The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-21
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

ter representatives OF the press were assienss
10 seats on the floor, adjourned to meet on Tues
day morning At 10 o'clock. In the Senate the
Governors message concerning several appoint
ments was received, after which recess was
taken to attend Inauguration ceremonies
COLUMBUS, Jan. f0.-Two local bills were
passed. Resolutions adopted: Fixing tho COM
pensation Of Senate porters at $50 per day;
relating to the improvement Of lake ports; OPP
posing the confirmation Of Lamar. The lntter
adopted by strictly party VOTE number OF
appointments were confirmed The appoint
ment Of T. NJ. Kirby as trustee Of the Institu-
tion for the Education Of the Doaf and Dumb,
vice Jonathan 8. Hare suspended, was referred
70 the Committee on Benevolent Institutions by
request Of Mr.. Adams (D) Bills introduced: To
create State Board Of Pardcns; regulating
contests for Presidential Electors, ana proyid'
ing TINT the contests be heard BY commission;
providing for the publication Of Volume Of the
Geological Survey; amending Section ST8 OF
the Revised Statute to change the tirne OF set
ting aside Of Judgment from two years 10 ninety
days.
HousE.-The following bills were introduced:
Requiring affidavit to be taken for loss OF sheep
killed by dogs, instead Of witnesses appearing
In person. Amending the act relative TO color
blindness Of railroad employees, 10 that persons
shall only bo examined for the actual colors
used on railroads. Providing for collection of
factories. Remodeling the law relative to the
mutual insurance companies in the State.
Amending the Dow Law relative to the dstri-
button Of the funds arising therefrom In the
various townships Of the State. To tax nom
resident mortgages Providing for township
local option. Several unimportnnt bills were
passed. .ha1
COLUMBUS, Jan. 11.-SENATE.--A resolution
offered by Mr.. Snyder, providing for the COM
xt.n ,t,t tnf NJ md
in the organization Of the Senate, was adopted.
Mr.. Glover submitted the following partial re-
port from the committee on Standing Commit
tees, which was adopted: Enrolment Com
mittee-H. w. Brown. Hamilton, chairman; w.
8. Kerr, Richland; g. W. Glover, Harrison; F.
s. Lindsey, Brown; d. H. Mortley, Coshocton
The Senate adjourned to allow the Stnte Agr1-
cultural Convention the use Of the Senate
Chamber.
HousE-The Senate Joint resolution asking
Congress to MAKE appropriations for the i'm
provement Of lake harbors was adopted. Inc
following bills were introduced: To prevent
frauds on merchants by making 1t CRIME lor
a person to purchase goods to the amount OF SSo
with tho intention OF not paying for the same,
to provide that where militin or other police
protection is called out by corporations, in cases
where they will not submit to arbitration the
differences between themselves and employees,
such corporations shall pay for the cost Of such
protection; authorizing the bringing of suits
against unincorporated companies or associa-
tions; providing for board Of medical exam
iners; depriving municipal corporations Of the
power to regulate the sale OF ale beer and M
tive wines on Sunday, and makes prohibition on
that dny absolute; amending the tax lnws SO
that II person fails to list property for taxa
tion 1t shall bur such person from any legal pro-
ceedlngs concerning such property.
COLUMBUS, jan. 12.-Senate.-Bt intro
tuced: Allowing divorce cases to be carried to
the circuit court; allowing husband aud wife to
testify in ea ch others behalf in criminal cases;
taking the power OF appointing court constables.
away from sheriffs and giving 1t to the court;
10 improve the Pleasant Ridge and North Bend
roads IN Hamilton County; amending the law
relative to INDECENT soldiers; providing for the
sale OF canal lands.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: To prevent attor-
neys from unnecessarily increasing costs In
cases; abolishing the board OF aldermen In Cin-
cinnati; condemning Spring Grove avenue; abol-
ishing the ONCE of chief Of detectives IN Cincin
nati for tho improvement Of German road Les
ter road and Bridgetown road, Hamilton COun-s
ty; giving justices OF the pence final turisdic-
tion in suits brought for labor or moterial fur
nished; authorizing circuit courts to admit
prisoners to bail; reducing railroad fnros to two
cents per mile; amending the law relative to
the rendering Of judgment on cognovit or war
rant OF attorney; amending the Chtldren's
Home act, and providing for payment Of trnns-
portion from the poor fund. A number OF bills
we're passed authorizing counties apd munich
pal corporations to increase indebtedness.
resolution was adopted asking Copgress to PEN
sion ex-prisoners Of war.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 18.-SENATE.-There was
some diniculty In approving the journal, after
which an adjournment was taken 10 Tuesday
next
HoUsE.-The House adjourned until Tuesday
next without transncting my business.
News Items.
A FREIeuT train on the Ohio and North
western railroad went through u trestle
at Cohoon, demolishing several cars and
obstructing the track for several hours.
A YOUNG Japanese student at Kenyon
College, Gambler, has become Violently in
sane, and was arrested and locked up in
jail to await an inquest in lunacy.
CHARLES DOLL, ex-member Of the board
Of public works, Cincinnati, has been taken
to the penitentiary to serve q sentence Of
two years
MRS. GEORGE LAsHER, Of Columbus,
suicided in q cellar by setting hor cloth
ing on fire with coal oil. Temporary in
sanity.
THE Governor has appointed George Nc
Quigg, of Meigs County, to be member OF
the Ohio River Commission, vice John
Kirkpatrick, deceased.
MRS. MARY FINN and Dennis Casey were
struck by an express train on the p, Ft.
W. and q. road at Lima, the other night.
The former was instantly killed and the
latter SO badly injured that he will die.
They were walking on the track and step
ped out of the way of one train and got in
the way OF another.
WILLIAM CAsEBEER, living at New Phila-
delphia, had his back broken and was
otherwise seriously hurt at Rika Run by
the falling in Oft large chunk Of coal. He
can not live.
DIsAsTRoUs FIRE at Youngstown was
caused by an unusually high pressure OF
natural gas, which was left burning in q
stove, and became 80 hot as to Are the
building.
AT the annual meeting at Cleveland Of
the Western Iron Ore Association memoir
ial to Congress- protesting and remonstrat-
Ing against the removal or rcdustion Of the
duty on iron ore, was unanimously adopt