The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-01-21
From our Coiurnbus Correspondent.
CoLt,MpJs Ian. l6 1873

COLUMBUS, Jan. l6, 1858.
EDlroR JoURNAL--Dedr Sir Quite mum.
Der of bills have been introduced during the week
and read the first time. For the benefit of your
readers, will mention sons of then
To amend the act defining the duties ana regu.
latng tho practice Of Probate Courts l
To repeal the act for the protection OF Fish
For the Semi Annual collection of Taxes;
For the election of two or three additional
Judges In tho different Judicial Districts;
To amend the act prescribing tho duties of road
Supervisors
To suspend the Library Clause of the School
Law
To repeal the act to prevent kidnapping and
SIavehodng in Ohio;
To provide for tho incorporation of savings in.
stltutions;
To repeal the law regulating the fees OF county
officers
To amend the Liquor Law, &c, beside several
Others of no particular interest The afternoon oil
Monday was taken up by the Inauguration o
Governor Chase The hall was filled early with a
large number of ladies, anxious to get II sight al
the Governor, Hho you know, is Il single man,
He was sworn into office by Chief Justice Bartlcy
us was the Lieut.. Governor, Secretary of State
and Treasurer of State. The secretary Of State i;
also u smooth faced, good and clean looking single
gentleman, and n great ladies' man, qualities that
will necessarily make him n popular officer AT
tor the inaugural which you have probably seen
the senators proceeded to their Hall, where
Gov. Ford introduced to the senate Liout. Gov
Wclker as his successor, and modcstly re.i:ec
from the chair. He is to bc known hereafter a.
General Instead Of Tom Ford. After very hand
some inaugural from the new Liout. Governor
the senate adjourned. Hunter Brookes bill for
repeating the law prohibiting the use of jas fol
Fugitive Slaves, has been in COMMITTEES Of the
whole all the week and is not yet disposed Of A
large number have participated in the discussion
on both sides of the House, and some able speec Ii
es for and against its repeal were made, in favor
by Mcsscrs. Bro Ike, Collins, Fmofrock and Others
against, by Monroe Briggs West aud Parsons
AS the speeches will many of them be published
shall not speak of their merits. The Democrat
ic caucus resolutions, setting up and knocking
down Mr., Buchanan, in ball alley style, were in
troduced into the senate aud put through undc
the previous question, without giving the members
M opportunity to speak. On their reading in TIN
| House, Mr.. Harrison moved to amend by strkiu.
out and inserting the simple resolution "to lnsruc
our Senators and request our Representatives, t,
vote against the admission Of Kansas under tn,
Lecompton Constitution or any other Constitu
ton,not submitted to the bona tide le gal voters
the Territory" lie supported the amendment, b,
an able speech, but it was voted down, and uudc
the previous question, passed by adding us n
amendment in Tie first line, the word stu max
ing them read That we still have entire conf
dencc in the integrity, ability, &c, of our chic
magistrate aud suppose us day or two ha
! elapsed siuco the resolutions were drawn, AM
knowing the tendency of tue Democracy to stra
into bye and Forbidden paths. it probably occurrc
10 tho gentleman who introduced the amenlmon
that the worl still would satisfy the Presiden
that they were yet htulIhough they had doubte
his sanity On tue Lccumpton Constitution Mr.
Buchanan will no doubt be highly latterel b
the resolutions He certainly will be Statistic
that the Ohio Democracy have the happy iacult
OF looking one way and rowing another
The House has adjourned uutil Monday at lhre
o'clock, aud the Senate until Tuesday at three .
clock Many Of the members have gouc HON
aud the Neil looks deserted. BY the way let NJ
mention u funny incjdont that occurred at the Ne
sometime since. A gentleman, not accustom2
TO the way things aJe done up in large Hotel
happened to be hero to dinner, not taking M
soup, Tie was waiting anxiously for sometbn
more substantial in the way OF iOittlcs and Sceju
) the host OF waters marching up in single He I
wards the upper end OF the hail, he made ! bre,
with them, and did not discover his mistake IN
he brought up amongst the eutables, Yon G.
better Imagine his pteelinkS than can dcScriI
, them. lie returned To his seat, thinking, pr
sumo, as the Devil did when he shaved the no
that il Was great cry, and little WOOL
Yours, NORTH. w EST
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