The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-03-07
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Legislative sdings.

CoLuNBUA Feb. e6-SENArE. Mo Quorun
was present and no business was transacted.
H0Usn-A resolution was adopted asking
for Information from the Sinking Fund Bills
introduced: Offering fifty cents each for night
owl scalps; declaring roads used for twenty.one
years public highways; to bring mutual benefit
associations under the fee section of the chap
ter on insurance; to place Cleveland police sur
geons under the same regulations as patrolmen;
making appropriations for the fiscal year; Civ.
ing mayors and justices final Jurisdiction in FISH
and game laws; amending certain sections 80
% TO provide that where an appeal is taken in
city condemnation cases the city may, by de.
post OF compensation and damages, obtain the
use OF the property pending decision OF appeal;
TO amend Section 7a46 SO that Judge may fix
the fee Of counsel appointed to defend in felony
cases instead OF commissioners. Several other
bills OF local nature were introduced.
COLUMBUS Feb e6.-SEN ATa Bills intro
duced: Providing that in trial Of cases where
there is question Of fact unless O Jury is de-
manded, tho court shall try the case; prohibit
ing determination by railroad companies; en-
powering corporations to 60 surety on bonds;
authorizing probate judges to demand bail for
costs where land are sought to be apptopri.
ated; changing statutes so as to allow single
tallies for unsoratched election tickets and
making special provisions for counting Of
scratched tickets; providing that remains Of
deceased persons buried in abandoned ceme-
teries shall be removed by the county where
friends can not be found or are unable to do IT,
HOUsE-Bills introduced: Requiring the
printing Of all ofncial advertising in papers of
opposite politics; amending the fish laws;
authorizing the executors and administrators
to sell real estate at three.fourths Of appraised
value; requiring the trustees Of children's
Avvnn fn orx a..
the care and education of children; providing
that sheriffs shall convey boys to the Boys In.
dustrial School; to punish disorderly conduct
toward women. Bills passed: To prevent dis
elimination by life insurance companies against
colored persons.
COLUMBUS, Feb 27-SENATE The bill reQu.
lating the charges for railroad passenger fares
at two, two and half and three cents was lost
yeas 10, nays IT, A motion to reconsider was
lost-yeas IA, nays H. House amendments to
the Cincinnati Southern railroad bill were con.
Cured In. Bills passed; Authorizing Harrison,
Hamilton County, to transfer funds; providing
for printing duplicate tr oil dockets prohibiting
the officials Of public institutions and State
omcers from making deficiencies; exempting
contributing members of military companies
from road duty. Three or four local bills were
introduced.
HOUSE Mr. Cromly introduced bill author.
izing the Commissioners Of Plckaway County to
borrow not to exceed $50 900, to cover a def
cheney In the County Treasury. Rules sus-
pended, and passed. The bill proposing an
amendment to the constitution relating to tax.
alton, was defeated. reconsidered, and post
poned. Bills passed: Preventing corporations
from advertising greater dividends than are
actually earned; providing for the distribution
OF ancestral estates; requiring that in proceed
~ uttar iopa nil lnA-
ested shall become parties to the suit.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 2s.-SENATE.-A bill was
introduced allowing fees to the Attorney Gen.
eral so that his compensation shall not exceed
1900. A bill to quiet title to unpatented lands
In the Virginia Military District of Ohio was
passed. Tho bill for the formation of rail.
road commission OF three was considered and
amended, on motion Of Mr.. Massie, so as to re-
Quire railroads to pay one dollar per mile for
all their mileage on filing their annual reports.
The bill providing for collection Of debts for
the necessaries Of life was variously amended
and then ordered printed as amended and laid
on the table.
HoUsE-Bills passed: Making appropriations
for general purposes; providing that municipal
corporations may establish or purchase gas
plants; prohibiting oficials Of institutions or
departments from creating deficiencies; fixing
the term OF assessors at three years. Bill in.
troduced: To refund the Scott law tax Mr..
Hunt offered q joint resolution asking Congress
to give some courtmartial jurisdiction over
No-Man's land. Adopted. Mr.. Tryon intro
duced bill to authorize the Stste Boz =:
Agriculture to issue bonds to the nj q $780,
900 to refund indebtedness. r, ,@,erded
and passed.
COLUMBUS, March 1.-SENATE.--b 9 rassed:
Authorizing Urbana to issue bonds III the sum
OF xsS0,OO0 for natural gas purposes; for an i'm
proved city government for the city OF Cleve-
land; creating board Of trustees for the fire.
mons pension fund Of Cincinnati; defining the
duties Of the treasurer Of Cincinnati, providing
Tor Q depository, etc.. providing for female di.
rectors OF the Cincinnati Work house. Bills In.
troduced: Requiring oils to be inspected
whether sold within or without the State; for
bidding corporations employing their means
for other than legitimate purposes; requiring
the State to pay costs in criminal cases where
higher charge is entered to plea Of guilty of
alower charge, offered and refused, and then
failure made to convict Of higher charge.
HoUsn.-Bills introduced: Requiring treas.
urers of counties where special repositories
have been provided to honor State drafts; pro.
viding that whore municipal corporation lies
in two or moro counties, and advances to
city, the records shall be recorded in each
county, passed; for the suppression of White
Caps; providing that struck juries shall con.
tinuo with the case; making 1t misdemeanor
to hire horse with intention to defraud;
further amending the soldiers relief act. Bills
passed: Providing that In building association
losses stockholders shall share alike; authoriz-
ing Avondale, Hamilton County, to make i'm
provements.
COLUMBUS, March 2-No quorum was pres.
ent In either branch of the Legislature this
morning and both Houses adjourned until Wed.
nesday afternoon.
J. b. WINTERS, Of Dayton, has presented
his son with the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars as wedding present
SUIT will be brought against tho bonds.
men Of Lane, the defsulting treasurer Of
Pickaway County.
WILLIAM c. ZAENaLEIN and Miss Lizzie
Dismmich, of Dayton had narrow escape
from drowning while skating on the by.
draulic at Botkins.
LEAs CLoYD, q young man eighteen
years OF age. hanged himself at the homo
Of his mother, in Palestine, Darke County.
He was the support of widowed mother
and three young sisters, and it Is thought