The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-03-15
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TIE Senate had no morning Sc sion on the 5th.
In the afternoon the follow ing bill introdg ced
Amending the act establishing agricultural ex-
pertinent station 90 that the term of office Of the
Board of Control Is made more definite, and pro-
yiding for the salary of Director. On motion Of
Mr.. Brigham, Senate bill No. 10, to prevent extor-
ton and unjust discrimination by railroad COM
panies and to establish Board of Railroad and
Telegraph Commissioners, aud prescribing their
duties and powers, was taken from the table and
ordered placed on the calendar for the eth:
In the House, the following bulls were intro
duced: supplementary 10 Sections f443 And 80,
authorizing Trustees to appropriate land for town
hall; allowing conyicts In the p ntennary to once
month send sealed letters to the Governor. At
torney-General. and Judges of the Court OF Com
mon Pl as. The rest Of the business was purely
local and routine, score OF smah bills being
passed Adjourned.
IL THE State Senate on the 9th bills were passed
as 70 lows: Amending section t4s4 50 as to give
Probate Courts Of Pike, Crawford, Ashland, WASH
ington and Athens Counties concurrent jurisdic-
ton with the Common Pleas Court; authorising
Warren, Trumbull County, to borrow money for
the improvement of Mahoning Valley; suspendng
the establishment of county bitches and road i'm
provements In Henry County till January ], 1855;
requesting the State sinking Fund Commissioners
TO transmit a statement of the total amount OF
original cost and interest paid upon the debt incu
red In constructing the canals, and the amount OF
such debt yet unpaid, was discussed at length, and
finally referred to a sci ct committee Of one, Mr..
Myers, with privilege Of reporting at any time
In the House, joint resolution No. 81. by MT. Love,
tbs Ss system Of scrsenns coal WAS taken the
table and adopted. The resolution makes the pay
Of the commission IS per day. House bill bv Mr.
issue bonds In the sum Of $500 900 for waterworks
was passed. House bill by Mr.; Littler ,suppiemep.
sprinsed sse and for the issue Of $500 in bond.
was pa -sed. Senate bill by Mr. Wilson, increasing
the salary of Judges in franklin County to "a co.,
hibiting the kill ng of deer tiff 1885 Bills we're
passed as follows Amending section 1854 30 that
jur,rs before Justices Of the Peace receive 81 per
20 ss to better provide for line fences and abolish
DEVILS lanes to amend section 6i54, giving Probate
the Common Pleas Court; 70 amend secti6e l5I7 Of
the Townsh Ditch laws so that contractor may
be paid interest on the amount due him for 6uish-
ing the work where he has to wait for the collection
Of taxes. -
In THE State Senate on the 7th, the following bills
we're passed Authorizing Niles, Trumbull County,
to transfer funds; han sing the surname Of Peter
Hansberger. Summit County, to Berger; changing
the name of William Nichols, Of Lorain County, 70
George Boyd; requiring all persons report to the
same; authorizing the Trustees Of MeMicken Uni.
versity at Cincinnati to invest their funds in
ci and county bonds as well as
that all Trustees Of iha Woodward Sigh
School at Cincinnati shall be appointed by the
hs ss ps1ss Rsns s.
sfs sesoei & district IN Enoeh md stoef fova:hip
Noble County .....,.In the House, House bill by
Mr. Kahio, authorizing the Commissioners Of
Auglai.e County TO build q bridge across Auglaize
River, and to issue bonds in the sum Of s25 GOO %
Bill By Mr.. Kahlo, authorizing the
Commissioners of Putnam County to build bridge
Senate bill by Mr. Wilson. increasing the salaries
Of Common Pleas Judges who have served ten
years or over on the bench from $2,5e0 to - ooo
was passed after long discussion. Senate bill by
Mr. White to regulate the leyying OF taxes Tor road
and bridge purposes was passed
In THE State Senate on. the 8th, the following
bills were pissed: Authorizing Springfield to issue
s2J 900 for the completion Of water works; amend
ing section 1903 as to slow street railroad COM
panies to borrow money by mortgage on their
road bed as well the equipment; authorizing the
Riehlaad- -e,auntE- To
dispose of cemetery lands; authorizing jackson 70
transfer funds authorizing Clyde to issue bonds for
County to transfer fun .; authorizing Caledonia,
Marion County, to issue bonds for street improve
ments; authorizing oberfin to issue bonds for
water works amending section 296 as to require
owners or lessees of mines to make accurate maps
and file them with the St.te Inspector of Mines.
a sse Toeao HOUSE Of
adopted In the House. the following resolution
was adopted BY vote OF yeas Is. nay: p: ~:
State Of Ohio, That proposition: to amend
the Constitution of the State of Ohio be submitted
to the electors of the State the second Teusday
of October A. D. 1888, as follows: First PROPOSE
tion-That the additional section to Article Is Of
the Constitution be amended 50 as TO read IS fol-
ov. and that s.id original .dsis 01,i section Be
ments on the traffic in Intoxicating liquors. and
therefrom. second proposition That the addi-
tonal section Of Article Is OF the Constitution be
amended 20 IS to read as follows, and that said
original additional section be repealed: Section
The manufacture of and traffic In intox eating
LIQUORS in this State TO be used as beverage Is for
ever prohibited. At such election the electors de,
have on their ballots the words, Taxation Liquor
Trafio, Yes" and the electors desiring to vote In
ballots the words, Prohibition, Yes"
In THE State Senate on the sth bills were passed
as follows: Anne ding sections 1O7 and los 50 as to
give the Governor power to revoke the commissions
of Notaries Public when satisfied that they In.
competent or dereict; amending section 1896 AZ
70 authorize the organization of accident insurance
eompa les in Ohio, being correction of an omis.
sion in the code. The House joint resolution BY
Mr.. Love, providing for a commission appointed by
the Governor to examine into the system Of coal
| screening in Ohio, also the truck system In the
mines, was adopt The Senate joint resolution
for a smoke-consumer In the State-house adopt.
ed Other bills passed were as follows: Authorizing
Hamilton to issue bonds for water-worksi authoriz.
| ing the Commissioners OF tuyahoga County to levy
Trustees of water-works at Steubenvie to transfer
| funds; authorizing the Commissioners of Monroe
County 70 reiuna % hsn ss DOsSn T.ess
County, into four election precincts; authoIiz
ing Ada Union School District to issue bonds; Al.
thorizing the Commissioners of ClermontC unity tc
were passed as follows: Prohibiting the kill
ing Of deer till 1855; providing system
Vision Of these Children when put out in familfe.
for work done on the canals up to February l. 1888
providing additional room for the Clerk of the Su
preme Court authorizing Paulding to issue si',o ,oot
IN ponds for Fire Department; providing thai
the Governor may remove or suspend any ofhcerl
appointed by him amending sections 644s and 81 Il
Of corporations amending section S24o so as to al
low secret and benevolent societies to have thre'
trustees instead of ave; amending section ss24 81
| that appeals may be taken from the Probate Il
| the Common Pleas Court in inventory cases
| amending section 1855 so that married womeI
doing business 10 their own names are required Z
| bring suit within q certain number of years, tn
| same as other persons; for the completion Of tn
Court-house at Ottawa. Among the bills intro
making the basis of admission to the insane asy
| lums the population of the counties; to amend sec
tions 49Is 1886 and 1896 so that married womel
| may not be compelled to sue in the name of thei
husbands; amending section 1894 20 that q join
school district when established can not be changes
for three years, and when an attempt to form stIc
fails petition for the same can be made for thru
| yean.
Near, Gratz, KY, a seven-year-old
son of Dan Criswell. while playing re
Gently with some other children, hid II
straw-stack, and the others. while
undertaking to smoke him out, acci
dentally fiji ed the stack. and the chile
was burned to death tefore he could ge
out.