The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-04-08
Che Canfostsr @a'ette.
LANoAsTER, APRIL 2, 1852.

red the resolution of adjournment with
Instructions. report that there are thirty
bills nf a general nature in the Senate
and forty five ir the House, which yet
remain To be acted upon under tho new
Constitution. Most of these arc of the
highest importance. If we may he per.
mitted to Judge Of the future by tho past
we agree with the committee that there
is no likelihood of finishing the business
by the dog days, and we go even further
and say that the present body cannot
possibly in that time pass these bills in a
matured shape. Many of those already
passed, are crude, undges,ed, imperfect
and do not meet the wants Of the peo
pie.
ltis necessary. under the Constitution,
that majority of the members in either
branch shall concur in the passage of any
bill. This being the case the committee
fear that, when the weather becomes
watmer, there will be difficulty. in the
case of bills upon which division of
sentiment exists. of keeping enough mem
bers in their seats to pass important bills.
This has already been the case, even in
this cold weather, and the committees
fears are based upon good and sufficient
grounds. The Sergeant-a Arms has
been frequently compelled to hunt up
absentees and in mauy instances has
been unable to ''arrest" sufficient mum
Der Of them to pass certain bills before
the Legislature. We think, with the
committee. that tho difficulty will material
iy increase as the weather grows waym
.er. [
The committee, as another excuse for
an adjournment, hopes that the commits.
sinners appointed to revise the practice
and pleadiugs of the Courts, will be
ready to report. at least in part, by De
cember next.
There is then recommendation of
the committee that &C cmmittee be ap.
pointed by the two houses, to sit during
the recess, to revise aud codify the laws
of the State. 10 this We ;annot concur
miltee who is adequate 10 the task. The
committee further recommend an al
jrnrnment IN the 10th Of April to the
first Monday in December.
, This then is au acknowledgement, that
thepresent Legislature is inadequate Ia
the task which they have assumed, and
in This we cordially concur with the com
miltee. The party in power sought The
honor Of putting the rew Constitution
into successful Operations; the honor was
conferred upon them; "the new Consti
friends" The result is partially known
1t matters but little which is To blame
we think both the "New Constitution
and its "frends" are entuIed to share
the glory which may be attached To th'
first Legislature under it, The whole
affair has been beautifully mauaged-fo
the party. The peoples Interests are
minor Importance.
+, For three or four days past, the Hous
has been discussing resolution to prln
5000 copies of special report OF tn
Auditor Of State abnu: Blnks, Bank div
ridends; Bank profits aud Bank taxes. I
be distributed amnug the people, aud tn
expense is urged upon the ground thu
'itwill make good electioneering doct
meht for the democratic party. Th
matter contaiuel in it, is nothing new;
ohas been published and will be p"bIishe
again. But while discussing this simpl
resolution, other matters of higher in
portance are laid aside.
This same body has been three montt
considering printing bill and have II
yet passed it, and yet few days suffice
.topass other bills which would have
political bearing to the advantage of It
party of infinitely less importance at
Of doubtful constiIutionality. The fl
might possibly relieve p1r'y friend
the public printing; the Others will NAL
room for few moie. Instance the CT
cinnat general law and the Deiian
iLand Office bill. ."l
ne The House has its tax.bill Of immen
length; the Senate have theirs, II
House has its bill for the incorporate
of cilies; the Senate have theirs, So wi
baalarge number Of other bills OF le
length. What is the consequence y
delay is caused by the discussion of si'
liar bills in both branches at the sal
time; but this is nothing It produce
under the new Constitution, dout
areyenue TO the printer Of the two Hous'
and ii the present General Assent
.surceeds in voting enough money aw