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The Columbus State Journal of the lth brings
us tdings of extreme step on tbs part OF the
Wing Members of the Ohio Legislature. Although
representing decided majority of the People OF
Ohio, they form bat minority of each House W
to l9 in the Senate, 35 to 81 in the House.) lhey
did aot consider that there was any necessity for
an Extra Session, believing that the State might as
well be Districted at the approaching regular sss-
sion Of the new Legislature about to be chosen,
and the Members of Congress be chosen a. the
regular Election of l843 instead of that of 1872


But an Extra Session was resolved on By the ma
iority, and the Wings came to it. There they
remained three weeks, while their opponents cut
and carved, and pieced and patched, to give them
selves every possible advantage in the Districts
This great expenditure of time rendered neces-
sary by the purposes of the lean majority, who
had two purposes tosubserve; general oae of Sc
curing as many Members as possible to their own
party, and many special ones-each OF them wish
ing to secure Loce.Foco majority in has otcn
District if possible. In other words they wanted
to secure twelve to fifteen Districts in which there
should be sure Loco-Fcco majorites of 100 to 500,
throwing the strong Wing Counties together, SO
as to make six to nine Wing Districts. casting
maiorities of j 900 to 5000 respectively


But in efecting this the individual often Jared
with the general interest. Mr.. Senator Spansler
became at one t,me so iuceusrd Lliut he united
with the Wings ard passed very decent bill, but
IL was at once knocked on the head as it stepped
ever the threshold of the House. Finally, the
party was brought to unite 4 bill reported by
Mr.. Byington, which was little the worst which
has yet been concocted, giving the Wings but sir
of the twenty-one Members, with the most extra
ordinary inequalities of population-the Districts
ranging from 10000 to over $4,000. This tie
Wings Mould not stand. They exhausted argu-
ment, entreaty, effort to procure decent Appor-
1onment. Thsy moved several amendments to the
bill of the most obviously just character, all of
which were voted down by strict party vote For
instance, they moved to strike Scioto from the Alth
and add it to the XYIth District, whereby the
population would be brought tweloe thousand nearer
an equality. Rejected 81 to "a! At last, all hope
of obtaining justice reasonable injustice being at
an end, the Wing Members, unwilling that the
State should be placed for ten years under the con-
troll of minority SO far as its representation in
Congress is concerned, resigned their seats, and
left each House without quorum. So the session
dies the death and there is no apportionment.


This is the second State which has held a
Special Session to district, and both to purpose,
because Loco -Focoism ,ciH NOT agree that the
States shaU6e fairly Districted ,0here ii cGa
be prevented. The appeal lies to the People