The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-30
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Legislative Proceedings.

| andcr introduced d bill making IL two-years'
penitentiary offense and o fine OF $1,000 to give
any money, property or reward OF any kind to
influence any person for or against candidate.
The law is also made to apply to delegates,
and one-half of the penalty is to be paid TO the
| informer. number OF local bills were intro
| duced, and some passed.
HOUSE scare was given the members
| Saturday by the announcement that the
Speaker would hereafter enforce the Inv deck
ing every member 50 per day for the time alb
sent AS o result the first thing when the
House went into session this afternoon was to
grant leave of absence TO several who asked for
| 1t on good grounds. A large number OF local
| bills were introduced.
| COLUMBUS, March 10.-SENATE--Blls intro
duced: Requiring preference to ex-Union sol
| diers in appointments by the State; prescribing
| form of application for civil and other soci-
eties for articles of Incorporation; exempting
| building and loan association shares from tax
alton; Offering a reward for capturing horse
thieves Bills passed: Requiring auditors OF
Hamilton and Cuyahoga Counties TO make re-
| ports OF semi-annual settlements for better
protection against fire in Cincinnati; requiring
boards of education to purchase school books.
of publishers ut cost
HoUsE-Blls introduced: Amending the act
relative to the appointment of rond viewers;
| concerning the right of dover OF the wife of an
insane person; increasing the pay OF members
Of the Legislature to 1880 per year; providing
| the manner and time of paying unclaimed
| costs and moneys into the county treasury;
| closing barber.shops on Sunday. Bill passed.
Requiring assessors TO have persons listing
property for taxation to make oath to the
same. A large number Of local bills were also
| passed
COLUMBUS March 20.-SEEATE-Bills passed.
| Empowering municipalities to proceed with
improvements by giving bond to parties bring
| ing suit to prevent the Improvement; to license
and regulate the sale of produce from canal
boats; requiring the division of precincts hav-
| ing $50 voters. joint resolution was adopted,
authorizing the Canal Commissioners to secure
the release of abandoned and neglected water
leases along the canal A number of local bills
we're passed Bills introduced: Abolishing
the general term of the Superior Court in Gin
cinnati; exempting Seneca County from the
prohibition against fishing with hook and line
between May and June 10; substitute for the
Australian election system bill; authorizing
Columbus to provide against the obstruction of
highways.
HoUsE-Bills passed; Dividing Truro Town
ship. Franklin County, into two election pre-
cincts; authorizing Niles, Trumbull County, to
levy an additional tax: authorizing Tuscarawas
Township, Coshocton County TO transfer funds;
authorizing Navarro, Stark County, to transfer
funds; to pay liabilities; authorizing the sale of
public lands in Jefferson. Ashtabula County;
providing that oleomargarine shall be sold as
such, and not palmed of as butter, was passed.
Mr. Bramann's bill, to tax the commissions of
State, county and township officers, was de-
fented.
COLUMBUS March 81. - SENATE. - Bills
passed: Requiring life insurance companies
TO report dividends to all shareholders; ex-
tending the force OF liens on buildings and inn
provements to the advantage of material and
laboring men; providing for the return OF re-
leased convicts In the counties where con-
victed; providing for taxation of telegraph and
express companies: increasing the number of
Judges of the Supreme Court to eight to COM
plete the Cincinnati City Hall, Bills intro
duced: Making the law to attach property for
debt before due apply in cases OF absconding
debtors; providing for the removal of railroads
from canal property where consent has not
been given.
BoUsE.-Bills passed: Requiring that mar
shals OF hamlets, acting as supervisors, shall he
paid out of the hamlet fund; relating to the dis
tribution OF receipts from ministerial land.
Resolution adopted: Proposing an amendment
to the constitution providing for single legisa-
tive districts. The bill to abolish the board of
aldermen of Cleveland, was lost on passage
The greater part OF the afternoon was spent in
discussing Mr.. Bramms bill providing for the
inspection of beef cattle. number OF local
COLUMBUS. March ~. - SENATE. - Bills
passed: Authorizing the State Auditor to in
vestigate the offices of county auditors: requir-
Ing county treasurers to honor proper requisi-
tons; defining and furnishing white Caps"
forbidding determinations by life insurance
companies against persons of color; giving
miners lien on the owners operators for the
obligations due them; preventing a division of
the public works OF the State into sections;
oily hn ntn nnr1 of n,
powers; providing for the admission of disabled
members of the o. N. G. into the Soldiers
Home. resolution of respect TO the memory
of Justice Stanley Matthews was adopted.
HotsE.-Bills passed: providing for the inspec-
tfon of beef cattle on foot; providing for the
use OF adhesive slips on ballots; providing for
securing new guns for the battalion at the Sol
ders' Orphans Home; providing that private
roads which have been used rs such for twenty
one years shall be declared public highways.
Mr.. Doran offered joint resolution providing
for the publication of seven thousand copies OF
railroad maps. Laid over. Mr.. Coates offered
resolution of respect to the memory of Jus
tice Stanley Matthew'S; adopted by rising
vote, and the House adjourned
MossGRovE's United States Hotel, at
Steubenville, was completely quilted by
fire the other morning. Loss, $4,000.
A LITTLE daughter of John ID. Axllne,
near Newark, ate piece of poisoned meat,
for the determination of rats,
and died a few minutes afterward.
AT Springfield, VIM. Green and Richard
Hayes, who recently burglarized the Cole
man residence, were sentenced to fonr
years in the penitentary.
The Ohio Legislature will adjourn about
the first week in April.
NATURAL gas is to lie piped TO Column !.
bus.
THERE is small -pox excitement at Ce-
darville.
A. c. WHITMoRE, n G. w. e. B. brake
man, fell from the top OF freight car at
and was seriously injured.
WHILE viii j. Fisher was standing un-
der agaslight on street in Lima, piece
Of glass fell and Struck him in the eye,
destroying the sight.
MRS JOHN RHODES and her son were
drowned while attempting to cross the
river at Pomeroy.
The Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany, Of Cincinnati, has commenced suit
at Danvillc, ILL.,. against the sureties OF w.
H. Bard, the local agent of the company,
TO recover funds that he is alleged to have
retained
SOME time ago Miss Keifin, of Smith
vile, had one of her fingers bitten by @
hog. The wound became very SORE re-
sulting in blood poisoning, which will ne
,essltate the amputation Of a part of her