Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-26

Clerk and Storekeeper at Reform Farm 600
Clerk and Storekeeper at Soldiers and
Sailors Orphans Home i.......l......-... 600
Extra pay to Sup't State House ...... LOCO
Assistant Sup't State House ..-......-.... 300
30 additional guards at o. P. .......,.... 1900
Assistant Deputy Warden at o.. P. =. LOCO
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80 Total Observation-Disclosures $500
Thus 1t will be seen that the sum Of
SI9, 800 has been added to the expenses
OF the State, and for no other purpose
than that OF providing for, ward and
township politicians Of the Democratic
party.
Many of the appropriations for the
several benevolent, penal and ref0rma-
tory institutions are already exhaust
ed, and nearly all OF them will ran out
before the 18th day OF November, thus
leaving deficiencies for three menths
OF, the time that they were Intended 70
coyer.i, You see, then, that the way a
Democratic Legislature saves money
for, the dear people iSltO lock the money
up In the vaults, and then run the
State on credit. f-f.r--'trif vrsy o. Fl -
/ The appropriations for running the
State House, q and GfOundsigave out
some time ago; and the poor men " no
do lhe hard work Abont lhe Capitol
have, been ,rcompellesi TO So on the
streets and sell their vouchers Ht dis
count 10, order to obtain provisions for
their families. But, then, these eco-
noiaicai Democratic Legislators are
saving this money for the State by
cheating the labofing fnan out OF his
ihsrd earned wages. Why, this same
Legislature failed t9apprOprtate money
to pay their own contingent expenses,
and to-day over HiOilsd'ld dollars are
held by-citizens OF Columbus and 9TH
er places for expenses OF committees,
etc. But, then, money must be saved, /,
and the Iouly way these gentlemen
Could save It was to owe H. to the ipeo-
pie who furnish the necessariee TO run
the State and herrinstitutiens. y II
Il Already over forty attendants ana
assistants have been discharged /from
the Columbus, Hospital for the Insane,
because Of the prospect of, q lack OF
means, and still further reduction OF
help will have to be made. before an
additional appropriation caa be had.
But what the poor, eraZed, helpless
beings In that institution have to euf-
fer. If only this Democratic Legislature
can show that the aggregate Of their
general appropriations was b few thou
sand dollars less than that OF the pre-
vioas year! . - f1n9hi''T 'i''i y.ii'i
"soME OTHER WORK OF THE LEGIs-
ItAilio" - LATURE." ........ l,.. .'~..,
Under the above caption this DEM
ocratic committee attempts to enumer-
ate what the 63d GenefaI Assembly
did for the State, but IL fsilsato tell the
people that this Legislature was in
session l28 days, which Is the longest
known to this State for nfany years.
They forget, also, 10 Inform us that
two.third5 of the time Of this long ses-
sion was devoted to paftlz4a leglsla>
ton. with no other object thaa that. OF
proyiding for places for their hungry
constituents .1fl5H 1E"r 1uL1i f'i-' 81
Thew have also neglected to infolfn
the outside, world that, In order to &C.
complish their purposes, they Kept ID
his seat in the House OF representa-
,tiyes man whom they knew to be,
mot oaly an yex-P x-Penitentiary convict,
but a notorious deserter, and bounty
Jumper: that when, he had served their
purposes, and in this very last hours ot
the session.. they ungratefully turned
their backs UPON their corrupt tool,anu
expelled him from his seat
In Its attempt to justify the acts OF
Its -LegIslatuse, this Committee bas
nothing to say about the several joint
providing that the I'M
provoments and repairs at the 1nstitu-
7tions located at Columbus shall be
,mads by the convicts In the Ohio PEN
.itentiary, to the exclusion OF the hon
est workinginen and mechanics OF the
State, They are keeping very quiet
about this particular part OF the work
OF their Legislature, and the prOxisieRs
of these resolutions are not to be carried
out until the October election has been
held: the grounds at the Asylums Will
he alive with their friends in the
striped costume, and the streets in the
vueixhboorhood Of the prison will
swarm with these cheap laborers OF this
Democratic Legislature. But In order
that the mechanics and labOring men
of the State Iuay fully appreciate the
kindness OF these. Democratic Legisls-
tors. we give the resolutions alluded
10 above. They are as follows: tr.s
8. J. r. No. so. WHEREAS, The
State of Ohio Is the owner Of certain
lots of ground in the city Of Columbus,
on Ohio and Champion avenues, Town
street, and street recently opened by
the State on the east side of the Asy-
lum for the Blind, and extending from
Town to Friend streets; and Te7.
y WHEREAS, The improvement OF the
streets are retarded by the fact that the
Statewill not contribute to the I'm
movement thereof; and
WHEREAS, The improvement OF
these streets and avenues will enhance
the value of contiguous property, and
eopduce to the public convenience; and
WHEREAS, There are number Of
Jconyicts in the Ohio Penitentiary who
are unemployed, and who are likely to
remain idle for some time to come;
therefore, be 1t aiHti-
/; > Resolved by the General Assembly
OF the State OF Ohio, That the Direct.
ors of the Ohio Penitentiary be and
they are hereby instructed to directthe
Warden of the Penitentiary to employ
40 many Of said codvicts as may be
necessary and can be safely and profit
ably used for the purpose of improving
said avenues and streets by grading
and placing cutters therein as they
NAV deem for the best interest OF the
State. ig-
SIS. r., No. SO. Be 1t resolved, That
the Warden of the Penitentiary shall
furnish to tho Superintendent Of the
ror,,o hus uvluOo for fhQ Insane. auc1