The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-03-23
Columbus Letter.

t CoLuNBUs, March Is.
promised in my Cleveland letter that
would furnish you another after a
time.
After visiting the Cleveland Hospital,
at Cleveland, which found in good or
der and well conducted under its Super
intendent, DR.. Strong | returned to Co
lumbus, where found both branches of
the Legislature in good working trim,
and busily engaged in the consideration
of bills and other work which their duty
compels them to consider Those persons
who are not familiar with the duties of
legislative bodies, are sometimes of opin.
ion that they delay too much time. This
is true in part there are innumerable
delays which are not commendable, but
what are you going to do about it? Eve
ry member has certain rights on the
floor, and although they may be of a di-
latory nature, you cannot deny the mem
ber the right to make q motion, or offer
a resolution; to demand a call of the
House; to call for the yeas and nays on
all questions; and thus to attend to busi-
ness. Members who are in the habit OF
making these delays are responsible TO
their constituents only.
/ am sorry to say that this body is
Then another delay to early adjourn
ment is the great amount of business to
be dispased Of There are now some 400
House bills introduced and 200 Senate
bills. All these bills have to be read the
first and second time ON different days,
and then they are referred to committees
for their investigation and report, before
they are before the Legislature for their
final action. All this, as you can readily
see, consumes time-valuable time. Eve
ry bill introduced has to undergo some
eight or nine stages in each branch of the
Legislature before it becomes a law, and
four or five to definitely postpone it.
would like to adjourn now, but | am
cognizant of the mpossibility-and |
can see no hope of an adjournment be-
fore the Sd of April. We had hoped to
have been ready to have adjourned on
the 9th of this month; but there are so
many bills of local character which
must be considered and passed upon, to
say nothing of some very important gen
eral bills, which must be enacted into
laws before we can carry an adjourn.
ment. That will take time.
The General Appropriation Bill has
passed the House. but still hangs in the
Senate.
NJ OiAiS ASOi6 6dllLihB bhc Dbdlt luSbl-
tutions, with the exception of one or two
are still pending.
The Reform Farm for boys has been
recognized.
The bill to reorganize the Penitentiary
Is hanging--as are the bills for reorgan
izing the Hospitals for the Insane. and
Blind, and Deaf and Dumb, and Idiotic
| The bill recognizing the Soldiers ano
Sailors Orphans Home, is a law. Anc
we have an investigation of the conduct
of Mr.. Kerr, Superintendent, as to hi
conduct in managing that Home.
committee have been appointed to inves
tigate charges preferred.
Secretary Belknap's fall will promp
most people to find some one beside the
offender himself upon whom to lay thu
blame; but the result will be the naming
of more scapegoats than culprits.
Mr.. Clymers indecent haste in attempt
ing to saddle the responsibility of th'
Secretary's crime upon the Republican
party may not, in the preoccupation o
the public mind, receive the contemp
which IL so richly merits, the resul