The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-03-21
Columbus Correspondence.

CoLrMnus, o., March lsth 1861
EpIroR OF Observation-Disclosures the excite
men, which has attended upon the canvass for y. s.
Senator the legislature has transacted large amount
Of business since last wrOla you. Among the bills
passed were those having tho following titles,
Supplementary to the act defining the duties Of Cor
oners.
Supplementary to an act entitled an act for opening
and regulating roads and highways, passed January
9th, 1858.
Making appropriations Of the Sinking Fund for the
year 1881.
To authorsc Commissioners Of Monroe county 70 bor
row money to supply the deficiency occascnod by the
detalcaiicn OF the county Treasurer.
Supplementary TO the act regulating the mode of ad-
mns,ering assignments in trust for the benefit Of cred
tors, passed April s, 1859
To amend section twelve of an act for the better reou-
February 81, lSI9.
Regulating the Commercial Hospit,l OF Cincinnati.
Requiring Justices Of the Peace to doiver to success
sofS IN office certain dockc,S, statutes and papers,
Requring County Auditors to make returns to the
Auditor OF state Of the amount of fees received by county
officers. ..
To regulate the sale Of ministerial and school lands
and tie surrender of permanent leases thereto.
Further to provide for the government ofthc Loneeu
Asylum and amendatory and supplementary to an act
entitled an act to constitute the county of Hamilton
separate district for lunatc asylum purposes and 10 pro-
vide for the erection and government Of asylum
therein.
large number Of bills have been slaughtered in both
Houses, and quite number have passed one branch
without yet being finally acted upon BY both branches
Th Senate passed the resolutions requesting Congress
to call convention ofhe several States for the purpose
OF amending the u S. Constitution. The vote for the
resolutions was almost unanimous. Mr. Monroe made
decidedly his best speech this question and favcrd
their adoption.
Ths Senate has also passed resolution to adjourn
die the 2ith inst, but it is vos bunccmb affair."
expects the important business now before the
legislature to be disposed Of before the middle Of April
or first Of May.
The House has engrossed their bill for leasing the
Public Works and it is to be read third time on Thurs
day next II provides for leasing them to Everett Jar.
Wis, Medbcrry Jackson Brown and More for term of
ten years, at $4,000 per year. l don't know what
strange things may happen in the future, but shall b.
sadly disappointed if this corruption gets through the
Senate The character Of the bidders themselves ough.
to be enough to satisfy any to the corruption
of the proposition. True there are two or three Rcpub
cans among the bidders, but have no doubt but there
rascols in the Republican party who would be
cats-paws for locoiocos like Backus, ia ,eouid payi
The City not as full of visitors at any time during
the past winter has been the last week The friends
of the different Senatorial candidates swarmed, until
hotel keepers were compelled to cry "hold enougb"
The first caucus held on Tuesday evening was inform.
al auano was taken. Announcements were made
and the claus ofthc several candidates enlarged
upon by their ardent friends and admirers On Thurs
day night. balotng commenced at an carly hour, aud
last ID until midnight over thirty votes have been taken
The first bollot on Friday night stood, Schenck 2l
Dennison 90 Deano II, Horton IS, Ashley O. Sherman
l. Stanton !, Hills l. On the twcntich ballot thr vote
stood for SchcncE 2S Demson 2S, Sherman 2i Harlan
3, Horton The caucus then aaouruoi until Wcdncs-
day night next. will only SAY upon this subject that
the general belief hcrc is that neither Of the three high
est can he nominated, the between them has
been quite bitter. Perhaps new man will be taken up
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