The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-02-23
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.

THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
THE SENATE.
The following bills were passed: House bill
to provide that any village, situate in town.
ship where the annual elections are held ont
side Of the limits Of such village, the Council
of said village may fix the time for holding
such election for officers of such village on the
Saturday next preceding the first Monday in
April; Senate bill to prevent Irregularities and
errors in the several State Departments. Mr..
Hollingsworth, from the Committee on Rail-
roads and Telegraphs, reported back Senate
bill, by Mr.. Brigham, to prevent unjust dis
criminaton and extortion on the part of rail-
road companies, and for the establishment Of .
Board of Railroad Commissioners and prescribe
ing their powers and duties, and recommended
its consideration by the Senate as Committee
of the Whole, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Kinney introduced q bill amending Sec
ton 54s7 Of the Code, relating to homestead
exemption for widows and orphans, SO that SIS
long as the widow or any unmarried minor
child resides thereon they shall be exempt.
MIR. Conrad's House bill, making partial ap-
propriations for the public institutions of the
State for the fiscal year ending February 15,
1888, was passed. House bill by Mr.. Sharp,
of Fairfield, regulating the sale and dstribu-
ton of the proceeds Of railroads and for the
protection of creditors thereof, was passed. A
number of local bills were introduced and sew
eral also were passed.
communication was read to the Senate
from the widow of the late Senator Needham,
expressing her thanks for the kind considera-
ton that had been extended to her by the
Senate in her great bereavement. A bill was
passed for the creation and regulation Of Trust
Companies.
THE HOUSE.
.,,k- II, ,ls,l, 4I.a
system of letting the labor of prisoners to con-
tractors in the Ohio Penitentiary reduce the
number of Directors of the Penitentiary from
five to three; authorized the purchase Of tools
and material and the employment by the State
Of the prisoners at different trades, not more
than fifty to be employed at any time in any
branch of labor that comes in competition with
| free labor in the State; each prisoner SO en-
ployed to be entitled to share of his earnings,
not to exceed three dollars per month. Mr..
Licey introduced bill defining the duties Of
| the stewards of the public institutions, provid-
ing that teachers shall be citizens of this State,
and allowing the steward of the Institution for
| Deaf and Dumb to solemnize marriages. Mr..
Paterson's House bill, preventing the killing of
| quail until the year 1885, was passed. Mr..
Stevens House bill to make the weight OF q
bushel Of tomatoes ffty-six pounds was also
passed.
Bills were introduced to make stealing, or
conversion Of stolen timber, a larceny to pro-
vide for the payment Of travelling expenses
and clothing furnished to persons prior to their
admission as inmates to State Benevolent In
| stitutions to provide that in line or partition
fences separating parcels Of land owned by diff
ferent parties no wire fence shall be erected
without the written consent of all parties in.
terested; to provide that the right Of way on
the roadway Of any railroad in process Of con-
struction shall be subject to appraisement ano
taxation. The following bills were passed
House bill requiring land owners to fenct
along public highways; authorizing AIleI
Township, Darke County, to construct q town
ship house. Mr.. Smiths House Bill, to ament
| the Stubbs' law, SO as to prohibit the sale O
fermented liquors on Sunday, as well as al
other liquors, was read the third time. Mr.
Locke's proposition to amend SO as to includ
Christmas New Years Day, the Fourth o
was voted down. Mr. Smith moved to amen
so as not to make the bill apply to regularl
constituted drug stores. Agreed to. A call O
the House was ordered, and eighty member
answered to their names. The bill was lost O.
passage-yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. vallandigham. from the select commit
tee, to whom the matter was referred, reporte
back a bill for the establishment of Stat
Board of Pardons, with recommendations fror
the committee in favor of its passage. MI
Cooper introduced bill to permit performance
of decent character in regular theaters O.
Sunday. Bills were introduced requiring tn
destruction of thistles on public highways; t
regulate the laying out change of width, Q
vacation of highways; making it penitentiar
offense to entice or place any female unde
eighteen years of age in a house Of ill-fame; {
any stream, pond or lake to injure or deile th
ice; providing license on trades, bushes
and professions in Cincinnati; to pre-
vent the using of screens by saloon
or places Of any kind where liquors are solt
Mr.. Smith moved to reconsider the vol
. whereby his bill to close saloons on sunda,
was lost, which was agreed to. Mr.. Smit
, moved to amend the bill 30 as to decrease Il
term Of Imprisonment for the violation of sal
law from twenty to ten days, which was agree
to. Mr.. Bloch moved to amend 80 as to pr
: hibit the sale of milk on Sunday, which W,
disagreed to-Yeas l, nays r. Mr.. Huntin!
ton moved to amend 80 as to prohibit the sa
, of apple sass, which was disagreed to- NJ
, Green, Of Cuyahoga, moved the followiI
amendment: Providing that in municip
l liquors on the first day of the week, common
3 called Sunday, shall be regulated by the Cor
l mon Council thereof" lost-Yeas 10, ma
63. Mr.. Barger moved to amend the bill SO
to make it an offense for opening place +
the purpose of selling liquors therein on Su
, day. Disagreed to. A vote was then taken
9 the bill and it was passed-yeas 55, nays
q Mr.. Whites Senate bill appropricting $10,0
!, for the repair of the Miami and Ohio Canal
!, Paulding County, was passed-yeas II, nays
Mr.. Metcalfs House bill, providing that VIII
an heir or devisee of a deceased person is
necessary party, and his name and residen
= are unknown, proceedings may be had witho
: naming him, and the Court or Judge there
shall make an order respecting the publicati'
: of notice, was passed. Mr.. yallandighar
8 | House bill, to legalize the sending OF notit
# to indorsers of commercial paper by register
l. letter in cities where the carrier system Is
n operation, was passed. Mr.. Devereu1's Hot
bill, making the County Solicitor the legal |
:, wiser Of the Board of Education in Hamat
q County, was passed.
- Remonstrances against certain measures q
T. petitions for others were numerousiy recei'
ID and referred. Mr.. Rarey's anti-polygamy re
u u luton was discussed, the preamble stricl
Lt out, and the resolution adopted. The 10
le resolutions of the last General Assembly "
le adopted for this. The bill to appoint Pol
IA Surgeon for Cincinnati (Which was lost the {
- before) was reconsidered, and placed on
i resolution was adopted, requesting the Boz
Sc Of Public Works to furnish statistics in reg
Ill to the working of the Ohio canals. Amc
Ar the several bills introduced was one to aband
the canal in Cincinnati. for the purpose OF o
structing the Belt Railroad; also, to regul
the compensation of City Solicitors; also,
nate bill for Second Assistant Prosecut
n Attorney in Hamilton County; also, Senate
an providing for the increase of capital stock
=. railroad to aid another in its constructor
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