Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-02
bnsiness OF the hour.

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the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Thorp raised the point Of order that
this motion could not hold, as the bill had
not been read.
The bill was then read.
Mr.. Cole renewed his motion.
Mr.. Bloom moved to amend Coles mo-
ton so that the committee be required TO
| report next Monday. The Speaker declar-
ed this motion our OF order.
Mr.. Thorp wanted the House to under
stand that Mr.. Coles motion was intended
to kill the bill, and those who voted for Il
voted against the bill
Mr.. Cole said he did not oppose local op.
tion, but there was doubt as to its con-
stitutionalty, and he thought that Thorp's
actions were doing more than those OF any
other to kill the bill. He objected TO local
option II it was not constitutional, and il
so, he would oppose it.
MIR. King here got the floor, and in mild
| tone advocated the passage Of his measure,
saying that there was no doubt but that
the bill should pass at once, and that with
out this reference.
Mr.. Marsh, Democrat, opposed the refer
ence, saying that It was merely a scheme
TO put off the passage Of the bill and 10
keep up the political reputation of the Re
publican party He said that the Demo-
Gratis had shown how they stood on this
question. They were against It. He did
not want to see them skulk behind the
bush and disregard the petitions of180OOO
citizens Of the State He thought it was
only due to these people that the Legisla-
ture should say what they would do. As
for him, he would vote against it. But II
was only due to these petitioners that the
bill should be passed upon.
Mr.. Bloom said that he understood that
the House was going to adjourn next Sat
urday, or at furthrest week from thence.
He saw in this move to refuse TO pass
upon the bill, and to this he as member
of the Committee on Temperance deciued.
ly objected He then demanded that the
Republican party as the Simon pure tenn
perance party should pass upon the bill,
Here he went on to say that the Republi-
can party had made this an issue in the
past campaign.
Mr.. Ebright held Is the gentleman SO
little Of a politician as to say that the tenn
perance question was the issue Of the past
campaignY
Mr. Bloom, walked down the aisle to-
ward him and raising his hands, ~ say
they did make it an issue in the campaign,
and brought it on the stump"
Mr. Ebright. Does not the gentleman
know that it was the dirtiness Of the
O'Connor Legislature that defeated your
party last fall
Mr.. Bloom replied 10 this with warmth,
exalting the past Assembly and denounc-
ing the present, saying that he wanted the
Republicans to put themselves on record
and to be as brave as their predecessors.
Mr. Covert wanted to know if the gen
tleman wanted this bill TO pass or merely
wanted the Republicans put upon record.
This was followed by a laugh, and Mr..
Bloom went on h. speak upon the constitu-
tionality of the law
DR.. Greene wanted to know how the
Democrats stood on this question.
Mr.. Bloom said that the Democrats
were not in favor Of taking from the Ger
man his Beer, OF the old woman her cof-
fee. But he objected to the Republicans
sending this bill to the Judiciary Commit
stee, where it would sleep the sleep of
death and where it would not rise up to
trouble the party in the coming Presiden-
tial campaign.
DR.. Greene wanted to know whether a
distinguished member of the Democratic
party had not said on this floor that the
Democratic party was the whisky party?
MI DlOOll, uO uOl knOW OF any Bucn
gentlemen, but we are called the whisky
party The Republicans went before the
people last year as a temperance party and
were elected as such. He wanted them
now to show themselves as such.
Amid Kisses, Mr.. ThOrp moved the pre-
vious question, which was put and result
ed-yeas, 36; nays, 81. ~
The question still being on the reference
Mr.. Koons of Knox said he was decidedly
in favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Cole, Republican, took the floor and
made carefully prepared speech on the
cOnstitutiOnality of the bill, saying that II
should be carefully dealt with OF II night
cause endless and unnecessary litiga-
tion.
After some further speeches the question
of referance came to vote and was lost
yea 19, nays s0 Mr.. Scott moved 10
amend, providing that the question of To-
cal option shall not be submitted within
two months of any political election"
This was agreed to--yeas, 81, nays, Al.
Mr. Williams moved TO strike out vi
nus and Malt Liquors from the bill. Lost
yeas, n, nays 20.
Mr.. Thorp then moved to amend to pro
vide that whenever majority Of the resi-
dent citizens, male and female over twenty
one years of age, in any township, city OF
any ward, or either, shall have filed their
petition in writing with the Probate Judge
of the county, asking for the sale of such
intoxicating liquors, then the provisions
Of this act shall not apply, but the laws
regulating OF restraining the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor now in force shall have full
force and effect in places so petitioni ng
for its sales
Mr. Dempcy moved 10 amend this
amendment providing for taking away
restriction as to age and allowing its pro
visions TO prevail on petitions Of children
well as others Lost
Mr. Thorps motion was then lost Yeas
"a, nays SO.
Mr. Voight, Republican here moved that