Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-04-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Columns, ArRIL II, 1870.

teresting and exciting scenes have
, transpired in the House, | think
it may safely be styled the field
; week for the Republicans, Every
Republican member except Hill, Of
Eric, who left two weeks ago for
the South on some speculation, has
been in his seat, and it was deter
mined early in the week to press
every measure of political signif.
cance to the test, even il they sho'd
be defeated, for it was believed
that it would be better to have the
Democracy on the record upon
these measures even If they should
| be defeated, rather than let them
go over to the next session. And
first came the bill to repeal the alb
surd visible admixture law, passed
in 1868. After Baber and Acker
Il Co. had exhausted themselves in
speech making, a vota was reached
on Thursday. 1t was expected ev-
cry Democrat would be blind
enough to vote to retain that odi.
Gus law on the statutes of the
State, although it has been pro.
nouncOd unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court, and even if it had
not was practically abrogated by
the 10Th amendment. Notwith
standing, such was the expectation,
yet when it came to the vote, one
Democratic member, McVay, ofI
Shelby, voted for the repeal, much
to the astonishment and disgust of
the other Democratic members, and
to the qualification of the Republi-
cans. His vote was necessary, and
gave the bill the Constitutional
majority.
Next came the bill to repeal the
law passed in 1869, supplementary
to the visible admixture law, attach.
ing diverse snd severe penalties,
and during the tendency of that
measure, one OF the most interest.
ing episodes of the session took
place. Mr.. Parr, of Licking, one
of the Democratic leaders, endeay-
ored to publicly rebuke McVay for
his former vote, and read him for
mally out ofthe Democratic party. (
He asked leave of absence for Hill, 8
Of Eric, for an indefinite period of t
lime, and gave as his reason for so
ioing, that on account of the ae- y
esslon OF McVay to the Republican S
'arty, Hills presence was no lon. n
,er necessary to that party. McVay d
esponded, rebuking Paw and his -
Democratic brethren for their blind s
Tess and stupidity, alleging that v
hat class Of legislation which he ?
lad voted to repeal, which had -
'een indulged in by the preceding D
Democratic Legislature had done il
more injury to the Democratic par y
y than anything else, and contrib y y
tied much to the defeat Of PendIe h
on for Governor. He denied v
PARIS authority to read him out b
# the party and said that while he 0
vas steadfast party man, he did = =
.ot propose to be blind or stupid
ne After several sharp thrusts a
rom other quarters were made at U
arr who evidently felt like he .
ad unwisely stirred up the wrong y,
assenger, ho withdrew from the ri
rena very much below par. ci
The Supplementary act was re- u
called by the same vote as the act W
f 1868 The aforesaid unexpect- bt
/ tilt threw the House into con- in
derable confusion, which, howev- bt
I, was gradually subsiding, when ~ ~
10 waters were again much agitat- NJ ne
| by another little incident; The wi
IL to revive the Law confering up m
A the soldiers in the Asylum at III
ayton the right to vote there, ~ y,
which law it will be remembered Tn
rs one of the first the Democrat be
legislature repealed when it OF
me 10 the House from the Sen y
e some time in January il was in w,
Ivertantly permitted to be referred 70
the Committee on Military AT Sc
irs, Of which Col, Cockerell of IS
dams, is Chairman, and in which ~ ~
9 Democrats have the majority. os
ne Republicans, pleased with their pl,
cceSs so far, determined to force m'
is bill to q vote One thing was us y
the way-the Committee refused ,r I;e
report the bill back to the House
1 the Democracy chuckled and
pposed they had us in the neigh. ~.
rhood Of that locality where an