Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-02-17

croachments. We have confidence
that they appreciate the advantages to
be gained, and that their action will
be such as will make them masters
of the situation"
Editorial Notes from the State Capital.
The General Assembly has now
been in session six weeks, and yet no
one can predict with certainty the
date of its sine die adjournment. 1
will hazard the opinion, however, that
that event will not occur much if any
before the second week in April.
While the Senate now and then adj
journs for lack of business, the House
exemplifies the adage that ''Satan al
ways finds some work for idle hands
TO do" and the ''more numerous
branch" manages to keep pegging
away at something, great or small
too frequently the latter. During the
past week quite a number of bills have
received a quietus, and a good many
more of the three hundred introduced,
and yet to come up, will be consigned
to the limbo OF embryotic statesman
ship. Occasionally a bill having
some merit may be strangled on the
eve of its development into ian act"
butin the main the State and the peo-
pie are not losers by this Fearful NOR
tality" that sweeps two-thirds of the
bills of both Houses into oblivion.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The railroad question continues to
grow interesting. The Erie bill, o
copy of which was printed with my
last weeks letter, comes up for third
reading in the House tomorrow,
Thursday and 1 think it will pass
the House without doubt, and without
any change in its provisions. There
will be some opposition to the bill, but
q decided majority of the members
deem its provisions just and impartial,
and rs placing the several competing
great lines on an equality in point of
privilege. When it comes before the
Senate it is likely that attempts will
be made to modify the bill by sundry
amendments, such as shall provide
that any railroad company a party
concerned in any road leased or TO be
sub-Ieased, shall have q right to be
heard in the matter through its stock
holders. Another suggested amend
ment is that this so-called leasing bill
shall not be in force for a longer
period than ten years, in which time
the people can determine whether the
law is working advantageously or not
to the public interest. However if the
friends of the bill find themselves
strong enough to kill all amendments,
they will do so, and pass it in its orig
inal shape. 1t is my opinion that ii
will go through in the form it was in
troduced into the House, unless very
formidable combinations inimical to
it shall hereafter be developed. 1t is
believed the Pennsylvania Central
interest looks on the movement with
suspicious eye, and that that formid-
able corporation, aided by its Ohio
tributaries, may yet conclude to CON
test the point with its Erie rival
The Erie interest, however, is being
so skiIlfuIly and prudently managed
by those entrusted with the matter
here, that success seems to be almost
beyond question.
SUPREME JUDGE SALARY BILL.
The Senate bill to raise the compen'
sation of the Supreme Judges of thu
State from s., 600 to 5 1000 per annum
came up for third reading on Monday
sth inst, but only received 3S votes
being Is short of the requisite number
70 make it a law. It is a fact that the
Supreme Judges of Ohio are the poor
est paid of any similar body Of jurist'
in the country, and it is a wonder tha
capable men can be found who will b
content to hold the position on a sal
ary that barely enables them to sup
, mort their families. The opposition
came principally from the Democrats
who can not forgive the Court TO
having LIST fall brought their admix
ture suffrage bill to an "unumel!
, end" 1 DO not doubt that had Their
been one or two Democrats on tn
t bench, the bill to increase their com
oensat;on would have met sufficien
/ favor from that side to have passed il
But its defeat is a sacrifice the Judge
= must make for having conscientious
done their duty. His Honor, Jucg
WHITE, elected last fall, entered upol
0 his second term on Tuesday, the 81
: inst, and it was desired to pass th
: bill so as to give him the benefit Of II
e provisions. 1t is now too late.
e NO BOOKS, No PRAYERS.
5 A few weeks since the Legislator
= took 4 notion to withdraw from th
: ministers of Columbus the long Ell
: ioyed privilege of taking books froI
y the State Library. This privilege ha
been extended them partlyin eourtes!
s and partly because they had ofiiciate
q in turns as chaplains to the Legisl;
If ture. Upon learning the action OF tn
IL lawmakers, the ministerial associi
q ton of the city adopted a resolutio
declaring that they regarded the a
ton of the Legislature as a broad hiI
y that they did not desire their service
: as chaplains any longer, and Their
Il fore would not visit us in the morI
IS ings to open with prayer. This ste
d was unfortunate for the dignity of Il
}, ministry, and only hardened IL
Ie hearts of some of the anti-prayir
is part of the General Assembly. b
coma of the Democratic brethren Zee