The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-01-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS



Legislative Procssdines,
CorUnBuy, Jan. sl.--sxNArH-Bills intro
duced; TO amend the statutes relative ID
charges for certificates Of incorporation, 20 %
10 charge ten dollars for corporations Of $4,000
capital stock, or UNDER and one.tenth Of one
per cent. for corporations Of capital stock Of
more than $4,000; 10 allow the net income Of
persons hopelessly insane to be applied for the
benefit Of their children, under certain restric-
tions; TO authorize township trustees 10 take
charge Of abandoned church buildings and other
public buildings.
House. introduced: To amend Section
7ps7 and limit the number Of witnesses called to
testify to character in criminal cases to ten on
each side except in murder, manslaughter,
libel, blackmail and assault to rape; repeating
the not requiring advertising to be printed in
German newspapers; to limit the compensation
OF attorneys assigned by courts to assist pros
ecuting attorneys In misdemeanon TO ten dol
lnrs per day, and in criminal cases to twenty
dollars day; to prevent deception IN the sale
Of fruit jcllies amending Section e., relative
to appeal from common pleas to circuit courts
limiting time for filing bond to thirty days from
rendition Of Judgment. Mr. Howard moved to
reconsider the passage Of Mr.. Albaugh's road
bill, and gave notice that he would call up the
motion tomorrow. Mr.. Worthington introduced
bill limiting the time for fling petitions in
error to six months from the time Of Judgment,
instead Of two years.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 22.-SENArE--Bills passed:
Authorizing Westwood Hamilton County, to
complete o town hail; authorizing the use Of
school houses for literary exercises, school OK.
hibitions, etc.; preventing life insurance com.
panies from discriminating in favor of individ-
unls. Bills introduced: To prevent trusts,
pools and combinations; amending the building
NnHt
ard Of time in this State
HoUsE.-Bils passed: Providing board of
trustees for the firemen's pension fund in Gin.
cinnati; providing for minority representation
In township and precinct election precincts; FIX
Ing responsibility and to protect labor author
izing Lockland, Hamilton County, to construct
sewer; preventing the formation OF combinn-
tions.
COLUMBUS, JAN 23-SENATE.-A number Of
local bills were passed, and Joint resolution
TOR Government fish hatchery on Lake Erie
was adopted. Bills introduced: To prevent
pound-fshing In the Maumee, Sandusky and
Mud Creek Bays; making the salary Of Su.
preme Court judges 5000; to prevent life in.
surance companies from making any discrimi.
nations In favor OF individuals between insur.
ants; to allow counts auditors to hive maps
made for decennial appraisers OF real estate, In
case county commissioners neglect or refuse to 1
do So The Joint resolution relative to the i'm
provement Of the Ohio river was adopted
HoUsE-Bills passed: Allowing o vote on
changing township school districts into village
districts at any time; providing guardians for
imbeciles or insane persons having proper.
ty; giving justices and mayors final Jurisdiction
In cases providing for semi-monthly payment Of
wages; regulating the price Of milk; providing
for plugging abandoned or unused natural gas
xua llc ttp
porations from forming combinations; prevent.
ing the employment Of free labor in the peni.
tentiary.
COLUMBUS, Jan. a4-sENATE-A number of
bills were passed, among them Mr.. Rannells'
providing for the execution OF criminals by
electricity Mr. Coulter's bill to create a board |
OF elections for the State of Ohio was post.
poned until February6. s. b. by Mr. Massie- |
Providing for fee Of one.tenth Of one per cent.
for certificates Of incorporation, was passed. |
Several local bills were passed.
HoUsE.-Bills passed: Providing for Board |
Of Public Affairs for Hamilton, Butler County;
authorizing Westwood Hamilton County, to |
finish town hall. Bills introduced: Fixing |
the minimum penalty for carrying concealed |
weapons at e2o providing ambulonces for In. |
sane Asylums; prohibiting the American flag |
from being used for advertising purposes; pre- |
venting the sale of adulterated lard prevent |
Ing burials in villages; providing the manner in
which lire fences shall be constructed; in |
creasing the pay Of the guards at the peniten. |
tiary; providing for taking pending cases out |
of.their order by the Supreme Court.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 26.-SINArE-The q. Senate
at 10 o. m, prayer being offered by
Rev. I. H. Dc Bruin. Various bills were read |
second time and referred. Bills for third reading
were placed on the calendar for Tuesday Mr..
Davis introduced bill to admit disabled sol.
diers of the National Guard to the Ohio Sol.
iiers' Home at Sandusky. The Senate then
Adjourned until Tuesday afternoon at o, m.
HoUsR.-The House met ut eight o'clock,
eith nine members present. Prayer by Rev. |
Marston One bill was read the first time. Ad.
lourned to Tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock.
ihe Tax Committee is preparing . bill to tax |
ne franchise OF corporations, which will proba- |
,ly be presented next week. Representative
Kitchen, OF jackson County, has received q /
threatening letter written by some one who II |
opposed to his amendment Of the parole law.
JOHN WHITxER was instantly killed BY
,ars at McCuneville
WN MURRAY was crushed TO death
while loading saw.logs, near Urbsna
THREE men were instantly killed and ono
'atally hurt by boiler explosion, near
Adelphia.
JAMES BRADBuRN brakeman, while
coupling cars at Toledo, had his head
rushed to . jelly.
JAMES RlTsoN, while orased with liquor,
hot and instantly killed Archer Mack, at
Rev. BOYD VINCENT was, on the 18th.
at Cincinnati, Bishop Of the
Southern Diocese Of Ohio.
CHARLES G. TINxLER was sentenced, at
to five years. imprisonment In
he penitentiary for forgery.
THOMAS DAVIS fell in front of freight
rain at Girard and was fatally mangied.
In the production Of pig-iron Ohio
jumps from 975.b39 net tons in 1887 to
,loa asls net tons In 1888 nearly equaling
he production Of the whole South.
MISS LAURA MoNABB. Of Mt Vernon.
ued John l. Moore, OF Sault St Marie.
iich. formerly of Coshocton County,, for