Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-10-25
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Special Session Convened by Governor
Campbell to Consider tho Corrupt Cln-
oinnRti Boards-The Proceedings In
natnu.

Detail.
COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 15.-Sendte-Mr. Steph-
ems introduced bill to leglslate the City Comp
| troller of Cincinnati out OF office and provide
for tho election OF his successor under the title
OF City Auditor at the general election next
month. the new official to assume the duties of
his office November 10. Mr.. Stephens asked
that the rules be suspended md the bill road
tho second time, This carried. The two bills
introduced yesterday and providing for the cleo.
ton OF new Board of Public improvements
md Decennial Board OF Equalization were re.
ferred TO their authors, Messrs qaumer and
Pattison respectively, with leave to report at
any time Messrs. Gnumer and Sutton voting
with the Republicans to make the reference.
Mr.. Brown offered q Senate resolution calling
on the Governor TO make public any specific
knowledge which he may have of dishonest acts
OF members OF the Cincinnati b, p. l. The res.
olution went over under the rules Mr. Corco.
, ran. in pursuance OF the caucus action. oftered
aioint resolution providing for the pppo ntment
OF joint committee, consisting oi two ) ,nators
and three Representatives, to con. der he sub.
ject of municipal reform in CincllI. u 4 and to
make a report OF the result of their inquiry to
the Legislature at its adjourned session, This
too went over on notice OF intention to dis
cusS. Mr.. Wilson offered n resolution setting
forth that the law enacted last winter and pro.
viding that only native" cattle and sheen
which have been in the State for sixty days
prior to killing shall be used for food purposes
Mt public institutions has been violated at the
Central Insane Asylum in Columbus and ut the
"oledo Insane Asylum, and providing for the
appointment OF committee OF three to investi.
gate the matter Mr.. Adams gave notice that
he intended to discuss the resolution and 1t
went over. The Senate then adjourned
HonSe-The forenoon session was short but
the proceedings were more animated than yes.
torday. Representative Clancy (R }, OF Jeifer
son, and Bayham (D.), of Pike. have arrived
leaving MIR. Brown DD, of Hancock. the only
absentee After the reading Of the journal Mr.
Hody 20 attempted to gain recognition, but
Speaker Hysell did not respond, which caused
the member from Cuyahoga to become rather
pointed in his remarks aud he addressed Speak
er Hysell thus: You can sit there of course
and Outrage the minority of this House, but
you win only last for q few months longer and
God bless the day you get out" With this the
member took his seat to await developments
Mr.. Hodge was then recognized, and offered the
following resolution:
Whereas II is publicly charged that the law
executed by the General Assembly April %
1890, forbidding the purchase OF any but native
cattle, sheep or hogs for use in any OF the penal
reformatory charitable or benevolent institu
tions of the State and made misdemeanor
punishable by fine OF not less than S00 nor moro
than $500, is violated in the purchase OF sup
plies for the Cleveland Hospital for the Insane,
and also in the purchase of supplies for the
Soldiers Home at Sandusky therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Attorney General OF the
State be and is hereby requested to examine
into such charges and take such action as may
be calculated to secure o proper enforcement OF
the law and the punishment of its violatorS.
motion TO suspend the rules was lost by
vote of 81 to 4S, not receiving the necessary two
thirds the Democrats all voting in the mega
tive, except Mr. Dill, and the Republicans in
the affirmative. The Democrats explain that
thev do not want to open the doors for general
business. The following Joint resolution, which
went over under the rules was offered by MIR.
Robeson, OF Darie:
Whereas. The Governor has called an extra
session of the General Assembly on the alleged
ground that extraordinary occasion exists and
has laid before said body his message, in VIII ch
he charges said Board of Public Improvements
and the Decennal Board of Equalization OF
inpf t1tAt nd ItGNN atrI
Whereas, The Governor fails to specify any
acts OF dishonesty and corruption against either
OF said boards. or furnish the General Assembly
with any proof TO sustain any charge against
either of them, although requested and urged
TO do so, but apparently bases his charge
wholly upon rumor and report, and
Whereas, The members OF said Board OF
Public Improvements were selected and ap.
pointed solely by the Governor and hence are
entitled to the presumption that they were good
citizens, and
Whereas, 1t is well-recognized principle
that no man should be convicted until he is
given an Opportunity to be heard, and
Whereas, The members OF said board have
publicly and dehGntly challenged the produc-
tion OF any proof sustaining any OF said charges,
and
Whereas, The law now provides means and
way for trying the charges made, to which no
resort has vet been had therefore
Resolved That joint committee OF four
composed OF two Senators, one Democrat and
one Republican to be named by the President
of the Senate and two members of the House
publican 10 be named by the Speaker of the
House, be and is hereby appointed to fully in.
vestigate the charges contained in the message
OF the Governor to the General Assembly Cnd
also the management and conduct OF the other
branches of the municipal government OF said
CITY, and snch committee is hereby authorized
empowered and directed to fully and searching
ly investigate ard inquire into said charges and
also the conduct and management of the other
branches Of said city government as aforesaid,
and aid to send proper persons and papers, re-
quire the production thereof, 10 employ n ste
nographer, TO sit in any place In this State dur.
ing the adjournment OF this General Assembly
and to report the evidence together with their
finding to this General Assembly at the ad.
Iourned session thereof together with such rec
ommendations as they may deem advisable
The House then adjourned until y:;O and i'm
mcdiately upon reconvening an adjournment
until to morrow was taken.
COLUMBUS. o., Oct. 16.-Sendt>-Senator Mar.
shall being absent this morning, the Democrats
could not do much Senator Massic succeeded
in having the rules suspended and securing the
passage OF his bill 10 authorize Chllicothe to
borrow Hl00,O0J in order to retain at that place
the southwestern shops OF the b. & o. Railroad
Company. Senator Stephens bill to abolish
the office OF Comptroller In the city OF Cincin-
natl and provide for the election OF City Au
ditor was read the third time. Mr. Van Cleaf
moved TO refer the bill to Mr. Stephens with
leave TO report ut any time, which meant the
postponement OF the bill until next winter. The
Republicans, with the exception OF Mr. Kerr,
fought this bitterly and the rest of the morning
was consumed in discussion of the matter. Mr.
investigation. The motion TO refer was carried
by n vote of 10 to 10. Mr. Hodges House joint
resolutions relative to the death of Associate
Justice Miller and calling for an investigation
OF alleged violations OF the native livestock
law, were adopted. In the afternoon Mr.. Mar
shall was present and the Democrats effected
the final details OF compromise: Mr.. .Gaumer
offered substitute for his bill to
provide for the election OF a new Board
of Public improvements in Cincinnati
next month. The substitute gives the
Governor unlimited power OF removal OF
members and provides for the election of new
board of four members next spring. The Dem
ocrats demanded the previous question and the
substitute was adopted and the bill as amended
passed. Then Mr.. Corcoran's resolution pro-
viding for the appointment OF joint committee
OF five TO prepare new charter for Cincinnati
was called up and was amended SO as to provide
for the appointment OF joint non.partisan
committee OF four to investigate charges of
crooledness in all branches OF the municipal
government OF Cincinnati This was adopted
by an unanimous vote Senator Richards in
troduced bill providing for the appointment
OF q decennlHl board OF equalization for Cincin
natl by the city sinking fund commissioners,
and at this Juncture the Senate took a recess.
House-Thc proceedings this morning drifted
into political debate. The Senate not having
disposed of either of the bills before that body,
the forenoon session WAS given up to considerl.
tion OF q substitute for Mr.. Hodges resolution