The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-02-04
STATE NEWS ITEMS.



Proceedings OF the General Assembly.
CoLuMBus. Jan. 2i.-SENArE. Three local
bills we're introduced, and the Senate adjourned
10 4 p. m. Monday.
HOUsE.--Bills introduced: For tlsc protection
Of railroad employees; authorizing Toledo to
bore for natural gas. The partial appropriation
bill was passed.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 23-SENArE.--A number Of
local bills were passed. Bills introduced: Au-
thorIzing removal Of members Of Visiting
Board OF Soldiers' Orphans Home Resolution
adopted: Asking Congress TO pass arrears OF
pension bill. atf p
HoUsE.-A number Of petitions were pre-
sented for woman suffrage in municipal corpor.
ations and for n reduction Of railroad fare. Bin
introduced: Decreasing the number Of exam
inattCns Of teachers to twelve annually. Reso-
lutions ofYcred Asking Congress 70 eQunlize
eoldiers bounties and To pnss Boothman's pen
sion bill.
CoLuMBus, Jan. M.-SENArE.- .-Biil passed,
Allowing minors TO Join adult heirs IN assign
ment Of dover. Bills introduced: Providing /,
for report on the water supply Of Cincinnati;
repeating the Sunday clause Of the Dow law;
refunding taxes paid by manufacturers 10 Gin
cinnat; making stockholders individually lia-
bic in closing up corporations; amending the
NV relative 70 costs for writing transcripts.
Resolution adopted: Asking Congress TO equal
izc soldiers bounties.
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In the smaller counties. Bills introduced; Re-
quiring probate judges to file itemixed accounts
before collecting fees preventing game being
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sor ,c,anhnn.s. ,,,ysn, n-,,,a,a .o.,-, g.. 49,.
a. ,~a,,, ,,,,,,n,.tn,. paso','.,s,, a,s.,.as -
,ng Con,ras. % can.,,,o so,s,or., ,,,,,',,a.
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|sducel. En,nru,nr the dn,ies =, H.. Cor,r,nr
school comm;,.,opsr. nreys,,,ng ,,o-o-,o,,os
in rrniu. coal nnd other prod,cts. euoourno.ng
the ,s.,vuc,ior ~ hovrs. ,u,ho-,,,,,,, ,,,,,,.,
conrts 10 render ,nSon,en, ors,ns. se1on,,,ns.
executors or nd,ninistrators. crea,inv a hoo-S
Of veterinary ruyO, ons. nuthor,ytns co,r, st.n.
ocrnpbcrs TO ta.e denositions ii,iis y,assed.
Increasing the INV Of ,,enutv ,o,ca aierr. \,
f,incnnnti. urolit,it,np ,he sale NJ ,n,ox,c.,,n
iouors within twelve hundred varis ~ A,hens
Asylum; making partial approprIstions.
HousE-Bills passed: Proyil,nr for n sneedv
| trial OF misdemennor cases. aIiowino a ehonge
| of venue IN ano,hcr countv >vhen ali ,ha i,,d,o.
| in q subtt Vision are disqualified: giving mem
bers of the Sixty.eiRhth Assembly comics Of the
| soldiers roster Bills introduced: Making the
| Dow law Tux 600 and malt and vtnous ltouors
Sl5O; giving courts the power to fix the compen-
sation OF assistants to the prosecutor; muhinp
the law more definite relative 10 the settlement
| Of estates. Resolutions adopted; Reonestinc
| Congress to pass the G. A. H. pension bill: rela-
| tive TO the purchase OF plats OF the virginia
| military lands.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. oe.-sENArE.-Bills were in
| troduced permitting municipal coupcits 10 let
| gas companies 20 into operation vitheus suh.
| mittinR the matter to n vote of the peop,e. t,,.
punish the obtaining OF labor by false pretcnses.
| A number of local bills were passed Petitions
were presented for the Touching of hygiene.
HoUsE.-Bill were passed nreven,ing town
| hip treasurers from receiviny donnie INV for
handling school funds; INCREASING the INV Of
| Judges and clerks Of e,ections Resor,ton.