Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-28

Total 50, 37s go
It will be seen that the total disburse-
ments, of two years of Republican rule,
will exceed the two years of Democratic
rule by 81 ,450, ,137 20.
This excess of expenditures by the Re
publican administration came about by
reason of the payment during those two
years of 81 ,473 ,207. .43 on the principal of
the State Debt, while the Democratic Cen
eral Assembly has not paid dollar on, or
provided a dollar for payment on that
debt. By so doing the Republican admin
istration reduced the annual interest to
be paid on this debt by the sum of $685.
5000.
If this one item is taken from the
amount expended by the Republicans,
there will be an excess of Democratic ex-
penditures, amounting to $24, ,O7O.23.
The Columbus Asylum was in progress
of erection during the time of the Sixty
second General Assembly, and for this
purpose 1920, ,293. 81 were expended, while
for permanent improvements at this in
stitution only $43, ,SS4.1O were required
from the Sixty-third General Assembly
The salaries of officers and general ex
penses of the State Government, are paiC
from the General Revenue fund, and il
is from this fund that extravagant ex-
penditures, if there are any, are made
and it in the disbursement of this fund
that there is an opportunity to show true
economy.
From this fund in two years the Repub,
Tcans expended 81, ,367 ,062 .54, while the
Democrats in their two years will dis
burse 81, ,79O, ,339 .69-an excess in favor
ofRepublican management of $413, ,276. Is
We have said enough to show that i
the last Democratic General Assembly
has to depend upon its financial manage
ment for it's vindication, it will be buried
| in oblivion without one.
TIME AND MONEY WASTED.
One of the growing evils in this State
is the tendency to long sessions of th'
General Assembly. This is an evil no
simply because it involves great expen
diture of money, but also because the
usual result is to burden the statute book
with useless and worthless laws.
The Sixty-third General Assembly hat
a Democratic majority of Is in the Sen
ate, 27 in the House and 42 on joint bal
lot. This Legislature in the pretende
length of its two sessions outstripped an
one of its predecessors by nearly 4odays
Their pretended long sessions were cor
sumed, to great extent, in considerin
purely partisan legislation and in idle
ness.
We use the word pretended in speaE
ing of their long sessions, for the reaso
that its members for its two session
drew pay for 297 days, while they wer
in actual session not more than 200 days
Take, for example, the adjourned SCI
sion, which ended on the 23d of June las
It's pretended length was 168 days, and i
members drew pay for that number {
days. ....-...
The Senate was in actual session b,
SO days.
The House was in actual session OF
hundred and twelve days and was ul
employed fifty-six days. OF the day
these two bodies were unemployed, twel
ty-four were Sundays, but the membe
drew pay for these days.
The following table shows the numb
of days the Senate and House were ea'
paid for, during the month of Januar
February, March, April, May and Jun
4 1879, the number of days they were
actual session and the number of da
they were idle.