Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-01-15


a the building of the Deaf and DUN,
d Asylum. Referred to Committee Q
}, Benevolent Institutions. A resolution
: offered by Godfrey DEM was adopte'
fsvoring Adjournment once in tire,
weeks from Friday till Tuesday Ii
the House a bill was introduced to re
e, peal the law authorizing persons charg
ed with crimes to testify. Resolution:
were offered instructing the Committee
on Railroads to enquire what legislation
msy be necessary to secure greater ex'
emption from accidents on railroads.
The Judiciary Committee was requested
to inquire into the expediency Of SO
amending the laws that the concurrence
of nine jurors instead of twelve, in
civil cases, should be required to rem
der a verdict. The Senate and House
went into joint convention TO count the
votes cast for State Officers. The count
showed the Republican ticket to 90
elected. Hays majority 2,9S2.
A BIZ was introduced by Pennistas.
DEM, Of Pike Co., to prevent election
trustees from receiving the votes of any
person of African descent. 1t is the
same as the visible admixture" bill a
few years since offered by the demo
Gratis in this House. They may pass it,
but then they have to get over the
decision of the democratic Supreme
Court declaring persons more than half
white entitled to vote. The poor de-
mocracy, half-crazed BY having a little
brief authority, are intent on wreaking
vengeance on the unfortunate colored
man. Noble, philanthropic, christian
Democracy!
JANUARY I0.-The business is neces-
sarily almost wholly confined to the in
PRODUCTION of bills, resolutions, &C., and
their reference to committees. ASena-
tor gave notice to-day that he should in
troduce a bill prohibiting ga person guilty
Observation-Disclosures from holdingof-
fee. The "visible admixture bill" to
preserve the purity of elections"-that
Is, to not allow any n with African
blood in his VEINS to vote against the
democracy. Thereseems to be no ohjec-
ton to this class being subject to taxa
ion. In the House a variety of petitions
were preserted-one asking for a more
efficient law relating to the duties Of
County Commissioners. One to extend
the rate of interest from 6 to 10 per CT,
but when no rate is mentioned, 6 per
ct, to be the legal rate. This was re-
ferred. New bills were introduced as
follows: To establish a Bureau of Sta
tistics in the Sec'y of States Office
This is an attempt to legislate the pres
emit competent Republican State Stati-
clan, E. D. Mansfield, who is one Of the
ablest political writer's in Ohio.
A resolution was adopted to adjourn
on Friday, JAM il, and every third
Friday thereafter, and stand adjourned
until the following Tuesday at q ?. NJ.
Mr. Brooks, of Mahoniug introduced an
amendment to the bill providing for
the registration of births and deaths,
allowing Probate Judges compensation
same as allowed for like duties, and
the person making returns, 10cts, for
each name so returned. On account
of there being no fees allowed for these
duties, the law has been Of little Use.
The remainder of the day Hss spent in
arranging for the inauguration on Mon
day next. The most of the democrats
objected to allowing military companies
10 participate in the ceremonies. The
motion to strike out the military was
lost 45 yeas, 80 nays. A motion to re-
consider was subsequently adopted so
as to insert the word white before mil
itarY. This was a democratic flank
movement to prevent sny of the col
ored companies Of this city from par
iicipating. Their motion was carried
by g strict party vote. The poor fell
lows have a holy horror of a black SOL
der.
January 1.-THE Senate not having
any special business to day, adjourned
at noon, In the House several new
bills of no general interest were read
the first time. A resolution favoring
legislation in the cause of temperance
was referred to that Committee. The
feature of the day was the of the
Democrats to put through under waig I
and spur the jeipt resolution resembling
the action of last years Republican
Legislature ratifying the Constitutional
Amendment, knoHn as article IA, or in
other words the Congressional plan of
Reconstruction. The House vote was
of course strictly party-the Democrats
all Eotipg to rescind-thus placing
themselves on the same platform with
rebels, traitors and johnson & Co.
We presume the resolutions will be de-
bsted TO some extent in the Senate.
They were not discussed in the House.
The Democrats have more experienced
members in the House than the Re-
publicsns. In fact the House has but
n or two men experienced as Legisla-
tors and psFlismentarians. Scott, of
Warren Co is regarded as the Republi-
a leader, having been here Eve or six
terms, and is well posted. We have
several new members who will doubt
less learn rapidly and profit by expert
ence; but few Of them seem inclined
to Ventilste their oratory. The most
active among the Democrats, thus far.
in offering business, is Thornhill, of
Coshocton. while the more ultras, Of
the extreme South Carolina persuasion,
find an exponent in Chris. Hughes, a
acknowledgements, of Butler Co. Speak
ing Of "Yal.," as they Familiarity call
him, he is still losfng sroun nd here,
"Waiting and watching" hoping some
thing will turn Up, 70 give him the
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