Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-04-04
The Legislature.

The Legislature.
The Legislature adjourned according t.
the resolution adopted a few weeks since,
on Monday night the Goth of March, max.
ing a session Of eighty.fve days. or sOmc
twenty days shorter than the usual time fol
number of years past
The number of bills passed has becu
smaller than common, being only about one
hundred, though the number introduced
was very large, being something over four
hundred in both houses. Of these by far
the greater part haye been considered and
rejected, and in :his part of their work,
we have no doubt the Legislature will meet
the appreciation Of the people. In every
large State 50 many diverse interests are
seeking for legislation to further their own
ends and advantage, that it must necessari-
ly be the most important duty of the Leg
islature to give a cautious and careful ex-
animation to their demand, and reject every
thing which does not upon full inrestiga-
ton promise to be of permanent benefit to
the community. It is an easy thing to
pass laws enough to ill a book, and 50 far
fK- the quantity Of legislation being a
test Of its value prof the industry and abil-
ing Of the law making body, We believe the
reverse to be much nearer the truth.
1t is universally admitted that the pres
&ut legislature is one of the most sober and
industrious bodies of men that has ever as
sembled in the Capital aad the people who
have long been convinced that they are
governed too much" will thank them for
the caution with which they have allowed
Dew laws to be enacted. We sincerely
trust it viii be only the beginning of new
ara. in which the fashion of repeating the
larger portion of the Statute book every
winter. in order to rccnaet new whims and
legislative fancies will become obsolete, and
10 which the principle of proving all
things and only rejecting what is proven
70 be Lad. viii be the ruling oEe in making
laws.
Some of u newspaper contemporaries
have been inclined to blame severely the
attempt made to repeal the law for the pub
GcatiOnef the laws in the Newspapers, and
the comments upon that measure have done
more to give an air of u~npopularity to the
early part of the session than was just
He believed that it was a mistaken notion
Of rctrenchment, to cut off the publication
for the sake of saving the expense, but We
have not been inclined to dogmatiz: about
3 matter in which it might be said our own
pockets were interested. It is much cast
or to demand retrenchment than to point
out the places where money can be easily
saved to any considerable amount. and we
with other taxpayers rejoice to see an car
nest desire on the part of tho Legislature
10 reduce the public burdens.
The law in regard to printing which We
have referred to did not pass, and the mat
Ser stands as before. As soon as VIC receive
from the proper officers the copy, VIC shall
begin the publication and hurry it forward
IS fast as a due regard to other things Of
public interest will permit.
In the only two measures about which
public sentiment is much divided, viz, the
~a',jeurnCd session, and the Legislative Wis
it party hines were dropped and both Re-
publicans and Democrats were found on
,elch side, so that in everything which took
o party character We are confident the Re
publicans of the State viii be satisfied with
the action of their representatives, and that
we shall 60 into the Presidential contest
xithout any such local differences in regard
50 State legislation as would mar the bar
-mOny and energy Of our party action In
saying this We feel that We award no small
praise 70 the Legislature. since calm and
judicious action is a virtue by no means too
common in such bodies.