The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-03-28
Legislative.
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Committee on re-dis.rictiDg the State had
neelinylast evening for The purpose Of
comparing views and discussing the sub
iect, preparatory to the introduction of 3
bill. This is one Of the most difficult
subjects with which this General Assem-
bly will have to deal. Most every en-
ber has an idea how he would like to
have his particular county connected
with other counties, and to so far over.
come the preferences OF members with
reference to their particular locality, as
10 parcel out the State into districts in
such manner as will give anything like
satisfaction to all is difficult and deli
cate job,
1t is thought that bill will he matured
and introduced by next Thursday.
Next week both branches will proba-
bly, Le employed upon important sub
jects Of legislation. The House will be
engaged upon Mr.. Collins railroad capi>
ta!izaliou bill, aud the bill for erecting a
new Penitentiary. while the Senate win
bo engaged upon the House bill for lea
sing the public works and upon the gem
eral appropriation bill. There is no pros.
pect Of speedy adjournment.
Mr.. Moore said in the Senate this morn
ing that iuasmuch as spring terms of
Court we've coming en-, and lawyers
would like to be in attendance, and far
mefs we're anxious to euperiDteud the put
ing in Of their crops, he thought the General
Assembly ought to seriously consider the
propriety Of ijourning for three weeks
and then, be said we could come back
and remain IN session till Christmas.
Mr. Garfield introduced fixing a uni
form standard Of weights and measures.
The bill provides that the legal STANDARD
OF weights and measures shall hereafter
t g that which was furnished by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury OF the United
States, to the several States under res.
o'ution of Congress passed in 1896.
In 1916 the General Assembly passed
law adopting these standards of weights
and measures which had been furnished
to the State under the resolution Of Con-
gress, and copies Of them were furnished
10 the Auditors Of the several counties
This law continued in force until 1859,
when the General Assembly, in passing a
law regulating the standard weight of a
bushel of clover seed and some other ar.
licles, inadvertently repealed the act o.
1896 30 that now we have no standard
of weights and measures whatever. Mr.
Gar6eld's bill merely restores the law ot
'46. 6.except SO far as modified by the act o.
1859 in relation to clover seed, &c.
The other bill introduced was a ioca
bill by Mr.. Cuppy.
A resolution was passed providing tha
no new bill should be introduced into
the S-nate after Tuesday next unless re
ported flom some standing or select com
mittee appointed for the purpose.
This resolution is the most favorable
symptom / have yet seen Of disposition
to bring this session of the General As
sembly TO close. And here | am re
minded that if such a resolution had beer
adopted as a standing rule for both hous
es, At the commencement Of the session
il would have prevented the introduc
ton of an avalanche Of useless bills, ant
thus have prevented the consumption O
a vast amount of valuable time.
During the two sessions of the Gener
, al Assembly nearly five hundred bill
have been introduced into the House
, and nearly three hundred into the Senate
OF those introduced into the House,
is no exaggerslion to say tlat at least on
half Of them are foolishly and ridicu
lously absurd, and the House usual
takes up more time in disposing Of the
absurd bills than in transacting the le
gitimate business of legislation.
AS an illustration Of this. the Hons
was occupied nearly the whole forenoo
is discussing one of Mr.: Clapp's nonseu
; cial reform bills, that never ought to hay
been introduced.
Considerable time has been occupie
in the Senate for some days past in dis
n cussinc Mr.. Cuppy's auti.combinalo
Railroad freight bill
The Senate spent most Of the foranoo
h in committee of the whole On the Genel
!, al Appropriation bill, after which tn
q Senate adjourned.
The House will be IN session this a
ternoon. JOHANNES.