The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-03-24
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Senator Pond offered resolution, which pro
posed the adoption of the Constitutions
amendments to reorganize the State Judiciary,
submitted to the General Assembly by the
State Bar Association.
Senator Entrekin introduced two bills, ons
allowing Judges to assign jury cases in theii
order. Under the present system all these
cases are assigned together. The other allows
q taxpayer, in case he brings sHccessful in
junction suit against County Commissioners,
his attorneys fees as costs.
> The Senate Committee on Public Printing
has reported favorably on Scotts bill providing
for the purchase of State papers, which passed
the House some time since.
number of local bills were passed.
House bill by Mr.. Scott, Of Warren, allowing
the Commissioners of Public Printing to reject
any or all bids for paper and go into the market
done to advantage for the State, was read the
third times and passed.
House bill by Mr.. Scott, of Warren, supple
mental to the act creating and establishing q
common school fund in that part of Warren
County composed Of the Virginia military
district, was read the third time and discussed
being finally recommitted to the Committee on
Finance.
A message was received from the House an
nouncing refusal to concur in Senate amend
/ ments to the General Appropriation Bill, and,
on motion OF Mr.. Beer, committee OF con-
House bill by Mr.. Scott, of Warren, authoriz-
ing the levy Of q special tax and. the issue Of
bonds for railroad machine shops at Lebanon,
was passed.
The Stubbs Sunday Bill was read the third
time and MIR: Wilkins, of Tuscarawas, de
manded q call of the Senate, which was had
| and thirty-three Senators answered to theil
names, when all further proceedings under the
call were dispensed with, and consideration oi
the bill was resumed. Mr.. Richards proposed
an amendment, striking out all after the enact
| ing clause, and substituting new bill, which
brought on discussion which was still. pend.
| ing when the Senate took recess.
Bills were passed providing for the increase
| of salaries for the Treasurers Of Montgomery
| Franklin, and Lucas counties; appropriatine
$4,000 for improvement Of the buildings Of
| the Ohio University, at Athens.
l6Ha zHsr HOUSE.
Colonel Hill introduced bill to appropriate
| 30, 500 to build an aqueduct below Lock 80
south of what is known as q The Summit in
| Hamilton County, on the Miami & Erie Canal, t.
take the place Of wooden culyert built nearly
| fifty years ago. The improvement is recon-.
fhended by Resident Engineer Irwin of thu
Board of Public Works. 3 aszy a..l,sttss
1 The amount of genuine work done in the
/ House seems to be very little. After an ab
| sence of one week in Washington three days o.
an uninteresting session was held, after whicl
: Mr.. Greene presented the petition of Liz
| citizens Of Xenia asking for the repeal OF
| the law. establishing Board of Police Commits
/ sioners for said city. Referred to the Commit
/ tee on Municipal Corporations. T's 81
i MIR. Cowgirl introduced bill to authorize the
] Commissioners of Champaign County to build
4 bridge across the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
| st. Louis, and the New York. Pennsylyania and
Ohio Railways, in the city Of Urbana, in said
county, which, under suspension Of the rule,
| was read second and third time and passed.
i A bill was introduced by Mr.. Sawyer to trans
| fer to the Cincinnati Union Railway Company
the Miami and Erie Canal lying within the cor
porate limits of Cincinnati, and TO construct 8
canal from the northern boundary OF Cincin.
matt through Mill Greek to the Ohio River.
| The Sundry General Appropriation Bill wa.
received from the.Senate, with numerous Sen
ate amendments.
Mr.. Bloom proposed an amendment to Mr.
Patton's House BILL relating to text books fol
the public schools to make the bill harmonizs
with the code, which was agreed to. The bill
was then put on its passage and lost-yeas, 81
nays, 32-not q constitutional majority. a.
Mr.. Ray, from the select committee of nine
| reported back Senate bill No. BOG, bygAfr. Egg
gleston, providing for the sale or lease of the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, with q favorable
Recommendation. It was read the third time
explained by Mr.. Dayton, and passed-yeas 81
nays,0 - s
| The vote was reconsidered whereby the Hous
refused to pass Senate bill No. 235, by Mr.. Var
Cleaf, providing for the publication of tn
School Examiners notices in two papers, in
stead of zone or more,n and a message wa
ordered to be sent to the Senate for the return
Of said bill.
Senate amendment to Mr. PEARLS "Grouns
Hog Bill was concurred in, and it is now
| law. e-s 81. a. =
The Speaker laid before the House q commu
nication from w. j. Elliott, Supervisor of Pub
lie Printing, in response to House resolution
requiring him to have the report Of the Min,
Inspector printed at once. He declines *
comply with the requirement Of the House.
Bills were passed providing for the paymen
of a bounty for killing hawks; authorizing
| boards OF school examiners to issue certificate
to teachers who have taught certain numbe
of consecutive years, in one place, without re
examination; providing that where partner
ships consisting of two or more persons ar
formed, firm name may consist of the names o
one or more of such partners with the addition
of the words "& CO..; allowing compensation
to Sheriffs for the boarding, washing, and fue
furnished prisoners, and such other compensa
ton as may be allowed by the County Com
missioners; House bill providing that when
person steals anything of less value thai
i s35, the punishment for the second offens
shall be imprisonment in the Penitentiary
making the stealing of timber penitentiar
offense.