Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-04-23

Tuesday morning to tho first Monday in
January next. The usual sconos Of pro- |
tractod night session ending in adjournment
occurrel--only moro so--some Of the men,
bers indulging in throwing papers, books,
&c, at each other, singing, making all sorts
Of laughable motions and speeches, and on
the late occasion in tho House passing liq-
uor from desk TO desk of tho imbbers. III
the people generally could look in upon the
last night of nm Ohio session, they would
havo their opinion of the dignity Of Solons
taken down peg or two at least. In clos
ing up tho business between the two Houses
considerable idle time necessarily inter
venes, and like school-boys being let loose,
fun and frolic often got rampant in spite of
the Speakers gavol.
| Tho session had not only been protracted,
but worse than Improbable to tho people
and the State Tho Democratic good
working majoritics when tho Legislature
convened were boastful in promises of re-
trenchment and reform. They were to have
q session of but sixty days, and hold no ad-
ljourncd session. No time was to be spent
discussing "niggcr questions" and no
smelling committees were to be appointed.
Legislation was to bc put through on the
high pressure Democratic principle, and an
example of work and economy be set for all
time. Such were the boasting pledges
How have they been redeemedi Instead
of sixty, tho session lasted just ono hundred
days-and then the partisan legislation
cut out by tho leaders was so imperfectly
done that an Adjourned Session was or
dained by King Caucus, and forced through
both Houses under the party lash. The
session just closed has cost the people One
Hundred Thousand Dollars, and the bur-
den of taxation is to be increased by like
expenditure for law-tinkcring next winter.
So much for the first pledge of retrenchmeut
and reform, short session, and no adjourned
session.
The time spent in discussing "niggei
questions" and passing repeal laws touching
the rights Of white as well as coored citi-
zens, is Unprecedented in Ohio legislation.
Two bills, one to drive colored citizens out
of the State, the other to disfranchise all
voters of "reputed African descent" were
introduced and debated by the majority,
but for the credit of the State and COM
mon humanity neither became laws, the
movers not daring to press such outrages on
the rights of man to vote. The "nigger
question" pledge was redeemed with a ven
geance.
The non "Smelling Committe" pledge
was kept in like manner. Several were ap
pointed during the session, and the Demo
cratic majority organized ono such to sit dur
ing the recess, put upon it as Chairman th'
Ex-Auditor who served the State witt
Breslin, and knowing his rascality hid it 70
the purpose of reelection on the same ticket
Tho promised rctrenchment has beer
kept by an increase Of the general tax levy
and a revival OF the School Library tax fol
the benefit of those Democratic pets, Derby
& Co., Of Cincinnati. Tax payers will have
q realizing sense of the Democratic mode
of reducing expenses and lessenng the
burdens of taxation when called on tc
she'll out under tho Sub-Trcasury specie
clause.
The boasted economy of the Democratic
majority is illustrated in the creation of the
new Office of Comptroller of the Treasury
and host of County Examiners to coun
tho funds from time to time; in providing
for State and County vaults and safes 70
sub-treasuries at an aggregate cost of no
less than $4,000; in creating ten or twelv
new Judgeships; in the increase of tn
salaries of the Supreme Judges to $4,000
year; and in the payment of two Coum
bus newspapers for publishing tho ofiieia
proceedings and debates Of both branches
y stale enough when fresh, and often deferre,
y. until as devoid of interest as last years al
in manac. So much for promises and perfol
ry mances.
k We learn that the small Note bill wa
defeated in the House, and the Senec
: County Bank and the Canal Bank redcmr
ton bill in tho Senate.
The Senate passed bill to provide ft
: the election of two more Supreme Judge
E but luckily it was defeated in the House b
o a vote of "a to to Alp being neccssar
y for the passage of this class of bills TIL
y Senate also passed bill increasing the sa
O. aries of Supreme Judges to $4,000, an
n Common Pleas Judges to $4,000. Th
g House struck out the Common Pleas provi
y ion and passed the bill, and the amendmer
IS was agreed to by tho Senate.
ps No bills to create Superior Courts b.
a came laws; tho Butler county bill whic
Do passed the House failed in the Senate. Il
'g stead of Superior Courts, an addition
III Common Pleas Judge was granted to nea
n ly or quito every Judicial district in IL
$ State, and in some we understand two
q We arc also informed that about one-ha
!. the legislation Of the session was devoted I
Il Il courts and lawyers, patching up the Cod
IN &C., &c. The bill to restore tho Can,
v Contracts was lost in tho Senate, and I'll
Us resolution to compound with Breslin an
SO Gibson's bail was postponed TO the adjourl
ct ed session in the House.
III The bill to provide for taxing banks a
ni' cordng to tho crow-bar system, with add
10 ton that debtors to banks may plead
abatement the non-payment of taxes und
ny the law, passed both Houses by par
or vote, as did the Penitentiary bill, and Il
o. bill to recognize the Board Of Public Work
re The party drill failed in every attempt
DO force through the House the Senate bills
= ro-organze the Benevolent Institutions, al
to create the Appointing Power Commissid
d The temporary loan bill of $7OO, 900, Il
vs. tax levy bill, and the general appropriate
: !. bill passed both Houses The law IA /