Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-14

In the Senate, on Thursday, the 18th inst,
petitions were presented by Mr.. Corey, for
an extra Judge in the second subdivision
of the ninth Judicial district; by Messrs.
Brooks, Winner and Hall, for free trade in
money, or ten per cent. interest on con-
tract; by Mr.. Hall, six remonstrances from
citizens and the City Council of Toledo
against the repeal OF the law establishing
harbor and dock lines; by Mr.. Lawrence
for the repeal of the road laws passed al
the last session; also a remonstrance
against repeating the act to authorize
County Commissioners to construct roads
on the petition of resident land .owners
&c-; by Mr.. Campbell, for the repeal of the
" Stock iaw;" by Mr.. Rex, for the passage
of the bill prescribing the duties of county
auditors.
| Mr.. Hutcheson's Senate bill for com
mission to encourage Immigration into the
State of Ohio, was read the second time
and referred to Messrs. Hutcheson, Hall
Linn, Biggs and Dickey, as select com
mittee.
Mr.. Hutcheson's Senate bill for the ap
pointment of gas inspectors By city ant
town councils, and to abolish the Office o
State Gas Inspector, was read the SECOND
time. and referred to Messrs. Hutcheson
Dangler and Kenney, as select committee
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Golden
providing for fling petitions in error in th'
Supreme Court; by Mr.. Jones, to provide
for the payment of claims for damage
growing out of the Morgan raid into Ohi'
in 1863; by Mr.. Kessler. to authorize th'
City Council of Cincinnati to issue bond
for water works purposes, and by Mr.. Ber
ry, to amend the act to provide for the di
vision of townships into election districts
passed March a, 1858.
The House bill to quiet the title to Ger
tain church property in the town of Eaton
Preble county, was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Stambaugh's Senate bill to amend
section twenty-five of the act defining tn.
powers and duties of Justices OF the Peace
and Constables in criminal cases, wa.
passed.
Mr.. Hutcheson's Senate bill for the
election of an additional judge in the
third subdivision of the fifth Judicial dis
trict, composed of the counties of Frank
| lin, Pickaway and Madison, the election
to take place on the first Mo 1day in April
next, was read the third time and passed.
The Senate joint resolution relative to
printing the reports of the State Board OF
Agriculture for the years 1867 and 1868, was
adopted-yeas %, nays 5.
Mr.. Jewett's House joint resolutions rela-
tive to the reconstruction and other at
tempted usurping acts of Congress, were
read in the Senate, and an amendment was
offered by Mr.. Lawrence, condemnatory Of
and protesting against the passage of the
bill just introduced in Congress by John
Sherman, one of the Senators from Ohio,
which declares that the pretended State
Constitution of Alabama has been duly
ratified under the reconstruction acts; and
also protesting against this forcing on a
sister State of a constitution, DISTINGUISHING
every one who refuses to take a test oath
in favor of negro suffrage, and directing
our Senators and requesting our represen-
tatives in Congress to vote against said
bill.
The amendment was then agreed to by a
party vote OF 19 yeas to Is nays.
The question being on the adoption OF
the resolutions as amended, Mr.. Hall (Re-
publican) moved to lay the resolutions on
the table to be printed, and Mr.. Griswold
(Republican) moved to refer them to the
committee on Federal Relations. Both
motions tailed by strict party votes.
Mr.. Keifer (Republican) then offered an
amendment congratulating the country
upon the recent action OF the United States
Supreme Court in dismissing the Mississ-
ippi and Georgia cases for enjoining the
execution of the reconstruction acts. At
ter speech from Mr.. Yeoman, (Republi-
CAM this amendment was voted down by
another party vote.
The resolutions as amended by Mr.. Law
renee, were then adopted by vote of 10
Democratic yeas to 13 Republican nays.
The Ax-Grinders' Convention.
Something is evidently wrong in the Re-
publican party. Things in iG are not alto
gether lovely. First, the Republican State
Central Committee issued call convening
the faithful in State Convention on the 4th
of March. Ordinarily, such call would
have answered the requisite purpose; but
it does not do SO in this instance. A Re-
publican Legislative Committee was ap-
pointed, which also issued call urging the
faithful to come up sorter en- masse. This
was not sufficient. The Executive Commit
tee of the Republican Club of this city fol-
lowed in a pathetic exhortation for the
masses to come up. All this goes to show
that something is the matter in the party !;
but we supposed it to be mere lethargy,
discomfort or something of that sort in the
party. Yesterday morning the Ohio State
Journol devoted an editorial to +" the COM
ing contest" in which it was represente d
that the '' Central and Executive Commit
tees are to be reconstructed, that plat
delegates elected to the National Conven-
ton, &C., and that "the gravity of this
work and of these duties is apparent at a
glance" Apparent as the "gravity OF
this business is, the Journal insists, 'it
must be done by the strong, earnest, Judi
cious men of the party-men of calm heads
and honest hearts," and that if they shall
stand '.aloof, as they sometimes have
done," then heaven help the country, be-
cause the work will be done " by, and solel,
in the interest of the dr-grfnding feao, who
having personal and political ends to pro
mote, form themselves into mutual eleva-
tion societies." and who are standing ready
to elbow everybody else to one side. AL
this in the immaculate. loyal, everything
for the country and nothing. for self party
Prodigious. 1t is very likely, however
that the A1- Grinders will be on hand OF
the 4th of March. The people, as well a
the Journal, are getting tired of these fel
lows. They have been turning the grind