The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-24
FROM COLUMBUS.
GEORGE H. PENDLETON.
Mr.. and Mrs. PondletOn's ReceptiOn-BOhl's Sill
YER ResOlutiOn-RepubllCan Members Determln.
ed to PrOlOng the SesslOn-The Democratic
Members Resolved to Push Business and Re.
lleVe the GOrged Radical OflClals.
COLUMBUS, January 22nd, 1878.
Stark County Democrat.

COLUMBUS, January 22nd, 1878.
Stark County Democrat
Since my last communication thingsin
the State Capital have commenced to
liven up considerably. The election +
George H. Pendleton as U. s. Senator to
succeed Stanley Matthews was the great
event Of last week. According to law the
two houses balloted separately on Tues
day, and on Wednesday met in joint
convention simply to compare the Jorrn-
ais and declare the result, as Mr.. Pendle-
ton had received the majority of the votes
in each house separately. The friends of
the other able gentlemen for the position
most Cheerfully aCquiesced, and it is now
generally conceded that under all the
circumstances a better choice could not
have been made, and indeed that under
no circumstances would any other have
been more generally satisfactory.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. Pendleton
invited the members of the Legislature
and the State officers and their families
to grand reception at the Neil House.
1t was in every respect grand affair.
Legislative wisdom, Executive admins
tration, and Judicial severity united with
grace and beauty to honor Ohio's son.
The best of feeling prevailed and all were
satisfied. Mr. Pendleton and his estima.
BILE lady received the hearty encomiums
of all the assembled guests for their kind
ly and unostentatious hospitality it was
one of those entertainments, 80 rare in
modern social life, in which the tastes of
all, however widely differing, seemed to
have been anticipated and provided for
The Republican members Of the Gen
eral Assembly seem already at this early
stage in the session to have determined
on course of tactics calculated to extend
the session as long as possible, To meet
this the Democratic members have de.
termined to expedite matters to the ut
most of their ability, and to make the
session as short as due respect to the
wants of the people, and necessary legs-
lation will Justify. The Republican par
ty has lived and fattened at the expense
of the people and now upon the popular
verdict having been given against them
they want to hold on to the udders as
long as they can. The Democracy repre-
senting the wants and wishes Of the peo-
pie propose to give them short shritt, and
remand them to the tender merCies of
their misrepresented constituents.
Mr.. Bohl's silver resolutions instruct.
o,,, Ganokoro IN TpnOrauo opH ropuout-
ing our representatives to vote for Bands
Silver Bill elected pretty lively discus.
cussion both in the House and in the
Senate. All, Republicans as we'll as
Democrats, professed themselves in favor
of the reconciliation of the silver dollar
and placing it where it was before 1874 ;
but the plain declarations of the pream.
BILE that the people, by Republican fnan-
Cial legislation, had been defrauded of
millions of dollars for the benefit of bond
helding capital, and the resolution de-
claring that President Hayes and Secro.
tary Sherman did not represent the true
feeling of the people of Ohio, were es-
pecially unpalatable to our friends in the
minority. After full discussion in both
houses the resolutions were passed by a
party vote. Republican profession and
Republican practice are very often in
poor accord.
A bill has passed the House this morn.
ing by a unanimous vote providing for
the election of members of the Board of
Education by the votes at the usual
places of holding ward elections in cities
of the second class. 1t is q good bill and
ought to pass the Senate with like
unanimity.
Out of 95 votes in the House 80 for and
only 5 were cast against the following
resolution;
ReSOlved, That common honesty, true
financial wisdom and justice to the tax
payers of this country demand the i'm.
mediate restoration of the silver dollar to
its former rank as legal tender for all
debts, public and private.
Mr.. Covert has introduced in the House
a bill postponing until July l, 1878, the
imposition of the twenty per cent. penal
ty provided by law against property own
ers who have not paid the taxes of 1877.
If passed this would give many mechan-
les who through dull times and lack of
work, have not been able to pay their
taxes foI last year, chance to pay up out
of their earnings when spring opens
without having to earn the penalty in
addition.
It is subject of general remark that
the members of the present Legislature
will compare favorably for ability and at
tention to business, as we'll as for good
looks, with the best that have ever as.
sembled in Columbus. More ANON.