The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-01-18
OUR COLUMBUS LETTER.

IVuR CukUMBuS LElIEk.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Jan. 8, 1881.
Ed SPIRIT: lPnrsuant to adjournment
the solons. OF the great State of OHIO
once more grabbed their grip-sacks end
HE'D themselves away to the State Capt..
tai TO again enter upon the arluous du-
ties Of drawing their pay and legislsting,
each feeling ready TO .grapple with all
questions of law and policy which may
ha submitted to them by an anxious con-
sttuency for short session,
economy, and bat little ,inkering with
the revised statutes as they now stand.
The average Democrat is happy that
he is alive and that be was not showed
under by the late election for the reason
that be had been elected the year before
sn.i, as with every body else, has his pri-
Sz-snpinion as to Who il responsible far
that Waterloo. John Kelly comes in
for his share of the blame, and the pre-
vailing opinion is that he has been served
fright bv his New York friends.
DR.. Scott, of Warren, the leading old
Roman of the Republican side, is still
on the floor furnishing thunder for the
batteries of Republicanism, and, by way
Of change once in q while, making it
warm for those of his own persuasion
who, from the fact that they are younger,
Imagine that the old man was born ton
soon and bas outlived his day OF use
| fulness. Personally he is clever gem
tleman but bitter partisan, as is proven
| by the statement made by him to cor
respondent OF the Cincinnati Gazette,
charging the Democratic party with the
responsibility of the deficiency in the
amount of the appropriation bill OF last
winter. There will be deficiency in the
smount appropriated for benevolent in
stitutions Of the State Of about $780,
1000, which he claims is largely due to
the fact that some Democratic officials
were retained. Now the truth is, that
some of the olficiars were retained during
the months of March and April OF last
year, and, to refuie his assertion, pub
lished statement of the Auditor OF State
shows that the cost Of these institutions
is-if anv difference little below the
average for those two months.
In pruning for political effect last
year they got The things a little too close,
and the showing of the State finances
will hardly be SO favorable this year as
last
| OF the bills introduced this session
one, by Sharp of Fairfield County, will
attract attention of the public gene
rally, and of the medical fraternity in
particular. 1t is in substance about the
same as the New York registration law,
compelling al medical practitioners to
register in the Probate Curt of the
County wherein they reside, before the
first OF October next, for which fee of
twenty-five cents is charged; and before
q practitioner. moving from another
State to this, can engage in practice he
must submit his diploma to the faculty
OF some chartered medical school. to-
gether with evidences of good moral
character, and pay twenty dollars to the
Dean OF the Faculty Of said College !;
when. after registering as home practi-
tioners do, he may begin business-pro-
vided the faculty indorse his diploma
The bill does not interfere with any prac-
titioner who has diploma, cetificate Of
qualification of County or State Medical
Board, or been engaged in reputable
medical practice for ten years. II is es-
timated that. if the bill should become a
law, about 600 persons in the State, now
engaged in disreputahle practice, will
have to take up doleful line CT march
to some other Canaan by October Also,
that irresponsible travelling tramp doctor
will not be able to profit upon the Gre
dulity of Ohio's citizens to their detri-
ment and his gain. In some respects
the bill is a good one.
The bill amending the law so as to
have the punishment of death inflicted
in the State prison, instead of the county
jails "a heretofore, is set for the 18th
inst 1t will meet with considerable op-
position, and probably fail to become a
law. m
The Governor, in special message,
gave notice of President-elect Garfield s
declinstion of Senatorial honors, and
the Assembly by joint resolution agreed
to elect his successor on Tuesday, Janu-
arv 18.. 5
1t was rumored that Secretary Sher-
man would be out to mend his fences
and warm up the boys in his interests
hy his presence this week, snd that he
did not like the-to him-unaecountable
stiffness pervading Columbus air, and to
satisfy himshlf he was coming out to see
what the matter was. The difficulty was,
that some Of the more independent
members objected to coming into ses-
sion, without previous caucus, and
vote for John in order TO give his elec
tinn sort of spontaneous send of
which did not belong to it and will not
get
While all will pass under the rod, and
the disaffec,ed will swallow their crow
gracefully, some feel the need of little
preparatory discipline under King Cau-
Gus.
The Governor presented petition to
the House embodying an invitation from
The master of ceremonies, to himself,
staff and General Assembly to attend the
inauguration ceremonies of President
Garfield next h of March, in body,
which was accepted. That will no doubt
be first-cass junketlng party.
Hollingswnrth's bill to amend section
All, reducing the price Of the Ohio State
Reports from 80 80 to 81 30 to the
State and 80 to private citizans of'ths
State, became law this afternoon. s.
s@ Mother Shipton's prophecy was
that
.'The World to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one."
A Western girl visited music-stor'
| ond ooLo2 for sTho Hart Rown Will