The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
63rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE ADJOURNMENT AND Reds
TRICTING QUESTIONS.
The House Passes the RsdIstrictlng Bill With
'WhoOp, WhOOp, Hurrahw

Columbus, May 1.-THE action Of the caucus
last night agreeing on redistricting bill, promis.
ed TO make this an interesting day. When the
House assembled at O'Clock, nearly every man
WAS In his seat on the lookout for something. To
Mr.. Meuser the Democrats had delegated the
management Of the business which should make
II possible to get the redisricting bill before the
House. His first move was a motion to allow him
to offer resolution. The Republicans speedily
discovered this was to rescind the adjournment
resolution, and so they defeated the motion by
voting solid against It, The motion was soon after
made TO lay all bills on the calendar on the table.
The Speaker ruled this motion in order Mr..
Hitchcock appealed from this decision, declaring
1t was an improper ruling The Chair was sus-
tanned by party vote, Mr. Hitchcock demand.
ed a division Of the question, which was agreed
to.
The roll was then called thirty.one tunes, and
by party vote thirty.one bills on the calendar
were laid on the table, Amer mild attempt at
hlibustering, Mr.. Meusey got In the resolution to
rescind the resolution ior an adjournment on
Monday, which was promptly LAID on the table,
under notice Of an intention TO discuss, by Mr..
EdWardsl
Mr., Norton then, by party vote, was granted
leave to make report which he improved by
reporting back as substitute for his Redisrictlng
bill, adopted by the caucus last night.
Nortons substitute was agreed to with yell.
Committee on Engrossment instantly reported the
bill back as correctly engrossed, although 1t did
not leave the Clerks desk. The bill was then
read the third time, when the Democrats demand.
ed the bill be read the third time. This was car
rled again. Mr., Thorp rose TO q noint Of order,
claiming the bill was not properly before the
House. never having been In the hands of the
Revision Committee. He said that the Republi
can members had not even been notified that the
bill was 10 come before the committee.
The reply Of the Speaker to this was: There Is
nothing In your point Of order.
Mr.. Norton demanded the previous question.
Like unusual parliamentary lodges to gain
time we're then INDUCED In by the Republican,.
After the usual delays the previous question was
duly sustained by party vote The bill was then
passed by party VOte-63 to 80.
Mr.. Hitchcock moved to amend the title so as to
make 1t read, "A bill to insure Democratic ma
lOrity in the National House of Representatives"
But this was not entertained.
In the Senate the bill from the House to redis.
trict the State for Representatives In Congress was
read the first time
Mr.. Johnston moved that the bill be rejected
After some discussion the motion to reject was
lost-yeas 1S, naysl9.
A nessagew was received from the House request.
ing committee Of conference to consider the
condition of business before the two houses. The
request was acCeded to, and MesSers Forrest,
steedman and Beer appointed said committee.
The following nominations were received
Harman Austin of Trumbull county, for trustee
of Institution for the Blind, vice B. F. Martin of
Columbus, name Withdrawn.
For trustees Of the Institution Of the Deaf and
Dumb-Jacob Rohrheimer OF CuyahOga county,
Samuel Taylor of Logan for three years John
Cook Of Belmont, for four years e, L. Hinman Of
franklin, for FIVE years.
For trustees of the Girls Industrial HOme-H.
+. Kehey of Crawford county, for one year; Frank.
lin B. Sprague of Delaware, for two years; Jno W.
watkins of Delaware, for three years T. D. West
Of Erie, for four years French H. Thornhill,
Union, FIVE years.