Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-12-10
The Three Days Session Of the
Ohio Legialaturs- --What was

116 1uf66 Ddyb't p65elUu VI th0
Ohio Legislature What was
/ Done. ea.fao .at
.Tbs session Of the OHIO Legislature,
which met oA Monday last, at The hour Of
nOoh, and sudsd on the night OfWsdues-
day, was the shortest, and, ih the amount
Of work performed, the most important
the State has yet had. 81
The summer session Of 1892, when .hs
Legislature met 10 divide TIE siato into
Congressional Districts, occupied the
same number Of days, bat that session
was confined to the distrlcling Of the
S lnte and nothing else.
The session which net on Monday last,
and adjourned on Wednesday, performed
a higher, nObler duty Than any mere pO-
litical measure could possibly be. The
burning ofthe Central LunAiiC Aaylum,
leaving the unfortunate inmates housless,
homeless, upon the charity Of the other
AsylumS Of the State, Where, although
kindly and with true christian charity
they were temporarily cared for, yet not
With the accommodation 60, necessary to
restore the deceased mind to more
healthy tone. This duty deyolving upon
the Legislature was met and accomplish.
ed in manner that must rsaect credi! up.
on the Legislative body, .tum
All the appropriations Of money asked
for were promptly voted, and withOu.
which no funds to meet the existing cri.
sis could have been drawn from the Treas.
ury, FH
The necessary arrangements were made
and The joint resolution passed, to dia-
tribute the patients to the Northern,
Southern and LOngview Asylnms, and
while The services Of all the persons con.
uected with the burned Asylum as off,
ces we dispensed with, except the Su.
perinteRdapt, that the salcries might
tease, power was given TO the Directors
Of the other Asylums 10 increase the mum.
Der Of assistant physicians ami attend.
ants to the eud that those with whpm the
insane had been accust omed to see, ana
who were convers ant with the indiVidu.
al cases, might bs employed in their new
and temporary hoIac, TO render them that
aid which science and faithful nursing
deem 50 essential to permanent recoT-
cry.
Dr.. Peck, the Superintendent Of tho
burned Asylum, was retained. To hi m
was given the authority TO so cure the
property saved from the wreck of tho
burnd Asylum, and TO see to II that the
Walls were protected from injury. a
commission was appointed TO report to
the session which meets in January next,
the coudition OF the walls tho cost Of re-.
building the Asylum, with the plans,
speci cifcaticons, etc, and 10 enable them
to do this, they were authorized to en-.
ploy competant Architect to aid them In
their work. In this latter duty the COM
mittee, We are happy TO sav, were fOrtu.
naie in securing the services Of N, B.
Kelly, Erq, not only one Of the beS.
Architects in the State, but As the oriel.
nal Architect Of the ralLunatic Ad-
YUM, perfectly eonyeTsant With che sub-
ject, an more able, 1hsu any other living
man to. eivs-that infsErnsiicn souseesss-
ry tOths committee in making up . full
and reliable report. a7
Thus was ryLhiug done in that three
days session that justice and humanity
required, and TO thass members who bent
themselves 60 earnestly 70 The task Of per-
forming the duty assigned tbeu, making
IL more a labor Of lOSe than one sof,cuy,
the need Of"wall dcne good and fa5,hfal
aersApt"is enihehlly due and VIII, hy
the people, be accorded, 7s0ki0 sittssnW,.