Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-01
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Special Session Convened By Governor
Campbell to Consider rno Corrupt Gin
cinnati Boards-The Proceedings in

COLUMBUS, Oct 22,-Sendts - The Senate,
after approving the journal and hearing several
local bills read the second time, recessed to
three p m. Al the latter hour q recess OF an
hour was taken and at four o'clock the Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
House-The House met at $3.50 this afternoon.
Just prior to the session the Democratic mem.
bers held q caucus, when the Hamilton County
delegato proposed to take up and vote for
what Is known as the original compromise bill
giving the Governor arbitrary power to remove
members of the Cincinnati Board OF Public I'm.
provements which passed the Senate last
week and was defeated in the House. A motion
was adopted releasing the members from the
caucus decree OF yesterday by which thoy were
bound to vote for the modified compromise bill.
Afterwards the caucus ngreed to support tho
original comprom iso bill, but eight of the mem.
bers refused to be bound by this and left tho
to order call was demanded, and % members
answered to their names A motion to go out
from under the call was voted down to allow
time to bring in the absentecs. Mr.. Monnot,
of Stark, who has been absent from the House
fol several days, soon after arrived and pro
ceedings under the caG were dispensed with.
Mr.. Hearn then asked leave to introduce
bill. Objections were raised and the bill was
shut out. 1t provided for payment OF mileage
to members for attending the extraordinary
session. Mr.. Geyer then moved q reconsidera-
tion OF the vote by which Mr.. McMaken's sub
stitute for the original compromise bill was
adopted The substitute provided for the abo
lition Of the present Board of Public Improve.
ments and non partisan board OF four, TO be
appointed by the trustees OF the sinking fund.
80 yeas to 80 nays, Messrs. Forbes, Gilliland,
Goldriclk Hagerty, Pennell and McNIalten, Dem.
ocrats voting with the Republicans in the
negative. motion to postpone further con-
sideration until to morrow was then defeated
and the bill put on its passage
The bill was lost-yeas 81. nays 90. Next came
the square issue on the non partisan propos tion
when Mr.. Forbes, of Coshocton moved that the
rules be suspended ana Senate bill No. 32s be
read q second time. This lacked few votes of
the necessary three fourths majority. None OF
the Republicans voted in the negative. Ad
journed.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 23,-Sendte-when the Sen.
ate met Senator Lowry offered the following
resolutions Whereas, 1t is alleged in the Gin.
cinnati Commercial. Gazette that the clerks OF
transmission of Senate DILL No. 32S to the House
OF Representatives.; therefore Resolved, That
q committee OF three Senators be appointed by
the President OF this body to investigate the
charges forthwith Mr.. sutton gave notice to
discuss and the resolution went over. The fol.
lowing bills were passed: To repeal an act
passed April II. 1890, to authorize Gallon to
purchase lands and erect buildings; to author
lie Manchester, Adams County, to borrow 81.
000 to be used for sewerage purposes; to author
lie Monroeville Huron County, to borrow 520,-
600 for the purpose OF establishing an electric
light plant and making other improvements.
Mr.. Richards moved that the committee on mu
nlcipal affairs No. 9 be relieved from further
consideration OF his bill providing for the ap.
pointment by the sinking fund trustees Of a
Mr.. Lowry moved TO lay this motion on the
table, which prevailed. The Republican Sena
tors offered the following, which was spread on
the journal: I'VE, tho Republican Senators
now present in the Senate, hereby protest
against the action OF this body in refusing to
permit any bill abolishing the Decennial Board
OF Equalization in Cincinnati to be discussed
and voted on at this extraordinary session OF
the General Assembly; especially in view OF the
fact that such action was recommended in the
message OF the Governor and given as one OF
his reasons for calling this session" Adjourned
HoSse-The time until nearly noon was con-
sumed in passing local bills sent over from the
Senate. HeAru made another ATTEMPT
introduce his bill TO so amend the statutes as to
allow the members mileage for attending this
extraordinary session, but the House refused to
suspend the rules for that purpose Mr.. Pumph-
rev's Senate bill authorizing Bellefontainc to
issue 10000 in bonds for the purpose OF secur-
ing the shops Of the Big Four railroad was taken
up and passed against the protest OF Mr.. Schu-
Ter, OF Crawford, who claimed that it would
cause Gallon TO lose the shops and be an inius.
tice to that town. Mr.. Brady's Senate bill au-
thoriZing Monroeville, Huron County, to issue
$4,000 in bonds for the purpose of establishing
was passed MIR. McDermott offered a resolu.
tion, which was tabled, providing that
the Governor furnish the Legislature such
evidence he may have touching corrup-
tion or dishonesty charged against Cincinnati
boards any member thereof, and any informa-
tion he may have showing the necessity for re-
mott opposed tabling the resolution on the
ground that the House could not act intelligent.
ly on the charges OF corruption without having
the evidence before it. The Senate non parti-
san Board OF Public improvements bill, provid.
ing for an appointment by the Mayor Of Cincin-
natl was then taken up and read the second
time in its regular order Mr.. McMaken moved
q suspension OF the rules that II might be placed
upon passage. No one desired to discuss the
question ut this point, and q vote was taken, re-
sulting in q refusal TO suspend the rules-yeas
90 nays 80. 1t required Seventy-siX votes. The
House then adjourned.
After the House adjourned something of
sensation developed in connection with an al
legged mutilation OF the House journal by Sena-
tors Gnumer and Richards. The engrossing
- fsa1- FIhn
bill was engrossed putting the wrong title to
the measure. In this condition IL was sent to
the House, when the error was discovered. This
II Is claimed would make the bill invalid, eN
cept on being returned in the usual formal way
to the Senate for correction, thing that was
not done. The claim is now made that Sena.
tors Gaumer and Richards came over to the
House and made the changes after the bill had
passed its second reading. A resolution provid-
ing for an investigation will be offered.
COLUMBUS. o., Oct. ai.-Sendte-The Senate
spent most of the day waiting for the action OF
the House. The President appointed the fol.
lowing committees: On the JOINT committee TO
report new charter for Cincinnati, Senators
Corsoran and Morrison; on the Joint committee
to investigate charges of corruption in Cincin-
natl municipal boards Senators Van Cleaf an
Orcn ;on the committee to investigate charges OF
colonization OF Republican voters in the Sixth
Congressional district Senators Ryan, Shaw
and Humphrey. A Joint resolution to adjourn
at five p in., October 81. 1890. to four p m. Jan
uary &. 1891. was adopted. The usual formal
tics wore disposed OF and the Lieutenant Gov.
Sixty ninth General Assembly adjourned.
HOUse-Immediately after the journal had
been read this morning Mr.. Hodge moved that
the House go into Committee OF the Whole for
the purpose of considering the non partisan bill,
which was carried, and the Speaker called Mr..
Gcyer TO the chair. Mr. Robson opened the
debate, taking the ground that no evidence had
been presented upon which to justify the aboli'
ton OF the board. The gentleman was not here
TO critlcise the Governor personally, but his
public acts were open TO severe criticisms. He
had done more to injure home rule by his spo
cial messages than any one else. Al the close
of Mr.. Robeson's speech. the chair recognized
Mr.. Virgins, of Ross, who denied that the pass
age OF the bill would smirch the members OF the
board. 1t turned out the innocent with the
guilty He could not, as a Republican. afford to
vote against bill because Il Democratic Gov.
ernor in his extremity, favored ~, but would
vote for ii because IL was correct in principle.
Speaker Hysell desired TO place himself right
before the public and members OF the General
Assembly. 1t had been intimatea that men op.
posed to the pending legislation are not
prompted by q sense OF right, but that they are
Influenced by o gang from Cincinnati He had
been guided solely by sense OF right to his fell
lowmen. They were called upon to sit not only
as legislators but IN q judicial capacity. Then
how can we proceed without the evidencei No
power on earth could induce him TO vote to