Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-24
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
RESOLUTIONS ASKING GOVERNOR CAMPBELL
FOR HIS EVIDENCE
Against the Members Of the Board Of Public
Improvement Voted Down in the House.
Mistake Discovered il the Enrolling Of
the Senate NOn-Partisan Bill.
Special telegram to the Register.

Special Telegram 10 the Register
CoLUMBUs, o., October 23.-There
was lacking to-day, when an attempt
was made to suspend the rules and pass
the Soncrant non-partisan Senate bill in
the House, six votes less than the neces-
sary two-thirdS, SO the measure will
need TO be read the third time tomorrow
when it is almost certain that it will
pass, and if so the special session will
come to All end.
Two local measures were passed i'm the
House this morning before the Cincin-
natl matter came up. One authorized
Bellefontaino to issue 100000 bonds,
and the other authorized Monroeville,
Huron county, TO issue 100000.
Mr.. McDermotti tDem.), of Xanes-
vile, opened the bali, as it refers to Gin
cinnati, by Offering the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, The Governor having called q
special session of the General Assembl V,
has in two separate messages made certain
imputations against the Board Of Public
improvements and the Decennial Board OF
Equalization of the City of Cincinnati, and
has impugned the honesty of members OF
said boards; and
WHEREAS, This General Assembly has
so far been unable 10 agree upon any action
upon the recommendations of the Cover
nor; and
"WHEREAs, The Governor in his last
message again recommends that said Board
of Public improvements be abolished and
"WHEREAs, The General Assembly is
anxious TO secure TO the city of Cincinnati
honest officials and good government so far
as may lie in its power and that it may
act intelligently in the promise desired to
secure such information as may be had
therefore, be il
"Resolrod, by the House Of Representatives
Of the General 1Sscmblg 0f the state NJ ohio
That the Governor ne and hereby is re
quested to furnish this body such informa
ton and evidence as he may have touching
corruption or dishonesty charged against
or imputed to said Board, or any member
thereof, and any information he may have
showing the necessity for reform in the
government Of said city,
He supported his resolution with .
vigorous speech in which he declared
that it was his opinion that the Cover
nor had good evidence and lots of it
and the Legislature should be favored
with it.
There was objection to this from tn,
Republican side, but Robson, of Darke
who was in the chair, held that it wa.
in order.
Hodge, of Cuyahoga, moved that The
resolution be laid on the table. Thi'
was carried by vote of IS yeas to 4:
nays. The Democrats voting in fayol
of tabling the resolution were MessrS
Christy, Forbes, Goldeck, Hagerty, Nc
Maxim, Pennell and Toho.
The Soncrant non-partisan bill con
iirming the Governors second Specia
message, was then called up and read ;
second time. McMakin, of Butler
moved its passage under suspension o
the rules. On this there was six les
votes than the necessary two-thirdS-7l
to 80. The proceedings in the Senat
consisted principally Of sparrng on thu
part of the Republicans for politica
campaign points. No legislation wa
enacted.
There is Il sensational air hanging
over the correction 6T a clerical error il
the Soncrant bill after it passed th'
Senate. a matter that on ordinary Occa
SionS would not be worth a secon,
thought, but now, when all is confusion
party lines are well nigh oblitcrated
and every member has on his fighting
clothes, it may result in continuing anC
intensifying the special session wrangle
II seems that Miss O'Hogan, engrossinl
clerk in the Senate, in preparing j
for transmission wrote its title, ian ac
to amend an act. " whereas, tits of course
an original act. Senators Gaumer anC
Richards the former Democrat anC
the latter a Republican, went to the
House on the discovery of the error
which would make it illegal, and changed
it. This is often done, but the Cincln
natl Democrats, who are fighting The
Governor and are anxious to defeat thi
measure which he recommended, arr
going to try to defeat it on this ground
1t is not likely that more than an eXpla
nation will result tomorrow when Tho
matter is brought up in the House.