The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-05
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
His Insulting Protest against
the XVIII Amendment.
The House Refuses TO Enter il
on the Journal.
He Opposes Allowing Crippled
Soldiers TO Vote.
Supports the @VisibIe Admix-
tIIre'' Law,
And Votes 10 DisfranChise Stu.
dents at College.

The pressure Of other matter on our
columns last week compelled US TO de-
fer to this time further expose Of the
ultra partisan and freedOm-hatiBg rec
ord Of Hon. J. L. Hughes, as member of
the Legislature from this county during
the past four years.
On the 10th Of April, 1870, we 6ud the
following proceedings reported in the
OGlcial Journal Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, page 8ss;
"Mr. Hughes presented a paper. as a
protest, signed by himself and thirty
eight other members of the House,
against the action Of the House in vot-
ing to ratify the XVIII Amendment To
the Constitution Of the United States,
which was read by the Clerk.
Mr.. Dennis raised the point that the
paper was not properly protest, be-
cause It contained language impugning
the motives of the majority, and Ian
guage disrespectful toward that MAORI.
ty, such as the member could not use
orally.
The Speaker (Mr. Hitchcock in the
Chair decided that the point was vel
taken; that while the right of any mem.
Der or any numher Of members to pro
test was undoubted, still, under color o
protest, no member could introduce &
paper containing language disrespeetfu
to the House, impugning the motives o
members, or charging them with fraud
nor any language, because written, tina
q member would not be entitled to use
standing in his place on the floor of thu
House; that, therefore, the said paper
presented by Mr.. Hughes as a protest
could not be received and entered upor
the Journal.
Mr.. Callan appealed from the decision
Of The Chair.
, Mr.. Stanton moved that the House d,
now adjourn until half past seven o'clocl
A. n. on Monday, April Is.
Which was not agreed to.
The question then being, "Shall tn
decision Of the Chair stand as the judg
meut Of the House7"
The yeas and nays were demanded
ordered, and resulted-yeas 40, nays Al
So the decision Of the Chair was sus
taiued by the House"
We are unable to present our reader
a copy Of the protest itself. but its often
sive language may be judged from tn
fact Ofthe House refusing to enter it ol
the Journal-R courtesy which is seldom
refused to any member Of the minorit,
without strong reason to justify the re
fusal. According to the best Of our rec
election, the language Of the protest
was very violent and insulting to th
friends Of the snimsnt, deuouucinI
its rstihca ion as a fraud, and as procur
cd by Illegal and unconsitutions
means.
Mr.. Hughes thus made himself con
Bpicuous among the leaders Of his party
ia his bitter and spiteiul opposition t
that great and benefcent measure whic
conferred the right of suffrage upon th
colorsd citizens Of the nation. We d
not know whether ne noV claims to hay
taken the Anew Departure" on shi
question, Dut We do know that in tn
Democratic state Convention last sun
msT be violently opposed the adOptio
Of tbe "Eew Departure" Plaak Of th
plunors, and csst The vote Of this COur
~ oo1id againsg il, making 80 Ind iSp ,H
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