Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-02-03
From the State Capital.

There has been a larger atVehu
100 vsek. in both branches than
at any time since the commencement
of+be session. About ten per eehl' oil
each House has been absent from Narl-
ons causes. but generally because OF
sickness. 1t is conceded that the Rep
rasentatiyes Hall is not conducive to
good health, the difficulty being in the
impurity of the atmosphere, arising
from imperfect modes Of heating and
ventiIating the building. 1t is heated
with hot air, forced through pipes into
the different rooms and halls, by the
aid of a powerful engine in the base
ment. Four boilers furnish the steam
which heats the air, and for some
reason a very unequal temperature Is
kept up, and IS a consequence eolus
and coughs are very prevalent. The
fact that four huge boileSs are in the
centre basement has suggested that an
explosion might disturb the delibera-
lions of the General Assembly. In
fact the location of four large steam
boilers, like a powder magazine, in
the basement, is a serious defectin the
construction Of the building.
LOBBYISTS.
The mast week has been unusually
stirring here, the hotels having been
crowded by parties who come to lobby
for some favorite measure. The pro-
posed Agricultural College, and the
proposed new Penitentiary, are the
subject matter. of especial interest to
these visitors, who are anxious to be
on the most agreeable terms with
legislators. The question of changing
the county seat of Geauga from Char
don to Burton has also brought e Y
eral gentlemen here to help look after
the respective interests of the rival
towns. A petition of 1000 names in
favor of Chardon, and n of LOO
names favoring Burton, have been
presented to the Legislature. think
the probabilities are that the county
seat will remain at Chardon.
RAILROAD SCHEMES.
On Thursday last there was a gath
ering of railroad men in this city, the
Erie, A. & G. W. on one side, and the
PENNSYLVANIA Central and the Pan
handle r. RS on the other. The
struggle was possession of the Column
bus. Chicago and Indiana Railway,
the Erie company coming out second
best. This will forcet the Erie corpora
ton to either get possession Of the P,
Ft. w. & Chicago line or build a new
road TO Chicago. 1t is here held that
Wall Street met q great defeat in its
''gobbling-up" schemes. 1t IS report
ed that it desires some friendly legis-
lation in Ohio, securing TO it its lease
Of the A. & G. W. R'y, and any other
lines it may coyet.
SPEECH On woSAH's RIGHTS.
On Friday last the House passed a
resolution inviting Mrs. Lucy STONE
BLACKWELL to speak before it on the
subject of Woman's Rights. The res
oIutiou of Mr.. SCOTT, of Hamilton
Co., favoring an amendment to the
State Constitution granting suffrage
to salI white citizens of the United
States" being the special order for
that afternoon. it was deemed proper,
inasmuch as Mrs. B. was then in this
CITY. and known as one of the ablest
advocates of Woman's Rights in the
nation, that she should be heard.
Accordingly acommittee was appoint
ed TO wait upon her and invite her to
visit the House, and discuss from 4
woman's standpoint the wrongs en-
dured, and the rights long withheld
from her sex by the 'iords of crea-
tion.n LUCY STONE is a woman OF
medium size, in feature no ways
striking, and although she must be
upwards of forty years of age, looks
several years younger. She dresses
plainly, yet with becoming taste, and
is modest, quiet and unpFetentious in
demeanor. In speaking, her tone il
more conversational than %oratorical,
vet her enunciation is so clear that il
Is not difficult to hear. She spoke fol
about an hour, and adduced several
strong arguments Ia favor Of her the
CRY. which cannot be refuted with q
coarse sheer. Her argument is pred
icated mainly on the proposition that
under u theory of government "all
power inheres in the people," and
that women being a part of the peo'
pie, of right a share of that power i:
theirs, and they should be privileged
70 exercise it. That government de
rives its just power from the consent
of the governed; that women are gov
erned by the same laws as men.
hence should have al equal voice in
framing those laws, it not being de
MED that they have on the average
quite q sufficiency of moral and ment
al capacity for the duty. Her speecl
was replete with apt comparisons anC
illustrations bearing upon the subject
and it was generally admitted tina
abe made ont q strong case. A larg'
number of ladies were present, ant
seemed to be deeply interested. A
the close of Mrs. Stones speech, al
iII-bred member, named WOLF, oh
tanned the floor, and commenced
TRADE of iII-mannered criticism OF he
remarks. His course disguised nearl,
Al! the members of the House, and tn
boor was properly called to order b!
the chair. There is nothing to tn
fellow but conceit and wind, and h
thought this a rare chance to show OF
in the presence of the unusually larg
auditory who hsd come to hear Mrs
STONE
THE INTEREST
In my last weeks letter 1 mtssp
pretended the scope of the usury bill
as passed by the Senate. The provi
sion forfeiting principal and interes
was not incorporated as a feature Q
the bill. Iappend copy Of the bill
viz:
All c-adit0rS shall be en-