The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-22
THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Very Lively Time In the ''LittlC
LdgisIature.D
Special Correspondence or the Star.


In the House yesterday afternoon, in
which the Hamilton delegation played u
conspicuous part--in fact, it was pretty
much their own funeral.
Goebeps bill, empowering Common
Pleas Judges to sentence prisoners TO
the Work-house for three years, was un-
der discussion. ,Goebel made a fine
speech in favor of the bill. Ferhbatch,
of Cuyahoga, made a bitter speech
against the matter, charging that the
bill should be entitled "a Bill to help
Cincinnatl run her 'Work-house." He
said if the Cincinnati Work-house was
not now paying its way it was because
| it was not well managed, aud charged
| that the bill was one lor the benefit OF
certain persons in Cincinnati who want
| ed to avail themselves OF the convict
labor of the Work-Aouse prisoners, and
delivered a diatribe against the convict
contract system every where.
He claimed that The Detroit Work
house was sci sustaining without con-
tract labor. The bill, he said, had been
up in previous Legislatures and de.
leated. Then the plea1Or extending the
time OF sentence was in order, to have
lime to reform the prisoner; now the
plea is to make the eonvic's labor prof.
| liable. Branching off into u communistlc
strain and yioteut harrangae. the
| speaker continued, to the great editica.
| lion OF the oderiferous tramps i'll the
lgallery, who smiled approval OF tue ve-
lement orators sentiments.
: Fearing for his bill Goebel now amend
ed it so as to make IL applicable alone
| to tile city of Cincinnati and, Hamilton
County. He then made second speech,
stating that the measure was needed by
Cincinnati to make her WorK-h0use SELL
sustaining. BY lengthening The time OF
incarceration the convict could be
learned trade and so made to earn
something for the city. Such a course,
loo. would tend to relieve our oVel- :
crowded State Prison, and was in har-
mony with the suggestions contained in
lhe Governors last message.
MIR, DIR also supported the measure
in a strong speech, one of the best he
has ever delivered on the floor of the
House. mmanding the attention of the
members in most ,tlattering manner.
With practice DIR VIII develop into d
| ine speaker.
Mr.. Wiltsee now concluded to take a
hand in the sport, saying that the Work.
house had originated from a resolution
introduced W himself into the City
Council Of Cincinnati, and consequently
he regarded himself as the ''tather OF
the institution" He continued. by say.
ing: 49,
| WorE-louse is now full 10 overlooking
and there is not room for any more III.
| mates"
I - 4, ;,.Ir hof to - fE1fo
| Goebel; ION Whatauthority do you max
! the staLemeutW
MIR. WlIsee-"The Superintendent
| says So"
Mr.. Goebel-"He don't say any such
| thug"
MI. Wiltsee-sl tell you, sir. he doe.
say So" .....-.
Mir. Goebel-'I have read the Super
intendenps report, and there isn't 1
| word like it there. / nave sent for. the
report, and will have it here soon"
Mr.. Wiltsee-"1 did not say it was ir
the Superintendenps printed report. lie
said the house was full, nevertheless"
By this time the House was on the Qu
Utve aud every BODY was enjoying tut
| sQuaDble among tue Hamilton boys.
| "Stand your ground, GoeDel," whis
pered DIR.
| ''Bounce him, WIltsee," suggested Pc
ter Stryker in u low growl. "Lets have
some fun, anyhow"
| Mr.. w lltsee continued: "The Work
house must be enlarged to meet the re
quirements oil this bill. Ii VIII Involve
a cost of 500, 600 to do it,"
| Dalzell-"W nat s, $6a, 900 to a city thai
can pay $40, 100000 for railroad and mo-
feel itT
| Wiltsee-'Times are hard and $6O.00C
| is big pile. Besides my colleague mas
taken advantage OF my absence 70 cal
up this bill, which was ungentlemanly
| 10 say the least. He kneW.l was out"
GOebel-''lvs not SO. pne bill came
up regularly"
DR.. BrecE-' Sic him, boys. Pitchfn.'
| WiltSee-;'l move that the, bill be COM
mtted to the Hamilton delegation fol
examination. That will settle it. Mr.
Hodge," addre Ssing that gentleman
didn't Goebel agree not to call up the
bill in my absenceW
Hodge-'I can't quite remember
Rather think he might possibly have
done So" Hodge is cauii Jus man
The bill was finally referred to the
Hamilton delegation, and the House
tried TO get quiet again; but the boys
blood was up, and Wiltsee ana GoeDel
kept growing aud gruntlng at each 9th
er until Stone, or Gallla, rose and Sug
gested that the. Speaker should send the
Sergeant-at-Arms into the ''little legts.
Ilature" to keep peace. LybargeI
thonght Wiltsee and Goebel ought 10 g
to Slaughter's Station la Bennett aud
May. Brunner suggested a committee
OF five Senators, i've Representatives
and five Supreme Judges to ''arbitrate''
between the biood-thirsty -Hamiltoni.
ans.
Altogether it was a jolly old jamboree
such as seldom occurs in the House. AT
latest advices Wiltsee was hunting fol
lGoebel with piece of bologna and {
cheese knife. Goebel is willing, 81
Peter Stryker says, to see the bologna
but don't want to interview the cheese
knife. CINCINNATI.
The Boston Transcript says: "Tht
Superintendent of one of the sunday
schools in neighboring town was ad
dressing the children on recent .oceas
ion concerning the coming Christmas
festival, and asked all the children wnt
desired Christmas-tree to hole
up their hands. The displa,
OF hands seemed TO be general
1 l;ttIa Fo,,r yaor oldar id pot raie.