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ence Of only three hundred and iouyiix; vet
those cOumies were SO combined as TO give the
Locofocos, according TO Ihe vote Of 1888. lwcn.
Iy-Iwo Senalorsa and al least fory.lOur Represent
al!ves.
8. This result was produced by the system Of
floats, combined with the plan Of joining Wing
counties with Locoloco counles. SO as 10 sink
the former under the supposed majOriiies Of the
latter. In this way, eleven Wing counties, con-
tanning ihiny-lour thousand two hundred 81 five
lreemen, we're placed undCr the guardianship Of
Locolocoism. On the other hand, Crawford
county was the only LocolocO county combined
10 u supposed Wing district. .- -. ~.
z. The measure also created four districts,
composed of a large number Of counties, each
district elecling in CANNON, as many as three
Representatives. In every instance, the object
was iosiDk some Wing county. Clinton, Fay.
eItc, Miami and Ross were the four Wing coun-
HES subjected TO such combinations. Thanks,
however, TO the indomilable Wings Of these
districts, the ploucd disiranchisement was only
10 par successful. r...
8. The Senatorial float in the Washington
distric, wus also rpsored to as IN excuse for o.
overwhelming that county with the LocolOco ma.
jorilies Of Perry and Morgan. The RePresen-
Ialiyes, in two Of the four years, were elected in
common.
Q. Anexaminaion oflhc map oflhe State will
also demonstrate that carving out dist riots, pur-
poscly designed to overwhalm Wing counties,
no respect was paid to conlguity o(.errilory, or
10 the interests and business associations OF the
people.
1t is vain, however, 10 specify the various and
important objections, TO the apporlionmenI law
of March, 1910. We should not have Iecur.
red TO its unjust provisions, but for the reckless
and un(ounded aspersions Of The Wing measure
that has recently become law. The face Of
that Locoioco must be of brass, and his con-
science cnlloused with corruption. who can ex-
anime the apporlionment law Of 1910, and then
denounce The Wing law OF this session as un.
just and unconstitutional. From the clustering
denuncialious of such unprincipled pansans,
we appeal to the judgement Of the honest and
the reaerting.
But, il is now necessary 10 revert 10 The his.
tory of The act Of this session. In the House,
The arrangements Of three districts were chan.
ged 80 as To conform TO tho oris ilal draft OF the
bill. Some other changes were made, but as
they never becum9 the subj ects Of difference be-
tween the two hous' 8, their special notice il not
required. The three districts in difference,
were the Miami, the Logan, and iho Scioto dis.
tricts. The Senate had given Miami one Rep.
resentative, Ddrke and Shelby one, Lrgrn and
Hardin one, Marion and Union one, Pike and
Adams one and lawrence and Stiro oIs, a3
now in the law. The House amendments con.
solidacd the counties of each district, SO as to
elect Two Representatives in common. The
S nate, on the llh instant, disagreed 10 these
am1ndments, nd rIIrnel thu bill TO the
House. On the I4,h nsIan'. the House rece.
d1d from its amendment in the Sciolo district.
and insisted upon its amendments in the Miami
and the Logan districts. o. The same dav, this
action of the Hose was announced in The SEN
ate, and Ihereupon motion was nude that the
Senate rcceIe from its disagreement to The 81
House amendment. At this period, Monday af-
ternoon, the llh instant, fifteen Senator'S with.
drew, leaving no quorum in the Senate.
1t viii be observed that The bill had passed
both Houses. The only matter remaining to be
acted on, 10 make it II law, was the amendments
Of The House which the Senate had not concur
red in. These might be disposed of, either by
the House recedng from It's amendments. or the
Senate recedng from its disagreement thereto.
In either case, legislative action was completed,
and the bill Inv.
On Friday, the 9th Of February, (ihe SEN
ate having been unable to transact business from
Monday the l4Ih for want of quorum,) the
House passed resolution declaring that it rece.
ded from its several amendments in which the
Senate had not concurred. There remained then
nothing for the Senate 10 do; nothing which, if
quorum had been present, il could have done,
touching the provisions Of that bill. No vote
or action of tho Senate could then have
reached or taken effect upon single clause.
II is said that resolution was not The proper
form of proceeding for the House upon such u
question. Yet it is evident that this is only
formula for expressing the will Of The House,
und is So far from being without precedent, that
the Journals of both Houses until within few
years paslare full of similar forms of expression;
such as "Resolved that said bill do pass" RE
solved that sald amendment be concurred in,"
&c. ..
II is alleged that the House could not act up.
on bill, or upon amendments 10 bill. which
was not in lis possession and hence that the pro-
ceeding was irregular. Nothing is more com
mon in case Of a disagreement between the two
Houses respecting amendments TO bill which
has passed both, than for both Houses at the
same time TO act upon the recommendations Of
committee Of conference, to recede from, or
agree TO, or amend the pending amendments
This has been done repeatedly at the present
session; and frequently final action affecting the
complete passage of bill, has been had in one
House while The bill itself was actually in the
other. -. .-.,...r.-. ..
ln case of disagreement in tho committee
Of conference a motion to insist or recede,
would, according TO all usage, have been enter.
tanned and acted upon in either House without
respect TO the place where the bill was at the
time. ...t ..a.. ..I .....-.. .... ,"
1t should bo remembered too, that n this case
the vote of The House was upon its own amend
menis, which had been The subject Of repeated
discussion and repeated votes, and with the pro-