Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Baltimore street car strike is settled.
Ample preparations have been made Ia
preserve the peace III New York.
Senator Sherman delivered an address on
Gen Grant. on the oath anniversary of his
birth. in the Metropolitan church at Wash
imgt0n. Tuesday night.
Base ball. Tuesday st. LouiS. St Louis
20: Cincinnati s; Baltimore, Baltimore ,,
Athletics |; Louisville. Louisville ,, Pitts
/ burg ;; Augusta. Augusta ;: Chattanooga
9: Charleston. Charleston 5. Memphis 9: Sa-
vannah Nashville II. Savannah q: Macon,
Macon ;. Atlanta ;; Philadelphia, Philadel-
phia p. Long Island O-siN innings.
Congress.
I APRII 37.-SENATE.- The chair laid be
fore the senate a communication from the
clerk OF the house of representatives of the
state of Ohio, transmitting a transcript of
testimony taken by committee of that
hOnSe, and the report of the same commit
tee on the subject of charges against the
official integrity of certain members of the
house in connection with the election of Hon.
Henry b. Payne aS United States senator
Payne arose and declared his innocence and
asked for an investigation. making a long
speech. The majority and minority reports
of the Ohio house Were referred to the COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
The bill providing for an extension of the
executive mansion was passed. Ii appru-
PIRATES $500, 900 for the purpose.
The inter state commerce bill was then
taken up, discussed, and after an executive
session the senate adjourned.
HuUsE-Ihe house was kept amused for
nearly an hour by personal explanation
by Mr.. Furan %. } followed by a similar eN-
PLANTATION by Mr.. O'Neill Mo. all hinging
on a remark attributed by the latter gentle
man TO the former. that the labor troubles
should be settled by blood.
Mr.. FOran denied with much warmth that
he had ever made any such statement.
Ohio Legislature.
APRIL 27-SENATE-H House bills passed:
Establishing state soldiers home. authoriZ-
ing sale of real estate by probate courts sub
ject to homestead interests. making relation
ship in fourth degree ground for challenge.
80. Senate bills passed Making Steno-
graphic notes evidence Bills introduced:
Condemning property for cemeteries: for )
mill township leVies for roads for prOSecu-
tiun of persons ObStructing streams: prOhib-
iting private wharfs for trade marks ON
lumber.
Senator Kemp arose to a question of priv
ilege, in reference to a publication in the
Cincinnati COHmeTcidi-Guzette'S Washing
ton correspondence. stating that a friend of
his had written 10 one of the coal oil crowd
Ia ascertain how much Kemp could get for
voting to defeat John Sherman. Mr.. Kemp
made the following statement:
One afternoon last fall, soon after mad
received my certificate of election Ia the
office of state senator. an acquaintance of
mine, democrat, drove out 10 my humble
outage home. in the suburbs of the city of
Dayton. and informed me that there had
been parties to see him. and that there was
money enough for me in my office to buy
good Montgomery county farm. asked
him what service | would be expected to
perform TO earn 50 munihctnt a reward.
His answer was that all had Ia do was to
refuse 10 vote for John Sherman for United
States senator. The interview ended with
out my indicating 10 him what | would OF
would not do"
The senator said that he had no thought
of accepting the offer. and Immediately al
ter the offer was made he went To a life
long friend of Senator Sherman and told /
him all that had occurred. This gentleman
was Hon. Samuel Craighead. and Mr.. Kemp
also told Hon. }. \. Shauck of the circuit
court.
HOU>E-SeveTal unsuccessful attempts
were made TO amend Fimples bill providing |
for township local option. The bill was
finally laid on the table. from which a two
thirds vote is necessary to take il. The gen |
eral appropriation bill was taken up.