Statement of Amounts paid to Architects and Superintendents of Construction for the various State Institutions, from 1867 to 1872, inclusive. Amounts paid Architects and Superintendents of Construction of State Institutions—Continued. STATE HOUSE-NEW FENCE. To whom paid. Mart. Krumm. 1867. RECAPITULATION. WHITE of B., ETC. On motion of Mr. SCOFIELD, Mr. CALDWELL. I move that the Conven Said communication and statement were laid tion do now adjourn. on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. SAMPLE asked leave of absence for Mr. Which was agreed to. Thereupon (at 5:45) the Convention adjourned until 11 o'clock a. M. to-morrow. TWENTY-THIRD DAY. ELEVEN O'CLOCK A. M. The Convention re-assembled at 11 o'clock, A. M. Prayer by Rev. R. W. Clark. The Roll was called, and 96 members answered to their names. Messrs. BISHOP, FREIBERG, KECK, MUELLER, VOORHES, WEST, and YOUNG, of Champaign, were absent by leave. Leave of absence was asked and obtained for Mr. PHELLIS for to-day; for Mr. MUEller, until Monday; and for Mr. FREIBERG, for an indefinite length of time, on account of sick ness. The Journal was read and approved. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS. The following petitions and memorials were presented and referred as indicated: By Mr. HOSTETTER: The memorial of R. A. Čurran, and 269 other citizens of Stark and Carroll counties, praying for the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage. Which was referred to the Committee on the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. Also, the memorial of Frank A. Foster, and 39 other citizens of Minerva, Stark county, praying for the same object. Which was referred to the Committee on the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Mr. REILLY: The petition of Jesse Hawley, and 51 other citizens of Columbiana county, praying for a constitutional provision to prohibit appeals from Justices of the Peace, on sums less than $50; that United States Senators be elected by the people; and that salaries of State and county officers be not increased until submitted to a vote of the people. The Report was agreed to, and the reference was so made. INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSITIONS. The following Propositions were introduced, and read the first time: Proposition No. 156-By Mr. BEER: To amend Article 15 of the Constitution. Proposition No. 157-By Mr. TOWNSEND: To amend Section 30 of Article 2 of the Constitution. Proposition No. 158-By Mr. BURNS: To Which was referred to the Committee on amend Section 30 of Article 2 of the ConstituMiscellaneous Subjects. By Mr. CLARK, of Jefferson: The petition of I. T. Stinson, and 200 other citizens of Greene county, praying for the prohibition of the manufacture, importation and sale of all intoxicating beverages. Which was referred to the Committee on the Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. By Mr. WHITE, of Hocking: The petition of N. J. Wieland, and 78 other citizens of tion. Proposition No. 159-By Mr. PAGE: To amend Article 1 of the Constitution. Proposition No. 160-By Mr. PAGE: To amend Article 1 of the Constitution. Proposition No. 161-By Mr. THOMPSON: To amend Section 5 of Article 1 of the Constitution. Proposition No. 162-By Mr. BLOSE: To amend Article 2 of the Constitution. Proposition No. 163-By Mr. OKEY: To to strike out, Section 1 will be left as it now amend Article 4, being a substitute for Section stands. 5 of Article 4 of the Constitution. SECOND READINGS. On motion of Mr. SCOFIELD, The Rule requiring Propositions to be read the second time when printed, was suspended; and the following Propositions were read by their titles, and severally referred as indicated: Proposition No. 144: A substitute for Article 3 of the Constitution. Which was committed to the Committee of the Whole. Proposition No. 145: To amend Section 9 of Article 2 of the Constitution. Which was referred to the Committee on the Legislative Department. Proposition No. 146: To so alter or amend Article 2 of the Constitution as to vest the veto power in the Governor. Which was referred to the Committee on the Legislative Department. Proposition No. 147: To amend Article 8 of the Constitution. Which was referred to the Committee on the Judicial Department. Proposition No. 148: To prohibit the exemption of certain property from taxation. Which was referred to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Leave of absence was asked and obtained for Messrs. SMITH, of Shelby, VORIS, YOUNG, of Noble, DESTEIGUER, WELLS, and VAN VOORHIS, for to-morrow; and for Messrs. HALE and PHILIPS, till Tuesday next. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. On motion of Mr. CAMPBELL, The Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole upon the order of the day: Proposition No. 130, a substitute for Article 7 of the Constitution, Mr. COOK in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN. The first question is upon the motion of the gentleman from Richland, [Mr. BURNS,] to insert after the word" dumb," a Home for the Orphans of Soldiers and Sailors." The amendment was agreed to by a rising vote-55 members standing. The CHAIRMAN. The question is now upon the motion of the gentleman from Stark, [Mr. PEASE,] to substitute the following for Section 1: "Institutions for the benefit of the Insane, Deaf and Dumb, the Imbecile and Idiotic, shall be fostered and supported by the State. The punitive and reformative institutions shall be a Reform School for Boys, a Reform School for Girls, a House of Discipline and a Pen•itentiary. The General Assembly shall also provide for the support, care and maintenance of the incurable insane, and may also provide an institution for the maintenance and care of abandoned children, the care and treatment of inebriates, and such other institutions as may be required." The CHAIRMAN. The question is upon striking out. A MĚMBER. Mr. CHAIRMAN: What will be the effect of striking out? The CHAIRMAN. If the Committee refuse Mr. PEASE. I don't desire to occupy any time or go into any discussion. I desire, however, before the question shall be finally taken, to present my own convictions with regard to the whole matter as it now is. The object in proposing this amendment, was, first, that the existing institutions of the State should be clearly and distinctly recognized. In my judgment, that has not been done. Again, has this been accomplished by the different amendments that have been passed in this body? In so far as it goes, to that extent I am entirely committed. There is, however, one branch included in the one now presented to the Committee that, in my judgment, should be included in the amendment already passed upon. I refer to the incurable insane. I insist upon that, for that consideration, briefly. We have had in the Constitution of 1851, which has been in existence since that time, the language insane," and with the Legislature meeting every year from that to this, we have entirely ignored that class of our unfortunates in this State. Now, I don't think it is right, in this Convention, when we are passing upon this organic law, to let that opportunity go by and not say in language that would not be misunderstood, that the incurable insane shall be provided for. Therefore, with the consent of the Committee, I withdraw the amendment I presented, and I will ask to substitute the following therefor: First line, Section 1, after the sixth word in the first line, I ask to have inserted, "curable and incurable." With the consent of the Committee, I say, I will withdraw my amendment. The CHAIRMAN. Has the gentleman from Stark, [Mr. PEASE,] leave to withdraw his original amendment? VOICES. "Leave! leave!" The CHAIRMAN. The amendment is withdrawn. Mr. PEASE. I ask that the proposition, as it now stands before this Committee, be amended by the insertion of these three words: “curable and incurable." Mr. O'CONNOR. I would like to ask if the word "insane" does not cover the whole ground without putting in those words? Mr. PEASE. I supposed that I had answered that objection, when I stated that while our Constitution has not that language, the Legislature for over twenty years has neglected to provide for that class of unfortunates, and they have been sent out whenever discovered incurable, and have been sent abroad throughout the State, to be a charge to the communities from which they came. I say it is not right, and so far as we have power with the Legislature, I ask they be required to provide for that class. À MEMBER. Permit me to make a single remark. In the County of Cuyahoga, alone, there are nine incurable insane persons; and this is probably true of every county in the State, perhaps; and the county infirmaries are burdened with this class of individuals. Mr. O'CONNOR. I would ask if that large number does not grow out of the fact of the burning of the Newburgh Asylum; so many of the inmates had their residence in that county? ............... |