Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-03-26
FROM our Columbus Correspondent.
CoIUMBUs. March 23, 1870.

The Agricultural bill has finally passed the
Senate and Is now II law. AT the present time
the Governor is being over run with applIca.
tions for appoll. tmcnls us trustees thereof 1t
is To be hoped that he VIII appoint board ot
iudicious and capable men. Ii II is 10 he
success, instead of II failure, II will depend ON
the character and htness oi the members oi
the board OF trustees 10 great extent.
The Il. Il. law, Of which ] spoke in my last,
will think, cOl.ie TO grlci. \ motion TO recon-
slider is now pending in the House, and lis
chances OF becoming II law ihiS session are
rapidly diminishing. we have .'au OF
days spent on resolutions II lu"sling congress
10 do and not to do divers tnnss Inc" were
introduced by democrats hoping to make there
by some political capital for the coming .'m'
pugn. They have 50 lar been completely dctea'
ed AS is well understood the republicans l. ave
just votes enough To pass bill, ana this Wet
mad been set apart us the proper lime, To repeal
some of the obnoxious laws ot the past year or
two, and To pass some which are demanded by
the people, and which ARE In II measure pUlitl
cal, and which would draw the party lines up
on the vote on their passage. TINS programme
which had been agreed upon in CAUCUS, unu
which was well known to all Of the republic
cans, was overturned 10y Is. ;. Hill, OF Erie Co
on Saturday last asking and receiving an ill.,
definite leave of absence. The republicans,
with three exceptions, voted against granting
him the leave, hut the democrats and the three
republicans carried the day. lie has gone, and
By mat vote IL receiving his - day, while NJ
IA watering place III n. g., liz ne claims, Tor his
health, Thus those laws must remain ON the
statute books until next winter, and perhaps
until another general assembly Is elected.
since last wrote you In relation Ia the bills
which have passed and become laws, there
have been ~ so passed. Ten oi which are
purely local. or Inc general laws, one Is the
Agricultural College bill, of which l nave spo-
ken. One amends sect H. IL and IA, Of an
act incorporating Saving Societies, passed Apr
49, 1867, aud unlcnded March 10, 1858. Onc
authorizes the Co. Commissioners 10 pay II
bOunty OF 800 Tor The killing OF wolves wnen-
ever lnty snail be OF the opinion the same Is
necessary. One makes II misdemeanor 10
Wiliflliy and maliciuusly alter, delace, muti-
latr,, destroy, abstract or conceal any record or
| part thereof authorized to bc made by amy law
., this state, ol or pertaining 10 amy court JUS.
| tice of the peace, or any state, county, tuwa-
snip oI municipal Ollice or officer, or any other
pubic record so authorized, or any paper or
writing duly filed with IN or by auy sucn court,
| Justice of the peace office or officer. One au-
! tnorzes the trustees oi certain Literary lnsll-
,ulioas To sell tncir property, and Close up tnclr
corporate existence. Ine vtner authorizes tue
| Gov ut his discretion, al the expense Ot the
| state, To rvnlONe iTom the penitenllary, or any
| Go. any male person under the aye ~ Is, ana
any female person under the age OF lU, CON
NiCttu uhtl sCnl 10 lHc pthltcntluTS, hOU pl1Ct
such person or persons ~ the Reform Farm IVr
boys, or the Reform aud Industrial School Tor
girls there To serve uuk their sentence, OF sueir
| pat thereof us Is unGXpired. Aud also permits
| lhe Gov 10 remand tn IN, II they prove iucor-
rgiue or he shall Uc satisfied tnat their reform Is
uncertain or their stay al sucn Institutions viii
Oe detrimental thereto. TINS last aet ~ one
tina, Is much needed, aud Is demanded In order
10 do Justice 10 many youiniul couvicis, nav
cOnihod IN Tue rcnltcnllhry, and Wno may
anu trust VIII Ia, reformed, under the kind
anu fostering treatment aud care, which in'y
viii receive a. me Reform Scuool for bays.
The Senate passed IA Juint resolution 10 ad-
, jOurn over Ia tNr lsl Tuesday OF january 1871,
ON the Slst Ol Aiur"n, tue House cuncurreu, Uul
"a motion "a rec"nsider Is now on tne Muie. Ii
Uusluuss IL tHthluliy attended TO until that
Time, lhink lntrr will not be auy Necessity
ioI prOl0nging tue session beyond that ume
i1uI II buslncSs Is delayed ANA lhe wOrR muN,s
Ou as slowly ns II has uOnc iOr lnc pAsl week
an Adjournment cannot, and Ougnl not 10 u,
: had before tue lUth OF April, There are many
; important bills now OelOre the House aud sen
= ate lnal shOuld become laws. Amendments I,
the Municipal Code, tax laws, Co. aud Stat
AUDITORS bails, and many others Bcsides In
general upprol raiiOn ball has not yel passe'
the House.
n Last Saturday the Soldiers and Sailors Or
, phans Home bill, was referred 10 "A select con-
: mitiee OF hVe, harr, Fi,eh, COllcux, Van Won
u hees and Lave. Alter long struggle, aud
: series OF compromises, they to-day made
a unanimous report, and the bill prepared b.
them. as a Substitute ior the original bl
y was, this afternoon, passed with but one yOt
d In opposition thereto. Thus this net OF juslic
d has ai length been done. Too long deaye,
!. but far better late than never The bill, pr,
yides for the appointment OF u board Df seye
y managers, and under II l. think 200 0f ihe d
o phans viii bc provided for. fwAi give tlle d
a lalls ol IIte hill ReX' week. \.