Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-29
DtIaiuart Hazrftt

and coming 20 but few conclusions fora week
past.
Several bills-cf minor importance have
been passed and several Of much importance
beineeEtmdediy aiscu9ed.5 neresis Prep s
osition before the House to pay the members
an annual salary instead of a per dier- One
measure proposes s4OO, one $500, and one the
present per diem for the FIRST 90 days and one
shalf lffpuaahszrasaaindsE af .hs asession.-ITh IThare
IS no doubt one or the other wiz pass, as thlHs
issthe last of thel present Legislature and
many Of its members oWouldl like to return
again ,iOtiriiGaahdfhg the long stay they have
been obliged to make this time, and work so
too. Mr.. Flagg has been bitterly complaining
that the people dent gloTy1in the 'qength Of
days" of the Legislatures he says they are
"shut up IKE 1ierniits, and labori1g ike eie-.
phants," all for four dollars a day, Sundays in
cluded. Wei, some legislation IS absolutelyE
necessary and what is done should be done
deliberately and plenty Of 4imeb taken.; legis-
Iation like business IN our Courts should never
be hurried, bat though "a plenty Of time is
taken" there Is much careless and hasty leg
islatiou 50 mach legislation, and so much
hasty Legislation is positively worse than it
would be to make one set Of laws and let It
be like the laws OF the Medes AID Persiaus;
but we doa't kho~ thassit can behelPsd. Leg
istures have alxays been alike and probably
always WIN. .--,, -.. -.
A bill has, been introduced to reduce. the
fees Of County TreasuFerss the total ,redacti9A
annodnts 10 $40. 900 yperl annum Audu leaves
the Frsasurcrs good salaries From a table
/ prepared by the author of the bill, We find
that the apepnt, collected by1 orr Treasurer
for all purposes is ss5,455,, his Peeseat fees
SE674. asa proposed fees 81 ,8l6I making a
/ reduction Of sS5s, and leaving a very COM
/ Portable amount II sdf sfsm ~ ,,r.r
/ There is a resolution before the House au'
/ thorizing Mrs AYard= ian Ohio sculpter) to ex,
ecute a static Of Simon Kehtsu to be placed
4 ii the Rotunlda Of the State House. 2 We
doubt not that tho people would heartily
sanction gthes passage Of the resolution and
CARRYING Il into sffe5t Lss4Iile the EegislaturS
win be but Justly h6HoriRg the shiemofyI o.
the Ohio pioneer aud ID hero, they win bedding
an ac. that Will Do honor to the State. ..s-ae,-
There is a bill pending to supply justices
of fhesPeace with SAwb and Ghriteh6eIdiH
/ statutes; the Legislature when passing the
bill 10 provide judges &c, refused to furnish
the Justices with g. copy, 1t is the duty o.
the judges to dispense the law and Of course
it is necessary that they should be provided
with the statutes, but the Justices have aastiI
higher and more important duty to perform
viz; that Of dispensing law aud justice hhoV
much more. necessary then that they shoulC
be provided with the most approved ieompil
alton s0f the statutes. The bill for leasing
the canals has not become a law; it has pas
sed the lower house, aud is pending in The
Fsenate--4s to when the rL7gislature, viii ad-
joarn, nose. can tell, or even hardly simagine
In tiewJ Of the gloomy prospect. Senator
Monroe introduced a resolution to the e6ec
that the 'Ssanrheflriu take vacation so as t
permit the lawyers to att end the spring term
Of Court and thee faFmers to put in thei
spring crops, and after that Is thtough7Witl
, they meet again anil hold on'tilI Jan. iTst 1862
and as much longer IL their constituents vii
permit. t5E