Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-05-07
LRaIshATURE.

In the Senate on Friday last, the
bill to abolish the office of Superin-
tendent Of the State House and
transfer his duties to the Secretary
Of State, was read the third time,
when Mr.. Yeoman made a minority
report from the Committee ON State
Buildings against the passage ofthe
bill, and the vote being taken npon
it's passage, it failed for want Of a
constitutional majority, but the vote
was reconsidered, and the bill made
the order Of the day for Tuesday,
May 5th.
MR.. YEOMAN's MINORITY REPoRT.
Mr.. Yeoman, on leave, submitted
Il minority report from the Commit
tee on State Buildings, in reference
to the above bill-he not having
previously submitted a report as
heretofore stated - recommending
the indefinite postponement of the
bill for the following reasons;
1st. That the bill creates duties
to be performed by the Secretary of
State which are onerous, and which
are outside the line Of official du-
ties which that officer should reas-
onably be expected to perform.
ID Tho supervision and control
of the State House grounds and OF
all the work performed upon and
materials furnished foi the same,
including the heating apparatus in
the State House, and hands employ
ed in and about the same, will nee
essarily require more time than the
Secretary can spare from his other
and more important duties.
Sd, The bill further provides that
the Secretary of State shall keep the
said State House building and the
grounds thereto attached, constant
ly watched, protected and in order,
and that he shall prepare the halls
ofthe General Assembly at the com
mencement of each regular and ex-
ira session. ..
4th. The repairing Of the engine
and boilers, including the rebuilding
of the boiler furnace, for which
work this General Assembly has
just appropriated the sum Of three
thousand dollars, is Of itself work
of sufficient Importance to require
the personal supervision of a com
petent person in order that the work
may be well and properly perform
ed, and sufety thereby secured,-I
This personal supervision ought
not to be expected or required Ofl
the Secretary of State, nor do l be-
lieve that such supervision as is
necessary, can or will be given by
said Secretary of State.
9th. If the bill provided that the
Secretary OF State should employ
some competent person to act in
his stead, and see that the specific
duties of supervision required OF
that officer by its provisions, were
faithfully performed, leaving con
tracts for labor and material to be
made by the Secretary Of State, ii
would be less Objectionable; but
even then the amount of compensa-
tion that would be required to Sc
cure the services of such competent
person would be bat little less than
the salary (of one thousand dol
lars now paid the Superintendent
of the State House.
9th. If / am correct then, and
neither the same safety, efficiency,
proper protection, care, or even a.
probable assurance Of saving of
money to the people Of the State by
the passage Of this bill, then it is
not reasoning to ask those who ad-
vocate the passage of this bill, what
are the objects to be obtained by
1.-THE passage of this bill, and the
transfer Of the duties Of the Super
intendent Of the State House to tho
Secretary OF State
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