The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-04-11
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Legislative Procs tlings.

tarses in Clarke, Greene, Warren and Hamilton |
Counties, and In the lakes Of Summit, Ricbland, |
Medina and Butler Counties; authorizing and |
empowering the Board Of Public Works TO re- |
move obstructions from the banks Of the canals, |
basins, reservoirs, land or water under their |
controls permitting the organization Of banks |
with e25 OO0 capital stock In villa res Of twenty
nve thousand population; authorizing Justices
Of the peace, constables and marshals to re.
ceive 900 instead Of 500 year, whore the State
fails to convict and the defendant II insolvent
A number Of local bills were introduced
HousE.-The following bills were introduced
and passed under a suspension Of the rules:
Regulating the rank Of officers in the Cleveland
police department; authorizing Gallon TO issue
bonds and purchase land; Ceding land
on South Bass island Ottawa County,
to the General Government for . fsh-hatching
house; authorizing the sale Of Bloomingburg
academy, Fayette County: authorizing Napo-
leon, Henry County TO transfer funds; supple
menting the road laws OF Henry County; au-
thorizing the commissioners Of Hooking Coun-
ty to purchase toll roads; providing for new
township house in Taunton Township. Miami
County; authorizing Cardington TO issue bonds;
authorizing the commissioners Of Ross County
to levy o tag; authorizing Somerset Perry
County. TO prospect for natural gas
COLUMBUS April a-SENArE The H. J. r.
to adjourn sine die April 8, wns amended to the
18th and adopted Various nominations by the
Govern or were confirmed. Bills passed: Au.
thorixing Fairfield County to levy tax for the
relief Of the agricultural society; pro.
viding for annual leave Of absence to
members OF FIRE departments; exempt.
ing building and loan association shares
from taxation. A number Of local bills were
passed. Mr.. Taylor's bill 10 establish the Aus
tralian system of voting was lost on reconsider.
ntion. The Finance Committee reported the
appropriation bill with amendments Bills in.
troduced: Granting corporations supplying
municipalities the same right to secure prop
crty that the city would have; to prevent
fraudulent gas charges; requiring the registra-
ton Of bonds in the office OF the Cincinnati
Sinking Fund Trustees
H0usE.-Bills passed Authorizing Mahoning
County to levy on additional tax; prohibiting
corporations from advertising larger dividends
than havo been actually paid; abolishng tho
| board OF aldermen in Cleveland: defining tn o
| legal residence OF paupers in Mahonlng County.
| The report OF the conference committee on Sen.
| ate Joint Resolution No. 50, to amend the con.
stitution relating to taxation, was concurred in.
| The Senate resolution relating to amending the
constitution so as to provide for biennial cleo.
tions was discussed aud postponed until l0:30
| o'clock Friday. Tho motion to reconsider the
vote by which Colonel Poormans bill, putting
the charitable and reformatory institutions Of
the State under one management, was passed,
| was lost.
COLUMBUS, April 4.-SENATE.-Bills intro
duced: Changing the time Of year for filing re.
ports Of fereign insurance companies with the
commissioners from February to May; exempt
ing limited interstate trains from the provis.
ions Of the law requiring them to stop ut all
stations with o population Of 8,0)O or over; the
House amendments to the reapportionment
amendment resolution was non.concurred In.
Bills passed: Providing for merging the Ohio
State Archaeological Museum with the State
Library; providing for payment Of Transports
tion Of soldiers and sailors orphans from
Xen'a to the G. A. r. Encampment and return
last fall; providing o penalty for the non-em
ployment Of Union soldiers and sailors BY
State officers; establishing the Soldiers ant
Sailors Home precinct near ssndusky.
HoUsE.-The bills providing for salary fo
the members OF the Board OF Pardons, was los
on passage. Mr.. Geyer offered resolution o
sympathy with Representative Shinn on tn
death Of his wife. Adopted by o rising vote
Bills passed: appropristing $500 for tn
transportation Of the children Of tn
Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Hom
from Xenia to Columbus and return dur
the @. A. r. Encampmont; providing for non
partisan boards Of election in cities Of tel
thousand and upwards The following bill
were lost: BY Mr.. Kennedy-Allowing womel
to vote In townships and municipalities; b.
Mr.. Beaty-- y--Apprspriating 5000 for cleanin
out the Miami river supplying water for tn
Lewistown re ,ervoir.
COLUMBUS, April ril5.-SENATE.-Bills passed
Making appropriations; granting the sam
rights to acquire property to corporations sur
plying municipalities with water that munic
palities would have II SO engaged; requiring tn
registration Of bonds with the sinking fun
| tr,,a ~ No 4
pay unclaimed costs into the treasury; provit
ing for the dedication Of plats nnd their accep,
nnce % public highways The Senate confrme
the nominations of D. @. Morrow as truste
| Of the Athens Asylum for the Insane, an
Andrew Schwartz as trustee Of the Ohio So
diers' and Sailors Home. A bill by Mr.. Col
was lost providing that Scioto County saloonist
should be exempt from the prohibition agains
selling liquor within two miles Of tho fail
groundA II thcy had been established In bus
mes. in that locality for twelve months befor
Housn.-Hills passed: Providing that the q,
sessments for sewers In Cincinnati shall b
paid on the ten-year plan; allowing buildin
ana loan associations to dissolve their organ
ixation; amending the lien law so % 10 CIV
laborers and material men hrst and seoon
preference; providing for the appointment Of
criminal baiitn for Hamilton County. The bill
| 70 increase tn0 salary OF m0mDers 10 WU pc
| year and prohibiting the use OF railroad passes
on vote was lost-48 to 30.
COLUMBUS, April l6-S1NATR.-Bills passed
Changing the time for the election OF tn
State Board Of Equalization from October
November; changing tho time for the report
Of foreign insurance companies to the commi
sioner from February to May; for compensate
for material used by road supervisors take
nom private lands; declaring roads used conti
uously for twenty-one years to be public hig
ways; authorizing county engineers and surve
ors to inspect tile and drain pipes; giving CO..
sent 70 purchase by United States OF Q site for
Ash hatchery on South Pass Island Sever
bills were passed. A few bills were INTRODUCES
HOUsR-The Committee on Temperance re
ported back Mr.. Owens Hsuse bill prohibitin
the giving away Of liquors IN towns or village
which have adopted local option. Set for thil
reading on Tuesday next Mr. Whittlesey @
fered Joint resolution providing for reconve
ing the grounds for the working home for tn
blind to the original donors. Made speci'
order for Tuesday next. Tho following bill
were passed: Amending an act OF 1871,
incorporating the First Presbyterian Churcl
Of Dayton; providing for female directors
the Cincinnati Work-house, and have charge
Hav~. IN olvx