Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-13
fourths of their number, as provided in the


iginal act. He favored the amendment OF
Mr.. Burrows.
Mr.. HALL was in favor of the amend
ment, because twas democratic. The pro-
vision of a three-fourths majority in the
bill was undemocratic. The tendency of
the three-fourths majority would be in
Toledo to enable one-fourth to veto the
districting of the city, and to throw the
appointing power into the hands of the
Mayor.
Mr.. CONANT said that the bill was
purely political measure. Its object was
to put the police appointing power In
the city of Cleveland in the hands OF the
Mayor.
Mr.. MAY disclain,ed the idea that the
bill was political measure. 1t simply
took the power of appointment of Police
Commissioners from the instrument of the
Republican party--the Governor--and gave
it to election by the people. 1t was
Metropolitan Police bill, but in modified
form, to conform to what was demanded
by the people.
Mr.. REX said there should be no objec-
tiOn to this bill by those who favored the
law giving to one manIthe Governor-not
a resident of the city, the appointment OF
Police Commissioners of the city. They
ought not to complain that power was
given to small minority of the city cOun-
Gil to veto the action of large majority
He regarded the bill as great advance on
the original act. Those who opposed the
bill were for retaining the power over
cities in the hands of one man-the Gov
ernor. The bill places the power in the
hands of men elected by the people of the
city. Should the power fall into the hands
OF the Mayor, he is an officerelected by the
people of the city, and not like the Gov
ernor elected by the whole people of the
State. M ~.
Mr.. DANGLER had withdrawn his
amendment in the hope that the reasonable
amendment proposed by Mr.. Burrows
would be adopted. The friends of the bill
knew that the City Council of Cleveland
would, under its provisions, defeat the dis
tricting of the city, as was evident from
! their providing In the bill for such a con-
tingency, throwing the whole police power
into the hands of the Mayor. He had no
doubt the Mayor would exercise the power
judiciously, but it would be in the interest
of his party, as it would be in the hands of
Republican Mayor. 1t was to this one
man power that Mr.. d. objected.
Mr.. STAMBAUGH demanded the pre-
vious question, which was duly seconded,
and the question being, shall the main
question now be put? it was decided in the
negative by vote of Is yeas to Is nays.
The question recurring upon the adop-
tion OF Mr.. Burrows amendment,
Mr.. KEIFER said he had been told by
the friends of the bill that it was intended
to apply to the city of Cleveland so that
the Democratic Mayor could run the po-
lice of that city. In Dayton, small DEM
ocratic minority in the city council would
defeat the districting of the city, unless it
could be done to suit them. Mr.. X. was
opposed to the zone man power" He
would vote for the bill if it was SO amend
ed as to give majority of the council the
power to district the city
Mr.. STAMBAUGH again demanded the
previous question, which was sustained,
IL l. -
be now put? failed to carry by a tie vote
of 16 yeas to 16 nays.
The question recurring upon the adop-
tion of the amendment,
Mr.. EVERETT was in favor of the
amendment because it was consonant to
the old Democratic doctrine that the major
ity should rule.
The amendment was lost by the following
: vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Burrows, Conant, Corey,
Dangler, Everett. Griswold, Hall, Keller,
Kramer, Potts, Simmons, Terrence, Wood
worth, Yeoman-14.
NAYs-Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter,
Dickey, Dowdney, Emmitt, Evans, God
frey, Golden, Hutcheson, Jamison, Kenney,
Lawrence, Linn, May. Onderdonk, Rex,
Stambaugh, Wirner-19.
Mr.. YEOMAN moved to amend, by
striking out of section two the words
''three- fourths" and inserting ''two-thirds," !"
which was lost by vote of IL yeas to %
nays.
Mr.. CONANT moved to amend the first
section so as to make the number of Police
Commissioners correspond to the number
OF wards in the city, one of whom should
Le elected in each ward, which was lost by
vote of IA yeas to Is nays.
Mr.. DANGLER moved his amendment
offered in the forenoon, of substitute for
section two of the bill. The Senate refused
70 fha anf hu q 70 nf II
yeas to 10 nays.
Two amendments reported by the COM
mittee, upon which the yeas and nays were
called, were agreed to; and three others
made by the committee were also agreed
to without calling the yeas and nays.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Burrows
was lost by 13 yeas to IL nays, and another
amendment was offered by Mr.. Dangler to
strike out section four, when
Mr.. HUTCHINSON demanded call of
the Senate, which was had, and all the
Senators were found to be present, except
Messrs. Brooks. Scribner and Biggs, absent
on leave, Mr.. Kramer, who was excused,
and Mr.. Stambaugh, who had not leave.
On motion of Mr.. HCTCHESON, the
Sergeant-at-Arms, was dispatched for the
member absent without leave.
On motion of Mr.. BURROWS, all fur
ther proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with. ~
Mr.. YEOMAN moved recess till to-
morrow morning. which was not agreed
to-yeas II; nays 20. Mr.. Stambaugh hav-
ing appeared in the Chamber and taken his
seat
Mr.. KEIFER asked leave to read reso-
luton tor the information of the Senate,
which was refused on rising vote.
The question recurring on Mr.. -Dangler's
amendment to strike out section of the
bill, it was not agreed to.
f. n A p~ff.a v-alf fxr,< ofs, IL
ments, which were not agreed to.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON demanded the pre-
yious question, which was duly seconded,
and the question being, Shall the main
question be now put? itwas not sustained
by a vote of IA yeas to 16 nays.
The remaining five amendments report
ed by the committee, were then agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. BERRY, the bill as
amended. was ordered to be read a third
time now, which was agreed to, and the
bill was read thifd time, and passed by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Berry, Campbell, Carter,
Dickey, Dowdney. Emmitt, Evans, God
frey, Golden, Hutcheson, JamisOn, Kenney,
Lawrence. Linn, May. Onderdonk, Rex,
Stambaugh. Winner-19.
NAYs-Messrs. Conant, Dangler Ev-
erett, Griswold, Hall, Keifer, Kramer,
Potts, Simmons, Terrence, Woodwork
Ill.
Mr.. YEoMAN was excused from voing
on the bill.
Mr.. POTTS moved to amend the title of
the bill so as to read, San act to enable the
Democracy of the city of Cleveland to ap-
point the Police of said city,
The amendment was lost by vote of S
yeas to % nays.
The title of the bill was then agreed to.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr.. Golden had leave of absence till
8 2. M. on Monday next.
On motion of Mr.. GODFREY, the Sem
ate. at half-past seven o'clock, adjourned
till ten o'clock Tomorrow morning.
HOUSE.
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