Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

Mr.. WRIGHT, OF Hamilton, introduced the
following resolution:
Resolred, That the standing committee on the
Penitentiary be and are hereby instructed TO as
certain whether Put in-Bay Island,in Lake Erie,
can be purchased; and II 80, at what price.
That they be instructed also to inquire into the
expediency Of the State purchasing that, OF
some other island, for the purpose of making II
prison establishment for the confinement OF
that class Of criminals that are now sent to the
Penitentiary for term not exceeding three
years. g ieF
s. B.. 245--For the payment of Bartlett &
Smith; 252-For the maintenance Of insane
persons in the State of Ohio; and 260-Making
partial appropriations for the year 1861, were
read the first time "a aqif 9ran b
The House agreed to the Senate's amend
ments to H B. 2s2-Requiring county auditors
TO make return of the amount Of fees Of county
oiiieers--yeas 70, nays 5. La e ihs9a
The Senate Joint Resolution to provide for
the printing Of the report Of the Commissioners
| Of Statistics was taken up.
Mr.. CONVERSE moved that %, 900 copies
be printed In German.
Mr.. ROBINSON moved that the resolution
be referred to the committee on Printing, SID
Mr.. ANDREWS said this was mere buai.
ness proposition, that required no reference.
Mr.. VINCENT desired the reference. He
wished TO see If the report was worth publishing
at all. fit isno better than that Of last year
il Is not worth publishing.
| Mr.. V0RIS concurred with Mr.. Vincent.
| MI. HUGHES said he hoped IL would be print.
ed. There was no document so much sought
after as this report, ~ ,,t ~ r..,i.-..
~ MI. BURR said Of all the documents printed
lby the legislature, this report and that on ag-
~ (koro lad y
MS.ANDREWS favored the printing, Tho
report was valuable one; and If ever worth
\ printing It 10 worth printing now.
Mr.. ANDREWS s said he hoped the amend
1 ment would prevail. We have large number
OF German citizens in Ohio, most of them in
telligent, valuable men, many Of whom cannot
read English. Having come to this country al
middle age, they cannot readily acquire Ian
guage fereign to their own, but still shoW themse
YES attached TO our insttulionsa % family as ifna-
i've born Mr.. A. said be was glad to see gem
tlcmen take their true position on this subject
/ Il was said, that we should make good Amer.
icau citizens of the Germans by compelling then
60 learn the English language. Mr.. A. wouli
I say that the Germans will make such Of them
4 selves without any assistance, and Il Is shallou
philosophy to think speaking any particulars Ian
guage will make any difference with the citi
4 zens. The German is apurer language than
the English, and It is just as well II it is spoken
BY half Of our people. The Germans pay large
taxes in Ohio, IND Otherwise contribute mater
iaiIy to the pubic good. Its very little tfib
ute TO them TO priN their documents In theiI
own langusge--it should be done. ga oga-es
i The motion to refervwas disagreed to. Thu
question then turned ON the amendment pro-
vidlng for printing extra copies in German.
Az Mr.. ANDREWS urged the adoption Of the
4 amendment, In which Mr.. MYERS concurred.
i Mr.. PLANTS did not object TO the German
printing, but he showed that the number would
d be 90 email that bis share weuld not allow him
TO distribute quite one to township. II enough
could be printed, he vonld vote for Il gladly.
Mr.. lTANNEYHlLL said he thoughtthe State
was 700 parsimonious IN this nstter cf German