Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-03-11
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Things and Doings at the Capital.


.1fmencing many times at an earlier hoH
in the morning than usual, continuin!
until late in the evening. Indeed, s.
r industrious was the Senate on Wednes
4 day, that they did not adjourn until TIVE
: o'clock in the morning. They were en-
e gagged on the all-engrossing subject o
/, "canal contracts" and at that late houI
they came to a vote, which resulted il
: favor Of Mr.. Brszee's resolutions, declar
ing the contracts void, and authorizing
the Board of Public Works to take
charge Of the canals.
The original resolutions were amended
so as to permit the contractors te appeal
to the Courts for redress, and if the
Court s~ustains them, they are TO have
charge of the work again.
do not think there is any probability
that they will pass the House. l think
Mr.. Cadwell.s bill, with, perhaps some
slight amendments, will meet with gen.
eral favor. at least in the House, where
it viii be discussed to-day in committee
Of the who'd, and no doubt its good and
bad points clearly shown. I think Igave
you a synopsis of this bill, a few weeks
ago.
DR.. Jewett's bill, auth orizing a Geo.
logical survey Of the State, was read the
third time yesterday, and ~"lost," failing
to receive a constitutional majority of
votes. Iregret very much, the failure
Of this measure. for 1 think the survey
as was contemplated, would have been
remuneraiive TO the State.
The House passed a bill yesterday,
prohibiting the use of jails of the State
to confne fugitiVes from labor, or, 10
speak in plain English, runaway Slaves,
whose only crime is a love for those in
alienable rights of Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness: A righteous law,
and l hope it will be enforced to the very
letter, in every county of the State.
The bill to repeal the law of last win.
ter, that requires county treasures to act
as township treasures, in those townships
where their Offices are held, was lost in
the House yesterday. The Senate, yes
terday, passed a bill permitting the cred
itors of the gainesville and TrumbulI
County Plankrosd, to sell said road. and
granting the purchasers the privilege to
form a company themselves. or, jointly
with others, for the management of the
road. 1t has been reported that men
are buying the obligations of the road
for a mere song. and intend to buy it,
and abandon the road altogether, except
perhaps. ten or fften miles of the North
end of it, which will be kept up as long
as it can be made to pay
The bill making appropriations to
build a new Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
was reported back from the committee
yesterday, and elected a very warm dis.
c%ussion, both pro and con. Mr.. Frank
lin. the chairman of the committee on
Benevolent Institutions, who takes
especial charge of this bill, and is not
willing that any one shall oppose it, grew
very warm in the discussion yesterday.
and many Of his remarks appeared a
good deal tinctured with anger. He
abuses, somewhat, the Legislature in
general. and the opponents of his bin in
particular. A few more such efforts
and the bill win be doomed. What fs
fate will be with the best care and nurs
ing is impossible at this time to Tell.
A very joyous wedding party arrived
in this city on Tuesday evening; it con
sisted of those who in their individual
capacity in the morning of that day.
were known as Mr.. E. Opdycke, and
Miss Stevens, of your place; but in their
associated capacity they rejoice in the
appellation of Mr.. and Mrs. 0pdycke
They were joined in Cleveland by an
other happy pair, the component parts
of which were, Mr.. Powers of Akron.
and Miss Cropell of Cleveland, daugh,
ter of Gen. CrowelI formerly of yoar
village, but now by some miraculous
Pouer, or by virtue of some ceremony,
are knownby the more endearing names
and Wife.
After 8 short %sojourn here. they left
for the Queen City, apparently highly
delighted with the city, the people, each
each other in particular, and the rest
of mankind in general.
May their happiness never grow less.
and may troubles and disappointments
be placed so far from them, that they
cannot even 6orrow them; and now that
they have assumed a respectable station
in the world. may their judgment, their
wisdom. their love, and their responsiGa-
increase. and eventually cro#n them
with honor, Amen. T.
Indignation Meeting in Bristol.
We give place to the following report
of the action of a public meeting held
in Bristol on the s8th of Feb. In our
last paper, was a short account of the
trial referred to. 1t is not strange that
the citizens Of that township should feel
indignant at the unjust aspersion cast
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