The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-10
Dur Columbus correspondence.

CoIrMBus, o., April 7th, 1852.
THE increasing Indignation of the Legislature at
The management of the Camp Chase Prison cul-
minated in the House on Monday and Tuesday with
IN exciting scene and spirited debate. On Mon
day communications were read from the various
subordinate officers of the Prison, whose united
testimony cxonerated Col. Moody the command
ant, of having in amy way c,mivcd at or recog-
nizcd the existence of slavery therein On Tues
day, as the Speaker OF the House was about sign
ing the Senate joint resolution tlc subject some
Of the members took il upon themselves to call for
a reconsideration, which was declared out of order
by the Speaker. Mr., FlAGg and Mr.. Converse
thereupon waxed very ind gnant, and scycrally
presented resolutions directing the erppI"ion Of tie
Speaker OF coursa such an asininc motion was
rejected, with the contempt il deserved. These two
Solons however, continued tn stultify them selves
by making other equally foolish attacks upon MIR.
Hubbell.
A bill passed both branches providing for ad-
ditiOna numtcr OF surgeons, not 10 exceed twenty,
the Ohio Regiments, and at a compensation OF
one hundred dollars per month.
The bill for rc-distIicting the State was passed
by barely one majority.
The Immigration question, which at one
time assumed such formidable proportions, is now
losing some of its in tercst and dimensions. A few
ON this subject occupied great portion OF the leg
iSlative time, aud the evident popular pressure
sOrey puzzled the greater number of the members
as to what position 70 take upon the question. To
them 1t was great relief, therefore, when at last
a imunition was observable in the number of me-
MORALS, and they breath freer under the cunyic-
ton that they had avoided the Shibboleth, ald
ceverly shirked the issu'. IFH
The Camp Chase Prison mbroglin taYmg
reached Washington, it was deemed necessary TO
send Major Jones, of the regular army to inNesti-
gate matters here. His report WAS very favorp-
BILE, and he pronounced the institution one of the
best managed iu the United States This is slight
ly at variance with the Senate Committees report.
The Senate, unable Ia longer withstand the very
Just popular demands has at length moved in the
direction ct retrenchment Of their own salaries
Mr.. Gardiner mtrnducttl hill % amend the act
fixing TIE compensation of members OF tho General
Assembly, which was amended so as to pay them
/ three hundred dollars per year for each year in
which session of the Legislature is held. The
/ bill passed by vote of "a to 3. This is doing toll
! erdbly well, but some Of the honorable gentleman
| in order 10 make up for this dimunition, and main
tain their usual draft upon the State Treasury, viii
/ coltrve to maugurate yearly sessions.
On Saturday a bill for the appointment of paJ
/ agents was passed. 1t authorizes the Governor tc
appoint with the advice and consent of the Senate
agents. not 10 exceed six in number who shall give
bonds in the sum of ten thousand dollars each, fol
the faithful performance OF their duties. They are
subject to the orders of the Governor, and ma,
be discharged at his pleasure may receive not q
exceed tNo dola-s per day compensation, and al
necessary expenses paid. All monies received
| from the Ohio Volunteers 10 be paid over by then
into the State Treasury, accor ing 70 the provisi
| ons OF the law passed February I, 1862. They arr
| liable TO be prosecuted for any ohense under tht
act, and if found guilty of converting or dispOsinl
OF money entrusted to their care, many be impris
oued not less than six months, nor more than hv
years. INDEX.