Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
"WEDNESDAY, January 16, lsGl-2%P. M
AFTERNOON ssssISDl

h AFTERNOON sssshDN
A call OF the House was hsri, when sixty fye
members answered to their names, when all
farther proceedings under the call were dis
peDsed with.
! b. 1872, to provide for the surrender or
! transfer of plank roads, WAS read the first
| time
! The House took up the joint resolution, rela-
tive to the printing of the extra copies OF the
Governors mesa 'ge and other documents In the
German language, as ameded by the Senate,
80 as to provide for the printing OF the Cover
nor's message and Auditors report only.
Mr.. DEyORE objected to the amendment as
discriminating against citizens reading German.
| Mr.. BALDWIN said he understood this reso.
luton only to provide for ertra copies. The law
already provided for the printing of the regular
supply. lie might be mistaken, and asked II
he was right
Mr.. CONVERSE said there was no provis.
ion for printing in German, any documents moi
provided for by the resolution, and if this was
not passed the Germans would not be supplied.
Mr.. ROBINSON made the same statement
Mr.. WOODS read from the statutes 10 sus-
tain the same.
Mr.. SLUSSER said he represented a very
large German constituency, and his experience
satisfied him that the printing in German was
a humbug. He found that most of his German
friends preferred to have the English documents,
for the sake OF their lamilies. Indeed he often
found that be insulted them by Offering them doc
uments in German. He would cultivate English
literature-not German.
Mr.. BURR said bis experience went to con-
ffm the remarks of Mr.. Slusser.
Mr.. STEERS said he found the need of Ger
man documents in his county, and he therefore
| onnoaed the amendment,
| Mr.. REISINGER said that at his post Office,
hall the mail matter, was German, and there
was great demand for such documenta, and he
could have circulated many thousands o
J them.
Mr.. DEVORE opposed the amendment, anC
hoped il would not be adopted.
Mr.. VINCENT said il cost as much to prin
, theee docun ents in German as In English. III
would have them printed all in onelanguage o
the other, and he thought We might tosa u CO p
per to see which it should be, without much in
justice to any one.
The amendment was then disagreed to-yea
80. nays a.
On motion Of Mr.. SLUSSER it was ordcre
that the State librarian be furnished with 6V
copies oi bills, and all matter printed for tn
use Of the House.
A communication from toe Board OF Public
associates, was referred to the committee on th
Pa5l;c Wo,ks.
i The answers OF the superintendents OF tn
three lunatic asylums, to the resolutions OF in
quiry as to the number OF incurable insane per
sons In the State, were laid before the House
and referred to the committee on Benevolent In
, stitutions.
Mr.. McsCHOOLER moved to take from Ia
motion to reconsider the vote by whic
n II. B. No. 6-To prevent the immigration c
coIored persons, was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. PLANTS said he hoped the pdor "nis
ger" would not be called up, but left to rest 8
! hour.
J, A call Of the House WIS demanded, when :
members answered to their namesi and all iur
ther proceedings under the call were dispense
with.
M. ANDREWS asked and Obtained leave
! record his vote against Senate amendment
, Joint resolution, authorizing printing reports i
/, German. Said amendment strikes out all re
. ports but Governors Message and Auditor
E Report. Mr.. A. said he representeda large nun
ber Of Germans, who paid large amount {
. taxes, and were good and intelligent citizen
!. vet many of them could not read the Englis
a language Mr.. A. would have all the publ
. documents printed 30 that they could read then
d In their own language.
The vote turning on taking from the tab
t the motion to reconsider the vote on II. b M
o 6, the yeas and nays were demanded, and r.
It sulted-yeas 45, nays 45-so the motion vi
d lost l..#
q Mr.. KRUM gave notice of bill to limit Il
Q contingent fund Of the various officers OF Il
Il State.
' On leave, Mr.. HITCHCOCK introduced
Y B. No 295-To amend the laws relating to sa
/. OF property on execution-which was read Il
+ first time.
!. On motion, the House adjourned.