Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-03
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Our readers will remember that the seat
Of Mr.. Golden (Democrat) who received
a certificate Of election to the Ohio State
Senate from the Athens and Fairfield
District, was contested by Bsigadier Gen
eral C. II. Grcsvenor, the Union nominee
at the last election. The Senate Commit
tee on Elections has had the matter before
them for Eome timeg and the arguments of
counsel on both sides have been submit
ted, It is now, however agreed that the
case is to be compromised, General Gros-
venor Withdrawing from the contest and
Mr.. Golden resigning. The question viii
thus be referred back to the people of the
District, and they will have an oppor.
tunity 10 choose between a Union and a
Democratic representative.
The Compensation of State LeGIs-
1atOrH.
Thetelegrsph has already furnished our
readers with the summary of legislative
proceedings on Tuesday, in which a mo-
ton was made by Mr.. Williamson in the
| Senate to refer the bill increasing the COM
pensation of members of the Legislature
to q select committee of one withinstruct-
ions to cut down the proposed from IS per
den, TO 81. The following are Mr.. Viii
liamson's remarks on his motion, as re-
ported by the Stale Journal.
Mr.. williamson said he would not make
a speech upon his proposition, he preferred
that Senators should act upon their un-
biased judgments in the matter. The new
constitution raised the per diem Of members
81 per day, which remained as the compen-
satIon until q few years since, when the
state of the country induced the Legisla-
ture TO reduce it 10 the old allowance. Pri-
ces are soon to rule lower in all departments,
and now, he thought, was no time to largely
increase the salaries of members. "a
are high, and to be higher-everything
tends to increase them. Every proposition
TO increase taxation and compensation
seems to find favor. The last Legislature
raised almost all kinds Of fees, except their
own. He was willing to raise the latter as
high as they were at first before the late re-
duction. More he was not willing to do.
The motion was discussed with much
earncstness, being supported by Msssrs.
Williamson, Cole, and Critchfeld, and
opposed by Messrs. Brown, Harris, Willet,
Warner and Martin. The debate was
closed by a second speech from Mr.. Will
Hanson, which is thus reported.
Mr.. Williamson said he had NJ feeling on
this subject. He had expressed mis- W
views, and had not designed to influence
others. As TO the showing Of the Senator
from Licking as to the salaries Of county
officers, he had voted against the increase
Of all Of them with one exception. fmem-
bers come here for pay he did not symPa-
thize with them. He came TO enjoy the
honor and do his duty to his constituents,
and not to make money. He had never
known a man in business, however profta-
BILE, who was not willing TO come here, en-
Joy the honor and de the duties for the pay
allowed. He had proposed four dollars in
the last Legislature, as he did now. He
thought that amount right, and therefore he
favored it He would prefer a salary of
$500, but supposed a majority would not be
in favor of fixing a salary at all.
The question was then taken IN Mr.
Williamson's motion of reference. and re-
sulted-yeas IL, nays %.
Yeas-Messrs. Brooks, Burt, Cole, Doan,
Hollister, Linn, Martin. Savage, Tibbals,
Willing, Williamson, Willett-I2.
Nays-Messrs. BatemaH, Berry, Brad
bury, Brown, Carlin. Critchfeld, Dowdney,
Godfrey, Golden, Griswold, Hall, Harris,
Hayden, Hurd, Irion, Jones, Kellogg,
Knowles, May, Mcfarland, Warner, West
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