The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-18
yinces me, that in reaching verdict you
will be guided only by the testimony, and
the law as announced by the Court.
JOSEPH FREAsE,
Judge,
Special Correspondence for the Democrat
FROM COLUMB US.
COLUMBUS, March Is.

low lICulb lIOlll uCIOJ bhVll Sulltuij Will
undoubtedly be appreciated by them.
Last week the city was full of strangers.
Hosts of Grangers were gathered here
from all the different counties ofthe state.
The State Grange convened in the City
all,and were in session during the whole
of last week. Much, or most. of their
business was transacted in secret, and not
being a Granger myself will not be able
to give proceedings in full. The dele
gates, as far as can judge, were all far
mers, and farmers wives, and were a
fine hardy looking set of men and women
in appearance, brawny, healthy and mus
cular, but in convention lacked parlia-
mentary knowledge, which added much
to the difficulty they had in transacting
their business, They were very indus
trious in their labors. and often pro-
tracted their night sessions till the hour
of twelve had almost arrived. They pass
ed resolution condemning the action of
the National Grange which requested
Congress to aid the Southern Pacific r.
r., and affirmed their hostility to Con-
gress lending aid to any railroad, They
also passed resolution asking the Leg
islature of Ohio to concur in the Senate
amendments (Which is Senator Ferrall's
billy to the House Salary bill, and had it
introduced in the House butt would not
pass that body, as the House seems to be
disposed to pass "lee" bill instead of a
salary bill, and as the Senate amendments
made tia salary bill the House refused
to concur in them when they came up on
Friday last. The whole matter is now
referred to conference committee and it
is to be hoped that they will make re-
port which will be satisfactory to both
Houses, and that the Legislature will,
ere it adjourns, pass some bill regulating
the fees Of county officers that will be
just and satisfactory to all concerned.
The House has passed four fee bills
and one fee and salary bill, and the SEN
ate as yet has not agreed to any Of them.
| would much prefer that the Van Meter
fee bill would pass the Senate and be Il
law, asG believe it does justice to both
people and officers, and is less complica-
ted than any Of the other bills
On the llth Of this month the ApprO-
priation bill passed the House by an al
most strict party vote, which afforded
much relief to the Democratic members,
for the reaso1 that that bill is the one
that always keeps the Legislature in ses.
sion so long,
The Republican members Of the House
convened the previous night and agreed
not to vote for - Appropriation bill,
thinking that there were not enough
Democratic members present to pass the
bill, and they wished its delay in order
that the session of this Democratic Legis
lature might be prolonged and they man
ulacture political capital out of it to use
it on the stump this fall. If the people
of theSta could only see how the Re-
publican members ofthis General Assem-
bly, resort to all the means and advanta-
ges that parliamentary rules afford to the
minority toretard legislation and proloug
this session, thereby causing an extra
and unnecessary expense to the taXpay-
ers, and how difficult it was for the Dem
ocratic members of the House to pass the
Appropriation bill, which requires 80
votes when the Democrats only have 56
members orthe House, and five or six of
them home sick, they would certainly
Censure the minority for Withholding
their votes for no other reason than to
prolyng the session and make capital for
the Republican party,
Yet such is the a,t, fine momhnrs or
the once proud RermSlfran norfv resort.
inc to means to further fine interests of
the poli.ic,apsof their nartvat tbo ey-
pcpse ofiha neo,le oftbe StIfa Of fOhiol
sav mi tbnevnaTsn orlho neonIn for if
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to think phg, i. ronsJi,nIionoj mai,rily js
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anJ @ Ir,ionanJants 'io ''o, ,vhnno fha Rannhliron
cancng e,iInJ to whin into fheir narfv
Gnos c,r the the baneft Of designing ndIitic.
ians votoJ with thr Democrats for the in
tarest % otT Of tbe ne naonIo and taxnayers the
Arnronrio,;on hitl would have filled the