Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-04-23

Treasurer Of State Defalcation 168, COZ
Board of Public Works 156,0O(
New Lunatic Asylums 1855
Benevolent Institutions 95,32;
Total amount of deialcations
and robbing S776, i07
The T~reasurer's defalcations, were
money loaned to individual bankers and
stock operators. That of the New State
House Commissioners and Lunatic Asy-
lums, were contracts made without au'
thority oflaw. Besides these, Dimmockl
the late Warden of the P~enitentiary owes
the State over $500, and there are
about $500 Of counterfeit and incur.
rent funds in the treasury. Mr. Nc
| Even, the late locofoco clerk in the Pen.
itentiary absconded. taking some thou
sands of dollars more. To examine in
to these things required time, and was
what created the necessity for an ad.
iourned session. As was to be expected,
the whole black Pro-slavery press are
bowling loud and long, at the awful e1'
pense of an adjourned session.. but il
might be well for them TO look back a
couple of years, at the extra session
when the locofoco party were in power,
and when no such cause ofdelay existed
They were singing another tune then.
Here is the Report.
The joint committee, TO whom was
referred the resolution in reference to the
expediency Of holding an adjourned SEES
sion, and to report the reasons therefor,
ask leave TO report as follows, to wit;
Notwithstanding the General Assem-
bly, has resolved to adjourn on the 9Th
day of April inst, to the first Monday OF
January, 1857, your committee deem it
their duty briefly to advert to some OF
the leading reasons for an adjourned
session.
First. There is manifestly q neces,
sity for a thorough and accurate investi.
CATION into the condition of our Finances,
and also Of the State House, Benevo-
lent Institutions, Penitentiary and Public
Works, and that such investigations,
requiring much time and care, cannot
be completed during the present session,
without OBTAINING US here until midsum-
mer, retard the progress of other legisla-
ton, besides preventing the members
thus engaged in the Investigation, from
participating in the consideration of bills
in which their constituents are interes-
ted.
Secondly. In view of the fact that
tie people of Ohio demand an increase
of Banks to meet the exigencies of our
| commerce, and that even the best Bank
plan that we shall be able now TO pre-
sent may be d%isaproved at ournext annual
election, ard hence create the necessity
for suggesting another al an adjourned
session, such as may be acceptable.
Thirdly. 1t being generally cOnced-
ed that it is our paramount duty, at the
proper time, to present, in a definite
form essential amendments to the Con-
stitution-among which are annual ses
sions, single Representative and senatorial
districts, Representatives to be elected
annually, and Senators biennially; a
thorough revision of the Judiciary, and
as TO corporations, Finance and Tax,
alton, so as to Ineet the wants. rights,
and Just demands and expectations Of
the people-snd to mature which will
require time and careful deliberation,
and for a more correct action on which
it is surely desirable that said amend
men.s should undergo the scrutiny of
the people; that the General Assembly
may be better prepared to act therein
and the joint committee on Constitu-
tionaI amendments having made a re-
por: presenting an outline of said amend
ments, upon which there will be a free
discussion, and the desired result will be
attained.
Fourth. 1t is seen that q consider.
able portion of the several hundred bills
which hs We been introduced into the Leg
islature, yet remain to be considered
and disposed of.
And finally, considering the fact which
is indisputable, hat if this General
Assembly should continue in session I'M
til all should be done that is required
for the public good and tie general in
terests of the Stale, it must of necessity
be a very long one, even with the ut
most diligence and perseverance, and
even then there might be left undone en-
actments which are imperatively deran-
ded, since it is impossible to anticipate
by legislation, accurately or correctly in
appropriations and in other things, for
two years in advance. And further,
that the Legislature will be enabled to
accomplish much more in useful legisla-
tionin two short sessions, than in one long
one.
In consideration Of these, besides
many other reasons that might be addu-
ced, we have no hesitation in saying
that it is in~dispensably required for the
interest and welfare of the people Of the
state, that there should be an adjourned
session of this General Assembly. All
of which is respectfully submitted.
FELIX MARSH,
Jos. G. BRAND,
ALFRED KELLY,
JOSEPH TRUEsDALE,
RALPH PLUMB,
ALFRED YAPLE.
Peace.
The treaty of Peace has been signed
BY the plenipotentiaries of France, Eng