The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-09
FROM COLUMBUS.


The AdiOunmeat-B -Belknap-Mr, Sherick
IA Till BettCeen the TWo Radical Lead.
ers-Sendtor Hdines-I Increase of Crime,
&C., &c,
COLUMBUS, O., March 9, '76.
The last adjournment from Friday to
Tuesday including the two days named,
making in fact a loss of five days, which
are in accord with these piping Belknap.
Babcock times of malversation in Office
and crooked ways. On Tuesday last week
at D. m. the House was proceeding with
business, when
Mr.. Sherrick demanded a call of the
House, stating that he did so reluctantly,
Tut desiring that business should be done
legtimately and constitutionally, he felt
he was acting properly, The call was
made, and it was discovered that there
were but thirty-three members present.
twenty-five less than quorum. Accord
ing to the rules, the only thing that can
be done in this emergency is to adjourn
or dispatch the sergeant-at-arms af.
ter all absentees Adjournment was
voted down, the doors were locked
and the Sergeant was sent on his search
After half hour or so had elapsed, anC
the sergeant-at-arms failing to report, the
following dispatch was sent to the clerk
desk, with the request that it be forwar
ded to its destination instanter
To Gen. c. II. Grosvenor, Cincinnati:
House under call 39 members present
House refuses to adjourn. Send up alb
sentees enough to let us out
Just then Grosvenor was marched il
by the sergeant-at-arms. Hitchcocl
stepped down and out of the Speak
er's chair and Grosvenor assumed tn
duties. The clerk handed him the dis
patch, and some members moved to ad
iourn, Grosvenor took in the situation
at glance and adjourned the House
The members of the Senate were not s
fortunate,
When the session opened only min
Senators were present. Senator Andrew
moved call Of the Senate, other men
bers made motions to adjourn, but a
were declared out of order, and the wor
was pushed through under the tyrann
cal sovereign, the Cuyahoga Owl, a
though any act performed by the bod
was unconstitutional, Senator Andrew
gave notice that he desired to enter hi
protest upon the journal
The temperance pressure is considers
BILE, and long petitions for the Adair la
and McConnelsville ordinance continu
to come in. The Republican member
are evidently in sweat. Petitions al
also received asking that Haines's gam
bill may become law.
The bill to provide legal advertising g
into German papers, and that count
commissioners reports be published i
two papers ofopposite politics, has passe
the House.
During last week some spicy talk Wa
had over the General Appropriation bi
when the House was in committee of tn
whole Rowland, of Ashtabula, oppose
a$l500 appropriation to improve the roa
between Athens and the Insane Asylum
about mile. This brought out Speakt
Grosvenor, who lives at Athens, and tn
two Republican leaders had it warm fc
time. Howland's motion to strike OF
prevailed.
Several important bills are pending
the House to curtail the evils of corpora
tions abusing their privileges.
Senator Haines has introduced bi
requiring Infrmary Directors to furnis
the paupers with newspapers to read.
The Belknap expose has depressin
effect upon the Republican feelinks her,
They are bitter on Marsh, the witness
and exult over his escape to Canada. an
say that now they cannot get testimon
to indict Belknap.
The increase of crime in the countr
is alarming in the extreme. The il
crease of prisoners in our Penitentiar
since the panic is 55 per cent The Ian
is overrun with criminals from the Whit
House down. Unjust laws and iniquit
GUS administration of public affairs in
variably produce such results. The chic
business of the majority in our Legisla
ture is to remove the few Democrats tina
got official place under Governor Aller
To-day Mr. Sherrick's House bill t
create an additional election precinct il
Perry township, Stark county, was passed
The General Appropriation bill wa
taken up and passed.
Speaker Grosvenor tookithe floor, an,
called up the resolution offered some day
since to .expel the correspondent of tn
Enquirer.
On motion of the Speaker, the resolu
| tinn was indafnitnlu nnatnnnad