Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-08-31
A Good Days WOrk--A Hole
Stopped.


gers &c, was carried TO such an extent
by the last Democratic Legislature as
to amount to a fragrant abuse and reck-
less e,ltravagrance. Tie official 1e-
port Tin the Ohio State Journol) of
the last days proceedings of the House
Of Representatives at the last session,
shows that by the exertions mainly of
our Representative II. ]. Williams, a
considerable check was put upon this
practice.
1t was one OF the rules OF the House
that all resolutions giving rise to de
bate of which notice should be given
to discuss, should be postponed for
one day, unless the rule was sus-
pended by t,cO third vote; and all
resolutions appropriating money re
quired a vote of majority of all the
members, viz: 81 votes to pass them
The following taken from the Journal
shows how Mr.. Williams saved to the
people in one day several hundreds of
dollars. House resolution No. 2I2 by
Mr. Curtis-to pay the messenger
boys 81 so per diem each, from the
commencement of the session, W as in.
trodnced
Mr.. Williams gave notice of inten-
ton to discuss.
= KFr Curfis r,oxo1 - ,,,.,,o-7 a.,
rule and consider the resolution now.
Mr.. Williams demanded the ayes
and nays which was ordered and result
ed ayes 81, nays 50, so the motion
not was agreed.to.
House resolution No. 213, Mr. Hell
ler-to pay F. Blankner, assistant
sergeant-at-arms per diem, for ten
days services after adjournment, was
introduced.
Mr.. Williams gave notice of inten.
ton to discuss.
Mr.. Callen moved TO suspend the
rules to consider the resolution now
which was not agreed to.
House resolution No. 215, Mr.
Callen-to pay D. G. Fitch assistan
clerk. ten days additional per diem
was introduced.
Mr. Williams gave notice of inten
ton to discuss.
Mr.. Callen moved to suspend thu
rule, on which the ayes and nayes wert
demanded, resulted yeas 46, nays 10
so the rules We're suspended.
Mr.. Parr moved to amend the reso
luton by including ten days per dien
extra for the official reporter, whicl
was agreed to.
Mr.. Ball moved to amend by includ
ing extra per diem to messenger boys
which was agreed to.
The question recurring on the adop
ton of the resolution as amended, Mr.
Williams demanded the yeas and nays
which resulted yeas 80, nays %.
So said resolution failed to pass.
Thus, it will be seen that chief
through Mr.. Williams efforts anc
watchfulness, WAS this drain upon tn
treasury stopped and that much mon
ey saved.
Gould, of the Register, don't lik
Mr. Williams as Representive. w
don't wonder. If there should be
Democratic Legislature chosen thi
fall, no doubt, Gould would be can
didate for clerkship, or sergeant a
arms, or anything he could get, as h
was at the organization of the las
Legislature. He did manage, by som
means, to be assistant clerk in til
Democratic Legislature of 1869, bu
his brethren got enough of him an
turned the cold shoulder to him whe
they caueused for clerks, DC, for th
last Legislature. Gould's prepensit
for extra pay, when he was clerk. wa
notorions. He drew largely and offer
If Gould should get to be clerk in til
next Legislature, of course it woul
not suit him to have Representativ
there from this county, like Mr.. Wi
liams, who would cut off his extr
supplies. Probably Bill Smith woul
suit him better.