The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-01-28
0HI0'S TWO STATE SENhTES.
ikc Plans of he Eepab!icsE Bump
Senate and The Methods ef Lieu
tcsai.s GavernGT Kennedy
Likely 10 Eiscarry. Thurman aad
Other Democrats on the
S.tea.i0a.

! CcLUNBUs. o., January 9th
! AT present Ohio has two Senates
| the itepabiIcan enc will meet TO
morrow morning at 10 O'clock
while the Democrats do not con-
vene until afternoon. The si!u
alton is growing more perp'exins
daily, and il is difficult to pre-
dict the result However, no bu
siness can be legally transacted
until these two factions come to.
geiher, and it is hoped by the
better class Of Republicans that
Mr.. Kennedy will soon close his
revolutionary tactics aud allow
harmony and right 10 prevail
| When The chair calls The Senate
TO order in the morning there
| will only be seventeen members
present, and, as this is less than
a quorCm, nothing can be done,
It is true they have a Speaker.
but that is all, the other officers
and clerks are Democrats, and
will not be in The Senate cham
ber until i o'clock in the after
noon. II the Republicans per-
sist in holding separate sessions
The Democrats will undoubtedly
force them to a joint meeting, as
this can be done by arresting ev
cry absentee and compelling him
to occupy his seat.
Thus far neither branch of the
Legislature has accomplished
very much. Only few bills
have been introduced in the
House, and none of these are of
any Importance. The Democrats
| are endeavoring to get down to
business, but it seems as though
every measure proposed by them
was set down upon by the other
side. What purpose the Repub-
licans have in meeting and then
adjourning cannot be learned
They are always anxious 10 en-
gage in some kind of a fight; any
thing, in fact, to prevent business
being done.
In the Senate Mr.. Kennedy as
sumes more authority than a
king, and every day gives the
members to distinctly understand
that "that the great and only liv-
ing Bob of Logan county" is in
the chair. He is frank in telling
the Democratic Senators that no
rights or privileges belong to
them; that as far as the Ohio
Senate is concerned they are per-
fectiy powerless. II is expected
that the Speaker viii soon feel
capable Of managing the affairs
of Ohio, Independent of any other
person, and consequently ask
Governor Foraker to resign
never in the history Of The Ohio
Assembly hiss such an ignoramus
presided over the Senate.
In all his decisions he is strictly
partisan, ruling out the Hamil
ton county members at his pleas
ure. He is extremely deficient
in Parliamentary law, but so ego
tiStical that he will not listen to
any suggestions by President PRO
tem. O'Neil. He seems deter
mined to make a reputation,
whether good or bad, it matters
little. But from his actions up
10 date there is no question as to |
which il will be. 1t is useless
for his friends at home or in: his
party to dictate to him, as his
sole object appears to be to gov
arn and deny legally elected and
qualified members from HamiI-
ton county any rights in the Six
-y-seventh General Assembly.
THE REvGLUTIoNIsTs ON HAND.
The Republican members OF
he Senate remained in The city
o day and will be here brigh,
and early for operations to-mor-
'ow morning. They have i'm
proved the time to-day and to-
hight in conference as 10 what
'ourse would be best to pursue.
Governor Moves has made an ef
ort 10 impress the members with
he idea that they should not go
hTougi, with any formal investi
cation, but proceed in the man
Ter which has Leon mapped en-!
md seat the Republicans after
he program which was followed
u the House. This is most too
adical in nature even f;,r some
# the Republican Senators. who
ave iHdulged a liberality Of ,
lew which world partially in /
Hre a hearing before the onen
'ena:e. Last night the Republi-
ln members he'll! caucus at
s'iich Governor Foraker was in I
lied 10 be present, and which .
e attended. Tie reports are
hat his views were rot received
18th han;! ciapi;ing by a few OF
he mere radical who have been
a Ike confidence Of Moves. 1he /.
'overnor realizes HE enlbarrass- ,
lents Of tie situation at the !
esinniag Of The administration. /
nd the effect Of the present pro G
ae,iin. will have for the two =