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The Daily Empire
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Legislative updates from Columbus: House passes bond issuance bill, refers Soldiers' Relief Fund resolution to committee, introduces resolutions on church repeal, agricultural societies, and bridge tax; Senate amends County Commissioners act; Coggeshall favored for Ecuadorian Mission over Stanton and Nixon.
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(Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer)
Columbus, March 2.
In the House the following bills were passed: To authorize cities, counties, &c. to issue bonds in certain cases, supplementary to the law. Mr. Hughes (Democrat) offered a resolution calling on the State Auditor to know if any portion of the Soldiers' Relief Fund had been retained in the Treasury, and if so by what authority. By party vote referred to the Finance Committee. A resolution was introduced repealing the act incorporating the Methodist Church in Lancaster. A resolution was introduced defining the duties of officers of county agricultural societies. Also a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Franklin County to levy a special tax for bridge purposes. The Senate passed a bill amending section two of the act relating to the duties of County Commissioners. Advices from Washington render it certain that Mr. Coggeshall will beat both Stanton and Nixon for the Ecuadorian Mission.
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Columbus
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March 2
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In the House, bills passed to authorize cities and counties to issue bonds; resolution by Mr. Hughes on Soldiers' Relief Fund referred to Finance Committee; resolutions introduced repealing Methodist Church incorporation in Lancaster, defining duties of county agricultural society officers, and authorizing Franklin County Commissioner to levy bridge tax. Senate passed bill amending duties of County Commissioners. Mr. Coggeshall expected to secure Ecuadorian Mission over Stanton and Nixon.