The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-02-01
Letter from the State Capital.
CoLUMBUs. January 81, 1877.


kite, testing his control of the light
nings' wing, the superficial thiukc
who boasted CT his ioye of The prac
tical perhaps inquired To wha
good p The old aud patient philoso
pher possibly could not have answer
ed, only as inspired by prophetic Wis
ion. But to-day Morse can answe
with the lightnings' tongue of fire, a
it whispers under the sea and over tn
mountain tops. These thoughts CAM
to mind few uights since as you
correspondent waited for Il night .raii
at the union II. II. depot here in thi
Capital City. This depot is Il monste
building, being more than five hun
dred feet long and breadth answer
ing to the wants OF the eight lines o
railroads centering here. Ordinarily
at night it is simply lighted by few
gas jets os the side next 10 the offices
aud waiting rooms, but as train rolls
in several large chandeliers over head
are lighted by electricity, as with 6
lightning's flash, making all as ligbt
as day, while the passengers find theil
way out. Thus waiting ones find theil
friends, while dead beats and pick.
pockets find barren field for theil
operations.
Among the measures proposed fol
action by the General Assembly OF
substantial merit is proposition to
amend the State Constitution so as to
make the office OF Township Trustees
of three years term instead of one, as
now. AS the business of townships
increases in importance with the
growth and age of the State all can
see the importance Of more stability
to the board OF Trustees. Under the
arrangement contemplated the board
OF township Trustees will be elected
and go out of office as the County
now do. OF course,
in order to make q measure of this
kind ell Give, the people, by vote,
make il part of our State Constitu-
ton. 1t is hardly probable that the
General Assembly will regard the
change of so much Importance as to
warrant change in the Constitution
of the State.
Mr.. Lybarger, of Coshocton, pro-
poses plan by which party in the
in any county in the State
may be represented on the Board OF
County Commissioners. AS its adop-
ton involves a Constitutional change
the game will hardly be worth the
necessary to bring it
down.
A wordy war occurred one day last
week in the House, upon the PROPOSE
ton TO buy new chairs for the Hall.
The matter was finally referred to the
on Public Buildings. What
hat committee has been guilty of that
hey should thus be handed over TO
The ruthless mercy of the agents of
furniture manufacturing companies
your correspondent has not been able
10 learn. Under the circumstances
they certainly need the sympathy of
all good men of our State. The con-
siitueDts of these worthy Solons, as Il
rule, for the last few months, have
found it necessary ii not convenient,
10 use the OLD furniture At hom e.,
while MANY of these statesme !. now
aspiring To The use of s. twenty. five
W rite a letter at home only the Kitchen
liable with which they brg,n house
keeping. But then il is The other
mans money which meets the bin
This time. Private Da 'zell met tie
project in one Of his original ways by
that each member be pro-
vided with desk like the Speakers
stani, "hHng with gorgeous curtains.
and that behind these the 1istin guis.. :
ed member be ermitted 10 hide him
elf after his great speech until the
showers OF applause pass sway.
Near.y one half day was devoted to
memorial services TO the memory OF
NJ Messrs. Thompson and Phillips, late
members Of The House. Tc those Hot
present all This would seem like mere
form. But the remarks made were
with but rare exceptions, very iiiting,
and during their utterance funeral
They were both worthy men, men
Tho have LETT their impress upon the
;ircle in which they moved, and it is
sspeci lily true that MIR. Thompson, by
his long services in the House, did
much TO mould the legislation Of the
State Peace to th-ir memories.
There is a proposition to build aa-
,iher Peniteniary, with condition in
I that the prison shall not be within
eighty miles of Columbus. There is
title prospect that The project will be
by this General Assem-
oly, and especially so in The face OF
he recommendation of the Governor,
hat there be AN intermediate Prison.
or the younger class of convicts built.
This could be done, If built here, by
convict labor, OF which the State has
ar more than there is dcmand for.
Three or four hundred pass their time
n the "i'llc shops" because mo man
laih hired us." The institution indi-
:ated by the Governor in his message,
.ould be made of n rciOrnstory char
c,er, if kept out of the hands OF poll
icians, as has been the Reform Farm.
y.
The Cause of the ConspiratOrs Falling to
Pieces.
Each day goes to show how rotten
4 IL l.