The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-05
OHIO LEGISLATURES.

At Columbus the Republican Legislature Is
making holiday Of legislation. Not more than
half an hour was given to legislatiOa on Saturday
last In either branch. In the House, the Journal
and two local bills about school districts and dog
taxes were read, and bill to amend the game
laws was introduced.
The following ia the bill In full with the changes
Oh the existing law italicized
That section 1886 Of the Revised Statutes Of
Ohio $780, page l649, voume 2, be SO amended
As to read as follows:
whoever, without having received verbal or
written permission from the owner his agent or q
person In charge Of enclosed or improved lands,
or any lands the boundaries Of which are defined
by stakes posts water. COdraes diChes or marked
trees. hunts or shoots at, kills or pursues with
such INTENT or wh The intent Of capturing ultve on
such lands any Of the birds or game mentioned In
sections $780, 1851 and $685. Or any other birds game
or animals, shall be fined not more than S25 nor
less than s., or imprisoned not more than thirty
nor less than FIVE days, or both"
In the Senate twoGommittee reports were made,
and the Beer resolution, as given elsewhere, was
offered, and the members, like their brethren in
the House, skipped out for home or pleasure, as
their inolinstlons ran.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY,
Senator Beer offered a resolution in the Senate
designed to give to the State University from $50.
900 to $40 600 OF fund due to the State from the
General Government on account Of land warrants
and military Scrips. In the early days Of the
State q contract was made between the United
States and Ohio whereby the lands Of the United
States were not TO be taxed for five years after
their SALE and In consideration Of this the United
States agreed TO pay Ohio per cent. on all lands
sold. The per cent on lands sold for cash or q
money consideration direct was paid over, but on
those located by means Of military scrip or war
rants nothing was ever paid. The committee Of
the United States Senate having the question Of
paying this last disputed per centage has report
ed iavorably The Beer resolution provides that
the money shall be placed In the State Treasury,
and interest thereon paid the University at the
rate Of per cent. per annum, 1t was referred.
sTATRsMAN WILLIAMS.
In the bill introduced by the colored member
from Hamilton to repeal the law against inter.
marriage between whites and blacks a slight mis-.
take occurs. or else he has been Carranised
While Il pretends TO repeal sections 80 and 81, II
III iShllty Itptdlh beCIlOub u anu vs. NOHI boO'
tion 50 is the one which prohibits the administra.
ton Of chloroform or other apaSthetics to ane
one save In the presence Of third party One Of
the objects Of section 50 Is to guard against rapes
committed while under Its influence. The ques-
tion now is: Was the Hon. George W. Williams
unaware Of what he was doing in his bill, or does
some dark design lurk behind it, as In the case Of
Curran's innocent little streetrailroad bill, that
has raised such tremendous hghtH The discoV.
erer Of the cat In Curran's mesltub Is unknown,
but the credit Of smoking out Mr.. Williams be-
longs 10 DR.. Brown, Of Butler.
THE MINE IN6PKCToRhHIP.
The Republican members Of the Committee on
| Mines and Mining reported back Governor BiSh
ops nomination Of David Owens, TO be Inspector
Of Mines, without recommendation, Senators
Sullivan and Atkinson, on behalf Of the Demo
crats, submitted minority report, in which they
say that they differ from Mr.. Owens, but since hi
appointment be has proved an efficient and popu
lar officer, and as miners and operators have pc
titioned for his confirmation they, therefore, re-
commend the same. The nomination was reject
ed-yeas, II; nays, 49,