Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-02
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Mr.. PRFsIDENr :---A lthough, sir. 4 have
coupled the attention of the Senate in op-
Position to the bill several, times, ON the
various motions to amend,a post pOne. &c,
sbut withOutavaii; and altHough ann per
suaded that the votes are already counted
sufficient to secure its passage; yet, sir,
.sIeannOt permit. the final vote to be taken
without once more entering my solemn
protest against the enactment OF this law,
ssaHd giFeto the Senate some reasons In adj
dition 70 those already ad yanced why the
ed by this Senate \ fsEts
But first, sir, / must remark the sue den,
and TO me fnexplicable change that seems
tehaFe come over Senator's on the only act
Of this bill on the other sfle of the cham
3bef. But Very recently. sir had nnder-
stood that thereI we're not enough OF the
party in the majority on this hoor in favor
EF0f this ssdiscFimlnaEiRg.s RRsqaal,g aud 7imr
petite legislation to give the bill aeonstitu-
ftional ajority But very recently 1was
informed q 5 majority ekathe eommittee
in whose hands lt has gheeR for the long
period since IL passed the House. were. op-
posed to the bill. and inferred from these
etaets that when reported &c nj it would be
in the regular order OF business, and adj
,yeTselY to its passage. But to-day, sir, a
change seems suddenly to have come over
the minds OF such Senators, With the or
ders of business not yet reached this week,
q motion is made BY the chairman OF that,
eAcommiftee TO suspend the rules to allo W Him
TO report this bill. True, it was reported
'ibsck without recommendation but tile
vote on suspendIng the rules told as GER
= tainly as any of the votes on the amend
~smeu5s offered afterwards, tha5Ithis law was
xit0sbe f0reedoupoH anzuHwilling people aud
ain the face of their most earnest femon
-etranee.a The 'denlande tor the previous
question, the vote on the proposition TO make
els apply equally TO all cities III. ttile State,
bsthe vote on the proposition TO except the
city of Columbus, and let the bill apply
only to those cities that, desire such legisla-
tion, not less than the fact that through all
Shephases of the argument on this side of
the house, not q Senator on the 9TH
TFA has presumed1 TO defend their &C
ton or votes, has but too surely YER
lied that 1passages and Indicated that
whatever may have been the cause of that
change IN the minds, or If not of minds, of
, action, on the part of Senators In the ma
toritY. on this floor; itissnut from any con-
VictiOn of the right or Justice of this meas
ure, or they would have been prompt to ex :
plain and defend so sudden a conversion.
But sir, other great and equally mystic
rious changes have recently Come over the
minds of certain Senators OH the other side,
with quite as little reason, and perhaps
quite ias hard to explain upon any princi-
g pies of logic or ~public utility. "A very
short time since, certain Senator's pof tile
majority declared, both publicly and in
tfteir caucuses, that they would in no event,
nor under any circumstances, support the
resolution of the Senator from Asntabula,
to submit the question of striking the word
-st' aolaite' from the Constitutions. Indeed,
sir, one of them is reported TO have said in
their caucuses, that ii this issue was forced
upon him he would abandon their political
organization. But on yesterday, sir, we
saw these same men not only UOtiRg for that
proposition OUT standing up ana adVoca9-
ing it as just and properi What signiti7
canoe these twofacts may have when taken
together, what connection there is between
day, what part OF tpe machinery TO carry
the first through this Dill may be, or how
far 60 secure votes 1or the one, VOTES were
Piedged Ior tne otneT, Ieaye 1s,, 70 DINERS 10
0etefm1ne for CnemselVes, upon the 1acts as
presehCeq. x,,is.s.i :
But, MT. fresIoenG, WAVING 0 I0T % Gne pres
o eht All fother oolecdohs, tnis Dill does noC
by lts provisions. eotntnend ltst1L 20 the
sOuho juuSnehe ot Tue p pfuuenS IeS isiaCoT'
1H4C pfoFiees LOT the appoihthehIDy the Gov
= eEnor OF ioar commissioners OF poIice' VINO VINO
= VIII Cne mayor ,Se1 Cgtcso a intHloerl, shail
.Heonpose q 46oara. OF MetTopolttan poIce,
i,aaho ~ paaees IN Gheir hdhus H q power reater
St GlaIh tlldG festeu Al Elle 0oteLnoI ~ VI yoEr ~
edotate--gfea thah tlas vested in any onl-
- StfAn0Wh 70 y our. lisS'sH ~ Attes 1uciii
osapsolute controI Oh, .Ine pohce I9rce-les
xdgoFer,l1hleht appoinIlneh.s anu elselt t
PilHS,9 aa1u lNneS Wy eHtl elg LnuoPSnucnC
q ana peyoRq cneek or c9htEol py the CITY
% ahlneIltles. AouEc city olncers. eiecteo Dy
Inc cltlzens from year TO year 10 look aIGer
tseif interests, are Powerfess peloTe tnls
oIlSafcny ssessup IN tnelr nildst oy the APP
PolhtmehG OF GoVernor' TesluehG OF
II elstahI pafS. OF the otaee, alie nating no
a. interest or feeilng IN common wItn tne peo-
PIE OF the city this Dill Is L. tended To reach
The police appointed by this board are as
1ndependent of, ana superior TO-
the cltlzep as are their masters
who appoint them. They are amenaDle Tor
misconduct however great, outrages how
ever nelnouS, only 10 the power Ghat all-
po1nted tneln-and DeIore tnaG Doard, It's
appofnCeee, DtIng purely partisan, as IL
may, and generally would be. what chance
would q polIt1caI opponent nave with q
complaint against one OF its owncreatures:
Further. SIT, the tenure OF Office OF this
-' appointed board is another objectionable
feature IN tnls Dill. IL Is an anomaly IN
sfthe 1eg1slatlonsn not only OF this State but OF
the Omitted states, previous TO the passage
.sof the law to which this is supplementary
by this Legislature last winter 1tpreVldes
fathateone shall De appointed Ior two, one
for four, one for SIX, and one for eight
years. and at the close of each of these
terms their successors aregto be appointed
for eightye1rs 4 Longer than the1erm of a
Senator of the United States, twice as long
1ae that of the President of The United
8 States, four times as long as that OF a Mem
81 81 Der of Congress, and Jour times as long
las that of Governor, members OF the
Legislature or other State officers elec-
ted by - the people of your. State.
At the end of thu Sc periods for
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