The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Of the Genera, A..e-,s,y.

at the Soldiers Orphans Home; providing for
the punishment OF cruelty TO horses and other
animals.
HousE-T3ills introduced: Providing for tho
taxation of mortgages; prescribing the size Of
barrels for fruit and produce; giving municipal
corporations power TO lay gas pipes: allowing
county commissioners power to change the rate
OF taxaiion providing that engineers fremen
and brnkemen on railroads shall only be en-
ployed twelve hours per day.
COLUMBUS March 12-SRnATE.-Blls intro.
duced Dividing National Guard into brigades
and divisions; allowing teachers in the public
schools to take books from the State Library.
Resolutions offered: Authorizing the purchase
OF a camp-ground for the o. N. q.
HoUsE.-Re offered: Preparatory TO
placing all county officers salaries; limiting
spcech-mnking on bills; excluding lobbyists
| from the floor of the House. Bills introduced:
Authorizing the Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund TO borrow 5000, 600; authorizing to con.
| tract for the repair of roads; preventing the
| emptying OF impurities in rivers and strcams
to prevent fraud In the sale OF wool; preventing
| accidents on railroads; making appropriations
| TO meet deficiencies.
| COLUMBUS, March 13.--SENATE.-I3ills pass
| ed: Providing for q thorough and efficient in
| specton OF mines; allowing two mills OF road
tax in Hamilton County to be paid in labor; for
| the suppression of bucket-shops and grain
| gambling; permitting husband and wife to
| testify in each others behalf in criminal cases;
| allowing circuit courts to review cases where
| judges refuse to grant leave to file petition in
| error.
HousE.-Bill introduced: Fixing the price of
switching cars; providing funds for the Cncin-
| natl 1niirmary. Bills passed: Fixing the Dow
| liquor tax ut $3.50. The Columbus non.partisan
police bill was defeated.
| COLUMBUS, March 1d-SENATE.--Bills intro
dued Authorizing the removal OF administra-
tors and executors for embezzlement; prevent
| ing tflsticuffs and sparring exhibitions Bills
| passed: Electing an additional judge in Mahon-
ing, Trumbnll and Portage; permitting build
ing associations to increase or decrease the face
value of shares, and to decrease capital
stock; protecting the rights of contractors and
snb-contractors; the Albaugh Township school
board bill was lost and rcconsidered.
HoUsE-Resolutions adopted: Providing for
q committee to investigate pools and trusts; ia
voring the passage by Congress of the Cameron
service pension bill; providing for q committee
to investigate the subject OF taxation. Bills
passed: Perfecting the mining laws; authoriZ-
ing the Supreme Court to hear such cases as the
district courts have passed on and decided; bet.
| ter defining the duties of county commissioners
| prohibiting the killing Of meadow larks and
turtle doves.
COLUMBUS, March 15.-SENATE.-A number
| OF bills were introduced. among which were the
following: Empowering probate courts to au
| thorize guardians of insane persons to invest
moneys and real estate of their wards; to pre-
| vent cities and VILLAGES from extending thei,
| corporate limits unnecessarily: amending Sec
| tion s4Oo of the Revised Statutes so that water
| works trustees shall not nnnoint Themselves II
| subordinate offices without tho concurrence o
| council. and regulating the duties of such trus
tees; providing for the collection OF informa
tion relative to accidents occurring in work
, nppointment made bv the Governor Of John s
| Jones rrrnstoo NJ tho eo,diors, and co;,ors, or
beginning April, 1888.
HousE-Bills introduced: Providing for thu
licensing Oh business IN cues OF tne lour.l
IN ,nu s'puec ,",s. n Inv
circm,t and common r,eas courts mower to m
noint constoh,os ot son nor yeor Seyera, 9th
er bills of local character were introduced
Among the bills passed was the following: Pro
viding for n commission of three to establish
the boundaries and lines Of the canals cana
oasins' reservoirs ETC.
COLUMBUS March lo.-sENATE.--Ihe senat
me. at o CLOCK WIN pul iour members preseh'
9 Mo business was trhs'''eo' Aulourheo W iiiee
: as IIs ,r, III .,.
o,ah, a,,,ors rosan, T,',s Nv a,,aurarS S, =,
creased 70 about twelve. Not,yithstondino n
this. business was transacted as II all wer
there. Mr Reed reported back the dehcienc
appropriation DILL "hich was SET for third reat
ns anu iiauu ,he speo.ai oroes ~. "eunes.'a
ino ~ t ar Ho,nh,nn D Souutu
.traiebten roads ana nav for tho same tho %,
: titutional rule was suspended. the bill read tn
: second time and referred to select committe
e of one; Mr.. Harris introduced a bill authorizin
Q Camden, Preble County, TO transfer funds; tn
j. constitutional rule was not "pursted IN the II
!. tefest OF 'he OIL
n
Miss LAURA GOODYEAR, well-know
young lady of Springfield, has been ac
9 judged insane.
l. The Buckeye Buggy Company, of CT
y lumbus, was burned out. Loss sl5O,OO
II insurance 100000.
# JAS. OHARA was instantly killed Will
" attemp ting to board u train at New Philf
y dolphin.
Miss JESSIE CAMPBELL, of Springfield
. died from the effects of pin scratch o
T. the nose
IT OBERLIN college has recently come int
1T possession of about $4,000 from dont
q tions.
q EDWARD BRowN, brother Of job
Il Brown, OF Harper's Ferry, lives ut Colun
:. bus.
MONTHLY stock sales, under the manage
ment of the board of trade, have been il
o augurated at Circleyille.
II THE post-office at Bentonville wa