The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

COLUMBUS, April 4.-SENATE-Bills passed:
Authorizing the Commissioners of Miami
County to issue $150OOO in bonds to build
Courthouse at Troy. To create a separate
election precinct in Lindsey, Sandusky Coun-
ty. To divide Clay Township into two elect
ion precincts. For the construction of free
turnpike road in Adams County. Authoriz-
ing Akron to issue S5O, 900 in bonds for school
purposes. To transfer funds in Richfield
Township, Huron County. Relieving Com
missioners of Guernsey County from pay
9na. %ent of claim for damages To trarsfer asa;.
moved that House bill No. 8, by MIR. Jones, to
apportion the State into three mining dis
cient inspection of mines, be taken from the
calendar this afternoon. The bill was taken
up and passed. Adjourned to meet ON the
sth, inst.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Authorizing the Com
missioners of Mercer County to improve GER
tain roads. Providing for an additional term
of the District Court for Wood County in 1884,
Authorizing Somerset, Perry County, to bor-
row Fl 900 to repair a school-building. Au-
thori ing the Commissioners of Pike County
to issue bonds to meet an Indebtedness. Au-
fer fnna to
bonds for new engines and pumps in the
water-works. Authorizing Ashville, Picka-
way County, to issue bonds for a Mayors Of
fee and village prison. Adjourned to meet on
the Sth.
COLUMBUS, April S-SENATE.-A resolution
was offered providing for joint committee of
the Legislature to request of the Secretary of
the Navy the use of a vessel of the navy to
bring home the remains of ]. A. MacGahan,
the newspaper correspondent. Referred.
Several bills were introduced. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-A large number of local bills were
passed, among which were the following: To
authorize the Board of Education of sub
School District No. l, Millcreek Township,
Hamilton County, to issue bonds to pay exist
sv,rr ,1AIxz IT.
of the Springfield Water-works. Among the
Dflls introduced were: Requiring railroad
companies to hold examinations for detecting
coior-blindness; reorganizing the Cincinnati
police force, putting it under control of a
State commission; prohibiting the diversion
of Lincoln Park, Cincinnati, from park pur-
poses; fixing eight hours as a legal days Ia
Dor; giving Cincinnati Sinking Fund Com
missioners the right to purchase property.
The House refused to concur in the Senate
amendment striking out of the general appro-
priation bill the item of $4,000 for the Hook
Ing Canal.
COLUMBUS, April 9.-SENATE-The principal
bills passed were: Authorizing the Com
missioners of Hamilton County to issue bonds
not to exceed $15O,00O to pay for clerical serv.
ices in restoring the tax duplicate records,
and providing for temporary quarters for the
courts and county officials; providing for
restoring the records of the courts-Szperior
Common Pleas and Probate-the judgments
rendered, decreeS ana matters OF record, TO
gether with the records of the Clerk of the
Courts, and the records of all the county Off
GERS of Hamilton County; providing for the
restoration of the tax duplicate of Hamilton
County, and the records of the Auditor, Treas
urer and Commissioners, relative to the col
lection of taxes; increasing the fee to be paid
by applicants to be examined for certificates
to teach school from fifty cents to 81; pro
viding for extradition of fugitives from jus.
tice fleeing to foreign countries.
HoUsE.-Bills passed appropriating $1,000
n MT off ha n
for a complete roster of the Ohio Union and
Mexican war soldiers; providing for the re
storation of tax duplicates, records of the
courts, ETC., destroyed by the burning of the
Hamilton County Courthouse, and providing
for temporary quarters for the courts and
county officials.