The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-19

discrimination against cities villages Of clti.
zens thereof by Natural Gas or Elec-
tric Light Companies; to authorize
County Commissioners to purchase
stationery for County officials; extending the
time for catching fish; regulating the issuing Of
ferry licenses; TO supplement Section I, 778 OF
the Revised Statutes so as to authorize Road
Commissioners to change the location Of roads;
to authorize cities Of the fourth grade, second
class, to construct sidew slks without the unani-
nous consent Of abutting property holders.
Bills passed: Compelling the oFners Of animals
dying with contagious diseases to burn or bury
the bodies Of the same within twentyfour
hours after death; appropriating 81, 8ss, 148 for
the common schools; providing that munich
palities shall pay the cast Of their elections.
COLUMBUS Feb 11.-sENATE.-Bills passed:
ITO fix the rates for switching freight; to su-
thorixe township trustees to buy copies of Re-
vised Statutes for justices of.tho peace; to pro-
vide for the annexation Of o part Of n village TO
an adjacent city and for the distribution Of VIII
lage funds; to authorize judges Of common
pleas courts 10 dispense with duplicate trial
dockets. Bills introduced: To change the
name of the Intermediate Penitentiary TO the
Ohio State Reformatory; to authorize town
ship boards Of education to establish graded
and high schools; TO provide for the sale or
lease Of the canals and canal lands
HOUSE. The feature of the day IN the House
was the school-book question, the discussion Of
which occupied the entire afternoon. The bill
was to create State School Book Commission,
consisting Of the Governor, State School Com
missioner, and four others, who should make
proper Investigations and flx the maximum
price Of textbooks. It also provides for unt
formity Of books throughout the State. Mr.
Monnot, Of Stark, offered as q substitute for
the Spencer measure his bill, which was de-
fested In the last Legislature II will be re.
msmbered that this bill provides for State pub
ltcation Of school books. A long discussion eu.
- ~ All. A.
manded the substitute by Mr.. Monnot was
voted on, and lost by n nays and 90 yeas.
COLUMBUS, Feb. l2-sENATR- "A number Of
local bills were passed Bills introduced: To
amend the Russell law; to authorize the Su-
preme Court to employ stenographer at five
dollars day; TO repeal that part OF the Tryon.
road law which authorizes the owners Of land
In Townships, with consent Of the Trustees, to
pave side walks and plant shade trees at the
outer side Of the walks on public roads; to re-
quire persons fling deeds for record To pay for
lndexing the deeds; TO ax the salary Of the
Secretary OF the Board Of Penitentiary Mana
gers at $500 year and that Of Superintendent
Of the Penitentiary kitchen at the same; 70
provide that only ninety per cent Of debter's
wages shall be exempt from garnishee when
Ehe debt 10 for labor or necessaries and to mako
| debt for labor or necessaries 0 lien upon
property.
HOUSE. BILLS passed. Requiring the Ohio
the sum Of $1,000; requiring the filing Of an ap-
peal bond within thirty, days from the render
| Ing OF the Judgment instead OF thirty from the
end Of the term Of court, making the house,
breaking law apply to greenhouses hen
houses wagon houses, boat-housss, grain
| houses and sugar-houses, dtsQualifying for The
| ONCE OF School Commissioner any person con-
nected with or interested In select OF special
echool for the instruction OF teachers; permit
ting the arbitration Of claims against estates in
probate, instead Of common pleas courts.
COLUMBUS Feb. 10 -SHNATI. Among the
bills passed were the following: 10 authorise
the village council Of Zaleski. Vinton County,
to transfer funds; TO require proprietors OF
boarding schools to furnish their houses with
IRE escapes; to appropriate IL sSs, ,1l360 for the
! support OF the common schoolA Bills intro
duoed; To provide that sctions In bastardy
must BE- brought within ton years after the
cause Of action; to author 70 an additional levy
In Cincinnati for the {. cinnati HospitalI b
provide for the appointment Of stste IN
spector of Rife Practice aud Of an assistant IN.
spector In each regiment of the Ohio National
Guard. The Senate ad,ournee 70. p m Mon
HOUSE. bills passed: iutbefising Delaware
Delaware County, to transfer q, ils<7 from the
natural gas 70 the cemetery fund, s8s45S from
the natural gas 10 the cemetery fund, and o78y 0l
nom the naturel gas to the street improvement
@nd; submitting TO vote OF the people q
niAni Township, Cuyahasa County, the question
q rehsving their Treasurer from the payment
o. money Of which be was robbed; authorisins
Henton, Harding County, TO make street iun
provements under the Taylor lew. The Hsus<
adjourned to- p. m Monday.
The House Finance Committee has
recommended the adoptiontof the reso
luton by Mr.. Taylor, Of Champaign
submitted again to the people the con
stitutional amendment as to taxation
which was defeated in 1885, Aessrs
Boesel, Bense and Critchheld dissented
from the report.
HENRY LAKES, miner at the Ridge
way Burton Company's mines, Canton
while blasting the other night, wa
killed by fall of coal. His horribly
mangied body was found bycompanionI
; next morning.
TIE Governor, the other afternoon
appointed R. Hamblin, Of Meigs County
to be trustee of the Ohio University
at Athens, vice Robert Rice, resigned
Il The Standard Oil Company has Ale<
its answer in the quo warranto proceed
ings instituted by the Attorney Genera
of Ohio for forfeiture Of charter. tide
nies that 1t is party TO any trust, bu
admits the conversion of certain part
nsrship into corporate interest AM
pleads the statute of limitation.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
ing postmasters: j. w. Crawford, Rich
mond; Thomas Sarry, Lebanon; Edwar,
} Loudensledger. Fremont; j. G. New
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