Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-24


the cause OF the debt being an accident on the
part of the Legislature themselves, on re-as-
sembling their first act would be TO satisfaetOri-
ly arrange the whole matter with the Trustees
There can be no doubt of this. Il will be Z sad
thing to scatter ali these lunatics through all
the northern counties, again, after two months,
TO be gathered Up and returned to Newburgh;
aud such proceeding should not be thought Of
for moment.
JOHN R. FRENCH
Our readers are aware that we concur with
the respected member of the House from Lake
county, in the opinion that the inmates of the
Asylum should not be sent home, and the
building closed; and we are satisfied that the
Trustees, when they understand all the facts,
and how it happened that the Legislature fall
cd to make a sufficient appropriation for the
Institution, will reconsider their action, and
keep it afOat through the year Mr., French
says in his communication, that he cannot guess
how it happened that sufficient appropriation
was not made.
We understand that it happened in this man
ner, and we think our information is derived
froma perfectly reliable source.
in round numbers-wss appropriated for the
Northern Lunatic Asylum, being $4,000 more
than was supposed by the committee, who re-
ported the bill to be necessary 70. the current
yearly expenses, with prOvisO that $4,000 of
the amount appropriated should be applied to
the first quarter of the fiscal year 1859. There
was similar proviso in reference to the other
Benevolent Institutions, and its object was to
provide for their maintenance during the
two months of that year before the meeting Of
the adjourned Legislature.
After this bill had passed the House, and
while it was pending in the Senate, another ap-
preparation bill was introduced into the Senate,
making appropriations in part for the first
quarter of the year 1859 BY this bill $4,000
was appropriated for the Northern Asylum, and
ths sbi.l-,assed-l.stls-4{Ouses N
consequence Of the introduction OF this bill,
when the general appropriation bIi came u be
acted on in the Senate, it was amended by re-
ducing the sum provided for the Northern Asy-
lum 81, 900, but in making this amendment the
Senate omitted, by oversight, unquestionably,
to strike out the proviso, so that notwithstand-
inc the reduction in the amount appropriated, as
the proviso was left in the bill, $4,000 of that
sum cannot beused this year, and in this form
the bin was sent down to the House and there
passed. BY reference to acts passed last win
ter it will be seen that the Southern Lunatie
Asylum, the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind
Asylums are in the same condition, though the
appropriations for those Institutions being, as
is thought, more liberal than for the Northern
Asylum, they will not be as seriously affected
as the one at Newburgh.
We have no doubt the foregoing is correct
xplanation of the whole matter, though we
have not derived the information from our Rep
resentatives who seem to be uninforEed upon
the subject, as Mr. FRENcH admits that he is
1t is the result of one of those oversights which
will sometimes happen IN the hurry of legisla-
tion. but is, notwithstanding, inexcusahle fOr
enough time was spent by the Legislature to
do up all the business that was needed in
proper manner
We understand the Governor is decidedly op
posed to closing the Institution, and that if ne
cessary he will advance from his contingent |
fund to provide for its wants.
Since the foregoing was in type, We have |
seen full statement of the matter by Senator |
TAYLER, of Mahoning, being substantially the |
same explanation as given above. After stating |
the facts at length, Mr.. T. says;
The whole matter may be summed up thus
The Senate passed bill making appropriations !
for the first quarter Of 1859. The House pass
ed the general appropriation BILL and by pro
viso set apart portion of the sums to the first |
quarter OF 1859, for some Of the objects EN-
bfaeed in the Senate bill. The Senate, prefer /
ring the separate bill for 1859, struck out of the |
general bill the sums set apart for the next |
year The House agreed to the action Of the |
Senate, and passed the Senate bill. In the con-
fusion and hurry of the last hour of the session /
the prOvisO in the general appropriation bill |
was overlooked.
have no doubt the Legislature will correct |
this error at the earliest practicable moment |
and without opposition.
Lucas, &c. DIsTRIcT.-At the Republican |
Congressional Convention held in the Lucas
&c, district on the 22d, John NJ Ashley, Esq., |
of Toledo, was nominated for Congress. The |
vote stood-Riehard Mott 50, John NJ Ashley |
lIO Mr.. Ashley was the temporary President |