The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-01-18

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or where children came about the
premises on Legitimate business. Some
Of the proposed amendments We're of
a facetious character, one by Mr..
HUGHES being to the effect that for
the third offense the saloon-keeper be
be hung up by the neck until dead,
and Mr., Corey asked that all minors
be compelled to wear badge giving
their age. Mr.. Speaker rather sarcas-
ticallv suggested that all these amend
ments be printed, so that the people
could see how their representatives
spent their time in the Legislature.
The amended bill as agreed to by
the author, but which was lost by 43
to 35, is as follows:
"Who ever being the owner or keep
er, or being in charge Of any room
where Intoxicating liquor is sold or
drank, permits, or suffers any minor
excepting the minor children OF such
owner, keeper, or person being IN
charge), to loiter, or remain IN or
about such room, shall be fined not
less than $40, nor more than $50, or
be imprisoned not more than thirty
days, or both"
In the afternoon, the vote by which
the bill was lost was reconsidered, and
the Judiciary Committee had it re-
ferred them.
An important bill was introduced in
the House on Tuesday by Mr.. Jones,
of Jackson, and is entitled "a Bill to
Provide Against the Adulteration Of
Drugs and Food" The author gives
the following explanation of the pro-
visions Of the bill:
The term drug" is defined to be all
medicines used internally or exter-
nally, and disinfectants, cosmetics, &c.
The term food" is defined to mean all
articles used for food or drink by man.
1t declares all medicines to be adul-
terated which fall below the standard
of strength, quality, or purity laid
down in the United States Pharma-
copeia, or below the professed stan
dard under which it is sold.
An article of food is declared to be
adulterated C) if it is mixed with any
poisonous or injurious substance; (2I
if any inferior substance has been
substituted wholly or in part; (3) if
any essential or valuable ingredient
has been abstracted; (4 if it is an i'm
itation Of any standard article Of food
(5) if it contains any decomposed, in
fected, diseased or tainted animal OF
vegetable substance, or in the case of
milk, it is the product of a diseased
COW: (6l If it is colored, polished OF
powdered to conceal damage or inferi-
ority; (0 if it contains any added
substance that is injurious to health
or not a necessary ingredient in its
manufacture The bill constitutes
the Governor. Attorney General ant
Secretary of State, Estate Board o.
Health and Inspectors" with full
powers to carry ont the provisions o:
the bill by appointin inspectors, ana
lyzers, &C., and making such rules ant
regulations for its enforcement ant
detection of its violations as it may
deem proper; and finally provides
penalty Of S25 to S1OO, or thirty tt
, one hundred days Imprisonment, O
both for any violation of its pro
; visions.
The following is synopsis of MI
, Jones' Railway Bill:
The bill amends materially Section
3207-S-9-10-11 of the Statutes relatin.
, to liens; the object being the absolut
protection of persons performing labo
or furnishing material for or in tn
course of construction Of any railroad
by giving them lien On the road fo
their wages or price of material, whicl
lien shall be paramount to any othe
liens. By this provision it virtuall
. makes the railroad company the direc
paymaster to the laborers and materia
men, but as security to the companies
provides that they may stipulate il
their contract for construction tina
they are to pay out on the contrac
:, all such claims as may become lien
before any money is paid to the con
} tractor.
| It places clearinghouse keeper
furnishing board to such laborers o.
the same footing as laborers to tn
, extent of the amount due the laborel
To facilitate collection it provide
| l that any number of claimants havin;
claims of the same character and Ma
! ture may join as parties plaintiff TO
| purposes Of suit, by separately statin;
and numbering their causes Of action
A resolution indorsing the Civi
} Service foolery of Congress was unde
; discussion, when the following ap
pears:
The vote was reconsidered by 42 t,
13. The question then was on tn
adoption of the resolution as amended
that is, with the first two preamble
stricken out, and it was carried in thu
affirmative, by 81 to 20. Genera
Devereux was the only Democrat whC
: voted for the amended resolution, ant
Jones, Of Jackson, and Warren, o,
Hamilton County, were the only Re
publicans who voted against it. Mr.
Jones explained that he was opposed
to Civil Service Reform, not to com
petitiVe examinations for first appoint
ments, but he was opposed to compel.
itive examinations for promotions.
Electric Light.
AND GOD SAID LET THERE BE LIGHT