Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-04-13

Athens, so as to afford accommoda
tions for the better care and treat
ment of the chronic or 'Eincurable.
insane now in jails and county in
Primaries, was passed by the House
on Tuesday, by the almost unani
nous vote of So yeas to 8 nays. Tn
Senate, on Thursday, passed it by
vote of yeas 27-nays Q.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
After. having had the general ap
preparation bill under examination
and discussion, for a large portion o
the time since the middle of March
the House passed it by a small major
ity on Wednesday. Out of the >;
Democrats but 9 voted for the BILL
The appropriations this year do moi
aggregate by seven hundred and sew.
enty-two thousand (S772,OO0.OO as
large a total as the appropriation bill
passed by the legislature of last year.
sPUNK AMONG THE SENATORS.
The grave and dignified body lora-
ted in the north chamber of the capt.
tai has for some days been under the
sullen shadow of an internal 'onpleas-
~antness," which originated thus: In
the earlier part of the session the Sem
ate elected a speaker pro tempore.
For some years past this temporary
officer has held the position pernd-
nently, which seemed like a manifest
misconstruetion of language. The
question was submitted to the consid-
Grafton of the judiciary committee,
who gave a lengthy and careful ex-
animation to parliamentary authori-
ties and precedents bearing on the
subject. The committee, which is
composed of the ablest lawyers in the
Senate-four being Republicans and
three being Democrats-reported as
their con fusion that a speaker pro
tenn. could only legally occupy the
chair during the absence of the Presi-
dent of the Senate, and hence his
election was only for the time being,
and not as a permanent officer. Not
withstanding this expression of opin-
ion from the Judiciary committee, the
Senate refused to adopt the report,
which refusal the committee took to
heart as an insult 10 their legal skill, |
and soon thereafter rendered their
designations as members of the judi
ciary committee. Their designations
have not been accepted, but they are
obstinately set in their purpose and
refuse to act in the capacity of a COM
mittee. Somebody will have to give
way, or there will be an inhsrmonious
time in the Senate.
REPEAL OF THE VISIBLE ADVENTURE
LAW.
The Senate, with only two dissent
ing votes, passed a bill to repeal the
law passed by the last Democratic
legislature prohibiting persons having
visible admixture of colored blood
from voting. On Wednesday il came
up in the House. The Democrats
there, unlike their brethren in the
Senate, would not relax a particle, but
voted unanimously against the repeal.
As it requires as many votes to repeal
8 law as to enact one-that is, 81 votes
the Republicans a not, by their
own strength, either pass or repeal
any political acts, as one of their
number, Hill, of Erie county, has
gone off on a Southern tour. When
the vote come on, we fell short one
vote of the necessary number to effect
a repeal of the law. The admiXture
law, therefore, seemed destined to re-
main on the statute book, notwith-
standing that since the ratification of
the 18th Amendment, the State law is
practically a dead letter. But Mr..
McVey, a Democratic member from
county, concluded that it
would show more good sense to have
his vote recorded in favor of the re-
peal of the law than as approving of
the absurdity. He therefore asked
leave to change his vote. This could
not be allowed under the rules, as the
transfer of his vote to the affirmative
would change the result. He then
moved a reconsideration of the vote
by which the bill was lost. This
caused a buzzing among the Democra-
cy, who Immediately pitched in" to
McVey. He stood firm to his avowed
intention of voting with the Republi-
cans. The vote was accordingly re-
considered and the question then re-
curing upon the passage of the bill
received Sc Republican and one DEM
Ocratic vote; and thus was wiped
the statutes of Ohio that dis
graceful and vicious political abomi-
nation, born of malignant partizan
prejudice-known as the "visible ad-
mixture DISTINGUISHING law" "JOhn
Browns soul is marching onw
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
On Wednesday, the Senate passed
the House bill establishing a Soldiers
Orphans Home at White Sulphur
Springs. The Senate amended the
bill with a provision for paying out of
the State treasury to county or city
orphan asylums, that are or may be
provided for the care of soldiers and
sailors orphans, the same sum per
capita that may be drawn for the
support of the State soldiers orphans
asylum. I think the House will con-
cur in the Senate amendments.
REPEAL OF A DISFRANCHISING LAW.
This general assembly has done it
credit by repeating the law passed
by the last legislature DISTINGUISHING
the MANNED and crippled soldiers liv-
ing at the Dayton Soldiers Home.
The veteran inmates of that institu-
ton, after they may have resided in
the State n year, will be entitled to
vote in the election district in which
the Home is located. Under the law
passed by the Democrats the soldiers
were Obliged to 60 to the counties