Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-17
FROM THE CAPITAL.
CoLuMpus, O., Feb. 10, 1870,

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gone to their respective homes to
look after, for a day or two, their
respective businesses. Their re-
spective businesses, it will be seen,
are various:
In the Senate there are seventeen
Lawyers, seven Farmers, three
Physicians, two Ministers, two Ed
itors, two Merchants, two Manu-
facturers, one Banker and one
Vintner, making thirty-seyen in
all.
In the House there are thirty
eight Farmers, thirty-thrce Law
yers, fifteen Merchants, nine Physi-
clans, four Editors, feur Manufac-
turers, two House Carpenters, two
Ministers, one Teacher, one Bank
er, one Law Student, one Civil En-
giner and one Hotel keeper, ma
king in all one hundred and twelve
members. The farmers preponder-
ate in the House and the lawyers
in the Senate. 1t will be seen that
Banks and Bankers are not largely
represented, and that the present is
no Bondholders Legislature. The
present House contains more mem
bers than any previous one since
the adoption of the new Constitu-
tion, and | suppose before. Be
sides the representation Of Will
liams County-which never before
had a member Of the House--the
floating members allotted to the
present term for fractions of popu-
lation above a full representative
ratio under the Constitution, are
more numerous than at any pre-
ceeding term.
1t is now pretty clearly establish
cd that the Republicans have a re-
liable majority Of one in the Sen
ate and one in the House, and what
work has been done so far, has been
in the right direction.
l have already written of some
Of the abuses committed by the last
General Assembly that have been
corrected by the present one, and |
am glad that there are some Others
that are not beyond its control.
The Sam. Doyle claim, for in
stance, was frequently spoken of
and referred to last Fall as a most
aagrant outrage upon the people
After his claim had been settled in
1861, allowed, paid, receipted for in
full, he trumped up, upon the acces-
sion of the Last Legislature to
power another account for the same
thing, amounting to over six thou
sand dollars, and the last Legisla-
ture allowed it, and passed joint
resolution ordering its payment
But it has been ascertained that by
some oversight or blunder, (fortu-
nate blunder) no appropriation was
made for its payment; consequent
ly a joint resolution, resembling the
one passed by the last Legislature,
was introduced few days ago into
the Senate and passed that body by |
a large vote, and Is now awaiting
the action of the House; which will
no doubt pass it and thereby save
TO the State the whole amount of
that claim.
Evidence aecumulates that the
of the 18th Amendment
las greatly liberalized and is still
more greatly liberalizing the Demo
,ratie members.
Last week a Resolution was in
reduced into the House memorial {
zing Congress for aid, in the way s
'fland grants &c, for Wilberforce
Jniversity--an Institution Of learn .
ng located at Xenia, for the edu- /
alton Of the colored people, and t
articularly devoted, Understand, !
0 qualify colored teachers for their !
ocation, If the same feeling had r
assessed our Democratic brethren i
hat did before it was settled that q
he colored population would vote, !
he resolution would have met with
perfect storm Of opposition. Ba- n
er wouldn't have thought Of ta- c
ing less than one day to discuss ?
;; Ball would have probulged as
sual, and Acker, the classic and
lifted, would have gracefully ex-
'acted his stocking feet from his (
Orse hide boots, made another et- :
ort to get his fingers through his +,
isordered locks, and hurled forth [
is resistless eloquence against it Il
Ike Jovs's thunderbolts or Don |
,uixOte's fearless lance against the =
lmous and fated windmill, But h
u with what gracious approval n
was met by them { mean the b
NOT Ankar's aloonpnce