The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-07
COLUMBUS NOTES.
THERE is dearth Of Legislative news.
ALI. the nnnila in the Blind Aaxlum haYa bee


ALL the pupils in the Blind Asylum have been
vnccinated.
SENATOR CARRAN's bill, creating safe deposit
companies, passed the Senate.
THE Licey Resolution to submit q woman
suffrage constitutional amendment has been in
definitely postponed.
IT is believed that Captain Garfield, Of To-
ledo, n cousin Of the President, is to be made
State Commissioner of Labor Statistics.
The Conference Committee of the two
Houses have been unable to come to any agree
ment respecting the Stubbs Sunday Bill.
THE Senate has concurred in the House
amendments to the Senate bill by Mr.. Beer,
regulating the manufacture and sale Of butter
and cheese.
The bill having passed both branches of the
Legislature for the construction of o handsome
avenue from Dayton to the Soldiers Home,
Dayton will have an additional attraction.
GOVERNOR Foster says the President will
probably appoint Marcus Boggs, of Chillicothe,
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Eleventh
District, now represented by Benjamin Coates,
of Portsmouth. zs.- ts5ss ss@lssss
TIE Senate does not appear to DO in q par
ticular hurry to pass the general appropriation
Asylum viii be tackled to it, and those informed
| lock.
THE House indefinitely postponed Col. Rob
inson's resolution proposing to instruct the At
torney General to bring an action against ex-
Secretary of State Barnes to obtain q construc-
ton Of the law relating to the fees Of Secretary
of State. sg .Isa..t tf t3~-- 3
THE special committee appointed by the
House to investigate the School-book business,
| is expected to hay some important information
before that body before 1t adjourns. The COM
mittee is said to be prosecuting its work yigor-
| ously.
The death Of Hon. Henry Kerr, State Iibrar-
ian, from heart disease, at his home in Batavia,
occurred on the morning of the 27th, and as
| soon as the news reached Columbus, flags
were placed on the State House at half-mast as
| token Of respect -H .-s .f4t
VIM. THE1soN, who was convicted of man
slaughter, has been taken to the Penitentiary.
The total costs in the case amount to o. 2e2. "a.
| The fees Of the Sheriff, Clerk, and witnesses
amount to S642.62 The amount of fees that
the State will have to pay is only 642.62, and
the county must pay the remainder -$1, $50. 10.
The State officers adopted resolutions IN
memory Of the late 81. V. Kerr, State Librarian,
and the Senate, Of which deceased was formerly
ported by Senators Van Cleaf, Pond and Hitch
cock, the committee appointed for that pur
pose. They pay a high tribute to the dead.
SoME time ago Representative Tyler intro
duced resolution for Constitutional amend
ment, to be submitted to vote of the people,
in reference to license. He has now received .
letter from Senator Sherman, saying that L.,
696 dealers and ASS brewers paid an internal
revenue tax and that if those parties had to
pay State license the State would be benefited
over 800, 900. .,s.I ft.z.
TIE Senate Committee on Agriculture, hay
ing in consideration the House 0leomargarine
Bill by Mr.. Leggett, which makes it q criminal
offense to serve guests with oleomargarine un-
der the title Of butter, adjourned without TAX
ing any action. Mr.. Follett is Of the opinion
that oleomargarine is not as hurtful as butter
that is worked ever with chloride of lime and
| other poisonous substances, and pronounces
the attempt to make this bill law, as class
| legislation. 7r.t Es,scJ 80
F. G. SESSIONS, President of the Commercial
Bank, some time ago received letter from an
anonymous writer, demanding $100, 600 as the
price of his life. The instructions required him
to traverse o certain road every night for eight
successive nights; carrying the amount with
him, to be delivered up in reply to medicine
known point, at an unknown time. A detective
was disguised per instructions and made the
nocturnal rounds, but no medicine for four
man approached him.
SENATE Bill No. 25S by Senator Sullivan, to
amend the Mining Laws of the State passed
the House and is now q law. This bill defines
explicitly the duties of the Superintendent of
Mines, as well as the duties and obligations OF
the miners. It requires the miners to securely
prop the roof Of the place where he is at work,
and for fifteen feet back from the face Of his
working, and imposes fine of $50 for any
violation of any section Of the mining law OF
the State, which will insure recognition and
enforcement of the laws regarding mines
Before the passage of this bill there was nc
penalty provision attached to q violation Of the
statutes pertaining to the operation Of mines
consequently the laws were as Q dead lettel
upon the statute books.
TIE light in the Senate on the O'Hagar
School Book Bill began on the 30th. Among
other provisions in the bill is one which re.
quires that Commission be appointed, con
sisting Of the Governor, Attorney General
Auditor, Secretary Of State, and Commission
er of Schools, to decide upon the textbook
}. offered in compliance with the proposals. Mr.
Harper, of Mt Vernon, said that he had man,
amendments to offer to this bill. He wanted
the fourth section, which provides ''That tn
books offered at the lowest price shall be tn
series of readers to be used in common school
in the State for the term of five years." amend
ed by adding the words, provided it shall ap
, pear to the Commission that the acceptance o
the lowest bid will secure q reduction Of no
less than 25 per cent. from the average retail
price now charged for readers IN the State, Il
be ascertained by q comparison with price
) May 1, 1881, in not less than ten counties il
, different parts of the State" The bill is un
, dergoing consideration, but its final adoption
, is a question. " e s,