Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-04-21
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.

To-day closes up the first session Of
Democratic rule, and Of the fnal mischief
wrought we shall soon be advised. The
principle business Of the majority during
the session has been TO repeal the whole
some laws passed by the previous Repub-
Iican General Assembly; to wage afresh
the bank war declared in the disastrous
reign Of one Wilson Shannon; and to grasp
the spoils Of Office right OF wrong. The
laws passed are not numerous, but. with
one or two exceptions, the people Of the
State would be better off and better salts
fed without them. Among tue postponed
matters we notice the Senate bill in rela-
ton to Houses Of Correction; Mr.. Lang.
don 5 bill to regulate Local Insurance Com
panies; the bill relating to the claim of
John W. Allen,of ClevelandI Mr.. Brooke's
I'LL relating to Holels indefinitely and the
Library bill to the next session.
The House has passed the bill for the
regulation Of the Board of Public Works,
by bare constitutional majority. the OBJ
ject being 20 give Mr.. Baskus, the only
LocofOco member,one half of all the Canal
appointments. The bill to get possession
Of the Penitentiarv patronage was defeated
in the House; the party drill was then ap-
piled and enough members took the lock
step to reconsider the vote aud give the
bill 81, an exact constitutional majority.
Mr.. PerrilTs Senate bill TO create the
Commission Of the Appointing Power was
u little to bold faced for a constitutional
majority to swallow. The lock step was
broken, and under the lead of Mr.. West,
Of Logan, who dissected the bill in tell.
ing speech, Messrs. Mott and Rogers Of
Hamilton, Mr.. Clarke Of Washington,
Moore Of Morgan, ,and Morse Of Montgom-
cry voted with the Republicans aud defeat.
ed the monstrosity,yeas At, nays 40. 1t
is quite probable, however, that as in the
case Of the Peuitentiary outrage; the party
lash brought 10 enough to reconsider and
pass the bill before final adjcurnment,-
The House passed the Senate bill to pro-
vide for the semi-annual payment of taxes,
yeas 81. This we regard as one ofthe few
good measures perfected. The Senate
agreed to the House amendments to the
Sab Treasury bill by party vote. This
is the worst measure Of the session. The
Senate bill re.appoinitng NJ. Mansfield. of
Cincinnati, Commissioner of Statistics,
passed the House, yeas 10, pays7. The
House passed the bill for the restoration
ofthe Canal Contracts, amended so as to
restore only the contracts adjudged not to
be fraudulent, yeas Ga. The House passed
tho bill for the construction of the State
House Board making VIM. Kennon, VIM .
B. Caldwell, and A. Medbury, Commis
sioners, by party vote. The Senate has
passed the House bill regulating the Lu-
natic kssylums, another spoils measure in
a small way. The Senate has also passed
bill relating to City inirmaries. Also
the Senate bill to postpone the election of
Congressmen till 1885, Cleveland leader
| Of AprR i2.
The passage oftle Bill referred to above
as deferring the elections of members Of
Congress until 1859, we think must be au
eror as we can End nothing concerning it
in the Legislative proceelings:-- EahOrs
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