Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-03-19
Letter from the State Capital.

4 - a0OCN eli 81 ulALLGTHE OF
general interest have been considered in
the Legislature within the past two
weeks, Of which I will give the readers
OF the CHRONICLE q brief account.
The bill Of Nj. Howard amending the
"Boesel law sfter having passed the
Senate (where the Boeseiites have it
all their " wsy), reached the House,
where it was discussed for two days with
great zeal and acrimony. The bill only
changes the law of last winter, BY
allowing the vote to be taken on the pc
tition OF twenty-five voters, instead of
one hundred, as before, and by allowing
more than railroad project to be vot-
ed upon at he's smet time ; thus enabling
the thieves and schemers to "log-rou"
q grand "steal 'nof the peoples money.
The House was attended with such a
lobby as it has not seen since the famous
whisky lobby o. last winter. They gath
cred from all corners OF the State; every
influence was brought to bear upon the
recussnt members; they were eoaxed
and threatened by turns, and the requi-
site ffty. three votes were finally OBJ
tanned and the infamous hin wa rushed
through.
b bill was followed by the carefully
drawn bill prepared by the hungry har-
pies of the lobby known as the Young
bill" which was ten.fold more obiec-
tlonable than the Howard bill. It was
most artfully drawn to cure all the de-
fects Of the original Boesel law that had
yet been discovered, and with still fur
Their prsnts Of unconstitutional powers
and privileges. 1t was passed through
the House under the same pressure as
the other. The maraUders having got
the door OF the treasury partly open,
were determined to wrench it of It's
hinges, and make finish of the stealing
atonce, before the Supreme Court should
pass upon the eons~titutionality Of the
law. l--441
On Thursday last, h~owesergoa case
reached the Supreme Court, by being
taken up out OF It's order, and the Gaze
involving the constitutionsiity OF tie
original law, among other thugs, was
most fully discussed by r. A. HARRISON
OF Madison county, In an argument
which is spoken of a one of the ablsst
deliver, d before that Court. Gen.
Ewing appeared for the pun.
derers. What b result may be cannot,
of course, sci be surmised /; but hopes
are entertained that the Supreme Court
viii retraee It's steps from the decision in
Ferguson case, by declaring the Law
q clear and palpable breach OF our fund !,
amentah iaW, and thus puts qEietus on
these nefarisus schemes of pIunder. T
will watch this case, and inform you're
reader Of the result.
Early in The session a very stringent 9
bull prohibiting al kinds Of Lonely /,
schemes in this Stzte, and puuishing the I
vendors and dealers was Introduced by /,
Mr.. Little III the House. The bill has /,
in it the peculiar feature Of the "Adair
lsw," which sabjests the propsrty where 4,
The businessrUf ublawfnl dealing may be 7;
carried on 70 any Judgment for zines or
costs. gg1 rs-i1 d=l-
This bill, If passed, will cut of all lot
tery dealing under whatever name or de- {
vice, gin enterprises, raffies- at church J
lairs, etc. @ 80 FoE tss |
II passed the House alter a most per I
contest, and Is now in the Senate, 4
where it will encounter the full force OF /.
he Cincinnati lobby. who are clsmorous /
it The fate of the bill is doubt T,
ful, but I think it Will pass. 's {
The bill for building gas works at the .
P~enitentisry, for the supply OF the State !
Institutions, passed the House at the last
session, and came to the Senate, where !
met with such determined opposition !
IN the part of the Columbus Gas Com z
naturally did not like to lose {
) customer that bought i've millions Of {
per annusn-that it could not be
It vent over until this session, I
when it was reported back by Jones, .Of \
rrumbull, from the Committee on Fl +
after 9 full debate, involving the !
whole question OF the cost of gas, 1t was !
passed and the works viii be built. !
For years the Columbus Gas Company :
has been running its clutches into the =
State Treasury and gobbling large sums ,
For some time tn State paid s. 90 and 4
'275 Per thousand feet for gas. and in 3
81 The Company kindly consented to
urnish gas at 900 per thousand feet, S
md since the reduction the State gas
'ills have been heavier than before. The 7
blowing table Will show the cost OF
pas in four institutions for the past six q
y