Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-30
Htse three DayssersIOn of the Ohio
Legisfaaure-What was Done.


Legisiauure-Wha was Done.
The session of the Ohio Legislature,
which met on Monday last, at the hour OF
noon, and eHded on the night of Wednes-
day, was the shortest, and, in the amount
Of work PERFORMED, the most important
that the State has yet had.
The summer session of 1882, when the
Legislature met to divide the State into
Congressional Districts, occupied the
same number OF days, but that session was
confined to the districting of the State and
to nothing else.
The session which met on Monday last,
and adjourned On Wednesday, performed
q higher, nobler duty than any mere polit-
ical measure could possibly be. The burn
ing of the Central Lunatic Asylum, leav-
ing the unfortunate inmates house'ess,
homeless. upon the charity of the other
Asylums of the State, where, although
kindly and with true Christian charity
they were temporarily cared tor, yet no:
with the accommodation 30 necessary to re-
store the deceased mind to more healthy
tone. This duty devolving upon the Leg
islature was met and accomplished in q
manner that must reflect credit upon the
Legislative body. H -t'i's
All the appropriations OF money asked
for, were promptly voted, and without
which no. funds to meet the existing crisis
could have been drawn from the Treas
ury. t-'liS
The necessary arrangements were made
and the joint resolution passed, to distrib-
ute the patients to the Northern, Southern
and L ,hgview Asylums. and while the
services of all the persons connected with
the burned Asylum as officers were dis
pensed with. except the Superintendent,
that the salaries might cease, power was
given to the Directors Of the other .Asy-
lums to increase, the number OF assistant
ply sicians and attendants to the end that
those with whom the insane had been ac-.
customed to see, and who were conversant
with the Individual cases, might be en-
pleyed in their new and temporary home.
to render them that aid which science and
faithful nursing deem SO essential to
permanent recovery. ,f,,...
DR.. PICK, the Superintendent Of the
burned Asylum, was retained, To him was
given the authority to secure the property
saved from the wreck of the burned
Asylum, and to see to 1t that the walls
were protected from Injury. A commis-,
sion was appointed to report to the session
which meetsin January next, the condition
Of the walls, the cost of rebuilding the
Asylum, with the plans, specifications,
&C., and to enable them to do this.
they were authorized to employ a compe=,
tent Architect to aid them in their work \
In this latter duty the committee, we are
happy to say, were fortunate in securing
the services of N. B. KELLY, Esq, not only
one of the best Architects in the State, but
as the, original Architect of the Central
Lunatic Asylum, perfectly iconyersant
with the subject, and more able than any
other living man to give that information
so necessary to the committee in making
up a full and reliable report. grtt Gi5r-'.--I
8 Thus was everything done In that three
days session chat justice and. humanity rer
quired. and to those members who bent
themselves so earnestly to the task of per-
forming the duty assigned them, making it,
more a laborsof love than one OF duty, the
need OF swell done good and faithful SER
yants.m is eminently due and will, by the
people, Cbe accorded5oorz GGi15fa7t 5iia v