The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-21
OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

COLUMBUS, February s.-SENATE.-Senate
met and adjourned until Tuesday at $3.50 p m.
HousE.-A resolution was offered looking
to the removal of the remains
of the late ]. A. McGahen from
Turkey to the United States for burial. Mr.
Matthews, of Gallia, gave notice to discuss
and it went over. On motion the house ao-
journed until p. m. Tuesday next
COLUMBUS, February H. SENATE Mr..
Ramsey offered joint resolution appropriar'
ing 100000 for the flood sufferers, the dis
bursement to be superintended by the
Governor the Auditor Of State and the
Attorney General. Senator Elliott also also IN, IN,
trodueed bill ,.apTs aPproprM,atingM Mr Matthew'S.
of Ga liza, offered Joint resolution author
izing the Adjutant General to furnish IenIs
ers by the floods in Ohio. Referred to select
committee. A delegation of citizens OF lanes- I
Vile up to urge the passage OF pi,i iIp ,a
building the Muskingum levee at that PiacS,
which has been overwashed by the nooo.
senator O'Neil presented a bill ,,,appso appro-
Rraitinst the % aSIS9on fof OF some 1ne gentie@sn
that from S35 600 to $4,000 will be necesssLy
Ii Is claimed that the destruction OF tne ,eneS
was owing to dam built by the state. M4Sn tSa
private property has been damaged by the
overflow. Senator Pruden introduced q la pill
amending Section 5ll5 SO as 10 SET as.ue oses
instead of the thirty-sM constituting .ho
venire.
HOUsE-Mr. BOIL, of Marietta, onereu
resolution reciting the suffering ana wan.
prevailing along the Ohio River by reason VI
/ thsfiood, and directing the Speaker 10 leie,
| graph our Senators and Representatives M
Congress to favor the immediate passage o.
the resolution before that body, appropria-
| ting 900 for the relief of sufferers py the
mood. Referred to the Finance Committee MI.
Ltter, of Clarke then, on leave, introuuceu !ee s
| bill appropriating $300,OOO for the reuSt ,;, VI
1
| Tho hill constitutes the Governor, Attorney
| General and Auditor of State a Commlsslon " "
distribute the funds to trusty ana compS.un' .,I,
persons to be appointed in the d1strlcts lhun u,
| dated. The rules were suspened and the bill
read second time and referred to to Z. selec,
committee of fiye with ieaTe he,,s 10 we're intro
| duced: Giving the State Board OF fupie y,
Works the right to sell a parcel OF ianu ~, ~ y
State beneyolent institutions under salTieo
Board of Control of five persons, M f tb
the Governornot more than three 10 9S of of the
same political party: Giving one-IourIn r ., one m
real estate holders the right to petition tor a IN
nexation to a municipality. Making the ~ ~
Sf Gags Cheskne small litigation before ths
upper courts. Providing for the planning ~ VI
Shade trees on public school properly, ~, PRO Io
der penaIty of from $500 to 5000, and impris
onnient in the penitentiary from one year u
five years. -,,,
COLUMBUS, February 13.-SENATE-bliii
passed: Appropriating $2OOOOO for tne rshe
of the flood sufferers. To empower the com
missioners of Belmont County to issue $5O,0O
for the relief of sufferers. Mr.. Jaeger intro
dnced n bill to remove the county seat OF VI
tawa County from Port Clinton to oaK har
bor, and Mr.. w iliamson to establisn a . Stao "a.
inebriate asylum. The Governor senI 70 3oIii ~
| Senate the name of Il. b. bancroI'' VI oe
| County, to be mine inspector.
HoUsE.-The session was mostly given "
to the consideration of relief measures Tor IN
food sufferers. Mr.. Hill introduced Dill =
. empower the commissioners OF beiiiion
County to issue $4,000 bonds for the Telet th sS
the sufferers which passed under Ine 81. SUI
pension of the rules. Mr.. Litter, iro, u
.: the select committee -, OF nve; ot;r
ported back his House nT on, coPmpmisson G
. Ave, appointed by the Governor; MI. guy SuyeIh, ~
of Franklin, offered as substitute snaG 1 ~ ~
floods shall issue bonds equal to Sl per caRd. r
of their population by the census OF ieeo; 1T It
: Committee of the Whole reported BACK * u. :.
n read % a third time The bill was mac ma
: the special order for tomorrow at lu:a
: Mr. Fierce then introduced piI ILL.,, 70 bnnpSs
: an amount not to exceed 81 per capita OF u
4 population, A motion to suspend tne rui "
s and read the bill second time was loSt. M
g Hamilton, of Monroe introduced bill a46n9 o y
izing the commissioners to issue bonds 70 u
: amount of s25 900 for the relief OF tne ,s1e mo.
o sion OF the rules. In the midst o! tne ueoa ~
n on Mr. Bargar's motion to reconsider tine y9 e;
8 and take up, the nittler smsn m
the Senate bill, appropriatlng ~
= 0OO. came over and was read a third time unu
1t a suspension of the rules. On the passage g
3 the bill the vote stood: Yeas, 6l; nays; -
e nays were Beatty, Cunningham, HolDroo
e HUH. Hl johnson, of Williams; Myers stevenso
and stilwe The speaker I Was Sd not dPeiPeG PrsiPafG
to say Ths,aer M maioity E Afterward
le absentees were called. and seventy W Xot
s. were recorded in its favor, and ber tine T1,s II
re minor bills, mostly of a local nature, were
he | troduced.