The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-11
From our Columbus Correspondent.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 80, 1888.
EDITOR JouRNAL--Dear Sir: Since writing
you last, some thirty or forty bills have been in.
troduced, and in looking them over find but very
few Of any particular interest to your readers
Most of them arc introduced or draw,i by attor-
neys, and refer to the Code Of Civil Procedure,
or the establishment of Superior courts, or the
election of additional Judges; also. to abolish the
distinction between principal and surety, and to
amend the act relating to common schools.
In the Senate, l see q bill has been introduced
to restrict the length of seins, and notice peti.
tions from you quarter have been introduced both
in the Senate aud in the House in favor of the bill
Mr. Raymond has large number of rcmonstran-
ces against it from his constituents, which will be
presented as soon rs he returns.
House bill l02, to organize and discipline the
volunteer militia, is now being read at the Clerks
desk, and will occupy from two to three hours in
reading. The constitution requires that every bill
shall be read three times on different days aud the
members are obliged TO sit and be bored
In my last mentioned that House bill No. 3, tu
repeal the Jail bill, as it is Called went on the ta
ble by adjournment After caucusing the thing
it was called up cngrossed aud read the third
time on Tuesday last aud passed by II vote OF Sc
to IA, four Democrats voting against it, as it re.
qnres ffly-four votes TO pass BILL The Union
came very near being lost am not surprised
that the people begin to complain and ask lhcir
Representatives to legisate for the white people o
Ohio. Four weeks of the session is gone and but
little has been done except TO repeal law pro
hibiting the use of Jas for iugitivos, law which
they say amounts to nothing aud was passed by
the Republicans out Of spite, showing waBt o
comfy to our southern friends. | think the peo
pie, when they foot the bills for this kind of cgs
lation, will think differently.
The bill to repeat the law to regulate the com
pensation of county officers has passed botl
Houses and has been signed by the speaker AM
president OF the Senate with but little opposition
except by the members from Hamilton county,
The bill was passed more particularly Tor the ben
eht OF Himilton county and was found not to
work we'll in the smaller counties, and large mum
ber OF petitions were sent in asking its repeal The
bill to establish uniform ratio of interest ha.
been in committee OF the whole for several day
without coming to any decision, and has been re
ferred to a select committee Quite a number O
gentlemen have given their views upon the ques
tion in prosy speeches, and they are diversified II
the members themselves, every one having his owl
peculiar views upon the currency. From appear
anceS, am inclined to think the ten per cent. Law
will be repealed aud uniform rate Of seven ne
cent. be established and more stringent law b
enacted to prevent usury. g So mote it be-"
The bill to repeal the so called Game Law wa
considered in committee of the whole Some o
our democratic friends did not seen to understand
that it was introduced last session by one of thei
own members from Hamilton county; also, th
bill for tho protection OF fish, carried through
aud voted for almost unanimously by their owl
party but thought it a sufficient reason that th
bill should be repealed because it was passed by
Republican Legislature whilst Others thought dill
ferenlly and could not SOC any political question
involved in it, After considerable debate most
satisfaction of the member from Augaize) votet
TO strike out all after the enacting clause, anC
the bill was laid on tic table.
The State Board of Agriculture met this weel
to locate the State Fair for the present year. Co
umbus Zanesville, Cleveland, Sandusky City an
Toledo, were the applicants. Quite oil Interest
ing debate occurred among the different delegates
and the advantages Of the different localities wer
very handsomely portrayed. | was fearful tn
Board, in their wisdom, would be unable to dscid
which was the most favorable location. therefor
took the liberty of rendering the hosptaties o
Wood county to the Boaid, aud said to them
that If we could not boast of as large place u
tho other gentlemen, that we hal people who's
latchstrlngs were always out. aud whose liberaIil
was unbounded and that IN vegetables We bea
the world. Yours Truly,
NORTH WEST.