The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-04-27


in certain cases, to certify suit and
prosecutions testhe District Courts of
the United States. "A large number
of bills Of an entirely local character
were also passed. -
At the evening session, Mr..
Hughes presented a protest of tie
Democratic members against the ac-
ton of the House on the ratification
OF the Fifteenth Amendment" Mr.
Hitchcock, rs Speaker pro tenn, ruled
tout of order, asa paper rejecting
upon the motives of members, and
not proper to 60 upon the Journal
The House sustained the ruling OF
the chair.
f. The balance Of the evening session
was occupied in the reading Of Sen.
ate messages, and miscellaneous blu.
siness of an cEimportant character.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS. Z
On Monday the Senate reassem.
bled at z o'clock, Senator Hunt in the
i Chair, and proceeded to the transac.
ttion of business Mr.. Campbell
Emoyed that the injunction OF secrecy
be removed from the executive or sc.
4 cret session OF the Senate recently
held, was put TO vote and disagreed
to by a party, vote, when Mr.. Camp.
he'll offered the preamble and resolu.
tons, which were lost by the usual
vote, the -Abolitionist<, of course, vo.
ting against them:
WHEREAS; Proceedings purporting
totbave taken place in sec. ct execu.
tive, sessions of the Senate, held on
thel4h day of April, 1870, were
published in the daily papers which
were issued on the following morning;
and
WHEREAS, It is alleged that the
Goyernor of the State had means of
information through which he learn
ell the proceedings from time to time
during the pvotracted secret executive
session OF the Senate, held on the
10th and 18th days of April, 1875
| therefore, r
Resolred, That the committee OF
threeb be appointed, with power to
send for persons and papers, and TO
administer oa.hs to witnesses, 10 in
vestigate tile subject during recess,
and report the facts at the next sess-
ionof the Senate :
The Senate then, after amending
the special appropriation bill for the
| paying of members, &C., which was
lost in the House, transacted some
other necessary business, and decor
ouslv adjourned at nine o'clock, the
hour fixed by tine joint resolution. un-
til the first Tuesday in january, 1871.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS MONDAY.
The House proceedings on Monday
were as d~isgraceful as they were on
Saturday night. A number of bills,
OF a local character, weie passed and
signed; and resolutions to give extra
pay to messenger boys and officers
were. rushed through with a total dis
regard Of parliamentary rules and a
reckless Indifference to the public in
terest that must have astoni>hed the
Oldest witness Of legislative adjourn
ments. Mr. Peter Hitchcock was in
the chair, and ii- rulings were OF the
character that it mi snt have been an
tic;pa;ed from his decision or Satur.
day nigh, when in plain violation OF
an explicit provision of the ConStitu-
lion be MAS sworn 10 support, he
ruled ont the protest OF the Demo
cratic members against the pas age Of
the Fifteenth Amendment.
SCENES IN THE HOUSE.
The Legislature had adjourned by
its " Get, ut nine o'ciocH, BIT for
an hour and a half at er thai time,
when it's acts were declared illegal,
members continued 10 rush through
their private jobs, and heir fate de-
pended entirely upon the decisions of
Chair. wihcst We're as ne s;tw proper
to render them 10 suit himself. Some
o: tnem Were outrageous enough to
disgust everybody present, ii their at
tention had not been di diverted by the
equally d~i$sTaceiul scenes OH :he floor
where mem1gis were whiriung cuShe
ions, looks ana paper balls ut each
other like schoolboys; and TINS eccen
tric humor w:Is.not terminated until
IL member was badly cut by the
falling OF Il glass chamber shading IL
gas burner, which was knocked from
its place IN tiie stupid and silly badi-
mage. TINS registering was carried.
to such an extent thIa5 eve the mes
senger boys participated in it, until
the the thing became absolutely hui
initiating 10 SPECTATORS.
During tie progress Of this uproar
the Chairman faded 20 PERFORM his
duty and call The House to order, Tor
reasons best known to himself and
probably CONNECTED with the business
being hurrIedly transacted at the
Clerks desk; where bills and lesofu-
lions complimentary and ~compenstto-4
ry were Offered and passed without
the slightest attent Oh on the part OF
members on the floor. Among the
resolutions passed was one coInpli-
ment;ng Speaker Cunningham for his
inpartiaiity and the f.satisiactory
manner in which he had discharged
his duties, ",when it was known 10
hall the members that he was entitled
to no such laudation. About a doz-
members voted for the resolution
which was not understood or believed
by halt the members present yet MIR.
Cunningham had the llardihood
to declare in his closing speech that
it was unanimously adopted. The
House finally adjourned at about ter
o'clock, and members marched of
with their stationary and documents.
THE EXCURSION TO WASHINGTON
On Monday n;oht ahcnt ono bund-