Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-04-08

Dull II silblIlG, Sbtit 10 SltLfnR,
Very still-like knot on a log.
The virgin snowdrop and the gol-
den crocus have bloomed and gone;
the modest violet lifts its head in
the fast becoming green grass, and
purling brooks and melodious birds
among the budding branches are
wooing the members to their sylvan
homes, where lettuce and radishes
are fresh, and onions too, but all in
vain. Here they are and here they
will be-ffom the present outlook
until that gorgeous July Fourth,
when perchance they will wind up
with a flourish of trumpets and
ratification of the declaration Of
COLONEL SELLERS: "The old flag
and an appropriation" This is the
winter of their discomfort, made
glorious by the ethereal mildness of
a snug salary and stationery to boot.
Soon the one hundredth day of the
session will be reached, my dearly
beloved brethren, in whom your
constituents are not well pleased,
and the crown of the hill has NOT
vet been reached. 'Tis true that
some underbrush has been cleared
away, and stack of "local bills"
like those passed last week and in
fact every week during the session.
stopping up an alley in a certain
town, and changing the name of
"Bungtown" precinct in a certain
county--but only these and nothing
more; The House is Penelope in
the daytime and the Senate is Pene-
Flope in the evening--what one knits,
the other unravels, and so it goes.
There are too many conflicting bills
on the same subject, three or four
being on the same point and claim
ing the same end. The motto is,
"Kill my dog and kill your cat. !"
There has half dozen reorganiza-
tion bills which all seem to hang
fire and the result looks as though
it would be suicidal. "The way, in
the words of the late Horace Greely,
with a single change, to reorganize
is to reorganize." Each member
thinks his own peculiar views fit
the case precisely, and he will not
bulge an inch, and the whole wheel
of Legislation is scotched. A COM
mittee of conference at the begin.
ming of the session wonld have
obviated this, but it seems each
man wants to pluck his identical
glory. Is this to be the end? viii
the heavings of the mountain bring
forth mouse, ard very brief one
at that? We shall see what We shall
see. There are tar and feathers in
abundance in the State of Ohio yet.
The much talked of General APP
preparation bill, which has been
under consideration for some days,
passed the House last Thursday by
a vote of 81 to 6. A few Republi-
cans and nearly all the democrats
refused to vote. 1t appropriates,
in its present shape an aggregate OF
i$1,S32,S44 "a. This is an increase
of about one hundred thousand dol
I lars since it left the hands Of the
| Chairman of the Committee on
Finance, and in addition contains
DR.. SCOTS rider. which is to prevent
excess or deficiencies of the appro-
priation without the consent of the
Auditor Of State, the Attorney Gen
\ eral and the Governor, to whom are
to be presented q statement. 1t is
thought, providing the Senate dc
not materially increase the items
that q balance of nearly $780, 600 0(
will be left in the State Treasury
November 18th, 1880. Last veal
the General Appropriation Bill was
m ,406, ,e52 40, being a difference o.
$685., 208 l69 Notwithstanding this
large appropriation, some Of the
State Institutions created 4 de
ficiency which had to be provided
!. for in the bill this year. ga
I Last Wednesday the Senate passed
Sullivan's bill prohibiting pool-sell
ing on horse races, etc. Consider
able indignation prevails through
!. out the State among the fast horse
men and the sporting fraternit..
! generally, and remonstrances ar
pouring in from all quarters. Horse
q men are very bitter about the bill
and have sworn eternal Vengeanc
against its creators. The follOWin