Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-02-07
Letter from the State Capitol.
CoIUMBus, O., Jan. goth, 1872

COLUMBUS, o., Jan.2 18th, 1871
EDITOR CHRoNIcLE:-The Legislature
being in session, the State House is of
course the center Of attraction, just at
this time, although there has been but
little business transacted by that body Of
general interest since the senatorial
question was disposed of. The Demo-
Gratis seemingly exhausted all, or nearly
all, their spite and fury in the discussion
of that question, and are consequently
more ''tame'' han before, and appear
now 10 be half reconciled to their weak
and powerless condition.
A fine opportunity presented itself a
few days since for the democracy to de-
fine its position upon the New Depar-
ture' Of their party, in the shape Of q bill
by Mr.. Munson, Of Medina Co., to amend
the law for the assignment and distribu-
ton Of jurors, by striking out the word
white" Mr.. VsnClef Of Pickawsy, a
strict Democrat Of the "old school,"
proposed an amendment to the bill, in
serting "white male" which was Of
course TO prevent colored men from be-
ing chosen as jurors, virtually making
void the meaning and intent Of the bill.
After a brief discussion on this point by
the "New Departure adherents of De-
mocracy, and the anti New Departure
element, the vote was taken on the
amendment, which resulted in thirty
voting in the affirmative, and fifteen
with the Republicans in the negative.
H. B., No. SO, by Mr.. Oren, Of Clinton
Co., passed the House last week, and if
it succeeds in passing the Senate un-
impaired q new era will have commenced
with that class OF men in the State
known as hunters. The purport Of the
bill is this, that it shall be unlawful for
any one to 60 upon the enclosed lands OF
another to hunt game Of any kind with
out first obtaining permission Of the
owner or owners Of said lands. 1t was
warmly supported by the majority Of the
Representatives from the rural districts,
they asserting that the farming commu-
nifty demanded protection Of their prop
srty by some stringent legislation from
this class OF persons-hunters. Not only
protection Of their game but something
better in the shape Of law to protect
hem against depredations committed
1y hunters, and to substantiate this
necessity, it was agreed that there were
Of dollars worth OF property
destroyed by fire during the dry months
f last year, which were set by hunters.
Ths enactment of such q law would no
loubs be satisfactory to most communi-
les where the law Is intended to benefit.
As was expected. the Liquor Law, as
mended April, 1870, is to receive anoth-
T attack by the Democracy with a view
f ourse Of crippling it as much as pos
ible. Mr.. Hoag and Mr.. Brunswick,
Den70crats) have each introduced bills
f this character. The law as it now
lands on our statute books is so well
that it does not need recital here.
t is conceded to be just right by every
who favors temperance, or at any
ate not 50 stringent that it can admit of
osing any of its strength or virtue. We
incerely hope the Democracy, or any
Their nsOekrdey that may make such an
tempt, may learn what the word fail
means, which ought to have been COM
rehended by that party long before this,
fer spelling it SO many times in the
ast ten wears. Respectfully, L.. A. F.