Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-04-05
FROM Tho Cincinnati GHzstto.
C1aiO Legislature.


Tho Senate. on Tuesday last, passed
come very insiilting resolutions, and trans
mitted them to Gov. Chas-. which re-
ceived the following reply on Wednesday,:
To the SENATE:-I received yesterday.
but not IN time for an answer be fore your
adjournment, the following resolutions,
adopted by your honorable body:
"ReSOlOea. That the Governor be re-
quested TO inform The Senate al his earliest
convenience. whether he has had in his
possession, since the month OF April,
1858, official knowledge that fraud To
the amount of ten thousand six hundred
dollars, existed in the Stocks reported in
the State Treasury, for Tie pretended se-
curly Of the circulating noLes Of the San
dusky City Bank, and why, if such infor-
nation has been in his possession, he has
withheld a knowledge Of the fraud from
the Legislature, and from the public.
"ReSoiVed, That the Governor Of Ohio
be required to communicate to this body,
without further delay, copy OF the report
made to him by w. d Collins. Esq. Spe-
cial examiner of the Treasury, and hich
report has been heretofore suppressed" :"
In answer to the fl irst clause of the first
resolution. l beg leave to state, that l lave
no Information in respect to the subject
matter of your inquiry, except what is
contained in the Report of William O..
Collins, Esq, special examiutr of the Treas
ury, sent to. the Senate for the information
OF the General Assembly, on the 10th of
April, 1858. and printed in the Appendix
to the Senate Journal, pages 253 10 27l
inclusive, to which l respectfully reler
you.
The latter clause of the first resolution,
and the whole of the second, are expressed
in language which, | am sure, your hon
orable body will, on reflection, regard as
unsuted to intercourse between the Senate
and the Executivs. The respect due to the
People. who have entrusted to me the
Chief Magistracy of the State, must for
bid any reply to either. (Signed)
S. + CHASE
Mr.. Schleich, who offered The resolu-
tons, discovered to his chagrin. after their
passage, that Collins report had been
printed. He therefore moved reconsid-
eiauon; but as the resolutions had been
forced through. over The Republicans, they
did not feel disposed to let the Senate thus
stuliily itself
Tie Senate WAS nearly ull of Tuesday
engaged in consl ering the various i'ems
OF the Appropriation bill. The bill finally
passed.
The Appropriation bill has furnished
the only excuse for protracting the session
and now that the Senate has passed it. il
will 20 to the Lower House on Wednesday,
and i: not passed in time TO allow the Legiss
lature to adjourn on the 4,h Of April, a!
resolved u"on. the responsibility must res
with that body.
On the final passage, in the House, oi
the bill to dSfianchise all persons having
IA visible faint OF African blood, the voG
stood 50 yeas and SO nays. a strict party
vote. The first section of the act reals
Section |, Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral AS lembly OF the State of Ohio, that
the jud ses of any election held under the
authority Of any law or laws of this State
shall reject the vote OF any person Offering
to vote at such election, and claiming &c
be- white male citizen of the United States
whenever it ohall appear to such Judge or
judges that the person so Offering to vote
! has distinct and visible admixture of AT
rican blood"
Every democrat in the House voted fo
it, and not single Republican.