plac
ing the Cincinnati police force under the contro
of the Mayor, with an Advisory Board, to con
sist of two, members, who, with the Mayor
shall have the appointment of policemen
The House bill by Mr.. Brown, of Butler, au
thorizing the Hamilton Board of Education t
transfer certain books to the Public Library
was read the third time and passed. Th
House bill by Mr.. Young, of Hardin, author
izing the Commissioners to pay the indebted
ness of the Agricultural Society of said County
was read the third time and passed.
Senate.--The following bills were intro
duced: Providing that Building Association
shall be authorized to loan surplus funds re
quiring papers issuing both daily and weekl
editions, to publish official advertising alter
| nately in both editions-A resolution wa
adopted directing the Ohio delegation in Con
gress to vote against the measure authorizip
the construction of a bridge over the Detroi
Riyer-Senator Saltzgaber's bill to allow th
city of Lima to issue bonds to the amount Q
100000, for the purpose of securing railroa
shops, was passed-A bill was introduced b
Mr.. Mounts to authorize the removal of tn
county seat of Warren ounty.
House.-Bills were introduced as follows
Authorizing the Trustees of Ohio Township
Clermont County, to levy a special tax; re
quiring bonds of Special Master Commits
= sienefs authorizing the commissions
of Clermont County to borrow $4,000 ft
county purposes requiring County Recorder
to keep six sets of records instead of fouI
the House bill by Mr.. Scott, of Warren, to re
district the State for Congress came under thi
order, and, having been read, was discusse
at length, and, after some flibusterinl
passed under the previous question
to make the 22d of February Washington
birthdays bank holiday; to exclude mile
COWS from the prohibiting of the running
animals at large-The bill allowing Il
Agricultural Society of Franklin County to Us
certain funds for the improvement of the
grounds was passed.