The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-09-01
TEMPERANCE RECORD
OF THE ELAST SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
TO the Editor of the Gin. Commercial:

was put on lGS passage; Lle IOllOW-
ing Republicans voted aye, viz:Allen,
of Fulton county; Beman, Of Gallia;
Bishop, of Clermont; Carlisle, of
Morrow; Carpenter, Of Meigs; Glenn
ent, ofLake; Conard, of Stark; Cope,
of Harrison; Dial, of Clarke; Ellis
worth, Lawrence; Frame, Of Guern-
sey; Greene, of Greene; Greiner, Of
Perry; Harmon, of Portage; Hsths-
way, of Geauga; Hays, of Miami;
Herrick, of Lorain: Howard, Of Lu-
cas-; Jones, of Delaware; King, Of
Clinton; Kurtz, of Athens; Leggett,
of Carroll; Letcher, Of Williams;
Licey, of Medina; McConkey, Of
Clarke; Millikan, of Fayette; Moore,
of Washington; Morrey, of Morgan;
Pearl, of Erie; Price, of Muskingum;
Pugsley, of Highland; Reed, Of Trum-
bull; Scott, of Jefferson; Scott, of
Warren; Smith, of Noble; Snyder,
of Stark; Spetnagle, of Ross; Stubbs,
of Preble; Sullivan, of Miami; Thorp,
of Ashtabula; Walker, Of Logan;
Wetmore, of Wood; Williams, Of
Hamilton, Williamson, of Huron;
Young, of Hardin; and Cowgirl, of
Champaign-Total 46.
The following Republicans were
then absent, or not voting, viz:
Cole, of Scioto; French, of Ashta-
bula; Hill, of Summit; Kerr, Of Co.
Iumbiana; COons, of Knox; Paine, Of
jackson; Robinson, of UniOni and
Wilson, Of Mahoning-8. Five Of
these, viz: French, Kerr, Koong,
Robinson and Wilson, had their
names caIled-soon as they returned
and were recorded in the afirma-
tive-TMr. Paine, Of Jackson, was
sick the entire session-Unable to
be present but twice or thrice, and
then only for q few hours. He was
a strong advocate for Local Option,
in the session of 1880, and would
unquestionably have voted for it
again if he could have been present
and his name should be consider
ed, in estimating the actual number
of Republicans who were in favor of
Local Option Add the five as
above, and the affirmative Republi-
can vote was ,ftty-O11e. -Four DEM
ocrats only voted age, viz; Atkin-
son, OfBelmont; Furgeson, Of Cler-
mont; Hopkins, of Marion; and Ty-
Ter, of Licking. So the "LOcal OPP
ton" bill received 55 ages. Three
more votes would have passed it.
Fifteen Republicans and thirtysir
Democrats voted nag. The fifteen
Republicans who voted against it
we're the t01H' members from Cuya-
hoga, eight from Hamilton, one from
Summit, one from Lucas, and one
from Madison.
Second-H. B. No. 354-Mr. Al
Ien-Known as the old "Adair Law"
amended. This bill was put on its
passage, March 9, 1881, when a call
of the House showed there were on
ly 90 members present. The vote
was IS ages, and AZ nays.
Not u single Democrat rOted IN
taUor Of 1t.
Third-H. B. No. 666-Mr. Jones
Known as the bill restoring the
old McConneIlsville Law, and Civ
ing the town or village Councils the
authority to regulate or restrain the
traffic in intoxicating liquors.
It was placed on its passage March
II, at a very inopportune hour, as a
call ofthe House showed there were
only seventy nine members present.
The result of the vote was Al ayes
and 36 nays, But one Democrat,
Tyler, of Licking, UOted IN its favOr.
Senator Ponds bill, known as the
Especial Tax" Law, was put on its
passage April 19, when there were
ninety-nine members present. It
received 81 ayes and As nays.
Not q single Democrat VOted IN
ats fayOr.
In the early part of the session,
Mr.. Tyler, of Wyandot, Democrat,
offered a Joint resolution (H, ], R.
No. 68), which provided for submit
ting an amendmeut to the Constitu-
ton, embodying the principle of "Li-
csu8e, said amendment to be voted
for at the coming October election.
This Joint resolution was referred
to the Judiciary Committee, of which
General Jones, of Delaware, was
Chairman, and who was the sblest
lawyer, as well as the strongest
Temperance advocate in the House.
He reported from the Committee
q substitute for the resolution, which
submitted the whole Temperance
question to the people, to be voted
for by tbem-being an amendment
to the constitution embracing 'Li-
oense," Special Tax" Local Option
and Prohibition. It was known as
JONES SUBSTITUTE