The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-01-26
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
CoLpMBus, Jan. 1sl870.

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Business is fast accumulating.-
There are now ~fiftyzfhree bills before
the House for its consideration, of
greater or less importance; with a
large number of resolutions demand
ing attention.
The Constitutional Amendment, is
the all absorbing subject. 1t is now
before the House, and is being con-
sidered in committee of whole, with
the ulderstanding;th that the discussion
is to end, and the House be brought
to a vote oil Thursday the Goth at
3 O'Clock.
Speeches have been made by Still
well ofHolmes, Seitz of Seneca, Peck
|inpaugh of Wayne, Baker from Fair
field, Callen from Mercer, and others
on the Democratic side; and Will
Jams of Warren, Dickson of Lorain,
Fulton Of Champaign, and Mower
of Clark, on the Radical side,
At the outset of the discussion,
the Democrats. took care to offer a
substitute, the same as that of Mr..
Campbell, of the Senate, requiring
the whole subject to be submitted to
a vote OF the people at the next Dc
tober election; the result of such
election to be regarded as instructions
for the General Assembly.
This fair proposition received no
favor at the hands of the Radicals,
we'll knowing that if the voice of the
people of Ohio could be heard it
would be largely against this negro
suffrage amendment, as it WIS two
years ago. go 2-.-a .-- 's 81
But the worst feature of the case is,
those Observation-Disclosures o:
Williams county and Glover Of Scioto,
pretended members, who have no
more right to vote ihHthat YGehsral
Assembly than any other outsider,
until their respective claims have
been as ell uponb y the Hou e,-voted
The Radicals voted down every
attempts at such investigation, the com
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
holding their case, and refusing to re-
port until, their votes could be count
ed for the amendment; and by their
votes alone it was passed h!i7-
As the time for taking the final
vote approached, the excitement in
the large audience as we'll as upon
the floor of the House, became intense.
The Democrats held the floor, and
some telling speeches were made after
the time for voting had passed, offer
ing to yield. for a vote at any time, if
the bogus members would step aside
until their claim to a seat should be
by the House. D.
This being refused, the Democrats
felt justified in making use of all the
means within their power to prevent
a final vote; and most CALAMITY did
they struggle for six long hours, hold
ing that majority at bay and forcing
them to vote down the proposition
submitting the. amendment to a vote
people, as we'll as several other
propositions that will retnrn to trou
Die them hereafter.
When the final vote under the pre-
7ious question was reached, deathly
pervaded the House, and
was heard but the tick OF the
I'D clock, the roll call and the respon
;es of the members. The Speaker,
announced the result-57 votes for,
md 50 against the amendment thus
t has been forced through by two MAJ
ority, and they boguslr
Shylock is here demanding his
pound of flesh in the shape of ten per
,ent interest After all the noise
bout Democratic -extravigance there
ire bills now pending introduced by
republicans providing an increase OF
alary. for the Governor and other.
State officers, supreme and District
81 t~v"nsa.s" es9r-~p Jaaii a
There are also, bills pendiHgd for
location Of an Agricultural College
a Soldiers Orphans Home "a
There have as yet, buttonesbi and
,&o Joint resolutions passed the Gen
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,ral Assembly. ~ Ea;aJ ssJ = no.
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