The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-04-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


Co1.uMBUs, April 6 6--SRNArB. -Mr. Sinnetts
resolution calling for statement Of the cash
In the Treasury to the credit Of the various
funds, was ndopted Mr. Ford introduced
substitute for his anttsoslper's bill The sub.
stitute for Mr. Coles antitrust bill was placed
on the calendar for to. morrow Mr.. Poorman's
school book bill was indehnitely postponed.
HorsE--Biils passed: Requiring mine own.
ers and operators to keep . supply Of timber
in mines for the use Of miners; changing the
time OF meeting Of boards Of education from
the first Monday in September to the last
Monday in August. Bills introduced:
To build bridge across the Mus
kingum river ut GAINESVILLE at o cost Of E5 100;
providing tor special road law for Lake and
Geauge Counties; to prevent payment for pub
lie improvements from the general revenue
fund in Cleveland, passed. to abolish the Board
Of Pardons; to license transient dealers in
Dayton, passed; authorizing Lebanon, Warren
County, to levy tax for system Of water.
works.
COLUMBUs. April 9.--SENArB. Bills passed:
Enlarving the powers Of tho Canal Commis.
sion; returning Montgomery County To the
judicial district to which II originally belonged;
authorizing building and loan associations to
dissolve or consolidate; dying game and fish
wsrdens the powers Of cpnstables. A large
number Of local bills were pissed.
HousR. bills passed: Authorizing Hsmilton
County to improve the AmitS road; preventing
loafine, lettering or peddlin4 OF tickets In town
and village elections; providing for State
geoiogist; authorizing the employment Of an
agent by children's homes The bill to sell
and abandon . portion Of the Miami and Erie
canal in Cincinnati WAS lost Resolution to aban.
don the Working Home for the Blind was lost.
A bill to tax mortgages was lost.
COLUMBUS April 10 -SENAr T. Bills passed: /:
Defining the crimc Of sodomy; allowing pastors
to be used on election tickets; authorizing
Cemetery Trustees to employ watchmen; au-
thorizing Locklsnd to build Town Hall; pro-
viding for labelling and marking convict made
goods; repeating tho section Of the statute re.
quiring notice to be givcn liquor dealers before
action for damages shall bo commenced
HousE-Resolution adopted: Changing tho
terms OF State, county, township and munici.
pal ofIicers and providing for biennial elections.
Bills pms sed: Providing for the compulsory
education OF children under fourteen years;
making appropriations to pny deficiencies;
amending the soldiers relief act; providing for
cumulative punishment for petit larceny;
exempting building and L IN shares from taxa.
ton until they are paid up.
COLUMBUS, April 1s.--sHNATE.-Bills passed:
| Preventing the preparation Of frauds on con.
sumers Of gas; requiring mine operators to
hcop mhuOIb bupPuou WIN PtOpos EOtutiuB
| to the trustees of McMicken University; au.
| thorizlnk the Board of Public Affairs Of Cincin.
natl to condemn private property for sewer
| purposes. The bill requiring the inspection OF
| cattle on foot was lost
HOUSE -Indefn itely postponed: Bill author
| izing the formation OF companies to become
| bondsmen, administrators and executors. Bills
| passed.: Taxing fishing nets; continuing the
| canal commission; requiring townships in Ham
| ilton County TO report election returns to b.
made to the Cincinnati Board OF Elections:
Furnishing trespassers upon public grounds
making an appropriation for salaries OF mem
| bers.
COLUMBUS, April IL. 2.-SRNATE.-Bills passed
| Reimbursing the Miami and Erie Canal Fund
| in the amount drawn from that fund by the
| Canal Commission in 1880; providing for the
| publication Of proposed amendments to the
| Constitutions; restricting the sale Of ole eomar
| garine; providing for change Of judges to try
| case where parties to o suit file nppli'
cation on the ground Of prejudice in
the Judge; providing for disfranchise.
ment of persons convicted OF bribery
| providing for proceedings to collect debts be
fore due where the debtor has absconded or has
obtained goods or money by false representa-
| tions; establishing the New York election sys
! tenn for Cleveland; authorizing county com
missioners to purchase or otherwise procure
material for road purposes; making the date
for regular session Of school boards the last
Monday in August instead OF the third Monday
in September; providing that life prisoners
after serving o continuous service for twenty
five years, shall be subject to parole; provid
ing for compulsory education.
HOUSE. Bills passed: Providing that In
villages having twenty-five hundred popula
tion savings bank may do business on capi
tai stock Of e25,O00; authorizing the appoint
nent of trustees Of McAicken University out
side OF Cincinnati; providing that when real es
tate is sold by executors or administrators, o.
in partition cases, II may be for onethird cast
and the remainder be paid in instslments
giving trustees OF children's homes power I.
dispose Of superintendents and put such homei
In charge OF matrons; making It . peniten
tiary ofIense for candidates for nomination o.
election TO any ofice to give any money o.
promise any for the purpose OF securing sucl
nomination.; providing that county treasurer
shall pay into the State treasury on or befor
January 10 and July 10 tax collected under tn
Dow law; allowing city councils to advertis
for proposals for pavements OF dherent kind
and providing for competition; to prevent tn
erection OF dangerous buildings for public use
COLUMBUs, April l1a-S1NATs-Bills passed
| Requiring payment Of Dow tax into the Stat
Treasury by January 10 and July 10; reQuirin
competition IN bids for street improvements
providing for taking fishing nets; making or
propriations for the expenses OF the Legisla
ture. Mr. Poorman's school. book bill was d.
feated,
HousE-Biils passed: Allowing the incol
poration OF companies to construct hotels, etc.
authorizing Lockland to construct town hall
giving credit TO oficers OF the Ohio Nations
Guard upon re-entering the service for the tim
served; reducing the State levy for the sinkin
fund A large number Of local bills wer
passed, and Senate amendments to House bill
concurred In. ft.frr ..
AN incendlary fire at Attica destroye
property valued at $35. 900.
GOVERNOR FORAKER has appointed Wu
Miller q member Of the Cincinnati boar
Of public affairs, to succeed 8. A. Whit
field. rFia Ir
A CURIOUS freak Of nature Is develope
in Herne Township, east Of Lancaster.
cat recently gave birth to family Of foul
three of which are perfectly develope
kittens, the fourth having the head, ear
and tail Of rabbit, the remainder Of th
body being distinctly feline.
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