The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-11-24
y &c Legislature and Legislation
Of last WiLter.o

Afgislaii'n ut last Mia.er was pt,fus.ly
scHterrd ossr lhe S;a,e ,se,i.as 10 de late
elee'ion. Protesting Is gise al Accuunt ol
The dOings and -xIenses q the Erst Lryisl4-
tare undrrIlis Nv Cons 4 uii,a, bus Abund.
ing in falselesd aud m;sr, pre- ,entath,u, The.
undersigned frPos'', b.i,hy as the subjvcl
VIII adult, 10 review IL.
In d,ingthiS allow Us 10 offer our eonsrat-
ulaliuas that. ~ Loug b Nhig party spiril caus-
ed the Hfi;sr 81 ihv paRiphlvt and iis piinrer,
20 sins souloN Is 10 inliie and publish false
hoods. basss, Awiliul aud deliberate, vet it
shows IhatIhey bad sufficient respect for their
avn standing as 20 send it l,rIh without the
name Of either author or printer-Ihe thing
being too yile--the representation lro
sruss TO Hliow any mau to father the
lanilns, Being Printers, to undersigned
h~,s uonincisaFgingIhatt tie ramph-
lei WAS printed al the ''JOunal'' office in
Coumbus, and from lyAdins the editorials
ei IhatShcet, We are ,qullly confident that
ths aufliors Is Asfon r. Perry, Ellairman of
the wlns State Central Committee.
The pamphlet charges az crimes on The
Democratic peFts
lSt.a Thai the Legislature remained in
session Is0 days.
.. rhxtthc Dsmocrati, members incrcas.
ed tIMif pay frmt three dvlars per day 10
four ptrday. ga
ii. Tbsl ti!e plumber Of clerks sergeant
alarms. messengers, &C., rs greatly in
creased. and their pay was raised from :hrce
to f.ar delaFs per day.
4h. That They in ;reased the expenses
OF HE Pub ie l'rnting Enormously 10 put
money into the hands of palti an Prin. n.vr,
10 violation Of the Consti,uti, n
5ths Thai the Constitution requiring hien
nial sessions, vet, "they adjourned to meet
again i'm November next, to pass auoher
winter at the expenses of the State
Such arc the main charges made against
the last Legislature. We propose to take
them up in the order stated.
Thenew Constitution imposed an onerous
duty on the frat Legislature which met un.
der it, Almost every section required y
law " carry out its provisions, and when the
Legislature met, both whig and Democratic
papers agreed that it could not finish up iti
business under ar eight months session.
After passing all the laws absolutely requi
red by the public cxigency, the two Houses
SdJurned after a session of Ia0 days, to NEE
again iaorder to finish up the business thus
imposed upon them. Both parties in the
Senate aud House Of Representatives enga-
ged IN = discussion of the question whether
IL WAS better to al lourn to meet again or
proceed at once to iiltish up the business,
tvenif ittOak until the middle of summer
or adjourn and submit their work to the peo-
pie, and to the test of practical experienced
The former carried, and on the proposition
TO adjourn and meet rSsin, the vote Of the
whlg members in the Senate stood Us fol-
lows: w#-F ~ II" .a
Fos adjourned session:--Messrs. Cox,
Cushing, Finch, Fudge, ilibben, Noore and
Williams. @a & @4@
Against adjourned sessoh-Ar. Burnet
In House. For adjourned Session--Messrs
.Alexander, Gasad. Uhetngton, Fcnner, Fill
ler. Esulke. Gest, Green. Morgan, Renlck,
Rush, elsellaherger, NermilIion and Ward
Of Waaef---i4. ss@ v
Agxiuss adjourned Session-Messrs Ack-
ley Boys. FiSltvr, Ramase and Van Worries
IS. aA a4 5s& r #&
Thus it will be seen that of the eight
whigs in the Senate seven were in favor OF
an adjourned session and but one against it,
In the House fourteen wings favored the
measure wEile but five opposed it, and vet
the reckless falsehrc who wrote The pamph-
let intquestion charges the ezra session as
Democratic measure! ....r
Charge Ne. 2, is that the Democratic
members raised their pay to four dollars per
day. gss a -. p. .t ,a
Don th" passage Of this bill through the
Senate the vote stood. years 20, nays IA
The whiss who voted forit were: a
Messrs. Burnet, Cox, Cushing, Finck.
Fudge, IIibben, Moore and Wiiams--8
The whiss who ro;ed against raising the
pay 10 four dollars were none!
Tie whigs ollie House Who voted to
raise the pay Of the members To- four dollars
per day we're: sa a.a4.v.t 81. ..-.-s
Messrs. Aeklsy, Bartlett, Boys, Bush, Gas.
ad, Cheriagton, Fenner, Filler Fonlke,
ties', lIutehsns, Morgan, Mills and Rush-I4
The wings VI The liouse VIII voted against
il were. a
Messrs. Cernwell, Ramage, SAelahergcr
Van Vorhes, NermiIlion, Ward OF Warren
and Williams.
With the factbelcre him, that every wing
in the Senate and Two thirds OF the wings
present In the iIouse, voted to raise the pay
OF members, the author Of the pamphlet in
question charged il rs crime upon The De.
moeraeylt Coald political miamy go fsrth
er?
ThenesF, constitution it will be rccocctcd
cut off the payment OF postage, of members
This postage, last winter paid out of the
pockets Of ncmEe was hcretofore paid by
The State During The session Of l848-50,
The postage Of mepiheas thus paid, on letters
and documents Sent and received from their
constituents, amounted to $40, 1874 85, or
one doiiar .fre and holf cents a day to each
mem5er ae4ed! During the session OF 10
6o-5I, the last under the OLD Constitution,
the posGage paid by the State, on the letters
and documents Of members amounted to
sI4,7f2. or one dollar and forty one cents
and SIX mills per day to each niem5er du
ring the en- ire session.
Thus il will be seen that lie pay Of foui
dollars per day, which the members Of Che
last Legislature drew, was less by five and
UneEaiF cents per day than chat Of the lasi
session under The old Constitution These
facts, in all official document, were before
Legislature, and It was to equalize the pay
TO make Ii as near rs possible in round mum
bers. what Il was undsir the old Constitution