Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-29
STATE TICKET.
Columbus Letter.


The Ohio Legislature continues to
"drag its slow length along" makinga
tortuous track. The Democratic ma.
iority here seem determined to fight it
out on the line of an expense of Sl000,-
90 q day to the State, if it takes all
summer. They are making a great
pretence of retrenchment, by cutting
down the appropriations for the benev-
olent institutions, and pinching the
several departments of the State Gov
eminent filed by Republicans, while
they are unnecessarily spending
amounts every two or three days equal
TO the salaries of toe principal State
officers. And this they call Democratic
retrenchment and economy. For all
the good done they might as well have
adjourned sixty days ago.
WHY THEY STAY HERE.
The Democrats attempt to excuse
then ~protracted lowering around the
State Treasury, on the ground that if
johnson is impeached it may be neces-
sary for them to do something to check
mate Congress, and elect ar .. S. Sena-
tor in place of Wade, who is expected
to become acting President. Hon. b.
J. levitt, of the House, is a candidate,
and 1t is said he goes to Washington
this evening friday to post up on the
prospects. It is probably Democratic
that certain ~gentlemen's Senatorial
aspirations should be consulted at the
expense of thousands of dollars to the
State, but it is proper the people
should know that it costs them about
one thousand dollars 8 day.
TIE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The general appropriation bill, as it
passed the Senate, has been overhsuled
in the House this week, and a reduc-
ton made in nearly every item. In
some cases the changes made are quite
proper, while in others they are. of
questionable p~ropriety. The Senate
will be through considering the House
amendments this week, and will agree
TO the msjority Of them. Acommittee
of conference will be necessary upon
the differences. 1t Is expected the
bill will finally pass on Tuesday After
that has been done, there will be no
excuse for staying here another day.
ABOUT A BRIDGE.
The chief topic Of excitement here
this week has been the Cincinnati rail-
road bridge question. There have been
two psrties-the long-spaners and short
spaners, the first, representing the river
counties and steamboat interest, were
desirous that the main span of the
bridge should not be less than 400 or
500 feet, while the second party repre-
sented more particularly certain rail-
road interests. The short-spaners kept
open grocery at their rooms at the
Neil House, and were well supplied
with whiskey, champagne, cigars, ETC.
1t was 8 glorious opportunity for a
number of the thirsty Democracy to
"go in" and in they went, coming out
oblivious of all such %sublunary troubles
as impeachment, visable admixture and
radicalism. Of course, with such potent
arguments, the short spsn party are
likely to co9e off victorious.
NoTABLEs PRESENT
Among the large lobby delegations
present to operate pro and con on the
bridge question, we're the Mayors of
Philadelphia and P~ittsburg, Hon. Geo.
Il. Pendleton and Ex-GoT. Cox.
GENERAL SHERMAN,
accompanied by his wife, dined at the
Neil House, in this city, on Wednesday
last. He was en- route for the far west
DITCH Law,
supplemental to the law of 1861, has
been enacted. 1t empowers county
commissioners, when they may think
the public health o convenience
require it, to cause existing bitches and
w-ater-courses to be d~eepened, widened
or cleaned out, on petition of parties
owning land adjacent TO such drains,
&c.
FRUIT PROSPECTS.
] am informed that the late cold
weather was not fatal to the fruit in
Southern and Central Ohio, as had been
generally supposed. Cherry, plum,
peach and pear trees are in bloom in
this vicinity.
WHEAT PROSPECTS.
In the southern counties of this State,
where there was not much snow, the
wheat was much injured by the winter,
and the wheat fields in that region do
not look promising. In Central Ohio
the prospect is not hattering, but in
the Northwestern counties it is good.
sPEcK OF WAR.
On Friday a Democratic member in
troduced q bill to authorize the trans
fer of the State arms in the arsenal from
che care of the Adjutant General Ire
9ublican) to the Senate and House
Chairnen of the Committees on Militia
~ Affairs, (Democrats.l Neither OF
these men reside at or near Columbus,
both living in the southwestern corner
of the State. This is a move to rob the
Governor and State authorities of all
means of defense, in the event OF .
Kuk.lux Democratic rebellion, which is