The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-03-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Proceedings Of the General Assembly

COLUMBUS March S.-SENATB.-The follow.
ing bills were introduced: Authorizing the
board Of education Of Granville, Licking Coun-
~, to borrow $4,000 to build q schoolhouse;
authorizing the council Of the city Of Columbus
to borrow 100000 for sewer purposes for the
at andonment Of the Columbus feeder Of the
Ohio canal.
HousE-Bills introduced: Providing that in
case Of tho absence. sickness or disability Of
mayors in cities Of the second class and in
towns and villages the council may designate .
justice Of the peace TO act; amending the cx-
emption law 30 ~ to allow wife divorced for
the aggression Of the husband, and living with
her children TO claim the $500 In lieu Of homo
stead; prohibiting railroad companies from
compelling their employees to become members
Of any relief association; providing for State
school book commission; leaving It discretion
ary with county commissioners as te the print
ing Of certain advertising In German newspa-
pers; creating q commission to decide upon the
merits Of joint bitches. The general appropris-
sion bill was passed.
COLUMBUS March b.-SENATE.-The follow.
ing bills were introduced: To exempt oil pre-
historic lands from taxation which ore held BY
any person, company or corporation for their
historical interest not for profit ana open for the
public as parks; to amend Section 1859 to put
cities Of the third and fourth grades Of third
class upon the same basis of limitation for tax.
alton; requiring town councils to grade side
walks tho same 40 streets; authorizing Steu.
benville, jefferson County, to borrow 100000 10
build bridge across the Ohio Mr.. Braddock
offered resolution instructiug Senators and
Representatives In Congress 70 favor the H. B.
by Mr.. Mills to dispose Of the surplus in the U.
8. Treasury by the purchase OF bonds. Mr..
Rannells gave notice to discuss, and the resolu.
tion went over under the rule: II. ]. R., by Mr.
Poorman requesting the Superintendent Of the
Xenia Home to furnish report as to the num-
ber Of applicants for admission, was adopted
HoUsE.-Mr. Outcalt offered resolution
granting the use Of the hall Of tie House to the
Council Of the G. A. r. OF the National
Encampment to be held here in September;
laid over under the rule; Mr.. wydman offered
resolution to print five hundred extra copies
OF the penitentiary report for the
use OF the managers; laid over for one day;
Mr.. Harris offered joint resolution authorizing
the Adjutant General to grant the use Of the
tents to the Grand Encampment Of the GAL in
Columbus in September. Adopted :Mr. Poorman .
joint resolution approprinting &l0 o. for the use
Of the Centennial Reception Committee wns
adopted; Mr.. Barger moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution by Mr. Poorman
was adopted Disagreed to--yeas 81, nays 81.
COLUMBUS March 8-SENATE.-Bil's passed:
Encouraging the destruction of the ground-hog;
providing o method by which Judgment debtors
may reclaim property sold at sherirs sale;
providing for labelling and marking convict
made goods; preventing the spread of glsnders.'
A number Of local bills " ere also passed.
HousE-Bills introduced: Authorizing the
Supreme Court TO take certain cases out Of
their order passed upon by the circuit court;
requiring bank statements, building and saw
ings association statements to be printed in pa
pers Of opposite politics: requiring physicians
to have their diplomas recorded; providing Q
penalty for practicing law without authority;
preventing railroads discriminating against per
sons handling clay and brick; defining pure
wines and to prevent the adulteration Of tho
same; extending the terms of Court Recorders.
A mum Der Of local bills were passed.
COLUMBUS, March s.-SENATE-Bills passed:
Authorizing the lease and extension Of the Gin
cinnat Southern railway; requiring insurance
companies to publish statements wherever
| their agents are located: providing against the
collection Of usurious interest on chattel mort
cages; giving form for tax receipts. Bills in
troduced: Authorizing Clifton to borrow $780,.
600, and Lockland Oil, 600: 70 cancel mortgages
assigned to third person; making the rates
| charged by water-works companies uniform;
creating the office Of State Veterinary Inspec.
tor requiring Ohio penitentiary goods to be
| marked.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Providing for the pay.
| ment Of wages twice . month; to. improve
| the Lower River road in Cincinnati; prevent
ing the spread OF Texas cattle fever The jour
| nal Of yesterday was changed 50 % TO show
that the Owen Sunday bill had not been recon,
| sidered.
| COLUMBUS, March ha.-SENATE.-Bills passed
Preventing the payment Of dividends by the di.
rectors Of corporations except on surplus prof.
its; regulating foreign corporations doing bust
ness in this State: requiring common-school
teachers to be examined in physiology and by.
| giene; providing witnesses confined in jail shall
not be kept with other prisoners.
| HoUsE.-Bills passed: Providing for the
condemnation Of Spring Grove avenue; further
defining the duties Of city boards Of elections
providing for the condemnation of Central ave.
nue. property in Cincinnati; allowing ten cents
| o dozen for killing English sparrows; authoriz
| prove Lester road.
| COLUMBUS, March 9-SENATE.-Bills passed
Exempting historic grounds from taxation re-
| Quiring natural gus leases licenses and assign.
| ments to be recorded; providing for the sp
| pontment OF non-partisan boards Of revision
| extending the power Of city councils in making
special assessments; providing that admins
traitors and executors Of insolvent estates shall
notify creditors by mail; authorizing the ap
| pointment Of o chaplain for the Ohio peniten
tiary
HousE.-Bills passed: Providing for the ap
pointment of State Fish and Game Warden;
establishing school OF mine engineering at the
Ohio State University; allowing bills OF ex
| ceptions to be filed between terms OF court
| providing for new aldermanio boards In Cincin
natl; exempting highways and canals from tax
| alton.
HERMAN ABBEs, aged twenty-seven, the
son Of . wealthy Bremen banker, com.
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head at his boarding g-house, In Cincin-
natl.
JOHN H. CouaHL1N, one of the Ravenna
murderers Of Detective Hulligan, has been
released ON bail, and his trial deferred to
April9.
BURGLARS affected an entrance to store
at Beaver Dam, blowing open the safes
and securing money and valuables amount
ing to s3,7O
In saloon row at Van Vert, Beecher
Hester knocked down q man named Kes.
sci with such great force that one Of Kes.
sells legs was broken. b,S
IT has been ascertained that Farmer
Geo. Justin, who married Mrs. Kate Ban.
non, q buxom widow, at Youngstown, the
other night, after an acquaintance of ten
minu es, had been q widower only two
weeks. The home of the bride is ut Day
ton, and she has been working in Youngs.
town as domestic for the past month.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has pardoned VIM.
Bslcham, who was ''sent up" from Gin.
cinnati, in 1882, for murder In the first
| 6a0reo his death aantence having bean