The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-02-10
COLUMBUS NOTES.
THE stubbs Sunday Bill is still in the hands
of {Ia Ho,,ro;41oo

The Stubbs Sunday Bill is still in the hands
of the Committee.
Mr.. CovERr's bill to tax church property
created a decidedly heated debate in the House.
A NUMBER of bills asking for an increase in
the salary of certain county auditors have been
introduced.
II. P. BoYDEN has formally resigned his
place as one of the Cincinnati members of the
Board of Equalization.
| MR. EaGLEsToN's bill allowing extra pay to
members of the Hamilton County Board Of
Equalization passed in the Senate. ~
| If there is not local option law passed dur
| ing tins session of the Legislature, the fault
| will not lie with the petitioners. They are
praying desperately.
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS has been ten
dered the appointment as Judge Advocate to
the General G. A. R. Department of Ohio, with
the rank as Colonel.
DIR. ScoTT has introduced bill providing
that the State may go into open market for
paper, provided there is evidence of collusion
1 among contractors.
THE MALTA of Ohio have decided to attend
the Inauguration at Washington, provided they
i can get there for two and three-quarters cents
a mile. This is open to bids.
JUDGE PATToN's school-book scheme seems
to be good thing, but members generally be-
| lieye that SIC, 900 as the maximum for the
purchase of text books is too severe limit.
| Mr.. CovERT's bill for the taxation of church
property, introduced year ago, promises to
! receive considerable attention during the pres
ent session, and will probably create heated
debate.
DIR. sooTr's bill, No. 643, making appropria-
tions to pay the principal and interest on the
public debt and the expenses of the Commits
sioners of the Sinking Fund, was unanimous
ly passed in the House.
A CENTRAL Ohio Telephone Company, with
principal Office at Chillicothe and exchange in
CircleAille Washington, c. H., and Waverly, in
| pickavav Eavefta and piln n0nptiaa M
been incorporated, with capital stock Of $780,
600.
Mr.. BLOOM, from the select committee on the
subject of timber culture and its destruction,
made a long report, which was ordered to be
printed in the agricultural report The COM
mittee reached the conclusion that the destruc-
ton of timber in Ohio is greatly in excess Of
i its growth; that experience showed that great
evils resulted therefrom, and that it was high
time for the people OF the State to take meas
ures for the protection of the the forests.
Mr.. ROBINSON has introduced in the House q
\ joint resolution declaring that the Board Of
Public Works have not authority to lease or
transfer to any person or corporation any por-
ton of the public works of the State for any
purpose except for the construction of the
public works of the State; and requests that
the board be erequested torescind their action of
January 4, 1881, transferring the BERNIE bank
of the Miami and Erie Canal, in Cincinnati, to
corporation for railroad purposes. The reso-
luton was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
A RECESS was taken in the House the past
week to listen to a few remarks from Hon w.
P. Cutler, of Washington County, who was
Speaker of the House of Representatives in
1916. Mr.. Cutters grandfather was member
of the Ohio Land Company which affected the
first settlement of Ohio in 1788, and was also a
member of the first Constitutional Convention
of Ohio. Mr.. Cutters father was ak years a
member of the Legislature. The remarks OF
MIR. Cutler were mostly of "reminiscences, and
were highly entertaining.
THEbill to exempt from taxation Cor seizure)
PHYSICIANS buggy, horse, and books, medi-
cines and surgical instruments, not to exceed
$3.50, was brought to ridicule in the House by
to exempt Zone whip" tone velocipede" and
zone stiff" DIR. Greene, who introduced the
bill, said that it often occurred that when Q
physician was called off to attend dying pa
sitting in his buggy. The bill failed to pass by
vote of 81 to 10.
ONO is following Indiana in the matter Of
compelling railroad companies to provide sleep
ing car facilities at a reasonable rate. bill by
Mr.. Eggleston is as follows: For one berth IL
sleeping car, 81; for one section in the same
81; for single seat or chair in any palace car OF
coach, fifty cents. The bill also requires sta
tions where such tickets can be purchased to bt
kept at all cities of more than 5000 population
that any person refusing to sell such tickets a
the above prices herein named, shall forfeit ant
pay to any person demanding the same not les
than 800 and not more than $500, to be recov
cred at law, one-half of the amount to go t.
the informer, and the balance paid into thu
county treasury. t
THE Senate Finance Committee have re-
ported back to that body a substitute by Sena-
tor Beer for Mr.. Robinsons House bill for re
funding that portion of the public debt due
June next. There will be due OF that TIME
$4, ,072, $40 80. The bill authorizes the issue oi
bonds amounting to 81, 800, 600, bearing foul
: per cent: interest and payable IN seven years
beginning July 1, 1882; $500, 900 worth of tn
bonds are to be paid each year for three years
| S400 900 for the two years following, $500, ,00l
} for the next year, and the balance on the mex
} year. There was some discussion as to whethe
these bonds can be foated at four per cent.
but it is stated tisat Cleveland bankers have IN
timated desire to take the loan, and will giy'
$50, 900 for the privilege. The bill was ordered
| fa1