Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-02-23
Editorial Notes from the State Capital.

Editorial Notes from the State Capital.
COLUMBUS, FEE. 10, 1870.
IA quorum of the General Assembly
being present on Tuesday afternoon,
the Journals were read and a batch Of
bills put through their second reading
4fnd referred to the proper committees.
THE presentation of petitions being
insorder in the House. the following
petition which had been directed to
Soy. Hayes, and handed by him TO a
.m&mber of the House, was presented.
Fhe document is given in its entirety,
Sorthe zeal its author evinces in be-
half of allowing cows to run at large.
The petition reads as follows;
- WARREN, TRUMBULL Co, O.,
al FEB. IL, lodO.
.r-DEAE AND BELOVED GOVERNOR
HAYES, THE REPRESENTATIVES, OF
yTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE
-oFOHTo. [ the undersigned, a Minister of
the holy Gospel OF bur Lord mt Saviour
Jesus Christ, do hereby make q solemn
protest against an existing law of our
State, by which the poor families are
treated wrongfllly and very unkind,
1SALltiN. Iue law WHICH OllDc every
one TO keep all animals inside of fences.
dam well aware that hogs are a nuisance,
end against the'law compelling them TO
he kept inside, / would say nothing, but
many poor families, like myself, have a
COW, (the only one) on which the family
-ofhalfa dozen or more children depends
for milk and butter, and by the existing
law are compelled to keep the same in a
little stable during the SUMMER season,
while the rich man hiss his tens or twen- |
ties gently feeding in his large pasture
sH6ds. And in many localities grass
enough dies along the roadside that
Wpuld give good and adequate o for
the poor mans COW, and support for
children. This 1 say is wrong; so much
OF, that law ought TO be repealed as TO
bring the change about in V of the
po5r mans cow, so that the road and
highways might be their pasture fields.
SfRemember the holy Word of the Lord:
blessed is he who considers the poor
8salms ALL. And again that the posteri-
5yshan be u of of him who doth not
show mercy TO the poor. Psalms 1O9:lS-
E,r&c, &c.
.saBe a Iather to the poor and plead their
cause. Then grace shall be with you
.and peace multiplied.
HE.. AZ GDrT1
1.-THE petition was referred to the
aeommittee on agriculture. There has
r1I0t been any expression of the feel
ings of the legislature on the subject
softhe cattle restraining law. An eff
fort will be made, it is said, to repeal
aar amend the existing law. i
Lin.
,1sg
Mr.. Wing has given notice of his in
sShtion to introduce a bill in a few
DAYS to authorize the commissioners
sMTrumbulI county to build a Jail.
1.-The question to be submitted to a
popular vote at a general election,
and no votes to be counted except
they are cast for or against the propo-
-eition. Heretofore it has required a
Snaajority of all the votes cast at a gen.
: etal election, those not voting on the
I4nestion counting in the negative.
AIR. Wings bill proposes to authorize
.A}square and fair vote on the question
Jail or no jail. /
- MAHoNING COUNTY SEAT.
81 The parties in the contest between
youngstown and Garfield over the
county seat question are here in
force, Messrs. Jones and Wilson rep
resenting Youngstown, and Messrs.
rWetmore, ellison and Nash represent
ling Canfield. On "Wednesday DR..
Brooke presented a petition signed by
1873 names asking that the question
of changing the location of the county
= seat of Mahoning county be submitted
10 the people. The same gentleman
also presented q remonstrance from
Mahoning county signed by PISA per-
sons, against submitting the question
TO the people. A compromise has
been suggested, to wit: The Youngs
town forces will be withdrawn if the
Garfield party will agree to consent
10 the establishment of a Superior
Court at Youngstown, for the trans
action of the legal business arising
in four or five of the townships of
that county adjacent to Youngstown.
Nash and Wetmore are reported ia
vorable to the proposition, but ellison
don't propose to give up the county
seat or to commit himself to the Su-
perior Court dodge. This change of
programme on the part Of the
Youngstown gentlemen would indi-
cate that their prospects of success be-
fore the legislature are not agreeable.
The Canfielders are seemingly in very
good spirits over their chances.
LATER.
Both parties have agreed to with
draw ali their petitions and remon-
strances thus far presented, and the
House gave DR.. Brooke leave on Fri
day morning to Withdraw the same
Youngstown thus virtually nbandons
the contest for the county seat. The
youngstown interest will introduce a
bill in the Senate, to authorize the
Court Of Common Pleas of Mahoning
county to hold two ofthe four sessions
of each year in Youngstown. 1t is
thought quite doubtful fsuch e bill
al be passed.
fEIlAAO-N M OhANOEh LIZ. II
A petition signed by about fifty
citizens Of OrangeviIle and vicinity,
asking that that village be made a
separate election district has been re-
ceived. A bill to authorize the same
will be introduced probably in a few
days. % /
NEW LAW. l.
A bill supplementary to the turn
pike law has passed both houses. 1t
authorizes commissioners to submit
TO the peoPef hequsstion of construct
ing free turnpikes to their respective
counties. In a number Of counties
the turnpike business is very brisk.
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
A day OF two since a discussion arose
in the Senate on the subject Of a Home
for Soldiers Orphans. The commit
tee on Benevolent Institutions hav-
ing reported q substitute for the bill