The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-18
SCHOOL LIBRARY TAX.
WEDNESDAY. Jan.

y y ii SCHOOL LIBRARY TAX. IS E5E
y !, ssr - WEDNESDAY, Jan. z.
ef ysENATE-The Senate went into Committee
+ of the Whole on Mr. Harrison's bill, to suss
. pend the Library Tax two years, a motion to
!, amend, by Mr.. Holmes pending. ssss2l
!, Mr. Schleick spoke, expressing himself per.
: sonally in favor of suspension for the press
ent bus mast consult bis constituents. -
{ Judge Key. of Hamilton followed in ..
) speech in opposition to the School Eibrary
{ system. which commanded much attention -
He said it seemed to do well enough in the.
e Northeastern counties, which was doubtless
attributable to the greater activity of mind
and vigilance of attention there directed to-
the subject and that while this was gratifys
\ ing, as evidence of moral and intellectual pro.
gress there, he desired to express bis regret.
and that of his constituents. that such progress
had not been accompanied with material pros,
perity, and that the assessments of 1859 should
show decline since 1853 of property values
in that portion of the State. In the County
of Hamilton. so far as he was advised, public
sentiment was against the present School Liz
brary system it had worked badly through
out the county, except in Cincinnati and one
or two country districts. 81
Mr.. Garfield, of Portage says the CORES.
pondent of the Cincinnati Commercial. pro-
ceeded eloquently to describe the benfcent in.
huence of education as contemplated under
the Ohio system, and appealed to the Senate
to spare the Library" He spoke in substance
as follows .s @1o ssi % D
Mr.. CHATRMAN :: p '-'''''
/ am aware that every man is liable to
exaggerate the importance of that enterprise
in which bis own sympathies are specially en-,
listed and as an earnest friend Of books and
libraries, l shall endeayor to remember this.
liability in my remarks in reply to tie gentle
man from Hamilton, (Mr. Key,l who has just
taken his seat. That there are objections to.
the practical working of this law, I fully agree
but the gentleman has introduced an OBJ.
lection with which 1 cannot agree He doubts
our constitutional right to appropriate money
fer a School Library. He 5discriminates be-
tween instruction. and the diffusion of knorl
.Fs- = Z ng
aua says our nr oonstltutlon G5 PROVIDES dnI lor
'iie = ',se'. 80 "'s1o ~ ~ - "es ZOE .ae
= pOoAS s ssel 70 uliuse - Anomieug Inc no
" iis'rucs h our yoa|n, linPlies tne rget
70 use lne pest means 70 eneet mat purpose.
Now the legislature of Ohio, New York and
" sss 'asss q our conleaeracyl s9 NAYS
H - = s1i anu "a
pu,-u0 N'o'a,'eS 'of 'ne 5'"S'fuc.ipl gnu gnu
as744s W - suot yousp, aue - y sEe lEs'e
- i1,1as 81 ~. 'se', Wy
~ a'''' 'N0 o"Jeesion, snas si
'ne uo0hS afs mol properly cared lor. ana ire'
quen'ly not reaa. men, sir let US throw ad-
oo ..% 81 patuS 81 afouna me Jaw, ana protect
~ 9'SI - snS appropraatlo'n 70 , oe
s1t iof out Piessns - aolllIes iet US re-
roe, 0us pos 3 s0olsa 9naI appfopriatEonN- En -
ne nc nonoraole senator 'o 90 oopots the proPrety
puonsni'g reauing Dooks oc win ~ the money
~ tne O De yoIeo 9ee Yesterday for pub
i'sn'ng Aoooo copies OF document which VIII
never ae reaa oy any human being. sir. am
not oenind the gentleman 20 my desire for re-
.rencnnsn'' OUT woulo boz strike the hrsti
oio" al our cnerisheo school system The
uosernor' mas iaieiy appointed COMMITTEES to
Seiecs ste lior ne" Pententiary. for oas
present one IS hiied to oVerfowing with eon.1
Yic'S' Z roster our Educatlonai System and
you Strike oio" at iguoranca and crime
which Will greatly reduce our Jail and prison
expenses. To prevent crime is better thanto
punish it, b,9 s1R9t aa3 ,aa..iel sat % sa1
The gentleman says that /" though the Lii
brary law may work well in Northern OHIO its
IS not so in the Southern portion and while
ne admits that Northeastern Ohio surpassesi
n intelligence, he is sorry to see it declining
n material wealth" !" Mr.. Chairman, though
oo mol Ir9 ADMIT the truth ruth OF this charge yet
houia oe Preua % know that Northern Ohio
was Wnhng 70 excnange maeenai wealth tor
hentai tlNiI ana ana moral growth. The disposition
Q convert It a perisnlaoie wealth into the imper-
"l 'naote ~ ~trSas ~s9res oi Tue mlnd Is q nooie ana
impulse. But, sir, this discus,
ion seems TO me altooetber n,rr,nsna4,.a wa
80 ,-..s.:s.,.gs-, - :, - -,
"a have ,ecs;v,.as3 az .o-ta SssssS
2 1fPessh :. 50 49,
system before we nave allowed It's otheer to-
r.blo soro,o, th.. tho h1,.,,,.. 10 .sss-.Z9
."'' .ne as :. oOOAs "".;.' ua'e ossu ues