The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-01-22


on which companies were allowed TO bank.
The Senate adjourned before the question
was taken.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was occupied with consider
alton of acts Of incorporation, and local
business.
Hr !, SENATE.
SATURDAY, Jan. |. h
Some days since, Mr.. Lawrence, a
whig lawyer and Senator from Logan
county, introduced bill to establish a
printing office in the Ohio Penitentiary,
for the purpose Of printing school books,
&c. To-day Mr.. Thompson presented
the following from the printers in the Office
Of the Ohio State Journal, which was read:
To the Honorable, The General Assembly
| of The State of Ohio. ,j o ss
Your memorialists, believing the present
the age of Reform, respectfully ask that
the study of the Law be introduced into
the Ohio Penitentiary, and Sin case suita.
BILE persons may not at any time be found
in the Penitentiary, the Directors" should
"employ such competent persons as may
be necessary to instruct conyicts, so that
they may be competent to" practice before
any proper judicial tribunal within the
State of Ohio. "In selecting convicts to
be instructed as aforesaid, the Directors
should, as far as practicable, select persons
, under 80 years of age, and such as may
have the longest period TO remain in the
Penitentiary;' and in the event of said
f Directors finding it difficult TO procure
t suitable instructors, the Governor should
$ have power to make draft on the county
$ OF Logan. Your memorialists believe thai
if this object is carried into effect, it will
0 not only give said convicts start in the
g world, after the expiration Of their term O
service to the State, but would advance
G the profession generally. And we woud
further suggest, that when any one or more
/. of said convicts thus "instructed" in thu
3 Law are deemed competent by said Di
!. rectors, they should be hired out to an.
i. county requiring their service, to serv
/. such county as its Prosecuting Attorney
% at the usual cost of prison labor.
% All of which is respectfully submitted.
|. Signed by % journeymen.
10 A motion was made that the petition b
: rejected, which was lost by yeas IL, an
al nays 60. ID.
,rl The petition was then laid on the table
#. Mr.. Myers presented the following fror
3. the printers in the office of the Ohio States
man and Der Westbote, which was read
MS as follows: ... ...
h. To the Honorable, The General Assen'6l
rs of the State Of Ohio:
he The undersigned, practical printers
to now employed in this city, have learne
n. that bill has been introduced into tn
nd Senate to turn the Ohio Penitentiary in,
- Printing Office, and to teach our trade
nd convicts. Against this, we enter our protes
n. Law, as profession, is honorable-n,
,te so with pettiioggng. We would not wi
he lingly degrade the one, but would wish
Il elevate the other Would it not, we r.
spectully suggest, be well to open La
School in the Ohio Penitentiary, where IL
trade of the Pettifogger can be taught
i, those fit pupils of the art, who now DO Il
ne ne State some service by cutting stone Fl
~ the new State House. Pettifogging is nc
,oi at low ebb-only followed by those II
Ia lazy to work and too proud to beg, al
who seek to degrade honest labor to the
ws own level. Respectfully,
nu NJ Signed by SO journeymen. u.g w
'he Much discussion was had on this pc
De- ton, which was finally referred to t
SID committee on the Judiciary.
The bill providing for free banking W
Ses discussed at length.
I'VE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Moore presented the petition OF 10
-a Henry and 1859 other legal voters and
nj. payers, of Belmont and Guernsey counti
the residing within the boundaries of the pl
for posed new county of Cumberland, for
ave erection.
ing The bill to authorize the Superintendt
asst. of the State Lunatic Asylum to admit Jac
the F. Elsesser into said Asylum as ST.
md patient, was passed.
4 a .a...,.. -. SENATE.
rhe t..... MONDAY, Jan. 13.
md Mr.. Simpson presented petitions frt
HI. Cline and 440 other citizens of Nc
The roe county, for the erection of the n
en-. county of Worth. Referred to the CO
vas mttee on new counties.
rhe By Mr.. Barker, from 597 citizens
res. Washington county, asking for the er
r a ton of the new county of Worth.
to The bill to repeal the law Of last win
,eg. allowing 10 per cent. interest to be charg
. was discussed at length. 4.
bal. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
ates Alter the presentation of large mum
YER. Of petitions, the bill to amend the ac'
extend the Lancaster and Lewisville G
# ded state road, was taken up. o,4.s b,
Sem Mr.. Okey said that he understood
be- there was some opposition as to where
Or. road should strike the Ohio river,
d in would move a reconsideration OF the
,u,,I by which the hill was amended on Sa