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until near the close, when it passed in a greatly 

 modified form, its principal effect being to 

 restrict dramatic and musical entertainments 

 on Sunday when connected with the sale of 

 liquor. A bill was passed making it unlawful 

 to keep or knowingly permit to be kept " any 

 room or building, or any portion of any room 

 or building, or to occupy any place on public 

 or private grounds anywhere within the State 

 of Ohio with apparatus, books, or other device 

 for the purpose of recording or registering 

 bets or wagers, or to sell pools upon the result 

 of any trial or contest of skill, speed, or power 

 of endurance of man or beast." Later in the 

 session an attempt to exempt trotting associa- 

 tions from the operation of the law was de- 

 feated. The most important work of the ses- 

 sion, aside from these measures, was the 

 adoption of the scheme for the disposition of 

 the public debt, before described. 



At the opening of the session, Governor 

 Foster transmitted to the Legislature the fol- 

 lowing communication: 



MKNTOB, OHIO, December 23, 1880. 

 To the Governor and General Assembly of the State 



of Ohio. 



Having been appointed by the General Assembly 

 on the 13th and 14th days of January, A. u. 18SO, a 

 Senator in the Congress of the United States from 

 the State of Ohio for the term of six years, to begin 

 on the 4th day of March, 1881, I have the honor to 

 inform you that I respectfully decline and renounce 

 said appointment, with, a high appreciation of the 

 honor conferred upon me by the General Assembly, 

 and of the confidence which its choice inferred. 

 I am very truly your obedient servant, 



(Signed) J. A. GARFIELD. 



On the 18th of January the Legislature 

 elected John Sherman United States Senator 

 for the full term of six years to which General 

 Garfield had been elected the previous year, 

 and which he had declined on his election to 

 the presidency. The Democrats voted for 

 Allen G. Thurman. The vote stood in the 

 Senate Sherman, 20; Thurman, 12; in the 

 House Sherman, 65 ; Thurman, 40. 



On Friday, the 23d of September, at twenty- 

 five minutes past 5 p. M., a train, bearing the 

 remains of the late President Garfield, left 

 Washington for Cleveland. It consisted of an 

 engine and six cars. The first was a regular 

 passenger car, which was unoccupied. The 

 second contained Mrs. Garfield, her family and 

 intimate friends. The third was set apart for 

 the cabinet and their families. Next came the 

 fourth car with the remains, guarded by a de- 

 tachment of the First artillery. This was fol- 

 lowed by a car containing the army and navy 

 escort, and last was the baggage car. As there 

 was not enough room in this train for the Con- 

 gressional Joint Committee of sixteen, they 

 were obliged to accept the second train. The re- 

 mains reached Cleveland on Saturday morning, 

 for burial in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland. 

 Great preparations had been made for the 

 lying in stats at Cleveland, a special building 

 having been erected in the center of Monu- 



ment Park, and arches spanning the streets 

 in the neighborhood and along which the 

 funeral procession was to pass. Several com- 

 panies of State troops were called out as 

 guards. The remains lay in state from Sat- 

 urday to Monday morning, and a steady stream 

 of persons poured through the building during 

 the whole time. The State officials were pres- 

 ent, the funeral being under the general direc- 

 tion of the Governor, who gave special charge 

 of the proceedings to the municipal authori- 

 ties of Cleveland. The whole State went into 

 mourning. 



The Kepublican State Convention was held 

 at Cleveland, June 8th, and the following 

 ticket put in the field : For Governor, Charles 

 Foster, of Seneca; for Lieutenant-Governor, 

 Kees G. Eichards, of Jefferson ; for Judge of 

 the Supreme Court, Nicholas Longworth, of 

 Hamilton; for Attorney-General, George K. 

 Nash, of Franklin ; for Treasurer of State, 

 Joseph Turney, of Cuyahoga; for member of 

 Board of Public Works, George Paul, of Sum- 

 mit. All but the nominees for Lieutenant- 

 Governor and Judge of the Supreme Court 

 were already occupants of the positions to 

 which they were named, and the nomination 

 of each was by acclamation. The platform 

 adopted was as follows : 



Resolved. That the Republicans of Ohio in conven- 

 tion assembled hereby reaffirm and readopt the prin- 

 ciples and policy of the party as shown in its history. 



Resolved, That the Republicans of Ohio heartily 

 approve and indorse the Administration of James A. 

 Garfield, President of the United States, and we 

 hereby pledge to him our cordial support in the dis- 

 charge of all the duties devolving upon him as the 

 Chief Magistrate of the nation. 



Resolved, That we hereby indorse the wise policy 

 of the Republican party in giving full protection to 

 American labor and in discriminating in favor of 

 home industries. 



Resolved, That we fully indorse the administration 

 of Governor Charles Foster and the State adminis- 

 tration of the Republican party during the last two 

 years, under which the expenditures were reduced 

 over $500.000 below the expenditures of the Demo- 

 cratic administration of the two preceding years, and 

 reduced the public debt of the State nearly $1.250,000, 

 and refunded the remainder of the debt redeemable 

 the 30th day of June, 1881, by the issue of State 

 bonds bearing 4 per cent interest, which were sold at 

 such a premium as to reduce the rate per centum 3i per 

 cent per annum. 



Resolved, That public interests require that the 

 General Assembly should submit to a vote of the peo- 

 ple such amendments to the Constitution of the State 

 relative to the manufacture and sale and use of intoxi- 

 cating liquors as shall leave the whole matter to the 

 Legislature. 



The Greenback State Convention was held 

 at Columbus, June 15th. The following ticket 

 was nominated : For Governor, John Seitz, 

 of Lucas County; for Lieutenant-Governor, 

 Charles Jenkins, of Mahoning County; for 

 Judge of the Supreme Court, Joseph Watson, 

 of Knox County; for Attorney-General, G. 

 M. Tuttle, of Lake County ; for Treasurer of 

 State, W. F. Gloyd, of Montgomery County ; 

 for member of Board of Public Works, H. L. 



