Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-01-31
The legislature. |.

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Dawn 10 the present lime bu, llule prog.
ress has been made in The business of legis.
la,ion by the body III session In this city
In fact, they have ms yei hardly g6rsihe hang
Of The house, Tbisis no great matter. of
wonder, ard argues nulhing 70 The dsrarage.
ment Of The gentlemen comprising thal body.
As a general Thing, they cams together slrqn.'
gers 10 each other, and strangers 10 tho bus :
mess for The dispatch OF whicho2th,sp have
convened. Under these circumslapces. u
was mol 10 lie expected thai business woult,
glide through their hands in as fuen, and
finished manner us ii they were masters Of
,heir calling and familiar with each otl,er.2i
In facl. bur very liue Legislation was nec,s
essary for ihelni 10 undgTake, W. s.e,sIs.Fs
have Iusi sight ,hallh blessed 'New CJRsis
tuition of ours has It's II pretty eff clualfy
done up the, business Of Legislation 6rr u.s.
and 'ied up The hands o; g.lins for al
time To come-or al least SO long as IFS piu-
visions and beautiful proportions shall ie-a
main in full force. Most that nowiteniaiAs.
for that venerable institution 50 long known
as The Ohio Lrgslaluse,' is To pass The APP
preparation bills for the paymen, ol tIe txje-
uves and ministerial agents FOR administer.
ing the government MS Instituted by said
CONSTRUCTION. The rest as We have al
readv remarked, is already provided (or i"s
The Constitution ilseli--a very large class Of
whose provisions consist of disabilities hn.
posed upon The Legislature, and limitations
prescribed 10 the people.
There is one item ui Legislation, however,
unrestricted; and il has been iavorile aud
growing item for several years. True.
when accomplished i, does nol amour. 10
much; tus then it is a very innocen. mode :
nI passing time, and serves 10 amiliafz.
the members with the routine Of legislative
iornalies when these have no, been prrvi.
"usy acquired in The Debating SucieIies OF
the School Districts. We alude tn the bus.
mess Of giving graluilous counsel 10 Congress,
as TO measures deemed proper lpr thai body
To enact. |, is al"als TO be presumed that
the body thus advised. is deeply thankful for
all This dlsnleresled pains ,aking; and are.
Of course, particularly attentive 10 conform
literally 10 the advice so given. |. is ex.
tnem'ly pr per thai every Succerding l1gs-
ln'ure fOhio shoul give ample attention
to this branch of the pablic service--and
more particularly. since The people. their
constituents. have, by constitutional pruyis.
ion, divesled thai body Of authority 10 do
much csc. F-@
The dutv ui assessing taxes and making
appropriations. however sll remain with ihe
! ILegisla.are A nd IN she sss-cuEd'EaIT
of ihe.S,oe and people, this is an important
duty. The taxes assessed upon the people
of Ohio are enormous. and oughl 10 be great
/ Iy reduced: And here is ample and 'glinn,e :
scope for The genius and talent Of their R"p.
resrnlaliveS in General Assembly. Lei
each Member Tor himself lake up the annu.
al repur of lhe Auditor of State. aud care.
fully scan each item. fany thing therein
is 10 him obscure, LEI hin make that hen
the subjecl oil his investigation un,il il is
made plain to his comprehension. Without
this, the document is TO him scaled book,
and might as well be printed in lhe charac.
ters oI an unknown Iongue. Having done
lhiS,leI him sci himself seriously 10 lhe task
Of ascerlaining what relrenchmeni mNy DO
ljudcously made--whaI trensnry leak may
be safely stopped. This simple duy will of.
fer ample employment TO the highest order.
Of legislative duty; and he who will most el.
(eclually forward these ends will do the
Slale the most service, and secure TO him.
self Ihe highest honor aud rewards; viz: en.
Iigh'cncd appreciation, aud an approving con-
Science.
As for The natter Of Scna.orship. lie, the
Members dismiss from their minds oil anXi.
ely upon The suhjrcI. There is "A pOtOer be-.
hind The throne which will--if il has moi al
ready dispose of ul This matter. And the
delermiUate end, as well as his individual
duty in the premises, will be communicated
in due time 10 each member, in appropriate
and unmislakabe 'crealure eom(oris' of
WHICH he will be made conscious,-O S,
Journal.