The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-02-03
Letter from Our Representative.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 20, 1859.


Error JouRvN.-- Dear Sir.--Saturday re-
minds INC oI my promise to keep your readers
posted on what is going on at the Capital. Out
side of the Legislature, we have had the State
Board Of Agriculture to decide where to bold the
next Ssto Fair. Cleveland, Columbus, Mans
Gcd aud Ilnesville were all applicants and each
pledged the means required by the Board viz -
three thousand dollars. Mansfield went farther
and pledged four thousand dollars, and DO to the
expense Of moving the lumber from Sandusky
City Gov. Ford, on the part OF Mansfield, pre-
sonlcd her claims in very able manner, and ono
Of the Inducements, aside from the wel.known
hospitality Of her inhabitants, was that there
were several springs in the immediate ncighbor-
hood Of the Grounds where plenty Of pure wa
ter could be obtained. Mr.. Parsons "a m.nbcr Of
the House. presented the claims of Cleveland and
replied TO tho water argument Of Gov Ford that
IL was no reason ut all. lie said you could Hud
water anywhere, and that water wus vol enough
in its pluce nnd good for navigation, bat for
u steady drink give him gin, aud that was an ar
icc Cleveland could furnish in abundance He
gave scvcral other reasons aud good ones, why
the Board should locate IL at Cleveland, but
have not room nor time to notice them. The
Board decided upon Ianosvile.
| had the pleasure to listen to two lectures
from Mrs. Lippincott-better known rs Grace
Greenwood; and next week we are to have Bay.
ard Taylor. He is TO lecture on " Lille in the
North, LapIand, &C."
In tho House, tho bill to repeal the ten per
cent. law culno up OH Wednesday as n special or
der and passed by, yeas Glnays 32 The pros.
poet now Is that it will pass the S, nate and be-
como law. Tho committee on claims have re-
oil In &, nT 4 | rka Inr
the NIaumoe and Western Reserve Roal, and
hope it will pass. Amount, some two thousand
dollars for material aud work furnished in 1857.
resolution fixing tho fees of attorneys, assigned
by court to defend criminals brought out all the
lawyers and passed MS amended. MIR. Harrison
moved to amend said resolution by striking out
all after the word Resolved and insert as follows:
"That the Judiciary committee be instructed to
report to the House ut as early day as practi-
cable, II bill repeating oil law providing for the
payment out OF The county treasury Of the fees of
InttOrnoys-ut law for defending persons indicted
under the laws OF the State, and requiring the
court before whom any person may be indictcd,to
assign counsel TO defend him, and that said com
Inttco by said bill provide that the counsel be
appointed shall not have tho tight to demand
compensation for like service out OF the county
treasury but that such counsel shall DO entitled
to mnintan an action al any time after the per
tormvncc of such service against the person de-
Tended, for the value of such services. The res
olution, as amended, was agreed to.
Quito number OF bills have passed, but most
ly of local character aud not such as your
readers are interested iu, aud it would be dull
and unintorcSting for me 10 mention them.
Mr., Van Vohres, who is always full of fun, per-
pctratod n joke this morning upon the Democrat
ic members by rising to question of privilege
and sent up to the Clerks desk the following no
tice to be read:
Democratic Advice to the Legislature.
The Ohio Patriot (Democra!ic) Of last week
contains the following;
ADJOURN! ADJOURN From present indicl-
tons, our supicnt but unfortunate law makers at
Columbus will put in the winter at their delight
ful occupation Of spending the peoples money.
They are + set OF nrraGt humbugs MS ever got four
dollars u day. They could have finished all their
business in two weeks, and closed the extra ses-
sion before now. to the entire satisfaction Of their
constituents. We have no doubt but many things
in the laws of the State could be improved; but
tho people could get along very well without any
OF the proposed revisons and from the appa-
rent want of discretion in the Legislative body this
winter at Columbus we doubt their ability to
benefit the people if they were to live at the cap
ital an entire year. Their refusal to comply with
the express wishes of the masses hat they should
hold short session, shows that they do not care
much for the interest of those they represent.
1--WE pre- pose that if the Legislature have not
adjourned by the first of February, the demo
cratic editors of the State go down TO Columbus,
and each one bring one or two OF our mis- repre-
sentalives home-rip the members legislative
from tho body legislative, and save the democrat
cy OF the State at The expense of the hotels and
drinking saloons of Columbus. We hope our
hrpI pI thp IN
the sentiments OF The people against protraciOn
OF this extra session.
Saying il was libel upon the majority in
this House, and should not 90 uupuushed.-
Ha would therefore move that the Editor be
sent for aud brought within the bar OF this House
and be reprimanded by the Speaker and then
expelled. The House adjourned at noon until
Monday morning. The Senate adjourned Fri
day night unul Tuesday morning, | have more
ON my hands than can we'll attend to, and
viii close by subscribing myself, Yours in haste,