Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-27

The author of the law Is one ABEL III.
COREY, of Fulton county He Is a preacher
red hot gospeller, and although ten per
cent. law maker, he Is not more than one
per cent. preacher, and we doubt very |
much, when it comes to balance his law |
making account with his service in the
yineyard of the Lord, whether It will not
be found that his talent was worse than
buried, and that it has brought considerable
more than ten per cent. in favor Gf the EVIL
one. The .smoney changers; seem to have
possession II the temple, and this brother
of Cain, instead OF following the precept OF
his Lord and Master, like the 81 k Irishman,
that was exhorted to denounce the devil
and all his works, proposes first to be cer-
tain that he may not fall into the hands of
those he might make enemies.
Mr.. COREY has been excused from attend
ance upon the Senate during nearly all OF
the present session on account Of the al
legged severe sickness OF a member of his
family. This ten per cent. interest bill, at
the last winters session, was postponed
until the first Wednesday of the present
session. On account of the absence of this
same Mr.. COREY, its political father, and out
of courtesy to him as the author OF the bill,
1t was not called up atthat time, but was
permitted to lie upon the table. But the
money changers became anxious about
their claims upon this servant of the Lord,
and wanted their pay. So ABEL, regard
less of the wants Of suffering family, but
day before the time of the regular ad-
journment from Friday to Tuesday, posts
in hot haste for Columbus, and demands
that the Senate proceed to the considera-
tion of his only effort in the law making
line, the ten per cent. bill. 1t was meet
that this scheme of the money wolves
should be clad in sheep skin, and ABEL
being so doubly disguised, must be the
champion. The bill came up on his mo-
tion, Mr.. SCRIBNER asked that it be post
poned only for few days, in order that
his colleague, Mr.. REX, who was detained
at the death bed of loved child, and who
had sent word that he strongly desired to
be heard In opposition to the bill before
the Senate passed upon it, might be pres
ent, but the temper cent. preacher objected
Senator after Senator protesting against
this undue haste and this sudden
and unexpected springing of the question,
asked that they might have only few
hours, only until the next day, to prepare
to give their reasons for opposing the bill,
but the money changers and their friends
sustained the ten per cent. preacher in OBJ
jecting. Messrs. GRIswoLD, PoTTs, and
one or two others, made show of resist
ance to the application of the gag-law as
moved by Mr.. DANGLER, when they knew,
as every man In the Senate knew, that
there was no excuse in the circumstances,
nor any claim of public need for it; but the
money lenders were anxious, and the ten
per cent preacher inexorable, and, with
out parallel in the history of legislation
in this or any other country, without q
single claim of public necessity. without
any claim that any possible circumstance
except the interest of very small minority
of the people of Ohio, desired haste, the
previous question was demanded and order.
ed, absent Senators, attendant upon beds
of sickness and death, were denied hear.
ing, and the money changers" and the
ten per cent. preacher were triumphant.
Upon the demand for the previous ques.
ton, Senators who favored it, referred tc
the fact that this gag had been applied
upon one or two occasions, by the Demo
cratic members during the session last win
ter as an excuse for their action at this
time. A reference to the reports will show
that this was done only after protracted
and exhausting debate, after it was clearly
seen that those who opposed the pending
measures were making speeches and dila-
tory motions only for delay, and aohen such
delay, if permitted beyond the time it ,oa.
permitted, would defeat the measures pro-
posed by making it too late to enforce them
This was the case in regard to the resolu-
tions Withdrawing the consent of Ohio to
the 14th Constitutional Amendment, and
also 70 thelaw in regard to roads and high.
ways.
Upon the former it was understood at the
time that if the withdrawal would avail al
all the purpose intended, it must be done
Immediately. Yet after full time for dis.
cussion had been given, and had been had
when the rule to prevent fatal delay was
finally enforced, the Republican members
unanimously signed, and had placed upon
the journal, the following
iIsa PROTEST.
s.The undersigned. Union Senators of the
State OF Ohio, desire to record their pro
test against the unprecedented course pur.
sued by the majority of this body, during
Yesterdays proceedings. upon the occasion
of resembling the resolutions by which the
General Assembly of Ohio ratified the pro-
posed 14th amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, for the following rea-
sons:
'slst. The necessity and justice of the
proposed amendment.
'sIts provisions are so manifestly right
and fair, and Of such vital Importance to
the future welfare of our common country
that they believe no good argument can bs
offered against its incorporation into the
Constitution of the United States.
I'D. 1t was fully canvassed, throughout
the State, previous to the election of 1866
and received the hearty endorsement of the
people.
1.-The largest majority save one, ever Civ.
en- at, q Congressional election in Ohio
fully attested the will of the voters of the
commonwealth upon this Important prop
osition; and that decision remains unan.
swered and in full force.
I'D. The manner in which this measure
was forced through the Senate, under the
operation of the ''previous question, ,''seems
to them extraordinary and Objectionable
.sThey believe the previous question i,
universally acknowledged to be the dernie,
resort, in parliamentary practice, for the
sole purpose of closing a protracted de-
bate. It Is never resorted to in the Senate
of the United States; never has been by the
Senate OF Ohio, during the service of the
Oldest member now in this body; and its
use can only be justified in large bodies
where there is no other way of ending dis
cussion. The use of it made on yesterday
to prevent debate entirely, they believe t.
be without precedent.
''This action is liable to still more serious
objection, from the fact that the minorit,
asked only a few hours delay, which wa!
refused.