Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-01-29
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Cosuxpus, Jan. 26, 1852.
Ma RrsD. The doiogs Of the Legislature,
the last fortnight, have been entirely without
special interest; indeed for lack Of something to
do both branches frequently adjourn. Do not
understand, however that this is an uuIavorabe
omen. for body constituted as this is acknow-
lodged to he, can do much for the people by
doing nothing
There is a great work to perform yet but for
some cause not really developed, the majority
which have the state 10 charge, hesitate in
bringing forward the measures which are either
going to promote or sink It TO a level lower
than has been reached heretofore. We have
an ondit that in caucus it was decreed to bring
out Kincads bill to prevent the immigration of
blacks to the State, aud interposiug other diso-
bilitics to that important race Has it not Of
ten appeared singular to you, that these Demo
Gratis who are 80 unsparing In their denuncia-
ton Of the negro, should continually be legislat-
ng for them
It was a prominent argument year ago in
favor Of the adjourned session, that the majori-
ty party would take the responsibility" and
elect year IN advance a successor to Mr. Pugh
in the Senate Of the United States; but Pugh
himself ridiculed the idea, aud possibly defeated
the plans which had been so nicely arranged.
One Of the reforms which our Democratic
friends instituted last winter, was jobbing out
or parceling the Public Works, in order to give
Mr.. Backus the lions share of the patronage
accruing. These works were legislated into
Observation-Disclosures securing an increase of sala-
ry, while the salaries Of the two Republican
members were reduced This was accomplish.
ed under law "to regulate the Board" The
increase on the division legijlated to Backus
was s2,664, aud the decrease. on one devisior
legislated to the Republican member was S5l6
allude to this instance of party legislation,
simply to impress more strongly upon the mind
of your readers, the necessity there exists for
some disposition of the Public Works. that
will put them beyond the reach of the political
leeches, who are sapping the life out Of the sys-
tenn, and diminishing every year the revenue
and leaving large deficit for the State to
make good. -... .t. m s-sa
The interest question is still discussed, aut
tomorrow it comes up in the House in mo-
ton to repeal the ten per cent law. The out
side pressure for repeal is increasing, and mum
of members who voted against the proposition
last year, will now vote for repeal. There is a
like proposition in the Senate, but has not yet
been discussed.
The hopes entertained for an early adjourn
ment of the legislature are quite dispelled, and
those who observe closely the movements are
sanguine that the end will not be reached be-
fore the middle Of March next. SO there is
time for locofocoism to play fantastic tricks yet
and be assured they will be played out.
The committee appointed to investigate the
Breslin aud Gibson defalcations in the Treasury
are still at work, and in reply to resolution oil
the Senate on Friday they stated that they
could not fix time when their lahors would
close, but expressed hope that within month
they could send to the Governor their report as
provided by law.
1t is generally understood here that the State
Central Committee will call the Republican
State Convention sometime in June next
probably the 8th. ...
Mr. Caldwell introduced bill 10 the Senate
on Monday to authorize the election of one ad-
ditional Judge in the counties Of Geauga, Ash
tabula and Lake Yours, A.