Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-02

names we're voted on separately, with the
As to exoneyating Mr.. Converse, yeas s5;
nays none.
As to oxonerating Mr.. Mur'ip, yeas, 70
nays, none.
As to e1onera,ine ]. s. Gordon, yeas, n;
NAYS, 2.
The second resolution being in order, Mr.
Norton said: There is no evidence that
Mr.. White has offered a bribe or taken one.
All that is proven is that men were request
ed to go to Mr.. White and make him offers
Mr. Bowen moved to amend by striking
out the censure and inserting exonerated as
applied to Mr.. White.
Mr.. Hardy advocated the motion. There
was not word Of testimony against MIR.
White.
Mr.. Gordon--Whlle there may not be
enough to convict Mr.. White, there is
enough to show guilty knowledge. After
urging and telling others, he failed to come
up and testify. He talked TO Mr. Baker
about the "pretty cousins" lie hunched
his chair up to Mr.. Weible and said lie
knew there was "a hundred dollars in IT,"
When the investigation came to be serious
he said II was joke.
Mr.. Light said he had heard the re-
mark about the cousins" with half doz-
en- others, and not one Of them supposed it
meant anything. 1t had appeared as though
the chairman Of the committee was too
much moved by malice.
Mr.. Gordon--But what has the malice to
do with the eyidence2 l believe in the
Mosaic Law of IAN eye for an eye, and
tooth for tooth" believe in the Indian
rule Never forget friend or forgive an
l.. stI Al Z.
case. There may have been motives OF
revenge, but want verdict on the facts.
The motion TO ineert exonerate ~ to Mr..
White was agreed to--ycas, 81 nays, B.
Messrs Thompson, OF Montgomery, Rich
mond, White, Smith, Sherrick and Hill,
who had not voted on the first resolution,
here asked leave to record their votes on 40
much of the resolution "a exonerntes Mr.
Gordon, and being separately called, voted
mo"
Mr. Grosvenor-Thesem men named in the
second resolution all voted against the
Wood County bill You had better include
the whole Of them.
The question being on voting on the res
olution ccnsuring John Baker Mr.. Brooks
was excused from voting on tho ground
that he had not seen the testimony.
Mr.. Loomis would vote to endorse the
findings of the committee.
Mr.. Grosvcnor [tauntingly Did not the
gentleman from Medina, and his compan-
ions on this floor, hurl the newspaper state
mcnts nt this committee when the commit
tee were determined to proceed in legal
and orderly manner?
Mr.. Loomis continued that he was will
ing to accept the conclusions of the COM
mittce.
Mr.. Ramsey felt disposed to exoncrate
every man on this floor, unless there is evil
dence OF guilt He insisted that it was net
right to go on deciding upon the character
Of men without having the evidence read
| 10 the House.
Mr.. Armstrong, OF Guernsey, had never
decided a case OH the say so of other men
without testimonyR Bringing this up at
! this late hour, to be decided upon newspa-
per report, was not just. He asked to be
excused from voting.
| Mr.. Baker said: This is a rather new
era to me. had no expectation of being
intermixed. 1t took me by surprise, like
Il clap OF thunder from n clear sky, and
am not advised of the grounds on which
! the Committee brought in their report.
was actuated by pure mntivas
Mr.. Johnston agreed with Mr.. Armstrong
that the evidence should be before the
House.
Mr.. McCloud moved to amend the rcslu-
ton as to Mr.. Baker, us follows: Strike
out the censure and insert exonerate.
| Agreed to-yeas, As; nays, 15.
Mr.. Ramsey moved to amend as to Mr..
| Walker that he be exonerated. Carried
yeas, AZ; nays, %. On a rising vote the
vote on adopting the resolution as amended
resulted-yeas, 46; nays, %.
The question recurring on the third res
olution, Mr.. Gordon moved to amend by
inserting that Mr.. Haag be expelled.
Mr.. Chapman, OF Cuyahoga, moved to
amend by inserting exonerated.
The question being ON striking out the
words severely reprimanded," Mr.. Cor
don said: "Either Mr.. Haag has been
guilty of Offering bribes, or he has not been
guilty. II he is guilty he should be ex-
pelled."
Mr.. Pattison had endeavored to vote con-
Bistently thus far. The charge of bribery
Ia henous one. We should send him
home with free certificate or branded us
the crime deserves. Don't try to evade the
important question by voting on minor
ones The people of Ohio do not expect OF
us whitcwashing operation.
Mr.. Eshelman agreed with both Gordon
and Pattison that Mr.. Haag is either guilty
or innocent, but the report don't say that he
is guilty or not guilty. 1t says reading
from the report] As above given, you
don't find word here that these men are
guilty. If they are guilty, it is the duty Of
the committee to so report to this House.
| If they are guilty, as charged, it is proper to
| refer the report back to the committee.
Mr.. Gordon-It was not the duty of this
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