The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-02
CAUCUS

u u1NG llGLAO
CAUCUS
night before last to talk up Cincinnati
measures in full, as proposed by tn
Committee of SAFETY. The bill nov
pending to reorganize the Board of Ed
ucation of your city was not considered
The bill to reorganize the Common
Council by reducing the same to TWEEN
ty-fve members, and abolish the Board
of Aldermen, was also laid on the table.
The bill to provide for the appoint
IN mt of ward assessors by the County
Audit or was referred to Messrs. Bates.
Ransom and Goebei to inquire into its
constitutlonality. The bill to change
the form of making out tax receipts was
referred to committee, viz, Wiltsee
and DIR. The bill to enlarge the pow
ers OF the Board OF Public Works OF
Cincinnati, and to salary the members
OF the Board of Police Commissioners,
and give them additional powers, was
laid over for uLure consideration.
THE CONTESTED CASE
of Cox VS.. Harmon was uegun in the
Senate Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Butter.
! worth made IA fine argument against the
| jurisdiction OF the Senate. Yesterday
afternoon the arguments were continued
for the other side by L. q. Campbell, ESQ
The bill to extend the time tor taking
testimony in contested election cases,
especially applicable to the Sheriff.
case in your county, was up yesterday
in the House and was passed by vote
OF SO to "A, the Democrats voting solidiy
against il. The Democrats made ID des.
perate attempt to defeat the bill by fill
clustering. Neal, of Butler, a Democrat,
was temporarily IN the chair, and held
the reins with manliness and admirable
impartiality. II required Two demands
OF the previous question to bring the
matter TO q vote to-day, but after two
hours of delay the bill was passed as
above Indicated. Thrasher, of Mon,-
gomery, is the maddest man in the
House over the result, as he had u roar.
ing speech prepared against the bill,
which he couldE'C get in.
The question naturally arises, why do
the Democrats oppose investigation into
the alleged Hamilton County frauds?
THAT POISONING
in the PenitenLlary got good ventila-
tion in the House last night. Norton,
Chairman of The Select Committee on
Investigation, made his report, saying
that while the poisoning was perhaps
not intentional, yet it was the result OF
gross careiessness ON the part Of al
least two of the employees Of the insti-
tuition. Dr.. Brash, tue night watcn i'll
the hospital, was censured by the report
for allowing the keg of chemicals TO be
removed from the hospital TO line kItch.
EN- Of the prison, when he knew its
poisonous character.
VIM. Arnold, superintendent OF the
kitchen, was blamed tor ordering the
use OF the baking soda without Inspec, :
ing 1t, alter his attention had peea
called TO its impurity. 1T was turUher
reported that 'convlcts were allowed
TO assist i'll the compromising OF medi.
ones and even pUlsOns in the prison
dispensary. This statement OF the Com
mittee was received with considerable
surprise by the members.
Tue report was at once referred to the
Committee on Penitenliary, under in
struction to Introduce bill to provide
BY law against the continuance Of tue Sc
evils.
BRADLEY
is the man chosen tor une fifth Justice
on the Commission. The Republicans
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