Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-02-29


slider; and at this j1ncture Mr.. Gape a.
rived and voted with. the Democrats,
which pleased them greatly. The pre-
yious question was then demanded. betl
the Democrats fearing the result eta
vote at that time, moved to adjourn,
and Gage again voting with them, the
motion was carried. This left the
main question still pending. Next day
a resolution was offered directing the
President not to allow Mr.. Sayler to
vote on any question whatever until
the journal should be corrected and ap-
proved. The President declared the
resolution out of order;and upon an ap-l
peal, Gage voted. to. sustain the chair
He will no doubt vote with the Repub-
ican5 against this attempted mutilation
of the journal. Mr.. Sayler has not yet
voted upon any question.
On Tuesday the Senators consumed
large portion of the time on questions
of privilege. Mr.. Jenner had started
the report that the Republicans had held
a private caucus to instruct Mr.. Mueller
how to rule on certain questions in the
Kemp case; and he had given report
er the names of persons in attendance.
The caucus, he said, was held in the
room OF. Mr.. Jones Of ,Trumbull, adj
joining his own at the Neil House.
yepaer stated in the Senate that he had
just returned to his own room and was
preparing to go to bed, had taken on
one boot and was about to draw the oth-
er when he heared conversation in the
next room; and so he folded his arms
and listened. Though he recognized
the voices, the gentlemen named. all
denied the charge; and Jenner doubt
less regretted that he had made II:
Hart sdeneunced him as the prince OF
eaYes-droppers, and said thaths ~
been guilty of such ,N.au>t nd con-
fessed it. in open Sst,a.tl ha.syouin go
and hang himself, rather than meet
the deserved contempt of all honorable
men. The Republicans had q perfect
right to hold such caucus, but it hap
pened that most, ,jof the gentlemen
named had not been at Mr.. Jones' room
on the evening referred to, and some
of them, never.r .tiis- s,, u ~
Two conventions, styling themselves
ssNational;n met 10 the city Last week.
Had they not paraded the names theii
true character would not have reen
suspected. The Labor Reformers me-
on Tuesday evening, and Degah tne
task of instfucting one another on lht
relations of labor and capital, DC. Ano
Furthermore, they would discard all otn
er existing parties and now proceed te
build up an organization OF great per
feetion and spotless purity in all Things
They protraeted this kind Of talk I'll
Thursday, when they adopted tneil
platform and made their nomlnatlons
The chaos out of which they are Z
bring their new creations OF order, wa w
well illustrated by the proceeding Oh Ih'
convention. The members were gen
orally ON their feet, stirring arounu II
all parts of the hall, conversing togern
er and smoking cigars and pipes. Tns
proceedings all transpired at the Presl
dents stand. Part of the time an ofi1cer
/ 1 suppose, sat ON the platform Dy tn'
President and, asa feature OF the gen
eral exercises, rolled an immense cioue
\ of smoke from q amonstr0us pipe. Tner'
are strong reasons to fear that TINS IN
FAINT party is already in the hands Q
political -demagogues. Under sucl
puardianship as was manifested here
will never prosper, Judge Davis o
Illinois, was nominated for President
land Joel Parker, OF New Jersey, 10
lViee President. [ have no room Tor al
analysis of the platform. Among 9th
er things,it declares in favor OF the one
term principle. a s.i .e,y
i The Prohibition convention, which
/ lmet at the Opera House on the End
was a highly respectable and intefhgep
! Ibody. The day was spent in dlscussln!
! the Temperance question, and IN aqopl
ling a platform. The most interesting
part of the proceeding was on the Wo
I man Suffrage question. The irrepres
Isible old Mrs. SWishelm was presen
and occupied the floor whenever, sh
could get it, Mrs, Goff, af Phiia.fel
j phia. also participated in the discussion
] In the evening the subject was furthe
considered, and finally resulted, to tn
delight of some and to the disgust O
Others, in placing woman-sunrag
plank in the platform. Another Planl
declares in favor of electing the Presi
Idents Vice Presidentand q. S. Senator
by direct vote of the people, The con
yentiOn nominated James Hlack q
Pennsylvania, for President, and J0hl
Russell of Michigan, for Vice President
ION Friday, the State Convention me
and chose the following ticket; Secre
tary of State, F. Schumacher, ofSummi
County; Supreme Judge, G. L. Fish, @
Cgyahoga; Board of Public Works
i w. Kennedy, Of Soloto. -
I George Francis Train delivered tW
lectures here last week. He announces
J himself as ''The man of Destiny, an,
the next President of America" Tn
first lecture was devoted to q review g
his qualifications and ayaiihiiity 10
1.-The Presidency. He is regarded as be
: ling crazy on this subject; but his taten
makes his addresses highly entertain
4 ling. He gave the people an opportun
ity each evening to. shake hands Wit
the next President.
4 The prayed-for modification OF tn
Liquor law is still exciting considerabl
attention. "A petition in the Interest
the whisky sellers was presented from
l Cleveland the other day, az. rect, u
length and containing 14,S37 names. ]
was tastefully done up on roller. ant
is said to be the largest petition eve
sent to the Legislature. - :.
| DR.. Armstrong presented three petl
tions on the other side OF the qqesHol
from Belmont County. They wer'
from Thos. r. Morrow, and 81 others
w. Thornberry, and 72 Others; and Mrs
J. w. Walton and 131 other ladies.
/ DIR. Updegraff presented a strong pc
] tition against the proposed mod cation
from the eonvicts of the Renitentlary
The State Fair is to be held at Mans
field, Sept. End to 7th inclusive.
There will be a trial of agricultural
implements in Clarke Comfy, begin
ming June 28th.
! Mrs. Goff daliYered an. address las