Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-02-01
In the House there is evidently desire to at

In the House there is evidently desire to at
tend diligently to the business of the session,
and the more talkative; gassy members are sub
siding. About 100 bills have already been pre-
sented. with resolutions ahd memorials number
| less, most Of which have Been referred to the
proper committees. Some half dozen bills of
public importance have already been passed,
among which is House Bill 81, introduced by
the member from Ashtabula to amend the act
for the incorporation of townships, passed by
unanimous vote. The bill provides that the
township clerk shall annually set up at the
place of holding township elections a copy Of
the expenditures of the township, and Board OF
Education, on the morning of the first Monday
of April Many petitions have been5 received
in favor of the repeal of the present Road Law,
and the re-enacting of the old law with some
modificat' ON, which will probably he done.-
Also to repeal the law restraining animals run
ming at large A bill to that effect has been in
| rroduced but will undoubtedly be defeated.
Petitions and bills looking TO change of the
laws regulating the rate of interest have been
before both houses, and may result in changing
the present law so as to permit ten per cent in
terest on special contracts, but will moi materi-
ally change the law in other respects. In the
House large amount of work is being done in
Committee of the Whole, from time to time, in
considering the bills reported by special COM
mission, appointed by the last legislature,
1871 pages in all.
A grand jollifcatinn meeting was held last
Tuesday evening in honor of the victory, and
the Union Club Rooms were packed to their
fullest capacity. with a jubilant and happy
crowd. Speeches were made by Messrs. Lee,
Potts, Snider and Keifcr, and Hon. S. S. Gale
way, E. E. White and Mr.. Robinson of the sth
district. Towlers band was in attendance, and
discoursed enlivening and patriotic music, and
general good time was enjoyed.
On Tuesday very lengthy discussion was
held in the House in regard to printing the State
House Superintendent's report. The democ-
racy were suddenly seized with the retrench
ment fit, and opposed the expenditure of $3.50
for printing this report, and the discussion last
ed two hours, at an expense to the State OF
some $3.50, and resulted in adding democratic
amendment, by Mr.. Permission, 10 print in ad-
dition 2OO0 copies in German, doubling the eX-
pense, and the passage of the resolution for
printing. But little other business was done. +.
Miss ssIPPI CoNvENTIoS-Irs ORGASIzATION
AND CHARAoTER-PRELIMINA PRooEEDISGs
The Mississippi State Journal contains the
first days proceedings ofthe Constitutional Con,
veniion, which met at Jackson on the 9TH inst,
as well as some interesting facts concerning the
personnel of the Convention. The Journal
says:
In looking over that body, rs it sits in ses-
sion, we find that instead of an amalgamaled
mass ofstupid humanity before US, we behold a
quiet and dignifed body of men, mostly white,
the colored delegates seated mostly by them
selves, all listening quietly, yet intently, to the
debate or other business that may be in pro-
gress. There are men there whose gray hairs
and mind, intelligent countenances betoken a
calm, thoughtful spirit within. These seldom
intrude themselves upon the time Of TIE Con-
vention by long winded and tedious speeches,
but their kindling eyes, and fixed, serious atti-
tude, betray the deep interest they take in what
il going on. Others there are in the prime of
life, whose vigorous minds can be detected in
their very manner, at once earnest AID reserr-
ed, and when they rise 10 address the Assem- b.
ly, their thoughts flow forth freely, in language
terse and well chosen. The celored members,
too, all have Il ok Of superior intelligence and
gentility, and though, perhaps, they do not Of
ten attempt to give the Assembly the beuef: of
their views otherwise than by voting, if is but
candor for US to state. that when they do say
anything, it is generally to the point, fairly and
in plain language, conveying the idea intended.
Taking the whole Assembly, it is very respect
able, and as intelligent body Of men as could be
found in the State.
THE REGULAR ARMT.-Our regulr army, small
as it now i. is spread over territory lar
ger than all Europe. The present geographic
al divisions and departments, twenty two in
number, extend from the eastern coast to the
gulf, and over The plains and mountains to Ore
gon, California aud Washington. and even to
our new possessions in Russian America and