Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-22
From our Columbus correspondent.

COLUMBUS, o. JAM 10, 1870
The Senate was engaged, all of Thursday,
on the discussion of the 18Th Amendment at
the request of the Democrats, an evening ses-
sion was had, and the vote thereon postponed
until Friday at ii, A. NJ, at which time the same
was passed by the Senate by vote of Is TO 49,
The debate was closed by J. NJ. Rood, of San
dusky, in very able argument lie is one of
the old time men, and for whom great respect
is due and is freely accorded by both parties
here In Congress with John Quincy Adams,
Giddings, Lincoln and host of others, who
have passed away, his "reminiscences of those
times and his illusions to the stormy events,
which occurred at the beginning of the strug-
gle which is now to be terminated, were very
forcible and suggestive. The House was en-
gagged on Thursday with the adoption of its
rules. The fight over which was sharp The
main question upon which the difference arose,
was over Rule 81. The democrats objecting
to the report of the committee on Rules, which
provided, that all resolutions which authorized
the payment of money, should require for their
passage, a majority OF the members elected to
the House. The Democrats attempted to car
ry an amendment, so us to effect the 18th A
mcndmcnt, that all joint resolutions, should
require such vote in order to pass them. The
Rule was so amended, as TO provide, that those
authorizing the payment of money and those
having the force and effect of law, should have
such majority. The House adjourned on Fri
day until Monday at Pc p, NJ.
Your correspondent, with several members
of both Houses of the Assembly, made Il visit
to the State Reform Farm, in Fairfield County.
This is one of the most important of the many
state institutions, and deserves more than II
passing notice At some future time, l hope
to be able to devote letter especially to it, as
| think its object and its work is not under
stood or appreciated as it should be. Before
the ad journment of the House on Friday, a
resolution was passed, providing fol an adj
jOurnment, on the 2st, to the following Tues
day at 2l5 p. NJ, and like adjournment on
each third week thereafter during the session.
Many important bills have been introduced
The Senate has passed an act repeating the
Visible Admixture Law of the last Legislature,
and so one after another of the obnoxious laws
of last session are passing away What is es-
pcClally COmnlcnuaDlc Ill llllS lCBlSldluTe, lS,
the determination to have economy the order
Of the day.
The fate of all bills looking to the increase
of salaries and fees, and reckless expenditure,
will be speedy death or indefinite postpone
ment The House worked all day Tuesday
on the 10th Amendment twas finally ordered
to the committee of the whole House, and the
vote to be taken Thursday, at p. M. Eve
ming sessions are to be held, and last night the
speech making began and is now in progress.
From appearances the time will all be occu-
pied. The result, is the certain passage Of the
Amendment
The storm of Saturday and Sunday, has oc-
casioned floods in all this and the southern
portions of the state. Great damage has been
done. We have been cut off from Cincinnati
since Sunday night, just now having received
the dailies of that city for the 18th and 18th.
Some or 10 members of the House were un-
able to get over here until last night The BIZ
BILE question has at last come up. A bill to
abolish it from the Schools having been intro
duced by Ward of Hamilton. He is one OF
| the democratic Teiormcrs of that county. X