Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-11-07
Constitutional Conventions and Rail
rOadz,

The Constitutional Convention of Penn
avlvania adjourned IN Thursday last
having decided upon the second Tuesday
in December as the day for voting by the
people upon the the adoption or r. ;ction
of the Constitution. The Convention ap.
pointed five Commissioners to conduct
the election in the city of Philadelphia
leaving the regular election officers to con-
duct the election in other portions Of the
State. The Convention will reass ,mble
after the election to canvass the returns.
The Michigan Constitutional G Inven-
tion has concluded its labors, and have
some radical amendments to submit to
the people of The State at the next election.
Among the new points to be added to
the constitution are the following:
GA jury may numb or less than twelve {;
a witness testifying for himself may be
cross-examined there shall be thirty
two State Senators from single districts,
whose terms shall be four years each, one
half to be elected each tAo years; the
Srate,.its counties, cities and townships are
forbidden to lend or give their credit to
railroads or other corporations an annu'
al tax OF $500 is imposed upon liquor sell
lers, the money to be given to the poor"
While Michigan is endeavoring to re-
strain its citizens from bankrupting them
selves, the Republican Convention OF
Wood county on the 23d of August last
passed the following resolution by vote
o. 1853 against llG:
Resolretl That We favor taxation to limited
extent for public Improvements, and that our
delegate in the Constitutional Convention be in
structed to use his influence for the engraftnR
of clause in the new Constitution allowing
townships counties and corporations to tax
themselves to a limited extent in aid Of public
improvements.
This resolution was introduced with
the dissent of two of the committee oi
five on resolutions, and was voted on by
townships because Hon. ASHER Coon
stated to the Convention that he wished
to be governed by the d sires of MAORI
ty of that body and thought this was the
fairest way to get that expression.
We did not discuss the merits of the
resolution then from the fact that oul
motives would have been misc )nstrued af
being in opposition to Bowling Green get
ting a railroad, nor do we introduce it fol
that purpose now, but simply from full
conviction that il would be for the best
interests of our county, and for the whole
State to have all our Representatives to
the Constitutional Convention instructed
10 leave the Constitution as 1t is on this
subject.
In view of all the disastrous results
that have developed themselves within
the past six weeks, caused principally by
inflated imaginations in regard to build
ing railroads, we doubt very much if thu
above resolution would now carry {
fourth of the vote of the county. Yet oul
Representative goes ba TX to the Conven
ton in honor bound to labor for such {
change in the Constitution. How are w
to get an expression of the people upor
this subject?
Another feature in the Michigan Con
stitution we desire to call attention to
While that State is preparing to levy
tax upon the rumseller to assist in tn
support of his victims, Ohio is in a fai
way TO retrograde. The Democratic pres
of this State are already demanding ofth'
incoming Legislature the repeal OF th'
Adair Liquor Law. Was this result ex
pccted by our temperance friends?