The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-02-25
From our Columbus Correspondence.
COLUMBUS, Feb. lS 1883.

EpIroR yoURNAL---Dedr Sir Absence from
the city for few days, must be my apology for
a short and uninteresting letter. About the
usual amount of business has been transacted
and bills, petitions, and remonstrOnces keep
pouring in, until there is now some one hun
dred and fifty. three bills before the House, but
few of which are disposed Of
Some excite ent was occosioned the fore part
of the week by resolution to expel the cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Commercial for
miseprcsenting the speech of the gentleman
from Auglaize. think, however, it was not so
much the misrepresentation, as the way in
which he spoke of the member representing him
os only lacking the ears to make him resemble
a well known animal of which you have proba-
bly, read. BE it as it may, do not approve Of
the remarks made by the correspondent, and
think he was served about right, believing in
the old adage that the truth should not be spoken
al all times. | find several new bills have been
introduced and few unimportant ones have
passed..
The bill to repeal the ten per cent, law, has
been discussed freely in committee, and under
stand the member from Lucas acquitted himself
honorably in speech in opposition to the bill.
The bill is not engrossed as the committee have
leave 10 sit again.
Mr.. FneCrock on yesterday introduced bill
TO restore the contracts. The bill, after a long
whereas" and several Of them, provides:
Sec. |. That said contractors shall be restored
to their contracts, severally, and put i'll posses
al. a.:
works, aud all things pertaining thereto, on
their severally producing to the acting commits
soner in charge, a certificate of the clerk of
said court that his or their, suit against the
State has been dismissed, on giving new bonds
for the due performance of said contracts.
Sec. 3. The said acting commissioner shall
state the account OF the party SO restored under
his contract from the 18th day of November,
1856, as il said contract had remained under his
contTol, deducting the amount expended by the
State since that time in repairs, which rlghttul.
ly come within said contract. aud shall issue
his check on the Auditor OF State for the bal.
unce, it any, dut said contractor.
Sec >. The Attorney General Of suii StOte is
hereby directed to institute such legal proceed
ings as shall be necessary Tor setting aside such
of said contracts, if any, as he shall think were
obtained by fraud on the part of said contract.
ors, or in violation of law.
That bill will probably pass. | understand
that it has been agreed upon in tin pan r."
port SAYS that Mr. Barkus is to be President of
The Board of Pubiic Works, and that the law is
to b, so altered as to obtain that very desirable
cad, and he is likewise to have the whole ap.
pointing power for the public works. 1t is al.
so rumored that the appointing power is to be
taken from the Governor and placed in the hands
of the President of the Senate, Speaker Of the
House, and the President of the Board of Pub
lie Works. ] cannot vuuch for the truth of the
report. b II will say hat our d.mocritic friends
have the will and the power for almost any
emergency.
Mr. Monroe offered a resolution Yesterday to
so amend the Constitution as to have annual
sessions and guve his reasons for SO doing. lie
lontended that the safety Of the State demanded
it and that the people would have gone for it by
an overwhelming majority, had the simple
amendment been submitted alone. He said both
political parties had. sanctioned it BY holding
adjourned sessions, md he believed 1t wise and
polite for both sides to adopt it.
Yesterday afternoon was spent in fruitless
attempt TO adjourn over until Tuesday and the
members seemed to vie with each other to see who
could create the most noise and confusion. The
yeas and nays being called on every motion, O
locker on would have come to the conclusion
that the leg stature of Ohio was anything but
dignifed body.
But few persons have any idea of the daily
expense of the Senate and House of Representa-
tves. BY careful computation | find it not
much less than eight hundred dollars per day
good round sum for the people to foot up, con
sidering the amount OF work done. The houst
has just adjourned from noon to day until Mon
day next, So must close. Yours truly
NORTH WEST.