Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-27
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,

The PIPER Mississippi i at tt""d height.
Um Passion SUNDAY Archbishop Elder
will h,.>t"w confirmation ou ninety persons
al Sidney. O.
The Forestry Association i making prep
aratiun~ for general observance through
out the state of ohio Arbnr Day.
The profits of the lunch fair by the ladies
of the Methodist churches "f Cincinnati
and vicinity aggregate about 5000.
There i in prospect general strike
among the coal miners of the Hooking Val
ley against the use of mining machinery.
Robert Harlan. republican contestant
from Hamilton county. WAS given his seat
IN the Ohio house of representatives yestrr,
day afternoon.
salvation Army lmatic> at Newark. O.,
are d,>crht.d A. in a sorry plight. They
were found in barracks huddlrd together Il
a platform. men and women in semi
romatoSr condition. some not having eaten
ANYTHING since Monday. The p"or things
excite feelings of c"mml>erati"n and dis
gust
Congress.
In the senate the presidents message
transmitting the report of the civil service
commission WAS received. The Edmund>
resolutions were placed before the senate
and Mr. lmgall, took the floor. He was fol
lowed 10y MrS>r>. Harrison. Logan and Ed
muud~. At p m. Van Wyck moved IL
taxi, up ni> amendment for open couSidera-
tiun at nomination. ON point
OF order that this would change
standing rule OF the senate there
WIS vote Of II I" % sustaining the
NJ EIn,rrt,I.
WAS adopted - to 96, the second 10y - tu
!G and the third 10y 81 t" %. Mitchell, Rid
dIrhargrr and Van Wlck voting with the
minority The senate at $50 =. m. adj
iuururd until Monday. after adding fourth
resolution declaring that the removal OF
humulanly discharged soldiers Otherw iSr
uualinerl for the ln,>iton Was contrary 10
the spirit of section IDA "f the Revised
: atutr~
In the house the chaplain prayed for the
recovery of Secretary Manning. Other eN-
,rufiyt communications were received. On
a motion tn reconsider. the house passed
the senate biil granting pension of nifty
dollars a month Ia the widow 0t General
II. ". Beuham. The house at 40 took a
recess until 80. the night session being for
th,, consideration of pension bills. Forty
one bulls were passed, ami the house adj
juurnri.
Ohio Leg giSiature.
SENArE.-B passed: Allowing county
commissioners To improve county ruats nun
ming through Villages: providing n"npar-
IiNan police. for Cincinnati. Bills intr"-
dured: Providing that corporations shall
not list. their charters until after organiZa-
tiun: requiring officers Of public institutions
to make detailed reports; allowing changes
of yrnu in suits brought against mu-
uiripdlitit.S: providing for the publishing
Of roster Of Ohio troops; allowing de
PENDANTS in rcp!ryIm suits to give bond ami
retain property: authorizing the assignee
Of mortgage To- release the same: pruvid-
ing fmt. for violation of the health laws.
The resolution asking congress 10 restore
the wool tariff was adopted.
Hot March 27-The day was spent
IN considering and adopting the report of
committee um privileges and elections. de
rlaring Robert Harlan entitled Ia the seat
Of \ T. Buttrrhrld ~ representative from
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