The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-15
Letter from the State Capital
COLUMBUS. March 9, 1877.

The busy hum of legislative work
meets, ''about these days" with an un.
dertow in which United States Sena-
tor can at times be distinguished. The
bland est smiles are flashing around the
city, while introductions to "my dis
tinguished friend" are as common as
doughnuts among farmers after the
days of hog slaughtering. While the
term-is only Of ltwa- years dui alton, yti
not . few see in it a prize worth
:. reaching for" To some aspiraAts
for Senatorial honors it is "now ol
never" as hopes look Washington
ward.
Lieut.. Gov. Young drops very
gracefully iuto the Governors chair, q
position 10 him quite unlocked fol
when nominated for the Figure head
of the Ohio Senate. But little more
than this fgure-head business can be
said of the Governors Office in OHIO
unless extraordinary exigepcy bring:
its burdens to his position.
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=. Ii our farmer friends through The
State plant in the coming spring theil
crops as indnstriously as the Members
Of the General Assembly plant "bills'
whenever there is an opportunity, We
ought to have a generous hsrvest al
the proper time. Without fail, as the
Speaker of the House announces the
introduction OF bills" is in order
they come as "clouds and dovesto the
windows" for numbers, some to take
root and live, others to fall under the
strokes of iron-hearted committees.
Ia is .perhaps safe to, say that very few
tsfJobs" have. found footing in the
Sixty-second General Assembly, but
there are, TO Us, indications OF = bic
one in 2 bill that has jusi passed The
Senate, the purpose and intent oI
,which.is 10 demolish the LewistOwn
This is the, main supply
Tor the highest level Of the Miami and
Erie Canal, leading from Cincinnati to
Toledo. The measure looks innocent
ON its, lace, but. there is a shadow
looking very much like a claim for
dsrnaxes, pressed by the lesaees Of the
Slate canals, following on the heels OF
the destruetion OF any part OF them.
The dignity of the Ohio Senate is OF
magnitude, but our observa-
tion has been that " claims" can ride
through il in 3, Pennsylvania Wagon
with little damage TO themselves.
There is about the usual complaint
of absenteeisIa, on the part of mem
bers this winter. This docs not apply
with any more force, 10 one political
party than the other. But when we
classify them in relation to this matter
by divisions of business and profess
sions, the thonest granger" leads the
van every time. Promptly in their
seats. without an imperative reason
for absence, their presence and atten-
tion is a constant exhortation to the
professions" but lost as the poetic
of the unknown flower on
the desert air. ,to.l fer.r.- ....t ---.
During the, last part of the week
must have left the north
door open, materially helping to create
a corner in the clothing and coal mar
kets of this part of the country. Has
'SDld Prob thus sought TO help some
rings? II SO, why? Let us move an
investigation. s.......-...
n Some of the readers of the Press
may be glad TO know that the fish
business of the State is under
the control of lion. +. ID. Potter, of
Toledo, by writing to him in relation
10 this business will, without doubt,
bring any desired information. This
business of stocking the lakes and
OF, Ohio with fish will soon be
one OF great importance, from the in-
dications of success which thus far
have marked the efforts of the State.
Z Columbus, with its eight railroads,
is still crying for more. In answer to
This cry three narrow gauges, one to
one to Gallipolis, on the
Ohio River, aud one into the Perry
County coal ficlis, are being pressed
upon the attention Of the capitalists
and people along The projected lines
doubt. within two years these
roads will be built, thus
making Columbus fhe capital of Rail
roads, as well as OF ihe State. No in.
and city has a more promising future
han this. 'i'7' Y.
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The following is the Cabinet select
vi by IIsyes. They all unhesitating
'ccrDtei their appointments. there
we're some signs Of a storm among
IOme Of the more rampant OF the Rad
cal leaders. but the appointments.
we're all .:ontirme,t: ' -'''A
Secretary OF State, William NJ. Ev-
lrfs, OF New York. =
Secretary Of The Treasury, John
OF. Ohio.
Secretary OF War. George. w. Me-
crsry, or Iowa.
Secretary of the Navy, Richard w.
Thompson, OF Indiana.
Secretary of the Interior, Carl
,caurZ, of Missouri.
Postmaster General, David NJ. Key,
II Tennessee.
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