The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-10
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Special Correspondence OF the star.
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COLUMBUS, Feb. 8, 1877.
The general crashing OF life insurance
companies all. over the land has star
tied the Legislature into inquirfng into
the standing of the various companies
which are doing business to-day in Ohio.
A resolution has been adopted calling
on the Standing Committees OF Insu-
rance to examine the statutes now in
force, and ascertain if any new legisla-
| tion Is necessary to protect policy hold
ers from peril and loss. Some new
guards ought, to be imposed in order to
keep out bogus insurance companies.
The SUPERINTENDENT of Insurance has a
grave and important duty to perform in
the present crisis, and we hope he will
be equal to the task.
RATHER UNFoRTUNATE.
Our jolly little member from Hamil-
ton, Mr.. DIR, has happy faculty OF
getting his toes into hot water very Of
ten. The rest of the Little Legislature
are down on his Board OF Pubic Works
Bill, and it can't pass. HIS other effort
to doctor up the municipal code, so as
to enable your big city TO swallow the
pretty little suburban village near by, is
source OF trouble 10 Gabriel. 1t is said
he got it slipped nicely through his
Committee on Municipal Corporations,
vouchlng that it was harmless anu
much needed little bantling. Ali MIR.
Gabriel, you are getting very cunning
as you grow old, and the boys must
watch you little. We are beginning TO
hear groWls from the constituents OF
Gabriel, and they are very averse to
any annexation of villages against their
wishes. Tue laws on annexation now
in force are good enough for anything
absolutely necessary, ana the Leglsla-
ture will let them alone.
Dirrs bill don't want both city and
village to have a say in the matter, for
-whlcn the present law provides, and
hence it's unpOpularity.
SAVINGS SOCIETY.
The big hsnL over H0uge's bill to ex-
tend the charter OF the Cleveland Bank
came off yesterday. A long debate was
had on the measure. A neavy lobby
from Cleveland had worked the thing
up, and the bill went through and is
now law.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL,
which is always the most important of
the session, was introduced to-day by
MCLdlu1 Sudll VI Lu6 nance
Committee. 1t is very lengthy aud vo :
luminous, and appropriates nearly SA-
.0O0,0O0, which 10 "a little larger than
usual, owing to the enormous demands
made by the new Columbus Hospital for
the Insane, and the extensions and new
cells in the Penitentiary. which are
being rapidly pushed TO competition
under the vigorous hands of Captain
Grove.
THE RECEPTION
last night, at City Hall, given to the
Legislature by the citizens o. Columbus.
was brilliant affair. Music, Teasing
aud dancing, brigut eyes, happy lace >
and general mlrth and hilarily ruled the
hour. The Hamilton delegation were
the jolliest oil The jolly, aud carried away
many laurels for polite, gentlemanly
conduct. Their waltzlng was simply
superb, and they were the envy Of their
less fortunate friends whose early edu-
cation had been neglected in polite arLs.
ADJOURNED.
The Assembly Louk its usual three
weekly adjournment thIs morning, and
the Solons have rushed 10 the bosoins of
tueir families to kiss wives and babies
and get fresh supply OF clean linen.
May joy go with them in their pilgrim
age, and may they return on tuesday
next with high resolves and noble pur-
poses to do tnelr duty like little men.
CINCINNATI.