The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-03-31

inealGerated In the RenHenuafy /One
of the saddest of the sights on visiting
the eOhio Penitentiary is to see boys six
teen or seventeen years Of age conpell-
ed to associate month alter month with
gray haired men, hardened in all kinds
OF infamous crime. The entire cost Of
the proposed institution is not to exceed
four hundred thousand dollars The
bill passed the Senate this week by
vote Of twenty one to thirteen, but it
has vet to pass the House before becom-
ing a law.
Creditors living in other States when
debtors live in Ohio, i'll order to secure
their clailus, frequently trump up some
criminal offense against the debtor in
their foreign courts, and make demand
on the Governor of Ohio for requisi-
ton TO take the debtor ont of Ohio
The creditors resort to this action for
sinlpeipNrpose Of getting their money,
and with the intention to dismiss the
criminal actionas soon as their debts
are secured TO do away with this
evil Mr.. Daugherty has offered a reso-
luton providing that no requisition
should be made or allowed for an al
legged fugitive from justice, unless the
Governor shall be clearly satisfied that
the requisilion is sought or made in
good faith, for the punishment ofan Of
fence, and not for the purpose of col
Letting debt, or serving civil process
upon the alleged fugitive A bill has
now passed the Senate ofsome import.
ance to lawyers, which makes husband
and wife competent witnesses against
or for each other in all actions; but it
carefully guards the marital relation,
by providing hatthey shall not be com
petent to testify to any communications
made by one to the other during the
coycrtnre, whether called as a witness
while that relation exists, or afterward,
unless such communication was made
in the presence Of a third person com
petent as a witness. .
A bill has passed the Senate and a
similar bill has passed the House, re-
lieying the Judges of the Supreme
Court from their duty in reference to
attending District Courts during the
coming spring and sumner. 1t is very
necessary that this should be done in
order that the Docket of the Supreme
Court may be put in better shape As
matters now stand, when case is sent
up to this court, it takes more than a
year TO get any action on it, Several
! propositions have been made in the Leg
islature radically changing opr judicial
system, but it is not probable that any
thing viii be done with them this season.
Members are very much inclined to
run Off to their homes and neglect their
duties here, Although there are one
hundred and twelve members OF the
House, it is very seldom that more than
one hundred vote on any proposition
Mr. Hill dF Eric, . Republican member,
took it into his head this week that he
must 60 away to be absent the remain
der of the session. His Republican
colleagues objected to it with all their
power, as in his absence they would be
powerless to repeal any oflhe obnoxious
legislation of the last Democrat
ic Legislature. Their efforts were un-
availing, and Mr.. Hill persisted in his
truancy, The people in electng their
representatives should be careful and
get men who will attend to their duties,
Your readers know that Columbus is
terribly Democratic city, But even
here the people seem to have got tired
Of misrule, and prominent Democrats
are uniting with Republicans to get
good officers. John G. Thompson,
chairman Of the Democratic State Com.
mittee, attempted to speak in the Dem
ocratic city convention last Saturday
night, but he was hissed down by his
own partisans. The regular Demo-
cratic ticket will be defeated here in
April,
On Thursday a joint resolution was
introduced in the Senate fora joint com
mittee to sit during the recess and ex.
anime into the management of the
Longview Asylum,
The House. resolution to encourage
the study Of anatomy, and the amend
monts, were concurred in, and the
measure is now a law A compromise
bill Of the majority and minority of the
committee on Benevolent Institutions,
establishing the Ohio Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home, at White Sui
phur Springs, passed the House the
first OF this week.
The number of soldiers and sailors
orphan children in the State in a desti-
tulc condition, is estimated at from
1900 to 1900, One hundred and
twelve orphans between 2 and y years
of age are now in the Home at Xcnia,
and above hundred applications for
admission are now pending On Fri
day. morning the House rescinded
the joint resolution to adjourn on
the 3lsl. 1t is found impossible
and impractieable to adjourn on
that day Tho appropriation bill is
made the special business for next
Wednesday The magnitude of the
bill requires that ii should receive ma
ture considerations Other bills Of i'm
portance are pending 1t is now inn
possible TO tell when we will adjourn,
but probably will within the next three
weeks, Truly Yours,
w. S. WILLIAMS.