Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-20
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

n lldillt NlNtlllliE iittl y hltil. W.
and four children of Mrs. Mary Mooney. a
widow, persisted in the flames. An uncle,
attempting the rescue of the little ones, was
terribly burned.
The L. ). house bill proposing cOnSti-
tuti0nal amendment creating the Office of
second vice president of the United States,
provides for election in like manner, and
for the same term, a. for president and vice
president. In case OF the removal trrm Of
tice. death. resignation or constitutional dis
ability both of the president and vice prcsi-
dent, the office Of president shall devolve
upon the second vice president.
In charging the grand jury al Milwaukee,
drawn tu consider the ca>t,> against nStiga-
tors OF labor riots, Judge Mallory said: The
men who, by incendiary speeches and wild
harangueS. cause breaches of the peace.
must be held 10 strict account Ibility. Our
constitution does not protect such freedom
of sneech. Our people have tolerated the
reel IS and criminal conduct of Anarchists
and demagogueS quite too long,
Congress.
SENATE-May 1g-The Staten Island
railroad bridge was under consideration.
when debate on the pension bill was begun.
and the bill passed by the vote of "a 10 IA
a. follows: Icas-Aldrich, Allison, Blair.
Bowen, Brown. Cunger. CullOm, Frye,
George, Gibson, Hale, Hampton. Harrison.
Hawley. Hoar. ingalls,. Logan. MCMillen.
MahOne, Henderson. Miller. Mitchell. of
Oregon. Morrill,. Payne, Plumb. Riddleber-
ger. Sawyer. Sewell. Sherman, Spooner.
Van Wyck. voorhees,. WaIthall and Wilson.
of Maryland. NavS-Beck. Berry Black
burn. Call. COckreIl. EuStiS. German. GRAY.
Jones, of Arkansas, Mcpherson. Morgan.
salisbury. Vest and Whitthorne. The bill
provides that disabled soldiers who were
in the army but three months may
draw pensions. Senator Logan presented
a substitute for the labor arbitration bill
which recently passed the House, a measure
which in substance provides as follows:
For commission of arbitration 10 be APP
pointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. to con-
Sist Of five members, one 10 be- selected
from the republican organization, one
from the democratic organization. one
who Is not recognized a. a member of
either of the two organizations: one from
a class of citizens experienced i'm the man
agement and operation of railroads and i'll
the transportation OF property and paSSen-
gers, not IN the employ. connected with OF
interested in any railroad corporation OF
company engaged in any business connect
I'd with transportation of persons or prop
erty, and one who is identified specially
with the labor interests. having full knOwl-
edge of the conditions and empluyments of
the labOring people. These persons are to
be intelligent and competent, and To hear
controversies and make awards which shall
have binding force.
The bill amends the act creating the bu-
reau of labor ~ that bureau shall hereafter
he known a. the department of labor. and
the commissioner. in addition to the duties
now required of him by law, is required Ia
communicate with the various railroad and
transportation companies, and with all other
companies engaged in the various industries
where any great number of persons are EN-
plOyed and ascertain the number of en-
piuyes, the manner in which their labor is
performed. and it, character. the conditions.
situations, manner of living. facilities for
the education of their children and the rea-
tiOnS Of labor and capital generally: also to
make comparative lists and statements aS
to the hours OF labor OF the various employ
mentS, the character of labor and cUnIpen-
SatiOn thereof in the various European
countries. and to report the result in tab
ulated and comparative statements 10 the
secretary of the interior, who shall report
il 10 congress at each session. The total
expenses of the performance OF such duties
shall not exceed $50. 200 year. The com
miSSiOnerS of arbitration shall hold their
offices for three years. unless sooner rp-
moved by the president for good and sutfi-
cient cause, which cause shall be reported
Ia the senate with the nomination OF the
successor of any of them.
The bankruptcy bill was laid before the
senate.
HoUsE-The poStOffice appropriation bill
was discussed in committee OF the whole,
but no vote was reached
Ohio Legislature.
SENATE May l9-House bills passed
and now laws: For relief of flood sufferers
i'll Clark, Montgomery. Mercer and Greene
counties; for reorganizing the penitentiary.
Appointments were confirmed as follows:
Barton Smith. of Lucas county, As trustee
of the Working Home for the Blind. vice
George l.. Converse, resigned; penitentiary
managers under the Cope law. Robert VI.
Rownd, of Franklin county, i've Years:
Thomas Murphy, of Muskingum county,
five years; Isaac ID. Smead, of Lucas county.
three years; Jacob }. johnson, of Perry
county. two years; William L. Phipps, of
Ildlilll'll fbullIl bllt year.
On motion of Mr.. Conrad the Senate
journals Of Jan -. -. Is, -. 80 and Feb
ruary ; and were approved by the Senate.
these being the journals for the davs on
which there We're no quorumS last winter.
HoU>E-Senate bills passed: Amending
section 2S01 80 as to reduce valuation of
property for taxes damaged 10y storms.
The closing hours of the first session of
the SiNfN--Spypufh EanaraI A. ,,.,,,,
marked for the absence of the disorder
usually attendant on the close of a session.
But little business was transacted in the
House save the signing of bills by Speaker
pro TEN. Ryan, who occupied the chair
until within twenty minutes of O'Clock.
the hour of adjournment Then Speaker
Entrekin arrived, and after the singing of
the long meter dOXOl0gy in addition TO other
vocal efforts by the members closed the
session with very brief speech. in which
he apOlOgiZed for his absence during the
latter part of the session, which was neceS-
STATED by duties he assumed prior To his
election. as he had been defending man
charged with murder who had lain in iail
ten months. He congratulated the general
assembly on the valuable work of the
session. and said if the next session
l. of the same sort this will be
the CIeanest legislature the state
has had in ten years. He said that but
single measure has passed To which anv
suspicion attached, and he did not believe
there was any ground for it he
should not have voted for it himself. Every
body understood that he refereed to the bill
extending county auditors terms ten months.
He congratulated the general assembly on
the re-enactment of the Scott law. and
closed by saying that while he was absent
he felt that the state was perfectly safe, as
Speaker pro TEN. Ryan was fully compe-
tent to perform all the duties of the presid-
ing officer. He then adjourned the hOrs s.
until January T. 1887, at 4 p. III.