The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-03-22
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Proceedings Of the General Assembl

COLUMBUS March 10.-SENA7E-Bills intro
duccd: Making an additional State levy OF
one-tenth Of mill TO finish the Soldiers
Home and to construct additional buildings
st the Soldiers Orphans Home; providing for
the punishment OF cruelty to horses and other
animals.
HousE-Bills introduced: Providing for the
taxation Of mortgages; prescribing the size Of
barrels for fruit and produce; giving municipal
corporations power to lay gns-pipes; allowing
county commissioners power to change the rate
Of taxation; providing that engineers, fremen
and brakemen on railroads shall only be en-
ployed twelve hours per day.
COLUMBUS March 12.-SEyArE.-f3ills intro.
duced: Dividing National Guard into brigades
schools to take books from the State Library.
Resolutions offered: Authorizing the purchase
of q camp ground for the O. N. q.
Reconsideration offered: Preparatory to
placing all county officers on salares; limiting
speech-making on bills; excluding lobbyists
from the floor Of the House. Bills introduced:
Authorizing the Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund to borrow $500 900; authorizing to con.
tract for the repair Of ronds; preventing the
emptying Of impurities In rivers and streams;
to prevent fraud In the sale of wool; preventing
accidents on railroads; making appropriations
to meet deficiencies.
COLUMBUS, March 13.-SENArB.-Blls pass
cus IEONiulEB tOr U lnOfOuBu anu eiHClcnJ IN
spection Of mines; allowing two mills of road
tax In Hamilton County to be pAd in labor; for
the suppression Of bucket-shons 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 Cincin-
Arry,,r lie ccod. n.
liquor tax at $3.50. The Columbus non partisan
police bill was defeated
COLUMBUS March II 4-SENATE.--Bills intro
dued: Authorizing the removal OF administra-
tors and executors for embczzlemcnt; prevent.
ing fisticuffs and sparring exhibitions. Bills
passed: Electing an additional Judge in Mahon-
ing, Trumbull 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 reconsidered.
Reconsideration adopted Providing for
n committee to investigate pools and trusts; ia
voring the passage by Congress Of the Cameron
service pension bill; providing for 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
WI uOhhihP uutics VI COuuty COHlIIlSSlOHcrSs
prohibiting the killing Of meadow larks and
turtle doves.
COLUMBUS, March iS.-SEyArE.--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 their
corporate limits unnecessarily; amending Sec
tion 24O9 Of the Revised Statutes SO that water.
works trustees shall not appoint themselves to
subordinate offices without the concurrence Of
council. and regulating the duties OF such trus-
tees; providing for the collection OF inrorma-
tion relative to accidents occurring in work.
| shops and factories the Senate confirmed the
| appointment made by the Governor of John 8.
Jones, Trustee Of the Soldiers and Sailors Or.
| phans Home, Xenia, for q torn Of five years,
| beginning April, 1888.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: Providing for the
| licensing Of business in cities Of the fourth
class; amending the street improvement law
| relative to assessments on corner lots; giving
| circuit and common pleas courts power to ap'
point constables at $500 per year. Several 9th.
er bills OF Q local character were introduced.
| Among tho bills passed was the following: Pro-
viding for q commission Of three to establish
| the boundaries and lines Of the canals, canal
basins, reservoirs, etc.
COLUMBUS, March 16.-SENATE.-The Senate
met at o'clock with but four members present
No business was transacted. Adjourned to mee
Tuesday afternoon. ly.r--.---
HousE.-The House met at O'Clock, will
eight members present. This was afterward in
creased to about twelve. Notwithstanding al
this, business wus transacted as II all vert
there Mr.. Reed reported back the deficiency
appropriation bill, which was set for third read
ing and made the special order for Wednesday
next; Mr.. Williams introduced a bill to author
l0N x1,rn
straghten roads and pay for the same; the con
stitutional rule was suspended, the bill read tho
second time and referred to q select committee
| OF one; Mr. Harris introduced bill authorizinT
Camden, Preble County, to transfer funds; the
constitutional rule was not "bursted" In the in
terest of the bill.
MISS LAURA GOODYEAR, well.known
young lady of Springfield, has been ad
Judged insane. a.
THE Buckeye Buggy Company, of Co
lumbus, was burned out Loss $3.50, 600
insurance 100000.
JAS. O'HARA was instantly killed while
attemp ting to board q train at New Phila
delphia.
Miss JESSIE CAMPBELL Of Springfield
died from the effects Of pin scratch on
the nose
OBERLIN college has recently come into
possession Of about $4,000 from dona.
tions.
EDWARD Brown, brother of John
Brown, Of Harper's Ferry, lives at Colum
bus.
MONTHLY stock sales, under the manage.
ment OF the board OF trade, have been in.
augurated ut Circleville.
THE post-office ut Bentonville was
robbed of money and stamps to the value
Of 800.
CHARLES CouLDREN, of Findlay, has
brought suit against John Metsker fol
$4,000 damages for alternating his wife'i
affections and for shame and remorsS
brought upon him.
Two men, named Edward Grant anG
James Mckinley, were killed by fall Of
stone in the e. and M. tunnel, near Kin
bolton, Guernsey County. Grant had
been working there for some time, bul
Mckinley just came from Pittsburgh.
JOHN MCDERMIrT and Chas. Woodward
junk thieves, were arrested near Hanging
Rock and were taken to Portsmouth
They were wanted for stealing $500 worth
Of rope from the Micklsthwait oil we'll.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has re-appointed
George r. Topp and 7. G. Minor as Police
Commissioners of Cincinnati.
DALLAS YARNELL was killed instantly by
an engine of freight train while attempt
ing to cross the track at Cambridge.
I r. PATTRRsoN aped sixtv fall intr