The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-04-06
COLUMBUS.
Local option laid Out, and the


CoLuMBus.H OHio, March 3la-The
House this morning resumed the con.
siderafion of. the King Local Option
Bill The Jones amendmeht' giving
counties as well as smaller political di-i
visions the right to allow Or to prohibil
the sale Of intoxicahts, was pending
when tue house adjourned, and on this
question the warfare was wagefi the en-
tire forenoon. The debate was the win.
dsest 81 any thai has been had this ses.
sion. Itwss amusing, too, during the
the entire course. OF it sao witness the
gyrations of the Statesmen De they e6-
deavored to balance water on one sboul.
DEF and whisky on the o,her. Both sides,
too. used every possible device to gain
political advantages in the contest. ill'e
! Mr.. Young offered q an amendment
providing that an adverse vote against
temperance in d county or city shall not
debar townships or wards from voting,
and prohibiting the sale CT liquor. Car
ried. a ,ooi ,s5'0a aahe hHs 10.
Mr. L ,cke moved to amend, requir.
ing action by thirty qlalIfied electors as
q precedent to holding an election under
the bill. As reported, thirty citizens
might unite and force an issue on sale
or prohibition. The amendment was
agreed to. sisfa eai&0as iRa fi7'a asfwssl
The previous question was, ordered,
thus cutting of further debate and ell
Contemplated amendments. . sas sos
The vote on the passage of the bill
was then taken, and IL was defeatedla
yeas, So; nays, IS. The affirmative
vote was Eve Iessythan the constitutional
majority. 3 2ai1sa9sis 7af99 stss e.eiig
Those who voted in the affirmative
were: Mesasg Allen, Atkinson, cBeman,
Bishop, Carlisle. Carpenter, Clement,
Conrad. Cope, Dial Ellsworth, Frame.I
French, Furgeson, Greene, Greiner, Harl
mon, Hayes, Herrick, Howard, Jones.
Kerr, King, Koons. Letcher, Licey,
Locke, McConkevs Millikan, Morfey,
Paine, PEARL Porter, Price, PugsIey,
Reed OF Tfumbult, Rimer. Robinson,
So Ct OF fsJeffersonK 'Scott'sof Warren
smith, Snyder,e Spetnsgle, b SieWatt,
S,ubbs, Sullivan, Thorpe, |. Townsend,
Tyler Of Licking, Walker, Wetmore,
Williamson, Wilson, Young aud the
Speaker. sW Ssnoii3siio 1s5i 4ui "a. n
Those who voted in the negative
we're ~ Armstrong. IS Bloom, Bremen.
Brown of Butler, Brown of Putnam,
Chapman, Cochran, Cole, Cory, Coryell,
Covert; Caitess Dsvisl yDa top,, Decker
Dempcy, Dunham, Epright, Ellis, Estill,
Hardy, Heart, Hill OF Hamilton, Hill Of
Summit, Holloway, Hopkins, Hume,
Kifcbner, Long. Marsh, Q Nice Collough,
MoCfary.a Moore of Pike, Moore aof
Washington, Neeley, Palmer, fatsor,
Porter, Ray, Reed Of Ross, Reese, Ri
mer, Sawyer. sharpe, Strykery Tyler of
Wysndot, Yallandigham,i yoight, Wsl.
lace, Ward, Whesler, w Williams, Wolfe
and Yates. ~ 10 as1 sas 'llea'
Thefolio wing membersdid not vote on
either side: Messrs. .HatEawa and Leg
'gett, Republicans, and Messrs. Porter,
Groschner, BrownHeld and Rimer, Demo
Gratis. The entire Hamilton County del.
egation voted against the bill. Some Of
them favor local option, but are against
its enfofcement. g sls.s@ ssos ~
The Republicans who voted no were I:
Messrss Chapman, Cole, Covert, Dayis,
Dayton, Dempcy, Eprigbt, Heart, Hill
Of Hamilton, Hill Of Summit, Holloway,
Kifchner, Moore ofWashington, Palmer,
Ray, Stryker,a voighf, Williams-lS.
The Democrats who voted aye were
Messrs Atkinson, Furgeson, Steward,
Tyler 81. Licking. .eg9fen 20 s2iRsi.
Judge King ana athes friends Of local
option Knight say stbat they win lnbi
move reconsideration on the bill, and
that they have given up all hopes Of pas.
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