The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-03-12
EntcrcstingI letter From Our Rep
resentative.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
COLUMBUS, March 2, 1857. =


that go along with it.
A large amount of business has heen dis
posed of during the week and a large mum
Der of bills have passed, and many more
have been considered in committee of the
whole A bill to provide for an extension of [
lime to finish free turnpike roads, and to au-
thorizo county commissioners to continue the
tex on roads whose charters are expiring, un-
til the orders are paid also, compelling the
road commissioners to give up their books
and papers as soon as such roads are finished |
and let the supervisors in the different dis
tricts take charge of and keep them in repair,
the same as other roads, passed the House !
with only six votes against it. 1.. |
The bill to provide for building new deaf
on dumb asylum, was reported back y the
committee, with one amendment, to strike
ou. the filth section and insert in substance
the following: "That tax be levied on all
the property and credits in the state, OF one
tenth Of mill on the dollar, to be appropri-
ated towards the erection of new building.
The motion to strike out prevailed, and on
the motion to insert quite discussion sprung
IN in which many members participated.
Mr. Franklin, the member from Pickaway,
chairman of the commmittee on benevolent
institutions, opened the debate. He is fine
gentleman, farms his thousand acres, and
owns the cattle on all the hills about hira, and
has heart as large as his means, in short is
as fine a specimen of the Genus Homo as
can be found in the State, though not train
ed an Orator. He spoke TO the purpose and
the beauty of his comparisons would be hard
to beat. He spoke Of the small amount
asked, only ten cents on one thousand dollars
valuation, and said he woull scorn to reprt-
sent a constituency who would object to voting
it, He hoped this legislature would not 60
backward, though many If them reminded him
of the tumbule bug who pushed their load
backward. He desired for his part to see
legislators act like men. 1t was the speech of
the season, and copy was Immediately ask
ed for publication, aud all agree that the title
should be the Tamble-bug Speech.
Mr., Todd next took the floor. He is the
gentlemen who, you Will recollect, was un-
fortunately died in the wool by some rascaly
barber last winter, and who distinguished
: himself by his resolutions authorizing tn
sending of FIVE regiments to Kansas. tie
also has large heart, but his sympathles
took different direction. He thought 1t un-
necessary to spend so much upon the deaf
and dumb, said three years was long enough
: to give them an education, and 1t was his
opinion that they should be learned to work
on farm, as that was about all they were
fit for. He was benevolent, but he believed
: in distributing his charities more and not con-
a fning them to one class. He thought there
were other objects that required money and
should be glad to go for reform schools if he
s could. He said people talked about the gredt
l. State Of Ohio. He knew it was great state,
Y but there were some things it could not do. II
e could not pay its debts, and it could not shut
- up the groceries that were making more than
., thirty thousand paupers every year. The
q unterrifed Democracy would not do 1t, and
the terrified Republicans was afraid to, and
why ? because rummies could vote.
or He said there was one other thing, this
m great State could not do and that was to fine
S, honest men enough to take care of what She
id had got, and he thought it was about time
:, like the'tumble bug, to try the back track. HI
= thought it would be to our credit. UPoT
ne the whole it was an amusing speech and ere
he ated some sport for the lovers of fun.
he Mr.. Brayton next took the floor. He is I
IA man with hear. too large for his body. HI
overfows with the milk OF human kindness
. He advocates measures and appeals to thu
he sympathies ofthe members, calling upon then
as with tears in his eyes, not to withhold thei
vote for so small pittance, for so benevolen
an object,
'E. Mr. Hatcher, the gentleman from Sta'k /
III towering above all his fellows, next spoke
ys, He thought the State, like some individual:
d. was spreading herself TOO much, and the frs
'se thing they knew, she would burst and all thes
mt fine institutions would have to be sold. II
ID also hes big heart and a large body, but wa
he not willing to let his sympathies run ava
to with his reason.
&C. Mr.. Sennett, the learned gentleman fror
Licking, rose and in thunder tones denounce
lid the whole thing as fraud upon the State
10 He, too, had large heart, and would go
far as any one, If they would sell the presel
lie. building and lot, and locate the institute
A. outside of Columbus, say in Licking count
and erect building, purchase land and NAL
- it self-sustaining institution.
M Several others attempted 10 get hearin
pa but it was getting late, and the cry of que
ice ton, from some members who had no ca
for eloquence, put stop to the debate. III
vote was taken and the amendment lost
ltic nearly tie vote, substantially killing the bi
nj 1t is now the hour Of midnight, and Il
tolling of the bells AMI the sound of marti
music, remind me that the body Of Dr. Kal
- has arrived, and the long procession is no
Ut, vending its way to the State House to dePo
OF it the remains of the illustrious dead in t
uf- Senate Chamber, where it will remain un
the Monday morning, when the citizens, militia
ND companies, Senate and House of Repretent
'Au tives, Masonic Lodges, &C., are to meet al
vas escort the corpse back to the cars, whence
the is to be taken to Baltimore and Philadelpf
'th- to be deposited in its final resting place. A
propriate service will be held in the Sens