Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-19
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Three lnral option measures have been
Introduced in the Ohi" house.
John i, Cough. the eminent temperance
lecturer. dirl i'm Philadelphia.
\ gauG Of c"uutrrfritrr> wa~ captured
in Cincinnati hy -"Nrrnmrnt agents lr>trr-
du.
The uhl" supreme court has not Vet
reached the cincinnati police commission
case.
Tia" possibility "f rhcod"r' Cook getting
-th" tmlnnati l">toftIc" d"''> u"t set well
WIth the Gang.
The Columbus insane asylum i rrIrrird
Z" be- sadly in need ut improvements Ia add
to IL safety in ease of firr
\ hill ha> been fayurahly reported in the
/. :. senate /" appropriate $50. 900 tur
monument L" General Grant in Washington.
\ Justice in Seneca county. O.. has de
,'idvd a east against a Bohemian oats agent,
having Ii" legal knowledge Of the existence
"l ANY such company.
Governor Lee nf Virginia. recommends
a commission Ia explain 10 state creditors
the terms prop">rd in ISSI and lSS2. with a
The newest discovery in the official rot
trumr>> about Cincinnati i the changing of
10 Ia - 10y few neat strokes Of the pen IN
The Cincinnati iuhrmarN accounts.
Cuuurnmrn are being ~wndled bN sharks
who hang about the establishments al rep
.,tah'r dealers in the Fifth street horse mar
vets. Cincinnati looking for grrrnirS. whom
they rutice elsewhere and fleece
The probate Judge of Senera county o.
rom February. 1879. to February. lsNj. is
found tu have been very Temi>S in his duty
nt recording marriage licenses The want
of legal record may result in Somt. uncum-
Portable complications in certain matrimc-
mia! contracts
The temperance crusade business has
gone ro extremes at Evanston. III. Agents
acre ~rmt around t" lind out what families
bought bottled beer or played cards. and an
'rdIHanCe MAS introduced for adoption tu
rmpu>e line Of 500 on any person found
guilty nf selling or drinking a glass of liy-
IuT The sensible advWaIt.> OF temperance.
nave withdrawn from the field. and the
"arI>. has run Itself into the ground.
Congress.
SENATE Feb. l>.-A number OF pet
lions were presented and referred. Among
these was one to abolish the presidency.
\ report from the Judiciary committee. with
resolutions was presented by senator Ed
mWud>. which condemned the action of the
attorney general in refusing certain papers
called for. and declared it to be- the duty OF
the senate t" withhold il advice and con
sent Ia proposed removals of officers in
.a~,-> where papers are withheld. The sell
ate went into executive session, and after
ward adjourned
HuU>E The Committee. on Pacific Rail
roads rrp"rtrd 4 bill 10 compel the Pacific
roads to pay the /. :. the amount paid by
il tur surveying lands granted. The Fit
John Porter bill WAS taken up in committee
Of the whole. Mr>>r>. Phelps. of New
Jersey. Curtin. Pennsylvania, Warner. Ohio.
and Bragg. Wisconsin. spoke in favor of
,ir bill, the later closed the debate. Nj
'Utrkron. If Michigan. spoke in opposition.
\ motion Ia recOmmit and strike out the
salary clause WAS voted down yeas. III Ia
liz. The bill finally pa>>d yeas. III:
vay-. III. At 5:lj +. VI the House ad
joIrnrd.
OhI" Legislature.
Nr>ATE.- Feb. Is. Bills introduced
NmruuIug section III of the Revised Stat
Utr~ requiring the official examiners of
County commissioners reports tu be sworn:
allowing husbands and wives ru testify in
criminal Ca~s~. except confidential cummu-
ulratinm> made to each other during mar
rage. giving County commissioners control
ui free turmpIkcS now in the hands Of
Township Trustees. Several local bills
were PASSED.
IInr II. Bills passed Changing the
time "f election of various State
officers from the first Tuesday in
Ortuhrr To- the first TUESDAY after the first
Monday in November. 81 a. to conform to
thr. constitutional amendments adopted in
lN>5: amending sections 32l2 aud 33I3 Of
the i;ryI~,H Statutes 80 a. to include cattle.
sheep and swine, in the list al stock upon
which liens hold fur feed furnished; to
amend section jO4l of the Revised Statutes
=" a. I" prohibit the collection OF claims
against stockholders uf Joint stock cumpa-
nIr~ Toy allowing plaintiff To serve summons
10y person OF agent: fixing the weight of
hu~h"I "' 1ump> at sixty pounds. Rer"lu-
tl"n~ accepted: Asking congress Ia put
training snip uu Lake Erie at Cleveland:
looking Ia the enlargement of the
state house. \ resolution tO amend
the constitution ~ A. Ia provide for
local option was offered and ordered print
rd. Bills introduced Providing for local
option in counties and townships: chang
uG ihr time of Sheritfs taking their office
from January L" April tu punish persons
who make contracts with intent I" obtain
labor or material under false prpten>,~
allowing creditors to begin actions in town
ships were debts we're contracted pruvId-
mE for local option in townships ur muni-
rIalltIr>: prov iding that witness on the
way Ia testify in Court shall not bt served
with summons from another Court: max
ing the presentation of scrip in Cuurt
pIIma-tacir evidence of guilt uf violation
of the law.