Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-06
Report of the Proceedings Of tie STATE
Leeislature

ioie puoIisheu the lTElSlatiFe EToceeu-
ings. have demanded pay for publishing
them this season. Quite a warm debate
ensued upon the question of making an
appropriation for this purpose. The
State Journal, though evidently figured
at the opposition made by diferest mem
bers, grows f~actious and hits some of the
members a good natured blow, after The
following fashion
Mr. Plumb, of Trumbull, came on;
plumb against paying for the reports
lie had attended the 18Th OF July Con-
vention and had heard the people talk
about retrenchment. The payment for
reports was never heard of before, II
was reserved for the Republican papers
to do it. They might as well ask for
publishing railroad accidents. 1t was a
matter OF s,lf preservation for them to
publish the reports. If they perSevere
in giving such meager details as they
have done since the commencement OF
the session, their subscribers will refuse
to take the paper. If the reports mus;
be paid for, he wanted his county paper.
the good cd WeStern ReserUe Chronicle.
10 have a share. The State was IN debt.
The Republican party had come into
power TO retrench the expenses OF the
State. If we " ere out of debt we might
afford to do it.
He moved to lay it on the table. Mr..
Plumb was a sour plumb.
Whether the Trumbull county Plumb,
is sweet or sour, to the Journal, we fancy
lis flavor will suit his constituents very
well, in this case.
Mr.. Sawyer thought it was extremely
generous after the gentleman had been
permitted to make his own speech
TO cut others off from saying a word
Thereupon Nh. Plumb straightasa plumb
line, withdrew his motion.
Nj. Hawkins, of Ashtabula, was will
ling TO pay a reporter to furnish the syn
opsis of reports. He did not much won
der that the Columbus papers had no
patronage, for they were nearly all full
Of advertisements, and their reading
was very meager. He had suf-
fered the o. s. journal 10 lay upon his
desk from the commencement of the ses-
sion, with the understanding that he
would find in it the reports of the pro-
ceedings. If they were not published
he would not tax" it, and he hoped all
his brother members would act in the
generous manner
Tall tal:in's
From Mr.. IIaSkinsl
Nh. SAWYER said hat il was a singular
They recommend no action. If
ii was agreed to, it would have no fleet /;
and if it was disagreed to, the same re
suit would follow.
Like s LAWYER
Argued Sawyer.
Mr.. Tod went off into an eloquent ex-
position of the Kansas and Nebraska bill
wept wei the evils of slavery, for in
or sixty years hence we should
have twenty millions Of slaves and then
who was to pay the expenses of the
standing army 10 prevent an insurrec-
Old gentleman odd
Is Mr.. Tod.
Mr.. Kicker, was satisfied that this was
not only a question of dollars and cents.
but there were other matters connected
with it.
So, Mr.. Kicker,
He wouldn't dicker.
Mr.. Yaple then pitched into the old
Wheel Horse furiousiy, 10 all of which
gave our hearty concurrence, but he
was wrong in blaming US for offering TO
share with the old animal a lew ATS 10
keep him from starving. Poor Old
Sweet as the sap from the tall sugar maple,
Fell the eloquent verbs from the orator Yaple.
Mr.. Caldwell, Of Ashtabula, said that
he memorial did moi come before us
begging Tor patronage, as many of the
members seem to suppose. The pub
ishers of these papers tell us 1t was not
or the purpose of putting money in their
that they came here.
He was willing as far as the Journal
was concerned to see il sustained-and
we'll sustained, and as for the Statesman
be was willing to see that paper sustain
ID also ; he took them both, and intend
ID to, whether they published the reports
Or not. II was said that the people were
at our doors wanting to know
What We are doing. He had heard no
;uch thunder from Cheesdom (; if the
in that region are suffering for
Information, if there was danger that
hey should break down for want of
of what the Legislature was
loing, he was satisfied hat somebody
would hear Of it. Money was wanted
or various purposes. Six hundred thou
and dollars was wanted 10 furnish the
lew State House, and the asylums we've
bankrupt for want of funds to carry out
he benevolent designs of the State. He
vas not prepared to vote for paying for
hese reports. He did not believe there
vas a man in his county who would bow
lis head for half a bu>hel Of speeches.
Ie said what he said and all he said said well,
or a good sort Of a fellow is the said member Caldwell.
We think the Journal and Statesman
ave made a false move. The principal
nducement TO subscribers outside of
county, to subscribe for these
'apers, is, that they may get the full
md accurate reports of the legislative
,roceedings. And it is bad taste, for the
TO attempt, even slightly, to rid
,ule and belittle the members. Wheth-
r the publication of the reports should
e paid for, or not, one thing is certain +;
that the public money will not
e squandered on political favorites, or
oted away blindfOld, by the present leg