The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-04-11
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Passage Of the suffrage Consti-
tutional Amendment by the
House. Its return to the Sem

House. Its return to the Sem
ate.
Below we give the Cincinnati |
Commercial specials account Of the
House proceedings Of April Sd. on
the suffrage amendment.
The special order being the SEN
ate's Joint resolution to strike the
word "white" from the State Con-
stitution, was taken up. On mo-
ton of Mr. Glover, the resolution
was amended by adding a clause
excepting such persons as have
borne arms against the govern
ment Of the United States, in tho
military or naval service, Of what is
known as the Southern rebellion,
waged between the years Of 1851
and 1865, inclusive, or who have
fled from their places Of residence
to avoid being drafted into the
military service Of the United
States, or have deserted the mill.
tary or naval service Of said gov.
ernment in time of war, and gone
into the service OF its enemies. and
have not subsequently been hon
orably discharged from the service
OF the United States"
The motion was agreed to, limit
ing speeches on the resolution TO
fifteen minu each. The Demo
Gratis set about fillibustering, by
offering. trivial amendments, and
demanding the yeas and nays, on
their adoption.
Mr.. Nixon appealed to the mi
nority 10 desist from fillibustering,
as the majority were desirous of
having full and free discussion,
and were not disposed to order the
previous question.
Mr.. Thornhill said he was oppo-
sed to fllibustering, and it would
not have been INDUCED in but for
the adoption of tho gag to the fif-
teen minutes rule.
Mr.. Nixon moved to reconsider
the vote limiting speeches TO fifteen
minutes. Disagreed to.
Mr.. Castor moved TO amend SO
as TO allow women to vote, and de-
manded the yeas and nays pisa-
greed to; yeas, SO; nays 53---a
party vote, except that Coulter, Da.
vey, Fitzgerald, Glover, Houston,
Myers, Oren, Walsh, Wood and
Young; Unionists voted in the af-
irmative, and Kagy and McMar-
rell, Democrats, voted in the mega.
tive.
Mr.. Gordon moved to amend to
disfranchise all who voted for Val
landigham for Governor. Disagreet
10.
Mr.. Beer moved to amend, t.
disfrancbisc all who had petitionet
the Legislature for the dissolution
of the Union. Disagreed to.
Short speeches in favor of th'
resolution werc made by Messrs
Green, Rhodes, 0ren, Sawyer anc
Young.
Mr.. John L. Clark sent to tht
: desk communication rendering
) his resignation as Representative
r from Guernsey County, assigning
as a reason that unfortunately no
9 anticipating the progress of event
at the time of his election, he coulC
t not well avoid repeating the mega
tive vote before given by him oil
the resolution, which he did notde
b. sire to do.
1 Mr.. Northway said he hoped tn
r resignation would not be accepted
d / All had been pleasantly associate
with the gentleman for the past tw
g years, and he hoped he would rC
Is main.
4 Mr. Hitchcock moved that tn
}. resignation be not accepted. II
It would himself vnte in the negf
n tive, but supposed this was th
, proper form Of making the motion
| Messrs. Davenport, of Belmon
d and Shipley, Of Muskingum. rC
i. spectfully rendered their resigni
q tions, with the same result as in tn
# case of Mr. Clark.
n Mr.. Myers made an amusin
g speech, referring 10 tho immort'
h twenty-three, Of whom he was on
d who voted "nay" on the resolr
o tion when before the House on
/. former occasion. They had dwir
It died until ono could longer sa.
d, like the -strop man." thu
there is one more of the sam
o sort left" [Excessivc laughter
,e He concluded by rendering h
a. resignation, which was not aCccp
Is ed
ID Mr.. Welsh said he had vote
" against the resignation on q form'
;. occasion, but the Democrats hf
is Joined the Radical friends in 70
A. cling the question to a vote. lfth'
IS were desirous Of letting the peop
a. settle the question he should
Bs longer object, and, holding the
d responsible for this necessity, shou
If. vote "aye." Applause M
Mr.. Bloom made Democrat
10 speech against the resolution.
A. Mr.. Davey made one of the mo
Us brilliant and eloquent speeches
the session, for the resolution.
Mr. Stanton moved to amend
striking out the words "in the m
itary or naval service Of what
known as the Southern rebellio
at waged between the years 1861 al
or 1866 inclusive" After q spec
aa painst tho reaolufion. bV Mr.. TX