The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-22
FROM COLUMBUs.

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COLUMBUS, February Is, 1850
Mr.. EDIToR:- Convention bill has
passed the Senate in the shape in which
in my opinion it will become law. The
only change not noted yesterday, was the
restoration of the section making pro-
vision for the appointment of corps
OF reporters. Tomorrow will decide the
fate ofthe bill in its present shape. From
the temper of the House am inclined to
the opinion that they will accede to the
Senate's amendments. So, bring out your
strong men for the Convention. and give
them large and united vote. Deserve
snccess, if you cannot achieve it against
the immense preponderence of Locofoco-
ism in your district. The election Of del
egates will not hope be made party
measure. Why should itl
The Startling Medical College holds its
third anniversary on Tuesday next. A
bout fifty students will receive the degree
of NJ. ID. The walls of the new college
will go up with rapidIty as soon as the
season will admit. | was surprised the
other day to see the activity, which had
marked preparatory operations during
the winter.
ln the House, the appropriation bill
was read second time and referred tn
the committee on Finance. A number
of bills were passed among others bill
to improve the law of evidence" The
bill extends to the law courts, principle
that has always been practically opera
tive in our chancery courts, and which
has recently been adopted in the law
courts Of New York. The bill provides
THAT no person offered as evidence shal,
hereafter be excluded by reasen ofinca
pacty from interest, from giving evidence
either in person or by deposition, accor- :
ding to the practice Of the court, on the
trial of any issue joined, of any matter or
question, &c, before any judge, jury,
coroner, magistrate or person having by
law. or by consent of parties, authority
to hear, receive and examine evdenc g,
&C."
A privilege question got the person who
raised it into such a scrape that he will
not likely soon ase another. Mr.. Chase
took occasion this morning to rise in the
Senate and read an article in the Jour.
nal,of yesterday, signed ONE OF EN-, ridi.
culing his verbosity and propensity to
talk, He charged the authorship of the
article, which he termed biackguard and
scurrilous, on Mr.. G. Olds. Mr.. Olds
rebuked the Senator in manner he
will not soon forget for his ungentlemanly
attack. and the whole Senate belabOred
poor Chase so severely that he was obi
ged to cry "Hold-enough,". and take
back every insinuation he had made
The best of the joke, was, that Mr.. Cum
ningham, a Senator of his own party.
said he did not consider the article often.
sve. for At was true, and unless it was
thought improper to tpit on facts, could
not be objected to.
The only aid and comfort Mr.. Chase
could raise in any quarter, was the dec.
laration of the Senator with the rhinocer-
Gus hide, that he (W.) was badly abused
every day, and he rather liked it
You will not soon hear of another priv
ileged question from Mr.. Chase. think.
Mr.. Kellerpresented petition against
the new county Of Elk, signed by 22O
persons.
Some Senators objected to doing up
any more business for Congress, because
they received only SO per day. If any
way could be discovered by which the
$S could be added to the legislative SO,
it is possible that the congregated wis
dom here, could be indnced to perform
acts of suPerogation sufficient to supple
ment the doings Of the do.nothing gentry
at Washington city. -