Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-05-13

oOfCIIOL lOE tltab VI bitC tJIAat(s tiAt 70
o matter of little Importance to the peo-
pie of Ohio who represents Hamilton
county in the Legislature. 1t Is OF
transcendent importance that the integ-
rity of this branch of law making pow
er be preserved, and that law and order
be not arbitrarily set aside,
"Here is the situation; Four Demo-
cratic senators with legal certificates
are In the Senate. Four Republicans
contest them. The rules of the Senate,
which is the law of the case, say that
the contests shall be severally tried.
Kennedy, without any more power 10
do so than one of the pages, says in ef-
feet the law doesn't suit me, and you
cannot vote.' It seems there would be
little but that ary hir-minded court If
called upon would direct that the Lieu
tenant Governor proceed in his duties,
as the rules of the body over which he
presides direct, regardless of his notions
Of the propriety Of such rules. only
have this to say, that If the Lieutenant
Governor has such powers 1t Is tine the
people of Ohio know it; 1t would save
the expense of maintaining Senate
and apprise them of the importance Of
selecting proper men to discharge the
increased duties of the Office"
gHe SCHEME.
After transacting little routine BUSH
ness recess was taken until O'Clock,
at which hour the Lieutenant Cover
nor called the rump Senate to order. 1t
was but few seconds before M. Con-
rad made motion to adjourn, which
was declared carried. 1t is the inten-
tion of the Republicans to catch two
Democratic senators in the city anil
reconsider the woIk of this morning
and then Kennedy will rule that seven
teen is quorum of the legally elected
senators and that the vote is all right.
1t is not likely, however, that Kenne-
dy will catch any of them for the next
two days at least, and when two legis-
lative days have passed it cannot be re-
considered.
THUaMAN's VIEWS.
The Roi,s Dedter representative called
at the new and elegant law Office ofex-
Senator Allen G.. Thurman on South
High street this afternoon tn hear what
sthe noblest Roman of the alp had To
say on the Senatorial muddle. He, Mr..
Thurman, was found sitting in large
rocking chair porting over q copy of the
revised statutes of the United States
probably posting himself for the case oil
the government vs. the Bell telephone
company. He was looking better ther
your correspondent has seen him loot
4 for years. In answer to the question
what he thought Of the senatorial
trouble, he said:
II am busy now and have not time h
say much nor do I wish to, for certain
reasons, but I hope, if my health i
spared, to have great deal to say o,
| this matter on the stump if am eve
able to go on it again. But this / ma,
say: Whenever the minority of a leg
islative body can rule the majority an,
oust legally elected members, it is higf
time the constitution Of Ohio wa
changed"
i FoRAKER's FIRST STEP.
4 When Governor Foraker learned tina
4 the gang had taken possession of th
Senate in revolutionary way, an,
that the offices of that body would in
| few days be in the hands of the Repuh
licans, he resolved that he would assis
them as much as he could. So he not
4 fled d. e. Fee and d. g. Goldman
Democratic members of the board 3
Ipenitentiary managers, that the
were removed. This left Round
as the only member, as the followin
appointments weremade: w. r. Phipr
of Hamilton county, in place of w. I
Robinson; Isaac ID. Smead Of Lucs
! county, in place of F. F. Remple: A.
Rice Of Putnam county, vice D. E. Fe,
and w. III. Reed of Ross county, vic
I'D. G. Goldman The above n0mins
tions will make the new board solidl
Republican, and Foraker expects theI
to bounce Peetrey and all the rest, SO b
can secure a few places for his CinciI
natl friends.
THE sCHEMERs IN A DILEMMA.
i The Republican senators to-nigf
! were in consultation for some time an
their mouths are we'll sealed, but it
. true when stated that redistricting wa
talked over and that something mus
! be done to secure the attendance oftw
Democratic senators, so that their n
volutionary action of the day can be r.
considered. The way this is to be don
il by takinga recess on Monday unit
Tuesday morning, so that two iegisls
tive days cannot pass before the recor
/, sideraticn is made. If this is not don
and the Democratic senators should r,
turn one Of the senator's said the RI
publicans would be in q bad boat. Cor
i gressman Converse said tonight ths
the Democratic senators ought to hav
taken him by the seat of his pants lal
january and thrown him out Of th
window when he failed to respect th
rules of the senate. He also consider
!. this the act Of a revolutionist, equal
the acts of the anarchists of Chicae
land should be dealt with in the sam
way.
Name it.
: Hancock Coui.er.l