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

with a slim House, has been busy one, aud con.
siderable business has been disposed Of Several
new bils.have been introduced. will mention
few Of them;
A bill regulating Assignments.
To create the Tenth Judicial District
To repeal the act to provide for the Registra.
lion of Births. Marriages and Deaths.
For the removal Of drift wood from the
streams OF the State.
TO regulate private banking
A bill prescribing the duties Of County Treas
urers.
House bill 100. For the relief Of holders OF
orders issued by Free Turnpike Companies.
In committee Of the whole, several bills Of
but little interest have been considered and
passed by striking out oil after the enacting
clause. The bill 10 facilitate the pending lti-
cation respecting the Public Works, passed the
Senate, amended so as to require the Attorney
General to set up fraud and undue influence in
his defence. Ii came down TO the House and
on lis second reading was referred 10 the Judi
ciory committee who reported il back, with the
amendment stricken out Rankin and Andrews
advocated it, taking the ground that it was an
insult to the Attorney General, to instruct him
as TO his duty; that he was man Of great
ability and for whom they had the profoundes,
respect all of which is undoubtedly trur, yet it
u
OF the House. Parsons and Amber made short
but rousing speeches in favor of the amendment
they saw no improperly in it, and no dsrespect
to the Attorney General. 1t was customary in
courts Of justice for clients to consult with their
attorneys, and the Legislature stood in that po-
stion to the State. They were not either OF
them posted up on the contracts and did not
wish to make a speech, but if there was any
truth in their own aililavits they certainly
showed strong symptoms of fraud. Here Mr..
Parson read from the report Of the Investigating
Committee the evidence Of Mr. A. L. Backus,
who he said was extensively known throughout
the State. About this time some member
moved that the House adjourn, which was
carried and the bill went on the table and
probably to its final resting place, as the major.
ity would rather see i. fail altogether, than to
have it pess as amended.
The committee yesterday had under consider
alton a bill to repeal the act to preserve
the Purity of Elections, passed April l5 1857.
The gentleman who introduced it made rather a
ridiculous speech in its favor aud evidently did
not know any good reason for its repeal and
probably had not read the law but thought he
was doing something for his country. and that
it was good and sufficient reason that it was
passed by the last Legislature. He accused the
Republicans with trying to bring in the Know
Nothings by the passage of this law, and said
that Gov. Chase received some three thousand
mora votes in Cincinnati at the last ee ction
than he did two years before, and all in conse-
quence Of the Republicans moving their tenants
from one ward into another some thirty days
before election to prevent their voting, and
taun;ed them with letting negroes vote, &c.
After he closed, the gentleman from Meigs arose,
and on the Chairman stating that there was no
question before the House, he moved to strk,
out all after the enactng clause, AMI went on to
say that he believed the mover OF the bill would
vote with him; that the bill repealed all the
laws on the statute, in regard to the election
franchise. He bore down slightly on the gem
tieman, and by his remarks excited the ire of
some of the other side, who remnrked to him
that the proper way was to refer the bill--there
wa no use of making fool of himself by talk
ing about it, The gentleman replied that he was
for killing it right there, and should 90 for cut
ting the dogs tail off close behind his ears
The member from Loran then rose and very
pleasantly stated to the House, that he heard
a lawyer once ask his client why he did not
bring h certain witness along. The man said
he had fifty good reasons for not doing it and il
the cour, wished he would tell them. He said
the first reason was the witness was dead and
he would state the other iorty-nine If the court
required. He said his friend from Meigs had
given one good reason and he thought it un.
| He would however say to the gentleman from
Monroe who introduced the bill, that he was
Slightlv mistaken in regard to it, that it special
ly provided for persons moving from one w0rI
into another, and did not affect their vote, sc
| his reason for Gov Chase's vote in Cincinnati
was not valid one. He would also state fo
his information that the part which he supposed
was intended to draw in the Know Nothings
was not changed from the law that had been OF
the statute since | think l843, and therefor
could not be intended for them. And he woul(
further stote, that the law was passed almos
unanimously both parties voting in its favor
aud referred him to the House journal of las
winter for proof all the leading Democrats vo
ting for it and only four persons OF both partie
voting against it, The motion TO strike GU
prevailed.
The Lewistown Reservoir. as Usual, occupie
II prominent place in the proceedings Of thi
! Legislature, and numerous resolutions of cnqui
ry aud sundry charges of fraud are hinted at
Some ten thousand acres of land are covered
aud the lands are unpaid for. People livin
in the vicinity are OF course outrageous, an'
numerous petitions are sent up for relief.
The ohio Life aud Trust Company also come
in for a share, and resolutions are now ben
discussed as TO the propriety of appointing al
investigating committee to inquire into its al
fairs, to sit during the Legislature with power t
send for persons and papers. The resolution
were opposed by Mr., Andrews, who objected t
all smelling committees, and advocated b
Harrison, West and Others, aud was finally re
ferred to committee. The committee on RI
form Schools and Schools for Idiots, have bee
absent on leave since Tuesday, tovisit the Reforr
School at Cincinnati also the one estabshe
BY the law of last winter at or near Llncastc
by the way, had The pleasure of visiting,
Il few days since, the school for Idiots, estabishe
!, in this city under the act of the last Legislature
of which your townsnan, the iton' Asher Cool
!, is Que Of the Directors. Bat three thousan
} dollars were appropriated, aud with it tho d
= rectors have done wonders, There are siXtee
in the institution, nine were admitted free, on
4 from each Congressional district; the Others al
paying patients, The Superintendent says the
have had numerous applications, which the
could not accommodate. There are from on
S hundred and fifty to five hundred of this ca'
D in the State. was perfectly surprised at Il
: appearance OF the inmates a class who hA'
Il heretofore been considered perfectly helpless, a