The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-21
COLUMBUS.
THE POND BILL MAKES A FINAL
STRUGGLE AND Is KILLED
IN THE HOUSE,
The Vote on the Pond Bill-AppOlntmentS BY the
GOVernOr-RefOFm Farm Committee Re-
pOFts-The Governor COmmutes
Death Sentence.
COLUMBUS.

COLUMBUS, April 19-In the Senate to day the
Pond bill was brought fourth from Its retirement
by motion Of Colonel Dayton TO reconsider the
vote whereby the Pond Liquor bill was laid on
the table,
Judge Estill raised q question as regards the
parliamentary standing Of tho bill, but Speaker
Cowgirl announced 1t was in order, and then q
call Of the House was had and 81 members an.
sWered to their names, when all further pro.
cesdlngs were dispensed with.
The Speaker said that the question was on the
motion to reconsider the.vote.
When the Speaker lmade this annou lCement
Mr.. ThOrp said: II will vote to reconsider, al
though am not in favor Of the bill"
The vote was taken and So members voted for
the motion to reconsider, and one (Mr. Hartl
against II, t... . ."
An attempt was made by the BourbOns to break
quorum under the leadership Of Judge Eitill,
but in thisthey signally failed.
Mr.. Williams, Of Hamilton, made some remarks
on the bill, and at the conclusion Of his remarks
Mr.. Wilson, Of Mahoning, moved the previous
question, and The Speaker then announced that
the question was on agreeing to tho amendment
Of the committee, which was adopted-yeas 9S,
nays27.
The Speaker then announced the question tobe
on the passage OF the bill, and ordered the clerk
TO proceed with the call. Mr.. Cole wanted to get
in an amendment to punish the parties where
l'q 1or was sold to be drank on the premises, bat
the clerk having called one name he was not al.
lowed 10 offer his amen dment. The bill was de.
feated-yeas 81 nays 40.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Allen, Bemen, Bishop, Carlisle, CsTpen
ter, Clement, Cole, Conrad, Cope, Dial Ebright,
Ellsworth, Frame, French, Greene, Grenier, Har
mon, Hathaway, Hays, Herrick, Hill Of Summit,
Howard Jones, Kerr, King, Kool 6, Kuriz, Leg
gett, Letcher, Lcey, Locke, Mi'likan Moore of
Trumb1l Robinson Scott Of Jefferson, Scott Of
Warren, Smith, Snyder, SPetnagle, Stubbs, Sulli'
van, Walker, WetmOre, Williams Williamson,
Wilson, Young, Speaker,
Those who voted in the negative were-Messrs.
Barton Brenner, Brown Of Butler, Brown Of Puti
nam, BroWnfeld, Bull, Chapman Cochran, Cory,
CIitts, Dayton, Decker, Dempcy, Dunham, Ellie,
Est Il, FuIguson, Groom, ,Gtoschner, Hardy, Heart,
Hlll Of Hamilton, Holloway, Hopkins, Hume
Kirchner, Long, Marsh, MCCr0ry, Negey, Pal ner,
Peall Porter, Raw, Reed Of Ross, Rees, Rimer,
Sawyer, Sharp, stryker ThOrp Tyler Of Wyandot,
Xallandigham, Vo.ght, Wallace, Ward, Wheeler,
Wolfe, Yates
The following appointments were snt to the
Senate by Governor Foster to-day and confirmed:
Nathan Payne, Of Cleveland, to be trustee OF
the Reform School for the eunexpired term ending
April H. 1888, TO fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Lewis Miller. Of Summit county.
Charles H. Moore, Of Columbus, superintendent
Of insurance for The term OF three years. Willis
Gardner, Of FAyette county, trustee OF the Reform
School for the term Of five years RuOR Brink,
erh0f, Of Richland, aud Charles BOesel Of
AuglaiEe county, members Board Of State Chari.
| ties.
The Senate was In session until II o'clock TO
night and passed large number Of lvcal meas.
ures and bills paying the clerks for extra work
The joint committee to investigate the Reform
| School for Boys reported that the testimony
showed q bad state Of things, but not as bad as
charged; also that punishment has been unrea
s0nably severe and excessive.
Governor Foster commuted the death sentence
Of Conrad Rntaubaoh, Of Sidney, to imprison
ment for life, The day OF his execution had been
fxed for next Friday,