The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-03-16
THE HOUSE.

resolution by Mr.. Sharp, of Fairfield, was
offered, laid on the table and ordered printed,
calling for q quantity of information respecting
the Hooking Canal. Mr.. Licey offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which went over under no.
tiee to discuss "Resotued, That the select
committee of twenty appointed by the House
to report bill for the redistricting Of the State
into Congressional districts, be discharged
from further consideration of the subject"
Mr.. Green, Of Shelby, introduced bill
amending Section 964 Of the Code, SO that In
firmary Directors shall be allowed to expend
j TO the amount OF q, goo year for repairs, the
present limit being $20e. A bill was intro
duced to make incurable insanity, where it has
existed for ten years, grounds for divorce. Mr..
Hughes introduced bill to divide the State
into Congressional Districts, giving the Repub-
icans thirteen and the Democrats five districts,
with three doubtful districts inclining towards
Democracy. Mr.. Price made an Intellectual
effort to take from the table his House resolu-
tion, which provides for docking members for
absence. Mr.. Jones, of Jackson, offered .
resolution looking to the determination Of the
lobby, which, on motion Of Mr.. Brunner, was
indefinitely postponed. Mr.. BrownelPs Senate
bill, to authorize the Commissioners OF Mont
gomery County to purchase the Montgomery
County Fair Grounds, was passed. The follow
ing bills were passed: Senate bill, to prevent
the stealing of timber from public or private
lands, and to punish offenses for the same
Senate bill, to prevent the attaching Of wages
Of citizen in this State in another State.
The rule was suspended and House Bill No.
219, making appropriations to pay the National
Guards for attending the funeral of James A.
Garfield, &C., with the pending amendments,
as proposed by Mr.. Thorp, was taken up. The
amendments increase the appropriations for
them by the Adjutant General. Mr.. Thorp's
motion to refer to . select committee with in
structions to amend was agreed to-yeas AZ,
nays 81. Mr.. Thorp was made the select COM
mittee, who reported the bill back amended as
instructed. The amendment was then agreed
to-yeas 60, nays 23. The bill was then voted
on and passed-yeas 75, nays 4. Those who
voted against the bill were Messrs. Drummer,
Maury, Rees and Holbrook. Mr.. Brunner
| gave notice Of his desire to enter his protest
against the passage of the bill. Mr.. Linton's
House bill to make the entering of Q poultry or
bee-house in the night burglary, which on q
| former vote was lost, was reconsidered and
passed.
Mr.. Liecy's bill to reform the convict labor
! system in the penitentiary was discussed. Ger.
tain amendments offered by Mr.. Cory wert
incorporated, materially changing the charac
defeated-31 to 81. The House adopted res
olution to submit the question Of taxing thu
liquor traffic to the people.
The amendments to the Deficiency Appro
priation bill were agreed to. It appropriate
$204, ,645.7O. On motion Of Mr.. Throp tn
bill was committed to committee of the who'll
House. The House then resolved itself int
committee Of the whole to consider the bill
with Mr.. Throp in the chair. The committe
rose and reported the bill back for passage
with sundry amendments, which were agree'
to and the bill then passed. Mr.. Tyler
House bill providing that whoever kid
maps, or forcibly or fraudulentfy carries on o
decoys out of the State, or shall take or caus
to be taken, or shall entice any female persol
under the age of eighteen years away from he
father, mother, guardian or other person hay
, ing lawful custody, care or charge of such fe
, male, for the purpose, or with the intention o
inducing into or placing such person in houa
of i'll fame, or q house kept for the purpose O
prostitution, shall be imprisoned not NOR
than seven nor less than one year, was passe
unanimously.
i The House refused to allow the claim Of th
LIST Regiment, o. N. g., of s54o, for service
a at the fall election in 1880. In the House, th
editorial bill, to amend the law of libel, wa
defeated. Bill passed, to authorize certai
railroads to purchase and complete other raj
roads, Mr. Licey's convict labor bill was II
/ considered, and referred to the Penitentiar
Committee. Several local bills were passed
also, House bill to provide that in will cases q
,, appeal can be taken from the Common Ple'
Court.