The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
COLUMBUS NOTES.
MIR. Rrmra's Ditch Bill is now a law.

Mr.. RIMER's Ditch Bill is now law.
TuE Ohio Legislature adjourned sine die
April 90, az az =, i 3ta
THERE was a lively time during the last few
days of the General Assembly. =, 49,.
TWENTY thousand dellars are to be used for
better ventiiating the State House. -
The bill to appropriate S15, 900 for the York;
town celebration was killed in the House by q
vote of AZ to 15. -
THE warmer weather created desire in the
breasts of ursolons to go home and attend to
their gardens.
The Loneview bill as it now stands limits
the amount to be paid for the institution by
the State to $3.50, 1000. save
Mr.. RAYS House of Refuge Bill is law,
and will make some important changes in the
management of that Institution.
TEE Brown County tobacco bill passed the
Ohio Senate with amendments, which were
concurred in by the House, and is now a law.
THE reader may shed tear over the fact-lf
he wants to-that our columbus Notes" will
be hereafter numbered as one of the things3of
the past.
GOVERNOR FOSTER has commuted the death
sentence of Conrad Rauterback, who was to
have been hung at Sidney, to imprisonment in
the penitentiary for life s---
The. General Assembly did lots of things that
some people are not very well pleased with.
That is a very good indication that they we're at
least guilty of doing something. 1s3..
UPON the day of adjournment of the Legis-
lature, in the House, Judge Estell, on the part
of his Democratic brethren, presented Speaker
Cowgirl with costly cameo mig.
The Davis Smoke Consumption Bill was
! finally put through and the City Council of
Cincinnati is now authorized to take measures
to ahate the much-complained-of smoke null
sance. -. r.. - g.
THE matters of difference between the Sen
ate and House with reference to the Deficiency
Bill were settled by the committee of confer
ence, and reported back to the House, and that
! report was adopted, making the bill q law.
STATE Association of County Auditors has
| been effected, with the following list of perna-
nent officers; President, Griffith Ellis, Cham
paign; First Yice-President, J: Wilkins, Guern.
, sey; Second Vice President, c. Conner, Della
| ware; Secretary, J. II. Cooper, Greene; Treas.
| urer, w. J. Shriyer, Perry. > s~F sT7
THE pages OF the House, through Charlie,
| Bell, their spokesman, presented the Speaker
with Goethe's works, in eight Volumes VERY
| handsome present. The Speaker appropriately
acknowledged it, and complimented young
! pages of the House for their faithful and vigi
| liant services. - 81.
| GOVERNOR FOSTER has made the following
appointments: Charles 81. Moore, Columbus
| to be State Superintendent of Insurance; Mill
| Gardner, Washington Court House, and N.
| Payne, cleveland, trustees OF Ine helOrH
Farm School; Rulof Brinkerk, Mansfield, ant
| Charles Bersel, st. Mary's, members of tn
Board of State Charities.
LoNGy1Ew AsYLUM.-A committee Of tn
| Legislature visited Cincinnati and had severa
| protracted interviews with the Board of Count.
commissioners respecting the purchase by tn
State Of Longview Asylum. The latter wer
asked to name their price for the, institution
! ground and all, and placed the figure a
$1,000, 900. After the committee returned ant
met in Columbus, the price set by the Com
missioners was deemed too high, and DR.. Scot
introduced bill or joint resolution author
izing the State to pay the County of Hamilton
S450, 900 for the institution. This sum Colone
Hill and other members Of the Hamilto
County delegation considered altogether to
small, and hence their opposition to it. Thi
opposition resulted in the defeat OF the bi
and the adoption Of Col. Hills substitute, au
thorizing the appointment Of q commission +
fix the value Of the property and report tn
same to the Governor, by whom it will b
transmitted to the next Legislature. By, thi
action it win be seen that the asylum canno
change hands until after the election an
meeting of the next Legislature. Governo
Foster. will have the appointment Of the az
praisers, and will probably take his time i
making his selection.