The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-28
COLUMBUS LETTER.
Brutus Discusses Morals in State In
stitutiOns, Difficulties In Legis.
lation, Salaries Of Legis.
latOrs, &c.

Monday evening about A o'clock the
Speakers gavel fell and legislative work
began. 1t would not be such a job "
legislate il it was for the negative part oi
it, either undoing what has been done
wrong, or preventing unnecessary legis'
lation. In the Senate a resolution was
adopted to investigate suspension and
expulsion OF State university students
for failing to attend Chapel and raising q
row outside. It is so often that young
America gets ahead of dad at home, and
then when he gets oat it is in him to
think he can run the world as well az
the old man, hence he is apt to buck
against sawyers. The university, until
recently, was pervaded by moral at
mosphere that thoughtful parents dis
liked to have their sons mingle in. The
result was magnificent pile of build.
ings; some sixteen professors, with one
hundred and fifty to two hundred
students, where there ought to have
been from five to seven hundred. A
change of management has brought
about a different state OF things. There
| is now near four hundred students and
still increasing; what will be the result
of the Committee of Investigation re.
mains to be seen. While all our people
believe in complete separation of church
and State, yet when we shall 80 far for
get the great moral principles upon
which our institutions rest, and upon
which our individual and national pros.
perity defend, as to suffer our State in.
stitutions to be converted into den OF
| insubordination and rebellion against
authority, lest there might be lessons
taught that might initiate against the
growth of Communism and Anarchy,
our Nation is on tbe down grade. France
tried this during the career OF Robespiere.
So determined were those patriots to
eradicate every vestlge OF superstition
that they abolished the seventh day as
a day of rest, and substituted the tenth.
Beautiful France was no longer to be
bowed down by the superstition of the
Bible, but in its stead the Goddess Of
Liberty was substituted as the true
object of worship, personifed by q
young female. The history of the period
in France is called the reign of terror,
and is written in one color-blood. A
college has to have discipline, and every
student knows when he enters there to
obtain the advantages an institution
offers. It is his place to submit to its
rules. If the Senate Committee find
the morals of the students are corrupted
by the chapel exercises, the world
ought to know it. Ifnot, young Ameri-
ca ought to learn the lesson father
ought to have learned him at home. A
meeting OF committees from the Lesis.
latures of Kansas, Ohio, Missouri, Ne.
braska, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Minnesota, Arkansas, Texas,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyom-
ing, and probably Pennsylvania, will
meet at st. LOUIS the 18th of March to
devise means to free themselves from
the beef and pork monopoly that has
fastened upon them. Mr.. Clark's bill to
give wage. workers priority in case OF
assignments passed the House; also Mr..
Tryon's bill allowing land owners to
construct sidewalks along the public
highways, and Mr.. Laylin's bill to ex.
empt township officers from fine, If
they fail to be qualified an enter upon
the duties OF their Office. But the big
fight came on when the school.book
question came up. Col. Poorman's bill
was put on its passage the 18th. 1t diff
fers from the Monnot bill that was killed
in the Senate last winter. This pro.
vides for a commission of FIVE, two from
each political party, appointed by the
Governor and the State School Commis-
sioner. Said board to decide on the
series of books to be used, advertise for
publishing houses to furnish the same
State for the term of five years, consider
all bids sent in, and If none are salts
factory they may advertise a second time,
and if no satisfactory terms can be
secured they are then empowered to
have the books published by contract.
One provision of the bill is, they are not
allowed to pay more than 60 per cent. OF
what the book now cost. Mr.. Monpot
did not like his bill supplanted by Mr..
Poorman's, as he had his in the House,
but after he got in the 60 per cent. clause
he labored hard for the bill. If the
Senate passes the bill it certainly will
help to give relief from this burden
that has been so long weighing on our
people. The lobby was crowded all day
with the agents of the book rings. The
papers over many parts of the State are
full of advertisements against the bill F;
some OF the agreements were read on
the Aoor. All kinds of meana have haan