Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-18
EDITORIAL ooRRHsPoNDENoE.
mo. 6.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 6, Il

make these letters of greater interest, ,but,in
the dull routine of daily business it would
require more inventive genius than fell
10 the lot Of your correspondent, to make
them other than they are-a brief summary |
of passing events.
The most important matter yet acted !
upon by the House, was the defeat, yester-
day, Of the bill repeating the ten per cent. |
interest law. There was brief but pretty
fierce discussion OF the question. Hon.
Mr.. Rankin, Of this city, came down in the
most savage manner on all money lenders.
He said he "would send to the Peniten-
tisry for life, every scoundrel who would
take more than four per cent. per annum,"
and more of the same sort. But major
ity would not follow his lead The bill
lacked six votes OF the constitutional ma
jority and was defeated.
The bill for the reorganization of the
State House Board and putting Democrats
into the places now occupied by the old
Board, being one of the series of partisan
measures of the last session postponed to
this, was indefinitely postponed. A prom
inent Democrat made the motion, and in
very neat little speech, said that there was
no use in fighting against the people and
the Supreme Court and the bill was killed
without struggle to save it. 1t was OF
the same class of those pasted last win
ter which The Supreme Court set aside as
unconstitutional. This decision, with the
overwhelming defeat of the party by the
happy effect upon the majority. Indeed,
80 far, there seems to be forgetfulness of
partisanship, and all is harmony. How
long it will last will be known hereafter.
Perhaps when the caucus has had time to
incubste, something Of that kind may yet
be brought forward, but present indica-
tions are that nothing of the sort will be
attempted.
Considerable excitement has been pro-
duced along the lines of the csLals by the
proposition to sell them. There was bill
introduced last winter for that purpose,
which passed the House, but. in the Sen
ate, was postponed to this session, and is
now pending therein. Meetings have been
held in various counties through which
these works pass. for the purpose of pro-
testing agansttheir sale. Delegates were
appointed at these meetings to conven
ton to be held in this city to-day. and
which is now in session, the Legislature
having adjourned from noon until TO- NOR
row, that those Of the members so dis
posed might attend
These canals are heavy expense to the
State above their income. and many per-
sons believe they will continue to be so as
long as they are under the control of the
State. 1t seems to be the fate Of all enter
prises carried on by the State or nation, to
be of slow progress and extravagant IN cost.
No doubt private company could make
forune out of the State improvements,
while their management now costs the peo-
pie many thousands of dollars to keep
them i'll repair.
AS further illustration of this position,
take the Artesisn well being bored in the
Capitol Square. This s. in no essential
particular, different from our salt wells,
yet j. has been nearly two years in progress
and has cost Seuen Mousand three hundred
doNarSi 1t is now stopped for want OF
IN
will be made this winter to continue the
"5oro" is not yet determined upon. What
would the Salt Companies think of such
progress and such cost in sinking their
wells?
In the absence of all other excitements,
avery novel wager was gotten up here yes
terday. 1t was not a fight or foot-race
exactly, but created quite as much inter
est as either. The stakes were FIVE dollars
side, and the contest this: Mr.. G. was
to crcumambulate The Capitol Square o.
ten acres, and Mr.. H. eat ten dry crack
ers, and which ever beat was TO pocke
the ''phunz" The contest was an excl
ting one, the rivals performing in the pres
ence of "admiring crowds" The dry
crackers flew in unmastcated "chunks'
into the astonished digestive apparatus
of Mr.. H., and the gravel flew in showers
from the pedal extremitics" Of Mr.. G
But legs won the wager. and the uncon
sumed staff Of life was reserved for anothe
repast. How much Lager" it required
to dissolve the "chips" has not been as
certained
We see by tie latest news from Kansas
that Gov Sam. Medary has called upor Blu
chansn for troops to harass the people o