Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-02-28
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
No. 10.

trianism dangerous. But, 80 far as we
are concerned, it makes but little differ
ence, !ss we have no time to spend in that
exercise. The House, for the last week,
has been in a mood of the most intense
Industry, and every moment is en-
ployed either in session or in committee
But, with all the disposition to dispatch
business which actuates the majority of
the members, still the progress seems to
be slow, and if full consideration is
given to all the bills now upon our ta-
bles, aa adjournment is thing of the
far distant future.
Over thme hundred bills, and more
taan fifty joint resolutions, have been
introduced into the two Houses. OF
these, eighteen have been passed; most
Of. them making partial appropriations,
and authorizing towns to borrow money.
I have not time to count the number
strsngled on their way to the statute
book, but the destruction has been very
great.
When it is recollected that there are
about enc hundred and forty members
in the two Houses-that each of these
gentlemen has the right to introduce as
many projects as he pleases, and on any
manner Of subjects, and that members
fresh from the "Rural Districts" see a
naeent Immortality in every such scheme,
it will not be astonishing that the tables
groan under the weight of "bills' that
have I"gt little chance to "develop' into
the full proportions of authoritative
claws
And when it is recollected further that
each of these bills have to go through
the process of being read three times on
three separate days-referred to the Com
mittce Of the Whole, and there discussed
TO the hearts content Of all the mem
lscrs-then referred to some standing
committee, again discussed, amended, re-
ported back to the House and again dis
,cnssed-put to vote and either carried
Sr lost, no matter-vote reconsidered,
bill again referred, and again amended,
discussed and cussed, until the abortion
is finally disposed of as an intolerable
nuisance, it will not be wonderful that
time is consumed without much to show
for it. But if any one will take the
trouble to look over the bills introduced,
and reflect upon all this routine, we
think they will award the need of praise
to that Legislature which prevents the
6nal passage of the greatest number of
these crude projects.
Only think of it! Nearly four hun
dred bills and resolutions already intro
duced, and still pouring in every day in
an increasing torrent, as the members be-
come more expert in the use of the
forms necessary to be observed in getting
up these bills. Well, with this pleas
ant review of the daily proceedings of a
aegislative body, our readers can guess
how very interesting the business will
become, after the first novelty of the
thing has worn off.
Our readers will remember the use at
tempted to be made of the celebrated
''risible adnsictnre' law by the Democratic
stumpers last Fall They will also re-
member that We took the position that
the law was unconstitutional, and ought
to be repealed. The principle of that
act has been before the Supreme Court,
and by the unanimous decision of all
the judges, pronounced unconstitutional
and void. The decision was delivered
by Judge Gholson, and concurred in by
all the others. The opinion is a very
able one and settling, as it does, a very
smportant constitutional principle, we
enclose copy for publication in the TEL
egraph. Our readers will see by this
decision that the Court has taken the
precise view of the subject which we did
upon the stump. True, we claim no great
credit for our view of the matter, for the
position was so plain that it was always
a matter of surprise how any one could
honestly sustain the law. =
This decision has given grand illus
tration of the proverb that "circum-
stances alter cases Every one will re-
member the perfect howl set up by the
Statesman and other Democratic papers
and orators over thesfailure of the Re-
publicans to nominate Judge Swan, after
his decision in the "rescue case. It
was asserted that Judge Swan was stricken
down because Of that opinion, and from
GOV. Ranneysdown, the cry was raised
of Aproscrip5ion, and to refuse to re-
nominate judge on account Of his opin-
ions was striking at the independence
ofthe Judiciary. But no sooner has
the fll bench, including Judges Peck
andBcott, who were SO extravagantly ex-
tefed BY the Statesman then, delivered a
clear, rational and just decision, main
thinning the integrity of the Constitution
and the rights of the people under it,
than this same Statesman comes out with
the most infammatory and fanatical ap-
peais to the basest passions and preju-
dicesef the ignorant and depraved to