Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-01-21
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joint resolution has passed accepting the mon.
umeni known. ~ the "Liucoln and SoldierA
Memorial" executed BY @. d. Jones, sculptor
for the Ohio Mon ument Association, and by
that association presented TO the state. 1t ID
now being Iiaced In one Of the inches Of the
rotupda Of the capitol. As Il 10 now fenced In
criticism is fenced out, and must be delayed
until II Is fully prepared for inspection. A re-
| solution requesting the Governor TO inform the
house If he had Official notification that Gen
Schenck had resigned HE position as member
Of congress, and IL so. why. he had not ordered
a,special election te fill the vacancy, was in
,roduced by Ball of Muskingam. 1t was laid
over under the rules, notice OF intention to dis.
cuss being given, The next morning. howev-
| er. being informed by the Governor that he
was prepared for the same. on motion Of Mr.
Dennis Of Cleveland, the same was taken from
the table and unanimously passed. In bis
message to the house in response thereto, the
Governor says he received official notice of the
fact on the 9th Of January, but that he has pot,
and does not intend to order special election
IS there is not sufficient time. He cites sever
al cases as precedepts for his action, and ap,
pends to his message the opinion Of the Attor
ney General sustaining his position. There
can. think, be no doubt Of the sOundness OF
the decision a. we'll as the expediency of the
conclusion. The calling up ,of the resolution
bva republican. and its UNANIMOUS passage.
took all Of the buncomb intended. out OF it,
The special election could not be held and re.
turns certified and commission issued in less
than 40 or SO days, and the person elected
could barely get to his place befoye bis term
on the 4th of March would expire, The ac-
ton of the Governor 10 generally approved by
his friends, and his opponents know not where
in they CAP make, any capital, or take exccp-
tions. Another notable instance OF the folly
q: the minority in attempting to carry through
partizan resolutions and making political cap.
ital. occurred ON joint resolution introduced
BY Hughes, Of Highland, the purpose of which
was, condemnation of the policy of the pres
snt congress in appropriating land for railroad
monopolies, and instructing our senators and
requesting cur representatives to oppose all
such sShemcs Mr.. Hudson of Cuyahoga NOV
ed 10 insert in lieu OF enc Of the revolutions,
this following
to land graDts to railroad apd other pr.
vaie coppnrations Is INDICATED in the last anntl-
al message of President Grant To Congress,
aud tue same is hereby commended and en-
dorsed,
which was agreed to-. The vote being upon
the amendment was yeas 42-nays "a where
upon Mr.. Little moved to amend by including
in the resolution of disapprobstion the-grant
to the Illinois Central railEoad, and the policy
continued since, through succeeding admins
trations-which was agreed to.
by this time the author of the resolutions
was unable to recognize his own. but being
very acceptable TO the other side, they weie
triumphsntly passed by q vote of 4b TO 2s.
The criminal code bill which passed lust
winter. but failed 70 receive the signatures of
| the presiding officers. has been signed by them
and on the 9th bocapie . law. it amends Sec.
tions 20, 81. rs, SO, 10l, 103, 104. 49, 11s, 1884,
l84, 40 and 172, Of that code. A resolution
has passed tho house and will. doubt
not, bc adopted by the senate. requiring the
journal OF each duy to be printed and put upon
the dcsks Of the members the next morning
and that as soon as toEm,of 10 pages is pre-
pared, that the fetal number required by law
be then struck Off This 10 much needed re-
form. It will give the people much better
knowledge ofwhat is being done, and enable
them to keep closer watch on the acts Of
their representatives. For two years. AT least,
the journals lave not made their appearance
IN print until December, after the close OF the
session. This year, most, IL not sll Of the mem.
beers did not see copy of the journal OF last
vipter, until their return here. As the jour
mails are the only authentic records of The acts
Of tho Legislature. and the doings of even indi-
yidual menlbers, they ought certainly to be in
the possession OF the people In time To have
them pass upon them before they again are
called upon 10 choose members for another
General Assembly. The famous Ward bill
has been up, aud receivsd Its merited late. by
being summarily killed. by u vote Of 75nays 10
IA yeas.
The Griffith Railroad Rill has also come to
sn early funeral. This Is the 80 called Plum
der Bill OF which wrote last winter II pro-
vided for the building of Railroads by Coun-
ties, Townships. and cities and villages by
tax not exceeding In any one year one per
cent. o its valuation. and for one road only, 8
per centum OF said valuation. The Bill pass
I'd the House lGst winter, but motion to re.
consider WIS laid on the table. Early this
session motion was made and carried, for n
message " be sent TO the Senate requesting II
return OF lhe Bill To the House, u motion was
made, after the Senate sent II back, to return
II again To the Senate. This WAS defeated by
vote Of "A To Al. The motion TO reconsider
the yoie by which II WAS passed last winter
was then carried by vote Of IL to A. An
other bill has gone upon the table, where II
will lie. AZ II .oGp never again get tue 81 votes
required 10 pass II, The most exciting day OF
lhia session was over this bill. The bill TO re-
duce the grand duplicate OF real est.tn, rs Just
returned by the assessors, has gone to the FL
names committee. can see no necessity for
this measure, neither does 1t seem To be any
pari OF the duties Of the state Board of Equal
izalion Ia reduce the aggregate ~ 50 returned.
rhe present law however. gives them the
right, US margin To equalization. and as
take 1t, for that purpose only, To reduce the
amount 30 returned In sum not exceeding
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