The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-22
Correspondence Of the Oslo UniOa,l
FROM COLUMBUS.
CoLumBus, March, 4, 1854.

Joint Resolution likes the time OF aoJotIh'
mcnt OH the first Monday of April, 1t
will, however, be impossible for US TO ad,
iourn at that time. Many Of the annual
Reports are not in yet and but few Of
the annual estimates are fully made.Ou
II the Legislature does no, meet again for
two years, il will be folly TO adjourn before
The work is fully completed. The Legs
lature is largely DcmOcraiic-a and. such
icing The case, that party alone is re'pon'
sible for any hasty, or inconsiderate ltgis-
la,ion. Will il moi, therefore, be better, 10
do up all necessary work and then sepe'
rate and go home, there 10 remain quietly
for the next two years? 14A ffr l11'
Mr.. DAVIS bill, providing for the ap-
poinlmenl of officers of The Ohio Peniten-
iiary, fixing their compensation, prescrib'
ing their duties, and determining the man
ner of working convicts. has passed through
the Senate. This is a good bill in most Of
its provisions. The bill fixes the compen.
sation of the Warden at $1,000. The Deputy
Warden at $500, the Clerk at $500, and the
Chaplain at 5000. The bill further pro-
yides, that the c%onvicis shall be hirel out
by the Warden and Directors, in numbers
of fifty, to the highest responsible bidder.
This, TO some extent, will do away with
the general complaint of fayorilism, in re-
gard to letting out convicis, by enabling
men Of small capital, 10 enter into coupe.
tilion with men of larger means, but does
not, at the same time, proven. men Of
larger means, from employing large num-
bers of couvicls, providing that they pay
more for their services than others. The
chief difficulty complained OF here by me.
chanics, is the fact that c~onvicls are EN-.
ployed al nearly every mechanical occu-
patton entered into by r~ilizens, and that
this competition tends to break down other
mechanics. II would be exceedingly diff.
cult to hire these c~onvitts in such a way, as
not to CONT in competition with other me-
chanics. No man would pay as much for
Prison labor as he would for free labor
The difficulty Of experimenting c%ovicIs,
furnishes IA sufficient reason for this.
Mr.. ScorT has introduced into the
House a bill providing Tor a Geological
Survey of the State of OHIO. The bill is
one Of great importance in these times oil
progress and improvement. Such a meas
ure would have a tendency to develope the
vast mineral resources Of the State, and
direct Il G attention Of capitalists 10 those
regions now neglected and lying in waste,
because their intrinsic worth is unknown,
Nearly every Stale in The Union, has had
a Geological Survey, and it would no
, seem right and proper that Ohio, the thir(
. State in the Unioh, should be less progress
/ sive than The rest. The expense of sucl
F., a survey would be but snall-and woult
: furnish no adequate reason for ncglectinl
to devslupe the rich mineral wealth Of Thu
beautiful and lourishing State.
Mr.. A%TRlSsoN's Sub. Treasury bill ha'
passed lhe Senate. This is a model law
and IN many Of it' provisions, resembles
. the celebrated Sub. Treasury al the seat o
ulc National Government. 1t provides
4 one Central Treasury IN be termed thu
Treasury of the State oil Ohio" and tina
all The moneys belonging TO the Stale, ant
paid over 10 the Treasurer Of State, shall
be deposited therein, and there safely kept
subject to the draft Of tie Auditor Of State
drawn agreeably 10 appropriations mad'
= by law. This, then, cuts of The profits o
. ungraleful banks, and the appliances o
= those institutions upon a State Treasurer
1t also provides that at the discretion o
I the State Treasurer, no money but Gold
Silver or current Ohio paper, shall be takeI
! BY County Treasures for The States pro
portion Of taxes. This, then, will ais
: have a tendency to drive from circulation
y the millions Of worthless foreign trash
u now aloat in Ohio.
Mr.. ATKINSON, in drawing this bill, ha
shown strong financial abilities-and
mistake The man, il the State does not ye
recognize in him, qualities for a highe
> position.
Q Mr.. EMERsoN's bill fixing the times 70
holding Courts Of Common Pleas in Ash
0 land County for the ensuing two year
has passed the Senate.
On last Friday. Mr.. EMERSON, Of you
county. rose in the House 10 a question {
IS privilege: lie stated that his reasons Il
so doing was The fact that the Ohio Slate,
man, a professed Democratic paper Of thI
. city. had thought proper to challenge III
motives Of those Senators and Represent
lives who supported Mr.. ALLEN Tor U. s
10 Senator. Mr.. E. in a speech Of scsthir
sarcasm, and review, followed the meal
derings Of that delec,able sheet Tor the la
/, Two months, showing 10 the satisfaction
u" all present, tina, the attack Of that pun
Us ELiLe edilnr. was rs EnIse as i was ne0