Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AFTERNooN session .

NEHL HAAhNouN ohonAONe
A call Of the Houscwas had when 80 mem
befs answered TO their names. '-4ti3
The question being on agreeing to the amend
m enta of the committee to the Auditors fee
bill--they we're agreed to. aa.'H li9t
The question then turned upon agreeing to
the amendment offered By Mr.. Hills. aieJ im.
Mr.. SCOTT of Warren, moved that the bill
and pending amendments be referred to the
committee on Finance. % bsdsu41f o5 9so
Mr.. WELSH said this bill had certainly been
long enough before the House, and he thought
we might as well come to vote upon IL now.
II was not probable that any thing more will be
done to perfect the bill, end he would urge the
House to dispose of the matter at once. .1su
Mr.. SEARS moved the previous question,
which was sustained. g,di b5ai4ia e7sn
The question then turned on the amendment
of Mr. HILLS, on which the yeas and nays
we're called and resulted--yeGs 3, nays77. .
The vote was then called on the passage Of
the bill, which resulted--yeas So nays 90. 'l
On motion Of Mr.. KRUM, H. B. No. 3l4--
Relating to the compensation of members Of
the General Assembly, was taken from the
committee on Fees and Salaries. 3H .a.ar
On motion Of Mr.. HITCHCOCK the House
resolved itself into committee of the Whole, on
the orders OF the day, Mr.. NIGH liz the chair
After some time spent in the consideration
thereof, the Committee rose and reported back
H. B. No 20l--To provide for the leasing of
the Public Works, with sundry amendments,
when the bill and pending amendments were
referred to a select committee of seven, ,iconsist
ing of Messrs Woods, Scott of Jefferson, Hitch
cock Baldwin, Gamble, Steadman and Vincent.
The Senate joint resolution, relating to the
Seneca County Bank, was referred to the COM
mittee on Finance.
s. B No. l93--Relating to appeals to the Dis,
trict Court, was read the first time
8. B. No. 2i5-To repeal the frat section Of
the act regulating the election of Presidential
electors, was read the first time.
s.. B. No. lS9-Fcr the protection Of bees,
was read first time ~
s. B. No. I92-Further to regulate the duties
of township assessors, was read first time.
s. B. 205-To amend the general ihcorpora
tion act, was read a frs. time.
IS. B. 1870 enroll the militia Of the State,
wss read first time. '- @ -
The superintendent of the public printing
made the following report to the House, which
was laid on tho table to be printed:
Hon. r. @. Persons, Speaker, &C.,
SIR: / have. before me the resolution of the
House of Representatives, calling upon the su-
pervsor of the public printing, $50 report TO this
HouseIif, In his opinion, the State printing can
be connected with the deaf and dumb Asylum,
with due regard TO the execution Of said printing
economy to the State, and benefit the pupils in
said institution" gl-J ~ tcTat p ft@2 il't-s
The three points embraced in the foregoing
inquiry, will be considered consecutivsly. If9ya
First-As toithe practicability of executing
the public printing! In connection with the dea
and dumb Asylum. ,ffr.. fs,sd e53. + Sd
/ IA = 03asa tn tbot fut;
has been successfully introduced into othe
Deaf and Dumb Asylums, and therefore, in al
probability, is practicable in ours. By q repor
made to the General Assembly in 1858, by thi
present Superintendent OF our Deaf and Dumt
| Asylum, it appers that printing, as trade, wa
| at that time, carried on 10 the Deaf and Duml
| Asylums Of two States in this country, and 0
| four of the nations Of Europe. Book-bindinl
is carried on in still more of those Institutions
| In document now before me, from the pres
i of the Yorkshire Institution for deaf and dumb
at Doncaster, England, giving a statement o
/ the facility with which two hundred and thirty
/ seven pupils at that institution, acquired th
trades carried on theirin, as compared will
those who were In possession of all the natura
i faculties, those employed as "compositors," arr
all marked Gas sesll, "or "neaYty as tosll, I" thu
indicating that the absence of the faculty Q
hearing, is but slight disqualification to th
acquisition and practice Of that profession. \
i In some respects, the deaf and dumb who ar,
In possssescr, to an ordinary degree, of the 9th
er faculties, are peculiarly qualified to becom
good compositors. They are proverbially, th
best spsllers-their acquisiuop OF the art o
spelling being entirely through the eye, withou
sounds and spelling, peculiar to the Englis
i language. The deaf aud dumb, believe, sci
dom make mistakes In spelling. And agaiI
every printer understands how Il Ia that the des
and dumb enjoy an Immunity from one Of tb
greatest hindrances to good and ,facile compo
sition, enabling them 10 concentrate their after
lion upan the work before them, without the diI
turbing element Of sound through the ear
Quietness 10 the composition room, is always
desideratum in q good printing Office.
II The other principal branch Of the printin
business resswork-being altogether mech
anical, the want Of hearing would, of course, b
; of less account than in the other department.
n There are certain disabilities, which wi
REQUIRE unusual care In instructing and oversee
ing the deaf and dumb, that are apparent
J eli, and need not be specially rec'ted in th
communication. fu#q Nt Jsu Alft'
In regard to tie second point Of inquiry
neconomy 10 the State" il seems to me MOI
/ difficult tolcome to definite conclusion. Vei
. much will depend in that regard upon the mai
ner In which the business shall be conducte
by those having the oversight and contsol OF
1 on the part of the State, and upon the perma
/ nepcy Of the arrangements for cohductingit.
Il n very safe to say that unless II be placed be
{ yond the contingencies Of party successes IN
> | defeats, ard our periodical changes OF 9th
no vera that, be, ,pit willbe unwise to enter uE
!. on Il, solely with view of fiec0n0my to I'll
|, state.n Conducted with the ordinary care an
|. judgement with which private individuals con
: duct their own business, there seems to be .
II reason Why the State should not be ordinaril
/, successiul 10 IL; and as the State does not, {
oueht not 10 desire Its business to be done with
lout affording q margin for reasonable profits, {
lsbe might expect q like advantage in a judcior
! PROSECUTION of business through managers an
agents Of her own. The prices and profits Of Oh
public printing have been 40 various at differ
/, ent times, that no estimate can be made to as
certain the profits or loss that would be hkel
10 accrue to tthe State. Bat indirectly ther
would doubtlnss hes great advantage arise 3
4 the people Of the State, that could notbe ap
pliedIto the SCORE of economy. directly estimate
In giving portion Of cur deaf and dumb pop
, lpulstion the means Of livelihood when they g
, forth from the institution, thus saving then
frorn becoming burthen to their friend or th'
\ naople of their respective localities. usai ifs
Ia resard to the third and last point OF inqni.
lry, I-haye no hesitation In saying that the pro
4 poeed arrangement would hei d great "benef
to the pupils In said lnstitutionlp Tine great
al