The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-04-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.



nnins the legal responsibility Of stockholders
In railroad companies; 10 include the burning
Of cars and other property In the arson crimes
act; requiring transfers Of mortgages and mu-
nicipal bonds TO be recorded; to prevent mis-
representation upon the part Of life insurance
companies or their agents; to authorize a.
signees TO continue business belonging TO
estates on the consent Of three.fourths Of the
creditors, instead OF seven.eighths as the law
now provides; amending the game law SO as 10
prevent the killing Of deer by driving them int
streams and hunting them with hounds.
HoUsE.-Bils introduced: Providing for q
fine Of 60 and imprisonment for sixty days
for any person who owns any domestic animal
and abnndons, fails to feed properly or
abuses It; to exempt farm lands in Findlay
Township, Hancock County, from special mu-
nicipai taxation by the city Of Findlay; regu-
lating charges for switching truins over CON-
nection tracks in Cincinnati; fning any person
who take withouts consent Of owner any horse
or mule and drives II away 800 and ninety
days imprisonment
COLUMBUS, March e6.-SENArn.-Resoiu
offered to appoint a committee to propose
amendments to the constitution. Bills intro
duced: Requiring land owners to keep ditches
open; legalizing subpenas sent by mail. Bills
passed preventing embezzement Of estates;
allowing rewards to life prisoners; authorizing
municipalities to invest in State, county and
township bonds; allowing service on any MEM
Der OF q partnership; giving preference in pub
lie employment to honorably discharged SOL
diers.
HOusE.-Bills introduced: Authorizing the
matron OF the pententiary to board there; au-
thorizing county commissioners to appropriate
81 900 to make exhibits at the Columbus centen-
nial; authorizing the board OF public affairs in
Cincinnati to request the city solicitor to bring
suits on behalf OF the city; repeating the act
granting permits to allow stock to run at large~'
COLUMBUS, March 27.-SENATE.-Bil passed:
For the suppression Of houses Of ill-fame; to
prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors within
one mile Of the Soldiers and Sailors Home
at Sandusky; to amend section 1905 authoriz-
ing villages to improve streets leading into o
city, and assess the cost OF same on abutting
property; regulating storage warehouse
charges; to prevent cruelty to horses and other
animals; to extend the powers of safe deposit
and trust companies. A number Of other bills
Of local nature ere passed. Mr. Davis offered
Joint resolution providing that the present
session OF the Legislature adjourn at 10 o'clock
| on April 9, to convene again Monday, Januarye
1889, at 4 clock p. m. Lost by a vote Of II yeas
to 10 nays. Mr.. Townsend offered resolution
to empower tho Special Investigation Commit
tee to employ a stenographcr, and providing
for the necessary expenses Of said committee,
which was adoIfed.
HoUsE.-Among the bills passed were the
following: Allowing the matron Of the peni-
tentiary to board ut the institution; extending
the time for fishing with hook and line; re-
quiring foreign insurance companies doing
business in this State to submit reports to the
several county auditors for taxation, instead of
the State Auditor; giving preference to honor
able discharged soldiers, sailors and marines
in public employment and appointments; to
prevent mining companies from destroying fish
in the streams Of this State.
COLUMBUS O., March 2S.-SENArR-Amon
bills introduced were the following: Senate
bills to reduce passenger fare to two cents pep
mile, which were on the calendar Us special oTe
| ders, were postponed until Thursday and Fri.
day OF next week, respectively; 10 amend an
act for the relief of INDECENT Union soldiers and
their families; amending Section 1875 SO as to
provide for the reappraisement OF land which
has decreased in value; providing for the pay
ment Of bounties for the killing of English
sparrows; providing for the dissolution OF joint
school sub-districts upon the concurrent action
Of the boards Of education. A resolution was
offered that the Senate attend the funeral of,
Chief-Justice Waite in o body, as mark OF re- l
pect. Adopted. The Committee ON SchoolS
and School Lands was relieved OF further con-
sideration OF the Barrett-Ames temperance in
struction bill. and on motion of Mr.. Taylor the
bill was amended by inserting substitute pro-
yiding for the teaching of physiology and hy-
gfene in the public schools after January, 1890.
The bill as amended was placed on the calen-
dar for next Thursday. Senate adjourned until
a. m. Friday.
HOusE-The following bills were passed. Al
lowing the food and dairy commission to bring
suits before justices of the peace and mayors
for violation of the act to prevent adulteration
of food and dairy products; providing that
where judgment debtor carries case up
from Justices court he becomes liable for the
increased costs; authorizing city or town coun-
ellis to take the census OF such city or town be-
tween the years OF taking the Federal census,
! and providing for filing the same with the Aud
itor of State when such census shall be re-
garded as the Official census; making appropria-
tions to pay principal and interest on the pub
lie debt. Mr.. Griffin offered o resolution that
the House attend the funeral of ChiefJustioe
Waite, at Toledo, tomorrow, in Q body. Adopt
ed. Adjourned until Friday.
COLUMBUS, March h80.-SENArR.-Bfnsp &. passed |:
Authorizing the Park Commissioners IN Frank
lin County to borrow $4,000 to purchase addi-
tional land'.for park purposes; authorizing the
city OF Tifhn, Seneca County, to borrow e50, 100
| for street and park Improvements; providing
| for the government OF the City Of Springfield
| when 1t becomes city of the fourth grade ok
the first class; authorizing the COMMISSIONER
OF Hamilton County to levy tax to be used In
completing Drl0ge across the Miami Canal In
| Cincinnati, on Browne street.
| HoUsE.-Bills passed: Authorising the com.
| pletion of bridge across the canal 0t Browne
street, Cincinnati; providing for the temporary
| government Of cities Of tho first Glass; fourth
| grade; authorizing municipal corporations to
own natural gas works; providing that in ap-
| peals In road cases which rel.ain imperfect for
| five years the commissioners may proceed and
complete the road; providing for the burial Of
| the wife, widow or minor children of any indi-
| to be made of all mines; preventing stay Of
execution in actions for non-payneut OF rents
| Of school and ministerial lands.
BIGAMIsT CHAPLIN, who was captured at
Findlay. was tried on o charge Of big
amy, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary.
] HENRY MoRGANTHALER, an old and we'll
known citizen Of Marion, died tho other
morning at the age Of sixty-six years. Mr..
Aorganthaier was seriously injured by .
runaway team few days before, and, In
his feeble health, his injuries rssnated n
tally.
The city council of Newark has taken
the initiative steps toward securing tho
construction OF an electric railway in the
city.
MARSHALL WILLIAMS, Of Youngstown,
was stabbed and seriously wounded while
attempting TO arrest tramp printer
named q. X. Nolan. y
EDWARD MILLER was shot by Edward
Conger in y saloon row At Dayton. HIS
injury il serious.