Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-03-10
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
ColuMpus. Feb. 9e. le57.

| NOLOMDOoD w. ~ ISS''
The spring-like weather of the past week
has rendered the members extremely anx
ious to return home, and business is rap
idly progressing in consequence. We have
now reached the "heavy business" of the
session. AS l write, the Clerk of the
House is reading for the third and last time
the new Bank Bill, and Senator Matthews
is holding forth to full house in the Sem
ate Chamber, on the Canal Contracts, on
the resolutions of Mr.. Brazee to repudi-
ate said contracts. This afternoon. the
School Bill comes up in the House, by spe-
cial assignment, on a proposition TO strike
out the clause relating to the School Libra
ry. Prof. Monroe, chairman of the Com
mittee on schools and school lands, is the
champion of the Library, and Messrs.
Hume and Catch are the principal oppo-
nents. There will be several eloquent
speeches on the subject, and We think the
result will be that the Library clause will
be retained, but, instead of remaining as
it now is in the hands of the State School
Commissioner, it will be vested in Ii
brary commission consisting of the Gov
ernor, Secretary or Auditor of State and
the Commissioner. Another change rec
commended is that the School Board may,
if they think proper, have but one, two,
or three Librarians in each township.
Last Saturday Mr.. Parsons, from the
| Committee on Amendments to the Consti-
tuition reported, recommending the follow
ing amendments ]. Annual sessions of
the Legislature. 9. Single districts for
members of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives. 8. A change in the Judi
ciary system. d. Relative to the mode OF
taxing banks and private individuals. g.
Allowing the Legislature in certain cases,
to pass local acts. We have not the re-
port before us; but these are, as near as
we can recolect, the changes. They arc
all highly necessary. Our only complaint
is that the Committee did not recommend
many other changes
I1OSed WAS SWOi IL III, anu lOOIh IIIi
seat in the House on Monday last. He
made his first speech yesterday The sub
stitution of such man for Mr.. Slough i;
quite an improvement. Mr. Hosea is :
gentleman of considerable ability. Ham
ilton county for once has honored herself
TIE Bill for the establishment of al
!, Ohio Reform School was introduced tht
other day, and will create considerable dis
cussion, but will probably pass. A bill
was also introduced the other day for thu
education of Idiots. An amendment ha
been made to the bill for the erection of &
new Deaf and Dumb Asylum, levying
special tax for that purpose. This re
moves our principal objection to the bill
and we think we shall now vote for it.
, In company with Mr.. T., we visited tn
, D. and D. Asylum on Tuesday last, ant
, was particularly Interested in conyersatio
with pupil from Meigs county names
Chase son of Francis Chase, of Rutland
, He has been in the institution about s
), years, is young man of fine mind, an ar
scholar, possesses a mild disposition, an
= is general favorite in the institution.
We have an invitation to attend part
Q this evening at the Governors house, br
as the ladies are not invited, we may cor
clude not to go. We have also been inv
! ted to attend another entertainment at ii
f Lunatic Asylum, such as we mentioned
h few weeks ago. These entertainments al
e designed expressly for the benefit of II
e Lunatics, and are given frequently. The
e are principally Of a musical character ar
1t the performances are principally by pupi
r of the Blind Asylum.
e We have received copy of the Tel
graph of the Gath, and are we'll please
with the contents.
= Since writing the above, the Bank B
5, has passed. A. 7.
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