Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

April 80 has been designated by Governor
! Foraker as Ohio ArbOr Day.
Ohio has Is. 743 miners, and iii 1855 mined
( 1916. l79 tons Of coal. In tfty-one acci-
| dents there were thirty-two lives lost, or a
! life for every 6l6 men employed.
! The Ohio river continued rising al Cincin-
natl. Monday, reaching 54 feet at 9p. III.
when il again came To a stand. 1t was
showing hard from ParkerSbuTg tO Cincin-
natl. with rain at PittSburg and other
| points. With all the upper tributaries full
and many of them rising. indications point
| to another foot OF two rise at Cincinnati
before the fioed disappeard.
In Ohio local elections yesterday the
! Democrats carried kentOn by 40 Ia 60 ma
jOrity. Batavia went Republican for the
firsi time since the war. In Chillicothe the
Democrats elected cOuncilmen i'll four wards
and the Republicans in two. st. Mary
elected a Republican mayor. Cambridge
elected a Republican ticket with one or two
exceptions, and Mt. Vernon the Republican
ticket with one exception. In Columbus.
with a bad SnowStOTm IN progress, the
Democrats had a Doodle barrel on tap, and
probably carried the day by a small ma
jOrity At Cleveland the Sunday question
was made an issue, but in spite OF the Law
and Order handicap the Republicans won
by one to two thousand majority, securing
a majority of the council and boards of edu-
cation. Bellaire elected republican mayor.
marshal and solicitor for the first time III
many years. In Troy the vote on mayor
was close. but the rest of the republican
ticket is safe. The republicans carried Van
Vert and made handsome gains. London
was carried by the democrats with the eN-
ceptiOn of clerk. GAINESVILLE went republi-
can with one exception, tie. At Findlsy,
in hard battle. the republican victory WAS
complete. Dayton elected a republican
mayor. and with his aid the republicans will
have the organization of the council, which
is tie.
Congress.
SENATE-April 5-A joint resolution was
submitted for IN appointment of joint
committee, to consider the subject of eel
ebration in 1889. at Washington, of the
centennial anniversary of the formation Of
the government under the constitution. and
also Of the four hundredth anniversary Of
the discovery of America in 1892. 1t went
over. The army bill was debated. Mr..
Plumb speaking in opposition. Mr.. Cock
rell followed against the bill. Mr.. Logan
supported the measure. At 4:40 p. m. the
senate went into executive session. and al
5:35 p. IN. adjourned. Notice was given be-
fore adjournment that the FitZ Junn Porter
bill would be called up April IS.
In the house. bills and resolutions were
introduced until the call of the states.
Among these was one for the appointment
of john committee 10 consider the subject
of a centennial celebration at Washington
in 1889. extending the free delivery system.
reducing letter postage Ia one and half
cent and postal cards to half a cent. reSUlu- /
tiOns on the fisheries question, for the ap-
pOintment of Il committee to inyeSti- !
gate the CarrolltOn massacre. At
the conclusion of the call Of states /
Mr.. Morrison reported amendments to
certain rules. The house, by vote of l5S
Ia is. passed the Mexican pension bill un-
der a suspension Of the rules. By simi-
lar motion the senate bill for the relief OF !
settlers in Nebraska and Kansas was passed !
The following bills were also passed under |
suspension of the rules: For the erection of
public building at Duluth Mimi: for the |
purchase Of additional ground at Fl Wayne, |
Ind; for the erection of a congressional Ii |
brary building on the site east of the capi- /
tOl, 81. 500 900; senate bill for public build
ing at San Antonio, Tex. The house al !
4:30 p. III. adjourned.