The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-04-21
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Legislative.
HOUSE OF RErREsENTATIvEs D


Columbus, April 8, 1854,
Ia the House, The Isl Monday Of May
has beens set FOR adjournment. The Sen.
ate has not yet acted on the resolution,
but The time will moi be much prolonged,
It any, and the adjournment will be for
two years,
In The House on Friday we had fare
up in endeayoring 10 reconsider a Bill
passed in nmapner that created suspicion,
and by members no, fully examining its
provisions. II was introduced by Mr..
Fo!lot, Of Licking, in the Senate, and
changes the law Of individual liability CT
joint stock corporators 10 a liability on
double their capital. The House al first
refused 10 do any thing in the matter.
Messrs. Walkup, Leland and Mackenzie
then under the 18Th rule insisted 10 have
absent members brought in, which stopped
The movement Of affiirs for the time, and
the effect was unpleasant BY con.
siruclion Of Law the Speaker overruled
the rule. 10 which ruling Mr.. Walkup,
supported by Mr.. Mackenzie, excepted
and appealed. The ruling, however, was
sustained. Nevertheless, in the after
noon, the House reccdsd in part from is
position and agreed that tho Bill should
be brought from the Senate into tho
House and acted vpon, which in the
morning been refused, when the vote to
ret consider with the Bill was laid on the
table, where it still remains.
The principle Of making corporations
almost free from responsibility is an
odiouS one, if rightly examined. A part.
nership, under our laws gives no exemp,
ton Of liability to partners and greu,
difficulty in settling partnership estates,
yet they find no corrective legislation.
But the policy Of Legislation seems to
be to force the whole active industry of
the State into interpretations, at the OK,
pensa Of individual effort and TO, the
repression Of individual industry.
The House works hard, bul to little
purpose. Education in Legislation is as
necessary as in any thing else, and our
Legislation is done by men unfamiliar
with The business, who, though they work
hard, accomplish little.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Columbus, April s, 1854
Three days this week las been devoted
10 the discussion Of the Tax Law and
no great change has been made. Who
iher any change will be made cannei
well be told, as many members say tha,
il the changes they desire are no, made
they will not vo,e for the Bill, TO which
if they adhere IT will be defeated.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Columbus, April 8, 1854.
Yesterday we did and undid good
deal. You recolleci Homer ID his Odys>
sey relates tba, when prosecuted by the
suitors, Penelope unwove al night what
she wove during the day, and conse>
quently made no progress. We are busy
doing the same thing. Sill we do
little, but question whether the sum Of
our labors will be Of more than average
service 10 the State, Yet we msy now
in the ensuing three weeks do a grea,
deal as matters are matured. "e1-
To>day (s.h) BircbOrd has introduced
an amendment to the Probate Law 10
allow iuries Of IL, setting back all the
Criminal business in the Probele Courts
to the Court Of Common Pleas. Some
lawyers favor this, as an increase Of the
Common Pleas judiciary would be the
result, and nav ber,bs be made for Judi
cial aspiranls. What other reason they
have am not well advised, besides the
Court Of Probate is not favored BY The
Supreme Court. II j, was, The decision
that q jury for minor offences must be l2
would never hive been made. Ii is a
specimen Of judicial conservatism and
Legislation that stnacks more Of prejudice
than utility. But it need not be feared
tia, judges, even elected BY the people,
will ever DO SO free from old time pre-
JUDGE as 10 admit into their minds a
broad view Of tho utility and necessity Of
changes in systems Of thousand years
duration because they are demanded BY
public convenience. The peculiar charm
in The number ~ is doubtless cabalistic.
1t is sacred number and should no. be
disturbed--and OF course is not. Judges,
like Lord Grey, when the English Aris>
tocracy was monAced, stand by their
order. No fear Of popular influence
h.,;,. too ,r,,ch swciohf with them |