Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-02-05
CoLuMbus, Jan. 2slh. 1856,

Quite an animated discussion took place
in Committe on the Whole on bill to erect
new Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and
appropriating 100000 for that purpose.
Here again we stood almost alone in opposi-
ton to the bill" Our reasons for opposing it
may be briefly stated, as follows: 1. The
people Of the State have been taxed to their
fullest extent, they cannot afford to be
bled much more. All over the State com.
plants are made, and with JUSTICE too. '2.
Two new Lunatic Asylums have been erec
ted within the past year, at an expense Of
several hundred thousand dollars. and the
Commissioners of the new State House ask
this year'an appropriation Of 100000, and
next yearan appropriation Of nearly the
same amount. Theseappropriations are as
much as the people can probably stand
8. The Slate owns the ten acre lot on which
tbe Asylum now stands, (which islvaMed at
100, ,ooO.o Let them sell that lot, and pur-
chase a'cheapef one somewhere else, and
use The esurplasin builJing.jb 4.pThat if the
pupils are'in such dangerous and woful
condition, means should be taken for their
Immediate relief, by repairing heopresent
building alta comparatively triaing cost, and
leave the erection Of anew building to fu-
ture legislators. 5. That we have no evil
'dence tliatifwe expend 100000, the next
legislature may not be called on for $780,
900 to finish the building as in the case Of
the new State House, which has cost, the
State million, and half dollars. 6. That
Ethepeoplelof Columbus make themselves a
+lhtle.too fresh in getting fine buildings at
the expense Ofthe State. 1But it was ally Of
no oavaiLti Thebill will pass by a large ma
jority.s9ias7uo b9ngrmi yIbisd og lsdl
fae On the proposition to print German docu-
f1ents, the Senate disagreed, and the House
insisted! Aaoommittee of conference will
be appointed. d.ssThus we shall be deprived
iof these documents until near the end of the
session. oWeproposedto to print number in
the Welshlanguage, and made "a strong ap-
peal n'that behalf in order tokll the Ger
man motion. lButthe Speaker declared tis
out Of order A few days ago We ihtroauc7
eda bill which woald have dispensed with
the services Of two or three Of the clerks, by
repeating Sect. 1 e, and 8, Of the law for
the preservation Of the Journals Of the Gen
eral Assembly; We made a strong effort
to carry The measure, but il was voted down,
we presume, for the accommodation Of the
clerks. The fact is, the majority Of the
members seem to find some excuse or other
for opposing any thing whichwiA reduce
the expenses of the State They seem to
be afraid to set aside the precedents set them
by former legislatures, and strike out boldly
for reform. 8 This isto be regretted; but as
most Of them are novices, nothing better
could be expected 1t is totbe hoped that
they will learn wisdom by experience. 1t
may be that 'cs are q little too fast--too rad
icalo Certainly we are not So old fogyish as
the majority Of the members. Either we
are too fast, or they are too slow. or both.
| Tonight we expect to meet the Temper
ance committees Of thetwo Houses, toagree
upon'he features Of our new temperance
kbills. ,GtI a6pi a9idlHtJn sl .ssaAlt
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