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From the Ohio State Journal.
THIRTEENTH AND LAST WEEK
OF THE SESSION.


members are now on their way home
ward 10 give an account Of their ste "
ardship 10 their constituents. The clost
oE the session, II has long been obvious
was the only act of relief, which The
majority of the members had the dspo
silion TO confer upon the people -
Though It has come ardily, we doub
not they will be thankful for this smal
favor. 1t only remains for US to follow
The two Houses through the lahors o
the week, and TO specify the subjects o.
particular interest which have engaged
their attention during the closing scenes
ofthe session
10 the Senate, on Tuesday, the bill
TO repeal the charter under which the
Granville Bank has exercised banking
powers, was passed: Also, a bill to
take from incorporated cities, villages
and towns, the power of licensing gro.
cerles or coffee houses Tor the sale oI
SPlriluous liquors, The bill to prevent
She issue and circulation ofa fraudulent
currency was also passed.
10 The House, on Wednesday, the
"PenIlentiary BILL" to prohibit the en-.
ployment Of convicls so as TO come r
" competition with mechanical labor, wds
indJEaiieIy postponed by a vote of 20 to
II. We regret the loss Of this bill,
Enough we have no particular knowledge
Of It's provisions We believe it was
approved by the mechanics, and would
have formed the entering wedge to a
very doshabIe reform. liz rejection,
however, can hardly surprise any one
who has reflected upon tho character
and spirit Of the Legislature, Any OBJ
jecl below the dignity Of Bank Reform,
was too small altogether for considera.
tion. The repeal Of defuncI charters
was deemed nobIer pursuit
10 the Senate, on Thursday, the bill
90 repeal the charter Of the Columbus
and Sandusky Turnpike Company came
up, and long debate ensued thereon.
Mr. Goldman addressed The Senate in
opposition to The bill, and moved 10 re.
commit and report resolution requir-
ing tho Prosecuting Attorney Of Frank
lin county TO file a Quo Warranto
gainSt the Company; which was lost,
and the bill itself, on the question Of
Cngrossmont, was rejected by tie vote
OF II to II.
ln the Senate, on Friday, the general
. appropriation bill was amended so as to
re.organize the Board Of Public Works
The President Of the Board, VIM. Ray
en-, is removed entirely, ard Timothy
g. Bates is displaced to make room for
VIM Spencer, of Licking county, for
four years, from the first OF April nsxt.
Mr.. Dickinson also holds for four years,
and Mr. Ransom for one year. This
amendment was adopted by vote of
IL to II Tho bill to repeal the char
ter OF The Oberin Collegiate Institute
was postponed till Docember next. pro
badly on the presumption that no war
would break out before that time The
Senate, on Mr. Godmun's motion, di
Tected the Prosecuting Attorney to file
q Quo Warranto agnins; the Co'umbus
and Sandusky Turnpike Company, to
ascertain the alleged facts in relation to
tho violation of its charter,
In the Senate, on Saturday. Mr.. Nc
Connell, from the committee on Canals,
made report on tho petitions praying
for law to prevent the navigation Of
the Canals on tho Sabbath. The Re-
port comedies IN sentiment with the
prayers Of the petitioners, but concludes
that any further Legislation on tho sub
ieci is unnecessary, as that the law Of
February H. 1896, prohibiting common
labor on the Sabbath, covers the case in
question
Much Of the tme in the Two Houses
for several days has been spen, in of
forts to agree upon blll 10 provide tho
means for paying of the immediate Tia
blltias Of the State, and completing the
Public Works now in progress. A great
variety Of propositions have hecn under
consideration, tho most plausible Of
which was an issue OF Safe bonds or
scrip OF a low denomination. A bill for
this purpose once passed the Senate, bn
met with determined opposition from
Bynglon. McNuIty, and others in the
House. 10 the House, majority reports
and minority reports were discussed,
combatied, emnscuINled, rccomm,lted Il
re reported, until sometime on Saturday
night, when the two Houses disagreeing
upon every thing, committee Of con
ference was raised to mako a last al
tempt to bring them together. The
committee were successful, and yester
day morning bill finally passed INTO a
law, which contains, among others, the
following important provisions: lst.
The Fund Commissioners arc Nulhoriz
ed 10 sell stock enough to produce the
net sum Of five hundred thousand dol
lars for the purpose Of paying Off lem
porary loans in The city of New York
and in this State; ID. The Commis-