Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-04-05


thia bill, we make the form part Of the stb-J
sfaDce OF the deed, and, instead OF our liberal
system, restrict ourselves 70 particular gofds,
which must be used. --A-1 Wy W W
Hence, we see reformer, by mistake, going
back q half century, and putting on the small
clothes and trammels Of the dark ages. We
can now makea deed by using any Words how
ever simple and few. bptadopt this law and you
are bound by the form here prescribed.
Now, let us once for all say 20 the people Of
Ohio that they are under no restrictions as 70
forms Of deeds or other instruments Of writing.
say to the gentleman from Lake, that he
can make deed in just as lew words as he
chooses. He can cause his blanks to be circu-
lated all over Ohio, and adopted BY all who
choose, and no Legislation now interferes with
bis new form. He has only to express enough
TO satisfy business man that he did sell for
consideration, and was In possession,t and did
warrant against membranes, certain lands, and
his deed Is complete. He does not propose to
change the Law of acknowledgment or mode of
conveying dover. slAi-l 81 tessl 1al ~ fgH
The law now Is infinitely in advance of the
tinkering proposed, and is reformed all that 1t
is possible to be reformed without interfering
with business transactions. "a NyTEGJ I 4
He did hope that this body would cease to In
terfere with ordinary business transactions, and
be satisfied with making such laws, and such on
ly, as the people demand. He would prefer TO
err on the side Of few rather than many laws
--and hoped the volume of this winter would
be smaller than any other for years.
The difficulty which men fndin relation to
deeds is not in the form, but In the descriptions Of
the land. Men see titles fail and their neighbors
driven from their homes, by some failure about
the deed. They attribute It to the form, which
TO them seems the puzzlng part, when, in fact,
Z Gail n iha tho lard
| He advised all men who had not clear idea
Of language to get their deeds drawn by men
who had, and see to 1t that their land was ioeit
described and the title perfect and then, If they
= went into possession OF 1t they had nothing to
4 fear from the form of deed. 1t was mistake
o which led to the introduction of the bill, mis-
g take common to great many of our citizens
Y who do not know how plainand simple our
present law Is. The bill should be postponed.
|. Mr.. CLAPP said that he would not have
pressed this subject, If be had supposed the peo
,fl pie generally understood the subject as express
y ed BY the gentleman from Lorain. He hat
: copied the standard form in Indiana, which
'r had been proposed by one Of the best lawyers
the State. ga ts1A III
/ The motion to refer was lost, when the bill
was Indefinitely postponed.
Tho committee on Public Works reported
q. back sundry memorials in relation to leasiDl
I the Public Works, which were laid on the to
=. BILE.
The committee on Railroads reported bacl
a 8. B. l66-Regulating Railroad Companies
: and recommending its passage. Mr.. VORI'
IA suggested its reference to the Judiciary com
r. mittee.
Mr., ROBINSON objected to the reference
That committee was overcrowded with refer
lences.
!. Mr.. FLAGG held that important points o
llaw we're involved in the bill, that ought to b
y investigated by that committee.
le Mr.. ANDREWS said he saw no reasons 70
o the reference, since the bill Is perfectly plain
is aad nothing but delay could follow the refer
O ence. s.-rf v-u.i-- utf.l 7 81, sG
al Mr.. WOODS said he desired to hear som
Il explanation of the bill in detail, and some an
70 swer to the memorial laid upon the table o
le members against the passage OF the bill.
q Mr.. BROWNE, OF Miami, said the bill ia
70 perfectly plain affair, that any man can see
!. a glance. It Is simply to prevent monopol
70 of the carrying trade by fat and overgrown cor
poradons. AS to the memorial alluded to, b
found in 1t the very arguments that should cor
,e vince any man in favor of Its passage. Refer
q. ence would only cause delay.
10 Mr. SCOTT, of Warren, desired the referenc
ID ofthe bill especially as an important memorial
n
ka tee has not had meeting since 1t was referre
a to them. AS matter of fairness, he asked tht
the memorial be considered by some conmitte
he In connection with the bill.
Mr.. BRUFF said, in reference to the m
GO mortal, that since its presentation TO the Hous
be had ascertained that every member OF Il
he Railroad committee was still of the opiniC
On that the report which was made out befoi
should still be the report of the committee.
Mr. BLAKESLEE favored the reference. ar
preferred the bill be referred to the select CON
mittee on the subject Of pro yata railroad ia
he ifs.
he red to the pro rata committee.
es Mr.. VORIS was in favor of the reference.
nm there were questions involved in the bill th
Il required to be investigated by able legal mind
In He thought the bill was in violation OF the Co
stitution.
Mr.. ANDREWS objected that this bill ha
been we'll examined ,and 1t had been before the
and the House sufficiently long to judi
, clearly of it.
Mr.. BALDWIN hoped the bill would be r
ferred in order that II may be properly invesi
nd gated and made intelIible.
Mr.. REISINGER wanted the bill referre
nd that 1t might be fully reported upon.
ity Mr.. FLAGG said he was for the reference Fl
o delay. We want delay, and time to inve
tigate. An important memorial has just bet
ste presented, that requires time to examine, and
ne should be thoroughly canvassed. sasg rs,I
Mr. KERR had been absent for some day
ok and did not understand the subject properly, al
OF he therefore desired its reference.
to, Mr.. DEvORE desired the reference. Unle
on better understood, he should vote against It.
He therefore asked the reference.
81 The bill was then referred to the judicial
%, committee. fzce Zrq IA
on A similar bill was so referred.
The memorial referred to was also reierr
Dr. to the same committe.
III The House then took recess, fIAs al
,er ~.