The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-03-26
Interesting Letter Prom Our. Rep
rcscutatiVc.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
CuLuNpus. March 2t, 1857,

When wrote you last Saturday, the House
had proceeded as far as number four with
the amendments to the Constitution. This
you will recollect referred to corporations and
Incorporated companies. After discussing
this amendment all day, it was adopted with
some slight alterations.
Mr. Cory made speech, and submitted
an amendment, which is in many respects a
good one. He would abolish the District
Courts as superfuous, and provide for courts
of conciliation. Something more might be
necessary but the legislature should be left
master of the snbject He would abolish the
office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
and have the power vested in the Auditor
of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, Secre-
tary Of State and Commissioner of Public
Works, and he would have these officers
elected by the legislature, out of its own body,
who should set as other members, acting and
voting with them and holding their place at
the will of the majority. The legislature
should be recognized and the Senate and
House of Representatives coalesce, and to
consist of one hundred and fifty members,
who should sit together. His remarks with
the proposed amendments, will be printed and
l will send them to you.
Monday evening, having been set apart for
discussing the Switzerland resolutions offered
by Mr.. Hutchinson of Madison, early in the
season, the Hall was filled early in the even
ing by large number of ladies and gentle
men. The resolutions having been read, the
author took the stand and proceeded to read
speech which, for its length, venture to
say, would be hard to beat 1t had evil
IDENTIFY required much time and care, and had
it been brief and confined to the subject it
would probably have been good thing, but
the gentleman read, and read, and read, until
his audience quietly dispersed, leaving only
those who were obliged to stay After read
ing about three hours and omitting some, he
began to show symptoms of giving out, and
the thing was evidently coming TO close,
and after eulogisiny the great and glorious
democratic party, to whom he went over,
body and breeches, he took his seat. 1t will
be remembered Mr.. Hntchison claimed to be
the Wing party in the House. 40 whit a
fall was there, my countrymen." How do
you think those of us felt who had formerly
trained in the Wing party?
We felt much as the young man did who
spoke in meeting, after exhorting his friends
TO become pious, said he felt as though he
had had great load removed from his bow
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Mr.. Burns, in order as he said to test the
gentleman's sincerity, offered the following
amendment to the resolu ion, "That in addi.
ton to the alarming progress of despotism
abroad, threatning to deprive the only re-
public of Europe oftheir national rights and to
partition her out to Poland, we look with no
less jealous eye upon the invasion of cur own
inherent rights by the late opinion of the
Supreme Court of the United States, in the
recent decision in the bred Scott case, and
denounce with condemnation alike the efforts
of tyrants to deprive the people of their in
alienable rights, whether by the decision Of
the bayonet or bench, Mr.. Burns supported
his resolution by few remarks, when Mr..
Egley moved that the resolution with the
amendment be referred to a committee ofthree.
Mr.. Mills, the orator from Tuscarawas oppo-
sed the reference and came down on the gem
tleman from Madison like a thousand of brick
He said his speech had no sense in it. He
had been listening attentively for three hours,
and he could not learn thatit had either be-
ginCing or ending, father or mother, and
was without form or comeness. He said for
his part he knew but little about Prussia OF
Switzerland, but he did know there never
was people on Gods airth bored as badly
as the Ohio legislature. He was opposed to
the reference because he wanted some way
contrived to get rid of the resolutions, that
we might be spared the inhiction Of ever
hearing from the thing again, and he would
yield the floor to any member who would in
form the House the best way to do it. Fol-
his part he could not see any use in spending
so much time on such frivolous subjects.
: Pending the discussion, the House adjourn.
ed, laying the whole thing on the table, and
: poor Switzerland is still suffering by the de-
lay of the Ohio Legislature.
Mr.. Cadwell's bill on the Contracts, came
up again on Tuesday in committee of the
whole, after the morning business, when Mr.
Parsons moved to strike out all after the en-
acting clause ard insert a new bill, in sub
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discussed until time for adjournment, wher
, they reported progress and asked leave t. ST
/ again.
Wednesday, Thursday, and part of Fri
day was continued session, without sd journ
ment, taking only recess, and two days ant
half was occup pied in reading Journal, pas
, sing bills &C., when the House ag lin went in
to committee on the special order. An ab
speech was made by Mr.. Hume in favo
Of the amendment to annul the contracts
: when the House adjourned. Several NOR
speeches are to be made before it will come +
0 vote, but think the question will be dis
posed of next week.
To-day has been used up in discussu
some resolutions offered by the Penitentiar