Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-03


the repeal of an act entitled an act to re-
strain from running at large certain ami
mails therein named, passed April 13, 1865.
Referred to committee on Agriculture:
Mr.. BELVILLE presented the petition
of VIM. Dickey and 80 other citizens OF
Dayton, Montgomery county. praying for
absolute free trade in money by contract,
or legalizing ten per cent. interest on con-
tracts. Referred to committee on Inter-
est.
MIR. HILL, of Erie. presented sundry Pc
titiOns asking for an amendmenr to the
game laws. and on leave, reported a bill to |
amend section ID of an act entitled an act |
game, passed April 80 1861, as amended |
April 8, 1867, which was read the first time. !
RESOLUTION.
The blank In the resolution adopted yes
terday in relation to investigating the cir |
cumstances attending the suicide of Rev. |
Alexander Bell, a lunatic, from Monroe
county, confined in the Central Ohio Luna |
tic Asylum, was filled with the names of
Messrs. Headley and Scott, of Warren, as
the committee on the part of the House.
Mr.. WOLF, of Hamilton, rose to a ques-
tion of privilege, and spoke as follows:
Mr.. SPEAKER:-I rise to question of
privilege. l deem it duty that the House
owes to its members that the dignity of the
House should be vindicated. 1 feel, sir,
that every member upon this floor has been
insulted by two paragraphs which appear
in this mornings Journal, which l will
now proceed to read:
"The debate on the merits of the original
resolutions was then opened by Mr.. Callen,
of Mercer, on the majority side, and Mr..
Wolf, of Hamilton, on the minority side.
This was simply case of fool against fool.
They were both small guns of loud report
I-all bore and no calibre."
| frr hor MOI ov1h
"Speaker Follett followed the gentleman
| from Je,odea." r1.
+, In regard to the first paragraph. the
editor has committed the extreme folly of
publishing my speech, and thus proving
to the world how wise a man he is in call
| that my speech shall be its own vindica-
ton, as far as it has any merits or de-
merits. lam persuaded, sir, that an editor
who would call the author of that speech 3
fool, is incapable of appreciating the i'm
pOrtant questions therein discussed. But
the question that 1 submit to this House is
whether a paper whose editor abuses q
privilege granted to him of having re-
porter on this floor. shall be any longer
tolerated here. I am informed thai
the Journal has no reporter on thi.
floor, and copies its reports from the
STATESMAN /; if that be so, / must leav,
the matter to this honorable body, whether
STATESMAN from furnishing to the Journal
copies from reports which are prepared TO,
the STATESMAN. 1t would be strange, In
deed, if we could not reach the editors o
the Journal through mere trick on th.
! part of that delectable sheet.
l now come to the second paragraph
Sir, as long as editors will contine them
! selves to me personally. l will not even no
) tice their abuse, for 1 have long since
learned that no gentleman will insult me.
and no other can. But when these editors
make an attack upon my constituents. ]
would be unjust to myself and to the re-
spectablec itizens whom have the honor tt
& irepresent, if did not take public notice o
itupon this floor, and repel the insult offered
to citizens as respectable as any who have tn.
privilege and protection Of living upon tn.
tree soil of America. g.
f Sir, this editor speaks sneeringly of my
, religion, and the denomination of peopl,
l would remind this bigoted editor, that ht
, who spoke, as no one spake before him, am
! who gave it to his disciples, and follower:
especially in charge, ito love one another,
, worshipped in the temple of tn,
ever living God; that my people have
withstood the SCOTS, scorn' and oppressior
, of the old world for 1000 years. That m,
3 people were nation prior to the Republic.
, of Greece and Rome; that these nations
have perohed in dust and ashes; but that
T my people still live, powerful and majestic
b bearing witness that they are the 'chOseI
ifpeople of God;'' that our constitutions
provide there shall not be auy religious
, tests for office; that all men are permitted
to worship God according to the dictates
of their. own consciences. And now, sir
having discharged what deem to be duty
to those who sent me here. l leave the mat
ter in the hands of this honorable body.
Mr.. MONOGRAM moved that a selec
committee of three be appointed, to whom
the foregoing subject might be referred
with instructions to report thereon, whicf
motion was agreed to. Messrs. McMorran
Hughes, of Butler, and Fielding, were ap
pointed said committee.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. PARR, from the committee on Road
; and Highways reported a bill for the bet.
ter regulation of roads and highways
which was read the first time.
Mr.. LARWILL-A bill to amend section
: 66 of an act entitled an act to establish
code of civil procedure, passed March IL
; 1853. Read the first time.
Mr.. HILL, of Erica bill to provide fol
the registry of births and deaths, which
was read the first time.
Mr.. RUTTER-A bill making an appro
priatiOn of general revenue for the i'm
provement of the State Farm road. Reac
the first time.
Mr.. RUTrER. from the standing com.
mittee on the Idiotic Asylum, to whom wa,
referred the House joint resolution in rela.
tion to admitting Louisa Pilloid, an idiotic
female into the asylum, reported the same
: back, and the committee were discharged
I Mr.. RUTTER said:
Mr.. SPEAKER: The committee exceeding.
ly regret the necessity which requires them
to ask to be relieved from the further con-
sideration of the resolution relative to ad.
mitting Louisa Polloid into the Idiotic
Asylum. The asylum is now full. The
new building will not be ready to receive
J inmates tor about four months. 1 learn
there will be more applications for admit
tance into the new asylum between the
ages of and 10 years, as fixed bv law
than can be accommodated. The commit.
tee can but hope that in time full provision
will be made to take care of this unfortu-
nate class of persons in the State without
regard to age or sex. st
On motion of Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, the
resolution was referred to Mr.. Fielding as
select committee of one.
Mr.. BEHMER, from select committee
reported a bill supplementary to an act en-
titled an act to provide for locating. estab-
fishing and constructing bitches, dams and
water courses, passed March Is, 1861, as
amended March 81, 1867. Read the first
time. ..'
! @ PoSTPoNEMENT.
House bill to amend section one of an
act to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases amongst horses, cattle and stock
was indefinitely postponed. Vote recon-
sidered and bill laid on the table.
| RESOLUTION.
Mr.. SCOTT, of Warren, offered the fol-
flowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the committee on Agri-
culture be instructed to enquire into the
propriety of so changing the law as to
make it the duty of county agricultural
societies to elect three officers on the last
day of their annual fairs.
Mr.. LARWILL offered the following