Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-29
TmE sTATE CAPTTAL.
REPRESENTATIVES, HALL,

? States Senator have transpired, and tn
9 excitement that prevailed on the ap
prOach of these two events has passed
and the Legislature has settled dow
to business, and although great man,
bills have been introduced into tn
Legislature, no bill of general interes
to the people of the State has yet passet
both houses and become law.
Senator Creamer's bill to redistric
the State, or rather to restore the Con
gressiOnal districts of the State to the
position where they were placed by the
redistricting bill Of 1872, under the
census of 1870, passed the Senate sew
eral days since and came over to the
House, and on its second reading was
referred to select committee of five,
with DR.. Scott, the author of a similar
bill in the House, as chairman of the
committee. 1t is in bad hands, fear,
as this committee will, in all proba-
bility, be slow to report it back to the
House for engrossment and a third
reading. DIR. SCott's bill for the same
object, after being relieved of its pre-
amble, ETC., and substituting in effect a
portion of Creamer's bill, passed third
reading in the House and has gone over
into the Senate, where it will be lodged
in committee and there be permitted to
rest until the fate Of Creamer's bill is
known in the House. I think Cream
er's bill will finally be resurrected from
the committee and passed. There are
three other bills in the House for the
same object, but their authors are not
anxious about their fate, and are not
urging them.
The bill introduced a few days since
by Senator Creamer in the Senate for
the purpose of adding another Judge
to our subdivision has passed that body
and come over to the House, and is now
in the hands of the Judiciary Com
mittOe. The bill will, l think, pass the
House and become law in it's regular
order Of legislation.
A bill was introduced in the House a
few days since by Mr.. Millikan, of
Fayette, providing for changing the
mode Of keeping the free turnpike roads
In said county in repair. The bill pro-
Vides that said roads shall be kept in
repair by turnpike road superintend-
ant in each township, one to be elected
~ the voters in each township at the
pring elections annually, and by the
rustees of each township. The law
Ilready in existence for that purpose
.pplies only to the counties of Darke, {
jhelby and Logan, where it is regarded !
S the best law for the purpose they {
ave yet worked under, and the pro- {
isiOns of that law, under the bill re-
erred to, are simply extended to Fay :
tie county. 1t was set for q third
eading to-day, and will pass. {
Mr.. Millikan presented a bill in the
louise last week authorizing the Com
lissioners of Fayette county to pay out
the general expense fund of the
Dunty not exceeding $4,000 balances s
ue certain persons who had paid o
IOney into fund that had been raised 4
} relieve the destitute families of SOL Il
lers who were serving in the army,
le balance of the fund that had sub U
'quently been raised to refund the 2
mount to persons who had paid money y
II this relief having been transferred t
Z the Commissioners to the county a
.ilrOad fund. The Commissioners are =,
illlng to pay these dues, but they have Il
fund upon which they can legally 81
'aw to meet these dues; therefore this
abling act has been introduced by W
'ur Representative. The bill is now ii
the hands of the Committee on el
aims. dl
The policy of the Republican side of OF
Q General Assembly in relation to re- tn
ganizlng the public institutions of so
Q State has not yet been fully settled tn
on. Some of members are favorable trj
a clean, hasty sweeping out of these trj
others think we ought to alb
Ike haste slowly in this reorganiza- no
n business. MY own opinion is that to-
'eful Investigations should be made me
0 their condition and management, Pc
! that wherever there is found to be wi
want of sufficient ability to manage ms
m for the best interest of the State th'
those concerned in them, or where 10
y are managed In the interests of p
tain rings, the Legislature should in
mptly apply the necessary remedies, rer
while IhaVe great respect for many no,
sonal friends in the Democratic inc
ty, as a general rule think that has
ere vacancies do occur the public anf
rest and the interests of our public fer
itutions have been best propoted tow
er the management of Republican of
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