The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-03-09

counties in the State, to purchase in
all pixies and convert them into free
pixies, upon terms therein expressed.
This bill was referred to the COM
mittee on roads and highways, where
in all probability it will be smothered.
The fact is, the committees are now
so loaded down with business, that
they cannot possibly dispose of more
than the half of it during the SEES
On Wednesday Gen. Fitzpatrick
appeared in the Senate Chamber, and
thereupon a recess Of fifteen minutes
was taken, and the General acknowl-
edged the reception in a beautiful
little speech.
The bill which the Senator from
Preble offered ito preserve the puri-
ty of the elective franchise" still
rests with the committee. 1t is con
sidered as a very radical and severe
bill, and well calculated to stop the
uses of money in controlling cleo
tions, and every Senator appears to
heartily indorse its provisions, but
politicians desire that i. should qui-
city sleep withthe committee, at least
until after the Presidential election.
Such may be its end.
We have had before us the consid-
Grafton of a bill to tax dogs and to
protect wool growers in the loss of
sheep. A tax of one dollar on each
dog over six months old was named
to compensate wool growers for the
loss of sheep, and the Senator from
Preble moved to strike out some" and
insert five which was disagreed
to, and then Senator Lewis moved to
amend by authorizing police officers
to kill all dogs, upou which the tax
remained unpaid. Pending the con-
sideration of this amendment the
bill was referred and will come upfor
further consideration next week.
The Cleveland municipal bill pass
ed, but the citizens are allowed to
vote on all matters connected with
their police government. This bill
was a caucus measure and gave rise
to much discussion in the Senate;
the Republicans claiming that it was
an improvement over the present
municipal government of the city,
and the Democrats claiming that it
was more costly and that the real
object was TO legislate out those who
are now in and put in others of diff
erent political views; but finally the
bill vas passed under the previous
question by a strict party vote.
The metropolitan bill for the re-
organization of, and the police gov
eminent of the city of Cincinnati,
was just reached on the calendar.
1t is said that this bill was drawn
and agreed upon by a set of polite
ians of the city and reported to the
Senate by Mr. Ransom, of Hamilton
county. This is n of the most
high handed and anti7democratic
measures ever introduced into q rep
resentative body of a free people, for
it provides the Governor of the State
shall name four persons to be con-
firmed by the Senate, who shall con-
stitute a Board for the police gov
eminent of the city; and who with
these appoihtees shall be paid by the
taxpayers of the city, without their
consent. In so far as this high han
ded measure goes, it is nothing more
nor less the government of a one
man power, and in principle is de-
structive of the sovereign rights OF
the people.
When this measure came up IN
the Senate for final adoption, it pro-
yoked one of the most lively and
fierce discussions that has occurred
during the session. The debate was
continued so long that the friends OF
the bill were compelled to take a re-
spite, and it was temporarily laid on
the table; but will come up early
next week on its final passage. II
is said to be a Republican caucus
measure, and if so it will be passed
under the previous question, by q
strict party vote, to the disgrace Of
the American idea of self govern,
ment. If Cincinnati, as it is claim,
ed, is incapable of self government
in her municipality, there might be
some excuse for appointing rulers
over her a one man authority, and
thus depriving her citizens of saying
through the ballot box who shall
govern them, but until that fact is
clearly conceded, the exercise of the
authority claimed is clearly a kinglJ
power, exercised without their con.
sent. Any citizen or class of citi
zens, who will quietly submit to the
exercise of such a power without
their consent, deserves to be govern
ed as slaves.
A general and wholesome bill was
passed the Senate limiting the pow.
ers of municipal corporations, in
making their levies for taxation te
specific objects and the per cent. lev
led, and forbidding them from trans
ferring our fund to another, and rem.
dering all such violations void. i
is thought this measure will pass the
lower house,
William II Simms and others O
Dayton were Ia the Senate Chamber
to-day, looking after an interest con
necteI with the Dayton and South
western Narrow Guage Railway tc
the coal region at western Ohio
This road is about lib miles il
length, by Xenia, jamestown, Wash
ington Court House, Chilicothe, and
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