Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-04-01

Amendment--The General Approprta-
ten BILL;
J.K. Rukenbrod, a member of the
Legislature from Columbiana County,
writes to his paper. The Salem Repub-
! lican, as follows:
! ADJoRN9iENT.
Now. what about adjournment? The
thing in vulgar phrase, twas tried on"
last evening. The gentlemen from Ross,
a substantial Virginia Democrat, offered
Resolution last Saturday to adjorn
sine die en- the I'd of April. IL was I'M
mediately laid on the table by notice
I to discuss, given by leading member
| of the majority party. Last Saturday
| it was taken from the table, by means of
a small Democratic attendance, and eU-
cry Republican voting in the affirma-
! tive. Then began the various motions
and fllibustering generally used in
united effort to kill off bill or resolu-
ton. On all these demands, the Re-
publicans. called for the Yeas and Nays,
putting the ruling power in the House
sadly on the record.
The Speaker, who CHANGED to be out
of the Chair at the time, managed the
defeat of the resolution, on the fieor.-
He, taking a seat at our desk, just after
IlatluS uellNCIeu vi d CTOSS llIlIc
speech against the proposition to adjourn
remarked that it was ''all "ddrned"
foolishness to talk about adjourning
now, on any fixed day, for the reason
that we are not halt ready yet. Nearly
all the important bills before the Legis-
lature are get to be acted upon"
We admit the fact concerning the inn
portant bills, but told him this resolu-
tion was Democratic proposition on
which all the Republicans would UOte
aye. On them be the responsibility and
curse of the people, if any are to fall
1t was not the fault of Republicans that
the important legislation referred to,
was not accomplished, and he might
rest assured, in all propositions TO adj
journ. the minority on the floor wonld
vote as unit in the affirmative.
Finally, after fight ofabout an hour,
the resolution went on the table again,
by adjournment. Now, just when we
will adjorn, is "atrakno,On to thousands"
THE MUsKINGUM BRIDGE swINDLE.
By report of the House proceedings
elsewhere, it will be noticed that the
Muskingum Bridge fraud was again
tried to be imposed upon the people
This matter came before the Legislature
last winter in precisely the same shape
as it now stands, and rejected on account
of its very ryapparentinquity. The friends
of the measure finally got bill through
by means that were never above suspi-
cion, only asastepping-stene to the final
cO1lsitnldtiOn of the fraud. The bill else
where published in full, shows what the |
design is, and the iniquity of the meas
ure.
GAINESVILLE wants neW bridge-a neat |
and aOeX.tinished modern bridge in place |
of the bulky, rotten old structure, with |
tumble-in roof, that now spans the Mus |
kingum river, in the heart of that CITY. |
and proposes that the people of the en-
tire State shall put their hands in their |
pockets, and pay for it. They first, how
ever. desire to buy this old-crossing of |
'nearly fifty years" standing; and soon |
as payed for with the nice little sum of
SIS, 200, and interest, what will become |
of the old logs and slabs of which it is |
composed 2 When in the hands of the
State. the State must make good all losses |
by fire, as well as by flood The biltand |
pending amendments now lie on the
table. One thing is certain, fthe Dem
Ocracy, headed by General Ball of Nus
kingum can yet pass the bill purchasing
this bridge with the money ofthe State,
they aCiU do 1T. --t'. ,.-.
NoNoiiipIioNAL AMENDMENI.
The general opinion now is that the
Democracy will not vote on the consti-
tutional amendment this winter if they
can help it. The Republicans, however,
will endeavor to get some expression
from them on the proposition before the +
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION.
The drafting of this important meas
ure has not yet been commenced, so far
rs we-can learn. A partial appropria-
ton, amounting to about $500, 900 passed
the House last Saturday. II should
have been the general and final one
But when that will come, who can tell =?
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